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From: Last Chance for Animals - campaigns [at] lcanimal.org
Date: Dec 14, 2007 1:38 PM
Subject: ADOPT - Don’t Buy This Holiday Season & Join The Puppy Store Protest!

This holiday season children and adults of all ages will be given a new companion animal. Unfortunately, the cute little puppy or kitten for sale in the pet store or on the internet probably came from a “puppy mill,” a mass breeding facility that put profits over the health and well-being of puppies and their parents.Happy Rescue Puppy

Each year over 2 million puppy mill puppies are sold in the United States. Puppies travel hundred of miles in pickup trucks, tractor trailers, and/or airplanes, often without adequate food, water, ventilation, or shelter. If the puppies survive the horrors of transport, conditions don’t imporve much when they reach their destination; young dogs kept in small cages without exercise, love, or human contact tend to develop undesireable behaviors and may bark excessively or become destructive or unsociable. Puppies that do not sell and become too old to be a valuable product are either killed, become “brood bitches,” or are sold to laboratories for research or product testing.

Spread the word, ADOPT - Don’t Buy! To stop the puppy mill industry, consumers must stop buying animals from pet stores. You can create change!

Please ADOPT - Don’t Buy this Holiday Season!

LCA is asking you to get involved in our ADOPT -Don’t Buy campaign.

Here are a couple quick and easy ways to make a difference.

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From: API Newsletters - donotreply [at] apiforanimals.org
Date: Dec 7, 2007 11:48 PM
Subject: DAF People’s Choice Award / National Bird Day e-Cards

Alerts at a Glance:

* Winner Declared for Design Against Fur People’s Choice Award
- You voted, and the results are just in for this special award — part of an annual design contest to raise awareness that it’s never okay to wear fur.

* National Bird Day Holiday e-Cards Now Available
- New online! Be sure to take advantage of a great way to remind people about this important day — on behalf of the millions of birds around the world who are exploited by the pet industry.

* Other Ways to Help Animals
** NY Artificial: Get an eco-friendly Karuna shopping bag and 60% of the profit benefits API’s work for animals.

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Update, 12/12/07

Two more gift guides, courtesy of Vegan Outreach:

* The Vegetarian Site: Top 20 Vegan Gifts under $20

* The Vegetarian Resource Group (VRG): Vegetarian-Friendly Books for Children and Parents (.pdf)

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Update, 12/7/07 @ 2:30PM:

Doh! As feared, I forgot a few links!

Firstly, in terms of animal rescue groups, add Eastern Shore Chicken Sanctuary to the list. You’ll have to make your own gift package, but it’s well worth it. Founded by the lovely pattrice jones, Eastern Shore

provides a haven for hens and roosters who have escaped or been rescued from the poultry and egg industries or other abusive circumstances. In addition to sheltering and advocating for chickens, we conduct research and community education aimed at diet change and agriculture reform.

Also, consider ordering a copy of pattrice’s book Aftershock for the activist in your life. (You can read my review here.)

In my hurry to get this thing posted, already (!) I even overlooked a whole mini-category of non-profit groups: animal rescue groups that primarily care for the companion animals of deployed military personnel. This could make a great gift for a relative who may not normally be concerned with animal welfare issues - but wants to “support the troops”.

Check out:

* Guardian Angels for Soldier’s Pet / MVP Sanctuary: The group is a network of foster homes that care for the animals of deployed soldiers anywhere from 6 to 24 months+. A sanctuary in Arkansas is in the works.

* Elgin Pet Welfare: Located on Eglin Air Force Base, the group is open to the public, but aims to serve those who serve their country.

Come back for updates - methinks there will be a few.

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‘Tis the season…and this season, Americans say they’ll spend around 866 large on gifts for their loved ones. Why not put some of that change to work - changing the world?

Last year, my Holiday Gifts for Activists & Agitators proved to be surprisingly popular (as did its follow-up, Even More Holiday Gifts for Activists & Agitators), so let’s see if we can’t share the love again this year? I’ve got even more links to round up this time around, which means more options for a green, animal-friendly, and socially-conscious Christmas Christmas / Hanukkah / Kwanzaa / Festivus / FSMas season.

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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? …

KINSHIP CIRCLE PRIMARY - PERMISSION TO CROSS-POST AS WRITTEN

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

View past KC Digest Newsletters: www.kinshipcircle.org/digest/

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

If you did NOT get PART 2, request it: kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net

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: Kinship Circle - kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Nov 22, 2007 4:55 PM
Subject: 1. COLUMN/ One Country’s Companion, Another’s Cuisine

1. COLUMN: One Country’s Companion Is Another’s Cuisine
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For Thanksgiving, turn on the light inside someone else…
Share this column widely.

ACTION FOR ANIMALS, related to this column, emailed separately:
2. ACTION/ One Country’s Companion Is Another’s Cuisine
If your email provider censored part #2, we’ll try to send it again.
Request part #2 at: kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net

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One Country’s Companion Is Another’s Cuisine
By Brenda Shoss, 11/22/07, www.KinshipCircle.org

Kinship Circle’s column runs in The Healthy Planet. Ms. Shoss has also contributed to The Animals Voice, Satya Magazine, VegNews, and other publications. KC Columns: www.kinshipcircle.org/columns_articles/

Red rivulets flow past a cage where he and others huddle in the airless heat. Hands abruptly tug him through metal slats. They bash his head with a pipe and shove an electric prod against him. He is a carcass, but awake, dunked in boiling water and blowtorched. Finally, everything goes black.

Elsewhere, an animal stiffens under the stomp of muddy boots. Hands drag him down a corridor and flip him over a four-foot ledge. A chain is looped around his neck and clipped to a forklift. Suddenly the ground goes away. Up, up, up. His legs fumble for an absent bottom. He panics beneath the rigid clamp at his neck. After four, five or more minutes, all breath leaves his body.

Their fear and pain are equal. But the first is a dog, the second a pig — and herein lies our cultural divide. Empathy for the dog does not extend to empathy for the pig.

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From: API Newsletters - donotreply [at] apiforanimals.org
Date: Nov 22, 2007 7:12 AM
Subject: Celebrate This Thanksgiving by Speaking Out for Animals

Alerts at a Glance:

* Tell Pier 1 What’s Wrong with Using a Capuchin Monkey in Its Holiday Catalog
- This holiday season, your efforts can help educate Pier 1 Imports and reduce the demand for primates and other exotic animals in the entertainment industry.

* Celebrate Fur Free Friday on November 23
- Help animals keep their fur coats for themselves. Ask your favorite retailer to take a stand against fur by joining Consumers for a Fur Free Society and signing the international fur free pledge.

* Fly Free with New National Bird Day CafePress Designs
- Check out fabulous new “Think Outside the Cage” designs, and get tips for putting your National Bird Day event plans in motion.

* Urgent! Letters Needed to Protect California’s Sea Turtles
- Send comments by Friday, November 23 to ensure the future of California’s sea turtles and other marine species living off the California coast.

* Your Comments Help Out Virginia Wildlife
- Update: Find out how speaking out for animals kept two egregious proposals from harming wildlife in Virginia.

* Other Ways to Help Animals:
** “Adopt” a Primate: Give the gift of a bright tomorrow to residents at the API Primate Sanctuary.
** Vehicle Donation: Turn your old car, truck, RV, trailer, or boat into cash to help API continue to successfully advocate for animals.

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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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Happy Save-a-Turkey / No-Turkey / Tofurky Day, peeps.

Today, a veg*n feast; tomorrow, veg*n food p0rn blogging. See ya then.

(eCard via Grist.)

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From: Last Chance for Animals campaigns [at] lcanimal.org
Date: Nov 20, 2007 4:43 PM
Subject: Early Holiday Shopping at the LCA Fundraiser - Sun Dec 2nd

Kim Sill and Last Chance for Animals cordially invites you to our Holiday Fundraiser Extravaganza

Get some holiday shopping done early at Last Chance for Animals’ 3rd Annual Holiday Fundraiser Extravaganza.

We will have one of a kind jewelry, handbags, orchids, gift baskets, animal treats, artwork and many more unique items for sale!

The festivities include a silent auction, gift bags to the first 100 people, door prizes, assorted hors d’oeuvres and refreshments, and, of course, lots of holiday cheer.

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I hear the Frost On Pumpkin Pie kicks ass.

Ahem.

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