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From: PCRM Research Program Coordinator Ryan Merkley - rmerkley [at] pcrm.org
Date: Dec 13, 2007 10:45 AM
Subject: Save Animals at Medical College of Wisconsin

Animals are still in danger at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW). As you may remember, about 60 dogs were killed in a physiology lab at MCW in February 2007. Despite efforts by PCRM members, concerned citizens, and a coalition of animal protection organizations led by the Wisconsin Humane Society, MCW is scheduled to hold another round of unnecessary animal labs in February 2008. The school will use pigs instead of dogs for the first-year physiology course in February. With the lab just a few months away, we urgently need your help to save these animals.

Here’s what we need you to do today:

* Please call the Department of Physiology chairman Allen Cowley Jr., Ph.D., at 414-456-8277 and ask him to cancel the pig lab and implement humane alternatives. It is extremely important that your phone call is polite.

* Send an automatic e-mail to MCW president and CEO T. Michael Bolger, chairman Cowley, and director of MCW’s pig lab Jean-Francois Liard, M.D., Ph.D., and politely ask them to end the school’s live animal lab program.

* Forward this e-mail to all of your friends and family in Wisconsin and ask them to take action, too.

* Visit www.savemcwanimals.org/ for the most up-to-date information about our campaign to end MCW’s pig lab and how you can help.

Over the past year, three medical schools have ended their live animal physiology labs. In fact, only 10 out of 126 medical schools in the United States still offer live animal courses. Learn more about live animal labs.

It’s clear that MCW has felt enormous public pressure to change—and now we have to keep that pressure on. Thank you so much for taking action to help save these pigs and reform physiology education at MCW. Please feel free to contact me at rmerkley@pcrm.org if you have any questions.

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From: AWI eAlert - ealert [at] awionline.org
Date: Dec 2, 2007 7:15 PM
Subject: AWI eAlert: Our Holiday Wish List to Congress

Our Holiday Wish List to Congress

* Enact Legislation Ending Horse Slaughter
* Protect Companion Animals from Theft for Lab Use

As your Representative and Senators wrap up the first session of the 110th Congress, several animal protection issues remain unresolved. But there is still time for our elected representatives to act NOW and your calls are needed to remind them that the American public expects action on these very important issues before they return home for the holidays.

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From: Kinship Circle - kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Nov 30, 2007 12:36 PM
Subject: ACT NOW: Animal Cloning Amendment In Farm Bill

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11/30/07: ACT NOW - Animal Cloning Amendment In Farm Bill
KINSHIP CIRCLE ACTION CAMPAIGN
www.KinshipCircle.org

SOURCE OF INFORMATION:

Support Amendment to Prevent Animal Cloning in Farm Bill!
www.endanimalcloning.org/actionalerts_cloning5.shtml

Farm Bill: Ask your Senators to Keep Animal Cloning OUT of Agriculture
www.farmsanctuary.org/campaign/farmbill_cloning.htm

H.R. 992: Cloned Food Labeling Act
www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h110-992

PETITION: Stop Cloned Food - Act Today!
www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/119508427

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From: Kinship Circle - kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Nov 27, 2007 8:12 PM
Subject: #1: NOV. KC DIGEST - Primate Clones, Euro Lab Agony, Feral Cats Dead? …

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11/27/07
PART 1: November KC DIGEST - Alerts From Members

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PART 1: November KC Digest
1. Researcher Wants To Clone Primates For Human Diseases
2. PETITIONS, VIDEOS, WEB CAMPAIGNS
3. Guantánamo For Animals - Monkeys Imported To European Labs
4. Uphill Struggle For Jamaica Shelter After Hurricane Dean
5. Bird Loyalists Want Feral Cats Dead? Stop H.R. 767
6. Greece: Severe Abuse Of Donkeys
7. Is An Animal A Thing? Or A Being?

PART 2: November KC Digest

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8. MORE PETITIONS, VIDEOS, WEB CAMPAIGNS
9. Keep Pressure On JFK Airport: Stop Killing Cats Now!
10. Tammy Grimes Jury Selected - Gag Order Issued
11. Fourth Annual Stray Cat Club Gala Event for Stray Cat Alliance
12. Support Animal Acres Fire Evacuation Program
13. Spain - 200 Dogs Found In Awful Situation
14. Pet Store Leafleting, Pigeon Vigil, Blog
15. SHAC National March And Rally (UK)

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From: In Defense of Animals - takeaction [at] idausa.org
Date: Nov 28, 2007 7:31 PM
Subject: IDA eNews: 11-28-07

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News

Help Stop Elephant Abuses in South Africa
Take Action to oppose cruel capture & training for safaris and circuses.
Your help is needed urgently to halt the continued capture and training of elephants in South Africa for elephant-back safaris and circuses.

Oppose Development of Canned Hunting Facility
Deer, migrating geese, and non-native species caught in the crosshairs
At a recent Seneca County Industrial Development Agency meeting in Upstate New York, a real estate development company proposed a plan to build a $1.3 million canned hunting facility on 2,300 acres of currently vacant land on the former Seneca Army Depot. The Seneca County Economic Development Corporation approved the plan on October 16th.

Colombian Lab Illegally Importing Owl Monkeys
Take Action to urge government officials to halt traffic in wild-caught primates
A research facility in Colombia called the Foundation for Experimental Immunology (FIDIC) is engaged in the illegal international trafficking of wild-caught owl monkeys from the jungles of Peru and Brazil.

Fur Free Friday Generates Heat on the Fur Trade
Holiday shoppers exposed to the true price of fur Thank you to everyone who joined us on Fur Free Friday at any of our many exciting demonstrations around the nation.

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To: easyVeganAlerts-owner [at] yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 8:53 PM
Subject: RE: Improve Standards of Animal Welfare in European Laboratories

The European Commission is currently reviewing Directive 86/609/EEC, which sets out the rules for animal experimentation across the whole of Europe. There is still time to make a difference to the final draft.

A new European Chemical Testing Policy called REACH proposes to Test 30,000 Chemicals of every kind - from those used in industrial processes to the ingredients of consumer products - on Millions of animals from mice to fish to dogs, causing untold suffering. This Directive should help these animals while still improving standards.

The European Commission itself acknowledges that non-animal replacements “…have the potential to provide robust information through quality-controlled, state-of-the-art tests which are faster and less cost-intensive than classical animal-based tests”.

It has launched a Community Action Plan for the Protection and Welfare of Animals. This explicitly states “The final aim is to replace animal experiments with methods not entailing the use of an animal.”

It is in all our interest that Animal Testing is replaced with Alternatives based on Human Biology not Animals.

For evidence that superior Alternative Research & Testing is replacing Animal Testing visit www.drhadwentrust.org/

Please sign “Replace all Animal Experiments in Europe” www.endeuanimaltests.org/

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From: In Defense of Animals - takeaction [at] idausa.org
Date: Nov 21, 2007 9:09 PM
Subject: IDA eNews: 11-21-07

November 21st, 2007

IDA Action Alerts

Fur Free Friday Is Almost Here
Be a part of the action on November 23rd

Non-Native Species Extermination Bill Puts Feral Cats At Risk
Take Action to urge your Senators to vote No on H.R.767

Urge Federal Government to Stop Cruel Coyote Killings
Wildlife Services accused of beheading pups with shovels

Campaign News & Updates

Motor City Protests Target VW Foundation’s Deadly Songbird Experiments
Hold a leafleting event at your local Volkswagen dealer

IDA and Others Petition FDA to Mandate Non-Animal Testing
Coalition urges federal agency to use more humane and effective alternatives

Puerto Rico Bridge Massacre Just the Tip of the Iceberg
Investigation claims thousands of dogs & cats were illegally killed over eight years

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From: In Defense of Animals - takeaction [at] idausa.org
Date: Nov 15, 2007 12:29 AM
Subject: IDA eNews: 11-14-07

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November 14th, 2007

IDA Action Alerts

Stop Volkswagen’s Deadly Bird Experiments
Car company funds studies to decapitate European robins, garden warblers, and zebra finches

Oil Spill Kills Birds in San Francisco Bay
Cargo ship hits bridge, dumps 58,000 gallons of fuel into water

Ask Senate to Stop Sale of Animal Companions to Laboratories
Take Action to urge your elected officials to approve Sen. Akaka’s Farm Bill amendment

Campaign News & Updates

Victory: Japan Dolphins Will Not Go to Dominican Republic
The Save Japan Dolphins Coalition spares the Taiji Twelve from life in a marine park

One Week Left Until Fur Free Friday
Make plans to help animals skinned for fashion on November 23rd

School Kicks Cruel Donkey Basketball Game to the Curb
Thanks to those who contacted high school and Society of St. Vincent de Paul

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From: Kinship Circle - kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Nov 2, 2007 5:56 PM
Subject: Fire Exposes Farm As Dog Mill For Research

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11/2/07: Outlaw Korean Dog/Cat Meat Trade For Good
10/26/07: Mass MO Dogfight Raid, In Shadow Of Vick Case
10/17/07: Puerto Rico’s Massacre At The Bridge

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11/2/07: Fire Exposes Farm As Dog Mill For Research
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ALERT FROM / REPLY TO:
Netanya Nathan, rodsandra [at] gulftel.com

BACKGROUND:
Blaze rages at ‘dog farm’ / Peter Wynne 10/18/07

EDITED FOR LENGTH

Last Friday’s fire at Alder Ridge Farms Inc., a dog-breeding facility on Reynolds Road near Lakewood, has focused attention on a business that has usually managed to avoid such exposure.

The smoky, early afternoon fire raged for more than four hours, requiring the efforts of firefighters from nine different volunteer companies to bring it under control. The blaze destroyed a metal building said to have been 450 feet long and 70 or more feet wide, making it one of the biggest in northern Wayne County.

The fire also caused the death of an untold number of animals, which Alder Ridge Farms normally would have sold for use in biomedical research.

For many area residents, the existence of such a business in northern Wayne was news. No sign along unpaved Reynolds Road announces Alder Ridge Farms; no street numbers identify the place as No. 442, the company’s address. Some residents knew about the “dog farm,” but had little idea about the scale of the operation or what goes on at the 290-acre hilltop property…

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From: Kinship Circle - kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Oct 29, 2007 11:40 PM
Subject: #1: OCT. KC DIGEST - Killing JFK Cats, Shot Iraq Dog, Petitions…

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10/29/07
PART 1: OCTOBER KC DIGEST - Alerts From Members
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PART 1: October KC Digest
1. Extermination Of JFK Airport Cats Begins Today! (10/29)
2. PETITIONS & ONLINE CAMPAIGNS, part 1
3. CHINA: Cruel Animal Olympics Start Again
4. Miami-Dade Police Officer Accused Of Killing K-9 Partner
5. Groundbreaking Effort for Farm Animals Underway in California
6. American Soldier Shoots Yet Another Poor Dog In Iraq?
7. “REACH” To Test 30,000 Chemicals On Millions Of Animals

PART 2: October KC Digest
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8. PETITIONS & ONLINE CAMPAIGNS, part 2
9. Ensure Vick’s Dogs Are Spared, As Promised
10. Protest Dog Starved To Death For Art Show
11. Best Friends Religious Summit
12. Join The Thankful Turkeys Celebration
13. Help Benevolent Society For Animals In Ghana
14. Seal “Ambassador” Killed By Marine & Coastal Management

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From: Last Chance for Animals - campaigns [at] lcanimal.org
Date: Oct 24, 2007 7:11 PM
Subject: Act Now! Help Protect Pets in the Farm Bill! 10/24

Protect Pets in the Farm Bill!

You can help keep lost and stolen pets out of research laboratories! Call your Senators today!

Last Chance for Animals has been fighting to keep stolen and lost pets out of research laboratories for over 10 years. This year we have a chance to pass federal legislation to do just that — The Pet Safety and Protection Act (PSPA). Recently, the PSPA, along with several other animal welfare provisions, was attached to the 2007 Farm Bill. The Farm Bill has already passed the House of Representatives and we need your help to continue this momentum!

Currently, the 2007 Farm Bill is sitting in the Senate Agricultural Committee and the committee is expected to take up its version of the Farm Bill any day now.

Please contact your senators and urge them to support the Animal Welfare Act provisions, especially the Pet Safety Protection Act (PSPA), in the Farm Bill.

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From: In Defense of Animals - takeaction [at] idausa.org
Date: Oct 3, 2007 7:12 PM
Subject: IDA eNews: 10-03-07

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October 3rd, 2007

IDA Action Alerts

Ask Congress to Permanently Protect Chimpanzees Retired From Experimentation
Close loophole in CHIMP Act so that they won’t be recalled into research

Alaska’s Aerial Wolf Hunting Under Fire in Congress
Take Action to support bill to ban shooting of animals from planes

Drunk Man Decapitates Tame Duck in Hotel Lobby
Take Action to hold killer accountable to the law and his government employer

Campaign News & Updates

IDA’s Guardian of the Month for October - Mary Lee Withers
Owner of P.C.’s Pantry for Dogs and Cats in Boulder puts animals first

Victory: Domestic Horse Slaughter Abolished
Urge your federal legislators to ban export of live horses for slaughter

Cook Up a Storm on World GO VEGAN Days: Oct. 26-28
Impress your family, friends, and co-workers with sweet vegan treats

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From: In Defense of Animals - takeaction [at] idausa.org
Date: Oct 3, 2007 6:33 PM
Subject: Writing Alert: Mishandling of Germs on Rise at US Labs

The Washington Post and many other publications throughout the U.S. ran an article about the “Mishandling of Germs on Rise at US Labs.” Please take a moment to send a letter to the editor of the Post, or your local publication if the story appears. Send letters to the Post at letters [at] washpost.com.

Read “Mishandling of Germs on Rise at US Labs” online.

Mishandling of Germs on Rise at US Labs

By LARRY MARGASAK
The Associated Press
Tuesday, October 2, 2007; 5:14 PM

WASHINGTON — American laboratories handling the world’s deadliest germs and toxins have experienced more than 100 accidents and missing shipments since 2003, and the number is increasing as more labs do the work.

No one died, and regulators said the public was never at risk during these incidents. But the documented cases reflect poorly on procedures and oversight at high-security labs, some of which work with organisms and poisons that can cause illnesses with no cure. In some cases, labs have failed to report accidents as required by law.

The mishaps include workers bitten or scratched by infected animals, skin cuts, needle sticks and more, according to a review by The Associated Press of confidential reports submitted to federal regulators. They describe accidents involving anthrax, bird flu virus, monkeypox and plague-causing bacteria at 44 labs in 24 states. More than two-dozen incidents were still under investigation.

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From: Kinship Circle - kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Sep 20, 2007 8:44 PM
Subject: #1. KC UPDATES: JUNE - SEPT 2007

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PART 1: UPDATES / JUNE - SEPTEMBER 2007
Victories * Setbacks * Progress For Animals
Past Kinship Circle Updates: www.kinshipcircle.org/updates/

THIS EMAIL CONTAINS:
PART 1: KC UPDATES / JUNE - SEPTEMBER 2007
1. MEPs Sign On To End Primate Testing In Europe
2. Mercy’s Killer Faces Bond Increase
3. Big Win! Saint Louis University Phases Out Live Pig Lab
4. SHAC 7 Prisoner Darius Fullmer Free On 9/28!
5. Gratuitous Farmed Animal Assaults On The Rise
6. Canada’s Largest Foie Gras Maker Eludes Cruelty Charges
7. Horse Slaughter Ban Inches Along With Ag Bill Provision
8. PCRM Sues UCSF For Reckless Animal Tests
9. House Passes Resolution Condemning Canadian Seal Hunt

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PART 2: KC UPDATES / JUNE - SEPTEMBER 2007
10. House of Reps Tightens Protections for Dogs/Cats In Farm Bill
11. Anti-Animal Riders Removed From Farm Bill
12. Polar Bear Trophy Hunters Win - Bill Defeated
13. Oregon Outlaws Gestation Crates
14. Louisiana Ends Cockfighting, Sort Of
15. West Hollywood Declaw Ban Upheld By Appellate Court
16. New York First State To Ban Genital Electrocution
17. EU Dog And Cat Fur Ban - A Closer Look
18. Philippines: Ban On Sale Of Dog Meat Now Law

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From: Kinship Circle - kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Sep 17, 2007 7:54 PM
Subject: #1: SEPT. KC DIGEST - Calves Tortured, Stu Still Impounded, Misery For Horses…

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9/17/07: THIS EMAIL CONTAINS PART 1
PART 1: SEPTEMBER KC DIGEST - Alerts From Members
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PART 1: September KC Digest
1. PETITIONS & ONLINE CAMPAIGNS, part 1
2. HELP! Algemesí Calves To Be Tortured To Death
3. Tried To Bury Horse Alive - Calls/Mail Needed
4. Unhappy Anniversary For Stu! Will He Ever Be Freed?
5. The Animals Voice Fundraising Request
6. Alex The Parrot - Master Of Words And Concepts - Dies
7. Unending Misery For Horses In Serbia
8. Mitsubishi Supports Bloodsports
9. Sign PATH’s Eight For 08!
10. Praised Legislative Activism Manual For Animal Advocates

PART 2: September KC Digest
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11. PETITIONS & ONLINE CAMPAIGNS, part 2
12. Dismiss Charges Against Tammy Grimes (Doogie Case)
13. Fire Evacuation Needs For Animal Acres
14. Stop the Poisoning of Dogs in Ethiopia
15. Awful Spikes On Windowsills - Are They Legal?
16. Support Go Vegan Radio Show on Air America Radio
17. Shame On Amazon.com For Supporting Bloodsports
18. Vivisection Through A Beagle’s Eyes

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