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From: Farm Sanctuary – info [at] farmsanctuary.org
Date: Feb 8, 2008 4:37 PM
Subject: Farm Sanctuary News: Cupid Calf Rescued and Downers Issues Come to Light

FARM SANCTUARY NEWS

Cupid Calf to Spend Valentine’s, Every Day at California Shelter

Move over winged cherubs and blushing sweethearts, there’s a new heartbreaker in town! Newly-arrived in time for Valentine’s Day, Cupid the calf has everyone at our California Shelter swooning— especially staff and volunteers who have yet to stop oohing and ahhing over the white heart-shaped mark on his forehead, his sweet and playful personality and, most of all, his compelling tale of bravery and survival. Read more.

Support Legislation to Help Downed Animals

Downed animals—livestock who are too weak or sick to stand on their own—are some of the most abused farm animals in the factory farming industry. As many have seen in recent media coverage, the issues surrounding the abuse of downed animals are ongoing, and your help is needed to advance legislation that will help end this abuse. Find out what you can do today!

Interns Needed at our New York and California Shelters

Be a part of our life-saving efforts for farm animals and engage in some of the most personally rewarding volunteer work you will ever do by becoming a Farm Sanctuary intern. Love animals and the outdoors? We are in particular need of interns to assist with daily operations on our New York and California shelters throughout the winter and the spring. Positions are available in other departments as well. More details.

Save a Life By Sponsoring a Farm Animal in Need!

By participating in our Adopt-A-Farm Animal Project, you provide necessary support for rescued farm animals we may not be able to help otherwise. Adopt a needy farm animal for yourself or sponsor an animal for friends or family as a gift. Adopt today!

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From: Mary-Louise Clews
Date: Feb 8, 2008 5:32 AM
Subject: Support the case for ending experiments on primates in Europe

BUAV chief executive Michelle Thew today sets out the case for ending experiments on primates in Europe on the Guardian Society website. The European Commission is currently revising the rules that govern animal experiments and is considering the case for ending experiments on non-human primates.

Please show your support by visiting the site and/or leaving the supportive comment at the end of Michelle’s article. Also, please forward to people you feel will be interested and supportive. The message behind this article gains power with every person that reads it!

blogs.guardian.co.uk/joepublic/2008/02/the_time_has_come_to_stop_medi.html

Thanks for your support

Mary-Louise Clews
Media Manager

BUAV (British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection)
16a Crane Grove
London N7 8NN
Direct: +44(0) 20 7619 6978
Fax: +44(0) 20 7700 0252
Mob: +44(0) 7850 510955
Email: mary-louise.clews [at] buav.org
Web: www.buav.org

Why not visit our new cruelty free website at www.gocrueltyfree.org

The BUAV Vision is: To create a world where nobody wants or believes we need to experiment on animals

Half the battle to bring an end to animal suffering is funded by gifts in our supporters’ wills. If the time is right for you to put a good cause in your will please remember ours.

The British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection (BUAV) is a company limited by guarantee and registered in England and Wales as The Campaign to End All Animal Experiments (no. 04115167). Registered office address: 16a Crane Grove, London N7 8NN.

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Action Alerts

The Center for Food Safety: Food Safety in the Farm Bill
Wildlife habitat, water quality and diverse family farms are under threat with a new proposed provision to the Farm Bill (HR 2419.EH § 10106).

DawnWatch: Please thank Anderson Cooper for Vick dog rehab coverage 2/7/08
Last night, Thursday February 7, Anderson Cooper’s 360 on CNN included a wonderful piece on the rehabilitation of the Vick dogs at the Best Friends sanctuary.

National Wildlife Federation (NWF): Stop Congress from Plowing Over Wildlife in the Final Farm Bill
Members of Congress say they are not hearing from enough constituents who care about conservation, so MAKE SURE YOUR VOICE IS HEARD!

National Wildlife Federation (NWF): Polar Bears Need Your Help
Despite public and congressional pressure, on February 6, the Department of Interior proceeded with the sale of oil and gas leases in important polar bear habitat.

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Whales in Danger
Tell the U.S. Navy to take measures to protect whales during sonar training.

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Action Alerts

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU): House Must Not Fail Freedom
Once again, the Senate is getting ready to fail freedom. They’re close to passing a dangerous and unconstitutional FISA bill that allows warrantless government eavesdropping on American citizens and grants immunity to giant phone companies.

Center for Free Inquiry (CFI): Help Stop Controversial Judicial Confirmations!
President Bush has nominated several extremely controversial figures to the federal bench. It is time to stop these controversial confirmations from occurring and support moderate and impartial judges who can protect our rights and liberties!

Center for Health, Environment and Justice (CHEJ): Sign the Petition for Toxic-Free Baby Bottles!
Please send an important message to leading manufacturers of baby bottles: Toxic chemicals like bisphenol A (BPA) do not belong in baby bottles!

DawnWatch: USDA closes slaughter plant — Washington Post, Los Angeles Times 2/7/08
Rick Weiss’s Washington Post article is headed, “Inspectors Verify Abuse Of Cows in California; Mistreatment Was Captured on Video At Slaughterhouse.”

Humane Society Legislative Fund (HSLF): Be a Citizen Lobbyist
Next Wednesday, lawmakers at 23 state capitols will get a visit from animal advocates. Thousands of citizens across the country who care about animal protection will participate in our 2008 Humane Lobby Day.

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Action Alerts

Campaign for America’s Wilderness: West-wide Energy Corridor Action Alert
The federal government has issued a draft plan proposing 6,000 miles of energy corridors cutting through eleven western states. Ranging in width from two-thirds of a mile up to five miles, these huge swaths will fragment habitat, degrade recreation opportunities, and otherwise mar our public lands.

Defenders of Wildlife: Speak Up for Southwest Wolves!
Sign our petition to Ben Tuggle, Southwest Regional Director for the Fish & Wildlife Service supporting sensible, science-based wolf management that ensures the “lobo” will survive — and thrive — in the wilds of the Southwest.

The People’s Email Network (PEN): Another Day, Another FISA Veto Threat By The Bully In The White House
Yesterday, Bush again put the self interest of himself and his giant telecom criminal co-conspirators above our national security, by threatening to veto the FISA update bill unless we gave them all get out of jail free cards.

Save the Manatee Club: Help End Manatee Harassment in Crystal River, Florida!
Please send your comments to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) on a Comprehensive Conservation Plan that will cover this and other issues or attend a meeting on Wednesday, February 6th in in Crystal River, Florida.

The Sierra Club [Kansas]: Move Kansas Beyond Coal!
Last week several Kansas legislators diverted the state from its path toward a clean energy future by introducing legislation that would allow two mega-CO2 emitting plants to be built that were previously denied. We need your help to put Kansas back on track!

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Action Alerts

Animal Welfare Institute (AWI): Oppose Plans to Kill California Sea Lions: Letters Needed by February 19
Last year, we informed you of the request made by the states of Washington, Oregon and Idaho to kill California sea lions from the Columbia River, claiming a need to aid the recovery of endangered and threatened salmon and steelhead.

Defenders of Wildlife: Hundreds of Wolves are Threatened
It’s happened. The Fish & Wildlife Service has made it easier to kill wolves in the Greater Yellowstone and Northern Rockies region — even while they remain protected under the Endangered Species Act.

Humane Society of the United States (HSUS): Farm Animal Stewardship for Federal Purchases
Reps. Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Christopher Shays (R-CT) have re-introduced the Farm Animal Stewardship Purchasing Act (H.R. 1726), which would require that anyone seeking to sell animal products to the federal government—to the military, federal prisons, school lunches, or other programs—meet basic welfare standards.

The Sierra Club: Tell congress to protect the polar bear!
Tell Congress to support legislation that keeps drilling out of the Polar Bear Seas!

The Sierra Club: Boost the Economy with Clean Energy Tax Incentives
Urge your members to use this opportunity to promote renewable and efficient energy for businesses and households.

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From: Mary-Louise Clews
Date: Feb 1, 2008 10:09 AM
Subject: BUAV strikes another legal blow to Government attempts to cover-up animal experiments…

In a landmark ruling on Wednesday, the Information Tribunal paved the way for much of the secrecy surrounding animal experiments in this country to be swept away.

The Tribunal ruled that the Government’s interpretation of what information about animal experiments should be withheld as confidential was too restrictive and legally wrong. This a major victory in the BUAV’s (British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection) long campaign to get the Government to be more open and transparent about the animal experiments it licenses in the UK to allow proper and informed public debate

To read all about it and show your support click on the following link to a new article about the victory, hot of the press on the Guardian’s Commentisfree site:

commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/michelle_thew/2008/02/nothing_to_hide.html

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From: Kinship Circle – kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Feb 4, 2008 6:08 PM
Subject: [GLOBAL] Flood Survivors Need Hay, Animals Amid Bombs…MORE

KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER RELIEF – PERMISSION TO CROSS-POST

www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/

RELIEF GLOBAL
2/4/08: Flood Survivors Need Hay, Animals Amid Bombs…MORE

IN THIS ALERT:

1. Hay For Horses Who Survived Washington Floods
2. Violence Revisits Lebanon – Global Animal Aid Needed
3. Pause For Hope? Iran’s First Animal Shelter
4. Mortgage Crisis Causalities: Companion Animals
5. In U.S. 870,984 Confined Animals Died In Fires

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Action Alerts

American Rivers: RiverAlert: Urge Your Senators to Protect Our Next Wild and Scenic River
The Eightmile River in Connecticut is one of our nation’s most outstanding rivers and we need you to contact your Senators TODAY to ask them to help preserve this gem for present and future generations.

British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection (BUAV): Please act now: Ban lifted on export of wild monkeys for research
In July 2007 Malaysia announced it had lifted its long standing ban on the export of primates for laboratory research. The ban has reportedly been lifted because of increasing ‘conflicts’ between monkeys and people in urban areas. Experts, however, disagree entirely that this action is necessary or even effective.

CREDO Action: Tell Your Senators: No Retroactive Amnesty, Support the Dodd-Feingold Amendment
The Senate is getting ready to pass legislation — possibly as early as tonight — that includes blanket immunity for telecoms that helped George Bush break the law. Tell your senators to vote to strip this provision out of the bill.

DawnWatch: Vick dogs on NY Times front page, and Los Angeles votes for spay-neuter 2/2/08
The rehabilitation of the Vick dogs is on the front page of the New York Times, and the Los Angeles Times announces, “Law to Require Altered Pets.”

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Speak out to create a protected ocean legacy for California
Efforts to expand protected underwater parks and wilderness along the central coast are being threatened by budget cuts and industry opposition. Tell the California Resources Secretary Mike Chrisman to continue the state’s commitment to implementing the Marine Life Protection Act.

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Action Alerts

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU): Senate Must Stand Up to Bush Scare Tactics
On Monday and Tuesday, the Senate will be finalizing and voting on their spying bill.

Animals & Society Institute (ASI): Animals’ Platform
“Super Tuesday” and all of the presidential primaries and caucuses give animal advocates a valuable opportunity to influence public policy. To make it easier for people who care about animals to give them a voice this election year, the Animals and Society Institute has developed a special program called The Animals’ Platform to help put animal issues into mainstream politics, at the local, state and national level.

Humane Society Legislative Fund (HSLF): Help Make Sure the FBI Tracks Animal Cruelty!
The Tracking Animal Cruelty Crimes Act (S. 2439), recently introduced by Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), directs the U.S. Attorney General to modify the FBI’s crime data reporting systems to list cruelty to animals as a separate offense category.

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Action Alerts

American Anti-Vivisection Society (AAVS): FDA Defies Congress, Approves Animal Cloning
Help Pass Cloning Legislation

In Defense of Animals (IDA): New York City’s Carriage Horses Need Your Voice Now
Ask City Council members to support proposed ban of cruel tourist trade

In Defense of Animals (IDA): South Dakota Considers Horse Slaughterhouse
Please urge state and federal legislators to reject inhumane proposal

Partnership for Civil Justice: Statement in Defense of Free Speech Rights on the National Mall
We the undersigned are supporting the emergency mobilization of the people demanding that there be no new restrictions on free speech or protest related activities on the National Mall in Washington D.C.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA): Tell Lowe’s to Stop Selling Glue Traps!
PETA has presented Lowe’s with graphic photos and video footage of small animals, including birds, who suffered painful injuries and died lingering deaths after being ensnared by the cruel traps.

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Action Alerts

DawnWatch: Dairy cow slaughterhouse abuse in Washington Post 1/30/08
The Washington Post article, by Rick Weiss, p A04, is headed, “Video Reveals Violations of Laws, Abuse of Cows at Slaughterhouse.”

Earthjustice: Stop Wolf Killing in the Northern Rockies
Tell your House representative to oppose the slaughter of wolves in the northern Rockies!

The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS): Feeding dangerous cruelty to our kids in school lunches
An investigation by The Humane Society of the United States at a cattle slaughterhouse has documented that animals too sick or injured to stand or walk—called “downers” by industry—have been kicked, beaten, dragged with chains, shocked with electric prods, sprayed in the face with hoses and pushed by forklifts in efforts to get them to their feet to pass USDA inspection.

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Urge your senators to ratify the Law of the Sea Treaty
The Senate may soon consider whether the United States should sign the Law of the Sea Treaty, which would allow the country to more effectively influence debates on expanding ocean protection.

The People’s Email Network (PEN): It’s Time To Put Bush Impeachment On The Table Too
Now that there are voices on the House Judiciary Committee strongly advocating for meaningful Cheney impeachment hearings, it is high time to add George Bush to the crescendo.

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Action Alerts

DawnWatch corrected: USA Today says “Animal rights fight gains momentum” and discusses vegan health 1/28/07
“Animal rights fight gains momentum: Groups report increase in membership as high-profile incidents make headlines.”

Defenders of Wildlife: Tell President Bush to Protect Polar Bears
Scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey have said that habitat loss and global warming could cause polar bears to disappear entirely from Alaska by 2050.

National Wildlife Federation (NWF): Urge the Senate to Keep the Momentum Growing on Global Warming Action!
Please take a few minutes to write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper to reinforce the need for bold solutions to stop global warming! (And win a mug if your letter is published!)

Save the Manatee Club: Lee County Manatees Need Your Help!
Proposed Marina in Warm Water Refuge Threatens Over 400 Manatees

World Wildlife Federation (WWF): Save Deep Sea Wilderness
U.S. activists: Help push for more protected areas within the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, one of the most diverse marine environments in the world.

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Action Alerts

Civic Ventures is looking for the next winners of the $100,000 Purpose Prize.
Fifteen people over the age of 60 will receive prizes ranging from $10,000 to $100,000 for creating new ways to solve some of the world’s biggest social problems — from education to health care, poverty to global warming.

Tell the FCC and Congress You Support Net Neutrality
The FCC has bowed to pressure and is investigating complaints that a major internet service provider is selectively blocking traffic. We need to let the FCC and Congress know that we are willing to defend net neutrality from big corporate interests.

American Freedom Campaign: Tell Congress: George Bush is not king
As much as he would like to believe otherwise, President Bush does not have the power to make the laws of this nation. That power, according to the Constitution of the United States, rests with Congress, not the president.

Animal Welfare Institute (AWI): SOUTH DAKOTA INTRODUCES BILL TO FINANCE HORSE SLAUGHTER PLANT
CALLS TO SOUTH DAKOTA AND WASHINGTON, D.C. ARE URGENTLY NEEDED!

Humane Society Legislative Fund (HSLF): Weigh In with HSLF’s Online Straw Poll
The Humane Society Legislative Fund wants to know which presidential candidate you support.

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Action Alerts

American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA): Ohio, End State Law’s Discrimination Against Pit Bulls
HB 366—Removes Pit Bills from Definition of Vicious Dog

DawnWatch: “Stupendous” article on meat guzzling in New York Times 1/27/08
“Rethinking the Meat Guzzler”

DawnWatch: 247lb vegan NFL star in Wall Street Journal and Skinny Bitches in Newsweek 1/25/08
Healthy vegan guys and gals are in the media this week. There is an article in Newsweek on our favorite skinny bitches, and the Wall Street Journal today, January 25, has run a huge lead story about NFL star Tony Gonzalez, headed “The 247 lb vegan.”

Ecological Internet / Climate Ark: Action Alert: Just Say No to Oil Shale, Leave the Carbon in the Ground
Oil shale production in Western U.S. with Department of Energy subsidies will prolong dependence upon filthy fossil fuels while destroying the climate, water and land

Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF): URGENT: Oppose Telecom Immunity and Tell Your Senator to Vote “No on Cloture”
As early as Monday, the Administration and its allies are trying to end Senate debate on FISA and telecom immunity and force a vote on the Senate Intelligence Committee’s bill — a bill that would broadly expand the executive branch’s spying powers while granting immunity to telecoms that broke the law and assisted in the NSA’s illegal domestic spying.

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From: Farm Sanctuary – info [at] farmsanctuary.org
Date: Jan 23, 2008 6:43 PM
Subject: Farm Sanctuary News: Meet Clyde and Take Action on Cloning

Neglected Stallion Convalesces At Farm Sanctuary

Trapped inside a dilapidated 20-by-20 feet shed for more than four years, Clyde had nearly lost all hope by the time help reached him. Here, the approximately 20-year-old stallion stood in place on several feet of his own manure—suffering through the pain caused by his severely overgrown and cracked hooves. Isolated from the only other horse—his mother—on the upstate New York property, Clyde was denied much-needed companionship, pasture to graze in, and freedom to engage in even the most basic behaviors. Read more.

FDA Makes “Appallingly Irresponsible” Move to Approve Cloning

Last week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a ruling permitting the use of cloned animals for human food. Farm Sanctuary subsequently issued a public statement denouncing the FDA’s decision and called for a mandatory moratorium on cloned animals and their offspring to be established immediately. We need your help to urge your federal legislators to pass important legislation that would place restrictions on this ethically unsound technology. Please take action today!

www.farmsanctuary.org/mediacenter/pr_fda_cloning08.html

www.farmsanctuary.org/get_involved/update_cloning08.html

Farm Animals Hit Mainstream Media in 2007

In 2007, farm animals hit the mainstream media and Farm Sanctuary played a key role in bringing their issues to the fore, gaining attention to our cause like never before! Last year, we garnered more than 3870 media mentions, representing a seven-fold increase in only three years, educating millions of people about the plight of farm animals. From Maxine and Lucky Lady’s high-profile rescues to Wolfgang Puck’s decision to forgo foie gras, a deeper interest from media led to coverage on CNN, NPR, the Food Network, two cover stories in the LA Times, one cover story in the New York Times on Thanksgiving morning, and four living, breathing sanctuary residents featured above the fold on the front page of the New York Times’ Dining section. Click here to read some of our biggest media stories of the year!

Maxine: www.farmsanctuary.org/rescue/rescues/2007/maxine.html

Lucky Lady: www.farmsanctuary.org/rescue/rescues/2007/lucky.html

Rainbow Bridge Memorial

Memorialize animal friends while helping Farm Sanctuary rescue and care for thousands more. A personalized memorial card containing the Rainbow Bridge legend acknowledges donations of $25 or more, and an engraved stone in our memorial garden is provided with donations of $100 or more. Please contact us at 607-583-2225 ext. 221 or for more information, visit: www.farmsanctuary.org/get_involved/rainbow_memorial.html.

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From: Kinship Circle – kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Jan 24, 2008 4:21 PM
Subject: ABC/ Comment On Dogs Killed, St. Bernard Parish

KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER RELIEF
PERMISSION TO CROSS-POST AS WRITTEN

GULF COAST
1/24/08: ABC Blog Wants Comments On Case Closure In SBP Dog Killings

www.KinshipCircle.org

FROM KINSHIP CIRCLE:

In the last several days, you should received urgent alerts related to the dismissal of the St. Bernard Parish street shooting case:
[history & facts] 1/20/08: Breaking News – Case Dismissed In SBP Street Shootings?
[letter-writing alert] 1/23/08: Demand Justice In Dog Killings, St. Bernard Parish

If you want either of these alerts resent to you, request them at: kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net

Another component to publicizing this miscarriage of justice is MEDIA. Today, ABC26 (local ABC affiliate in New Orleans) contacted Kinship Circle about an upcoming story. In the meantime, the ABC reporter asked that I direct people to a related blog question at the TV station’s website. He is looking for “good comments” to create buzz around the story.

Go the link below to leave comments. You may reference information from Kinship Circle’s sample letter (sent 1/23/08), but write in YOUR OWN WORDS.

And remember: There are two SEPARATE St. Bernard Parish animal shootings:

1. Sept. 2005: Street shootings videotaped by a Dallas photojournalist
2. Oct. 2005: Execution-style shooting of evacuees’ pets inside SBP schools

CASE THAT WAS RECENTLY DISMISSED: 1. Sept. 2005 street shootings
The SBP school shootings case is still open.

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Action Alerts

Stop the Spying
Speak out against telecom immunity with your photos, videos, and phone calls!

American Freedom Campaign: Tell your U.S. senators to reject telecom immunity in the FISA legislation
The U.S. House has already passed an update to FISA that does NOT include immunity for the telecommunications companies. As the Senate considers its own legislation, it is imperative that it exclude immunity, as well.

The Center for Food Safety: Protect rBGH labeling in Ohio!
Following in the foot steps of Pennsylvania, the State of Ohio is considering making it illegal for dairies to label their milk as “artificial growth hormone-free.”

Columbia and Snake Rivers Campaign: Urge your Rep. to Sign the ’08 Salmon Letter
The Administration recently released its “new” salmon plan for Columbia and Snake River salmon. Still in draft form, the plan has already been heavily criticized as inadequate, unscientific, and very likely illegal.

CREDO Action: Tell Your Senators: No Warrantless Wiretapping, No Retroactive Immunity
This may be our last chance to stop a bad wiretapping bill from becoming law.

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Action Alerts

Speak Out Now To Protect the Integrity Of Our Democracy!
Pass The Emergency Assistance for Secure Elections Act of 2008

CREDO Action: Tell the Presidential Candidates: Get Back to D.C. and Protect our Civil Liberties
In upcoming days the Senators will once again be addressing domestic wiretapping legislation that gives President Bush all the tools he wants to infringe on Americans’ civil liberties and grants retroactive immunity to big telecom companies that helped him spy on Americans without warrants.

DawnWatch: Whaling in LA Times, Peter Singer UK Guardian Commentary, and Australian front page 19 January, 2008
“Whaling showdown strains partnerships.”

Impeach Bush: Don’t let the Bush administration take away the National Mall
The National Park Service (NPS) is undertaking an initiative similar to that launched to exclude protests from New York City’s Great Lawn. It will be used to further restrict or ban protest on the National Mall.

IndependentPrimary.com: TSUNAMI TUESDAY NATIONAL ONLINE PRIMARY (Jan 21 – Feb 1)
We’re going to find out the choices of independent-minded Americans. We’ll announce the results by email on February 2nd and hold a press conference for the media before February 5th.

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Action Alerts

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU): Oppose Telecom Immunity, Uphold the Constitution
FISA DEBATE COMES DOWN TO REID AND THE CONSTITUTION

American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA): Pennsylvania, Urge House to Pass Strong Tethering Restrictions
Please send a letter to your state representative urging support for the original, unamended version of HB 1065.

Common Cause: Become a Citizen Co-Sponsor of the New Holt Bill!
Yesterday, January 17th, Rep. Rush Holt introduced a new bill (the Emergency Assistance for Secure Elections Act of 2008) to give those states the emergency funding they need to secure their voting system with a paper record.

Humane Society of Missouri (HSMO): Two Dogs Thrown Off Union Overpass; One Dies as a Result of Serious Injury
We are offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person/persons responsible for this abuse.

National Wildlife Federation (NWF): Put the Polar Bears First!
Tell Secretary Kempthorne that the sale of oil and gas leases in the Chukchi Sea should be postponed until after the polar bear listing decision has been made.

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