Mistreatment of Animals by the Leather Industry - Please Help!

Don't Give Animals as Christmas Gifts

Christmas is just around the corner and it is also the season for unwanted pets, received as gifts, to get dumped at the local animal shelters.  Please don't give live animals as gifts unless you are 100% sure it will be a welcomed gift. While it is cute and amusing to see a small pup or kitten with a bow on it beneath the tree, they grow up to be dogs and cats and the cuteness turns into responsibility. Some families don't have the time, inclination or resources to care for them and it is the animals who will suffer the consequences.  While some animals do end up in other homes, others live a sad and lonely life and are then euthanized. There are so many other options for gifts so please, please, please - just DON'T do it!! 

On the Other Hand....

If you do know, for a fact, that a pet would be a welcomed gift...please choose an animal from a shelter.  There are so many that need a good home.  There are dogs and cats of every breed and mix. A mixed-breed animal is just as fine a pet as an AKC bred animal.  They are smart and lovable and will return your love ten-fold.  Please check your local shelter before shopping a pet store. You will take an animal with absolutely nothing and make him/her the happiest pet alive. In this season of caring, you will be giving an unwanted animal the gift of a warm and happy home.

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The NRDC Needs Our Help for Polar Bears

ASPCA's Mobile Animal Crime Scene Investigation Unit

I received this email from ASPCA and was absolutely thrilled to see this new CSI unit for animals. And as always, please help with a donation if you can: ASPCA.  They need our help to continue their fight against animal cruelty.

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I am very proud to share some extremely exciting news with you. As I hope many of you saw this morning on NBC's "Today" show, the ASPCA today unveiled a "forensics first"—the nation’s first-ever "Mobile Animal Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) Unit." This is a specially-designed vehicle outfitted with state-of-the-art forensics tools as well as medical equipment tailored to animal patients and the victims of animal crimes. The vehicle will help us to significantly advance the prosecution of animal cruelty in this country, by incorporating the emerging field of veterinary forensics in crime scene investigations—truly bringing the fight against animal cruelty into the 21st century.

Also today, we announced that the ASPCA will break ground on the nation’s first Anti-Cruelty Institute in New York in 2008.  This institute will be dedicated to educating veterinarians and law enforcement officials with specialized training necessary to recognize and respond to animal cruelty.  The facility, scheduled to open in 2010, will include a forensic laboratory and veterinary hospital, a treatment center for animals who are victims of cruelty, as well as educational training and other programs. 

The Mobile Animal CSI Unit and the Anti-Cruelty Institute are two new milestones in our ongoing fight against animal cruelty. But we could not do it without your support—so thank you, each and every one of you, for everything you do for the animals and the "A."

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Michael Vick Gets a Measly 23 Months

Finally, Michael Vick is sentenced for his horrendous crime and he ends up receiving only 23 months. He could have received up to 5 years but was given only half that.  I was very disappointed.  I am also a huge NFL fan and was disgusted by the Atlanta Falcons team members showing their support for the admitted animal killer on Monday Night Football.  What a shame there are those in our society that support this behavior.  I lost  a lot of respect for Atlanta and the NFL.

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Animal Cruelty in our Universities

I received this email from PETA today and was absolutely infuriated that a university in my hometown was on the list of universities being targeted for cruelty to animals. I am a proud native of Colorado and am disgusted by the cruel and painful experimentation being performed on live animals at the University of Colorado at Denver and the others.  It may be naive but I did not realize this was going on in my own backyard.  Please read the letter and help if you can and your donation will be matched by the estate of a PETA member:

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America's universities are supposed to be centers of learning and enlightenment. So why are there hidden laboratories on nearly every university campus? Inside these labs, scared animals are kept locked up and are killed in painful, archaic, and scientifically valueless experiments.

University experimenters are committing astonishing atrocities to animals. But PETA is uncovering the horrors inside these "off-limits" university laboratories that, apparently, no one else could investigate. Using the evidence we've uncovered, we are pressuring the federal government to penalize the experimenters and to provide oversight.

We are counting on the support of friends like you to keep this incredibly important work going strong. Through our special Stop Animal Testing Challenge, PETA has raised $88,070 to come to the aid of animals trapped in labs and stop cruel experiments. But we need your help to hit our $150,000 challenge goal. With the lives of so many vulnerable animals at stake, I urge you to be as generous as you can afford to be.

Please make a donation online now to help stop universities from using animals in painful experiments.  For a limited time, your tax-deductible gift will be matched dollar-for-dollar through a matching grant from the estate of a generous PETA member.

Thanks to supporters like you, PETA recently discovered that three university laboratories were abusing animals in the following ways:

• At the University of Colorado at Denver, a whistleblower led PETA to uncover that an experimenter had operated on cats without administering adequate anesthesia. The cats had their backs cut open, and a machine was used to apply pressure to their tiny spinal cords. Remarkably, the experimenters have been killing cats for invasive procedures for more than 15 years, using taxpayer funds through federal research grants.
   

• At the University of Washington (UW), PETA found that experimenters who had bolted metal chambers in monkeys' skulls and inserted wires into their eyes were also conducting unauthorized surgeries. Some monkeys who survived were malnourished and psychologically damaged. Using this evidence, PETA convinced the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to revoke its grant from UW—this is one of the first times that the federal government has done so because of animal welfare violations.
   

• The University of Connecticut has been cited for 20 violations of the Animal Welfare Act and fined more than $5,000 for abusing monkeys in cruel brain experiments as a direct result of PETA complaints. Since 2000, UConn has been cited for more than 200 violations of the law for cruelty to monkeys, cats, gerbils, guinea pigs, and rabbits.

Universities know that PETA won't rest until we root out and end cruel animal experiments like these. With your support, PETA will be able to work with more whistleblowers and send more investigators into these labs to expose the truth—and see that the perpetrators are held accountable.

If you give online today during this special Stop Animal Testing Challenge, your generous contribution—and your impact—will be doubled.  Click here to give your support.

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Check Out This Animal Cruelty Video at PETA

State to File Charges on Vick

Ask Wendy's to be Less Cruel to Egg-Laying Hens

Animal Rights Groups Want More Jail Time for Vick

Source - The New York Times

Cat in Stuck in Tree for a Week

09/17/07

Firefighters Save Donkey From a Well

09/14/07

Firefighters in Underwood, Minnesota were called to help a donkey that had fallen down an abandoned well and was trapped.  They had to dismantle the the well block by block and once the west wall was taken apart, the firefighters put a harness around the donkey and guided it out with a rope. 

The donkey, owned by Warren Gundberg, had wandered off his farm and onto the land owned by Bryan Nelson which is where the well was located.  Being an animal lover, Nelson was not upset that the well was taken apart and was glad the donkey survived and was doing well. He lost some fur and had some bruises but was otherwise fine.

When taking his donkey home by leash, he said to him "I bet you'll think twice about doing that again. If you would have stayed home you wouldn't be in this trouble."

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Ringling Bros to Stand Trial for Elephant Abuse

09/03/07

Source ASPCA

On August 23, 2007, a federal district court in Washington, D.C., issued a major ruling rejecting the last-ditch attempt of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus to avoid trial over charges that the circus abuses its Asian elephants.

The groundbreaking lawsuit, brought by the ASPCA, the Fund for Animals, the Animal Welfare Institute, the Animal Protection Institute and Tom Rider, a former employee of Ringling Bros., alleges that the circus violates the Endangered Species Act by abusively training and disciplining elephants with sharp implements such as bullhooks, by intensively confining and chaining the animals for prolonged periods, and by forcibly separating baby elephants from their mothers.

In its ruling, the court scolded the circus for “wast[ing] a considerable amount of time and resources” of the court and the prosecuting groups by engaging in delay tactics over several years. Furthermore, the court reiterated a previous ruling that the circus has repeatedly violated a court order by withholding critical evidence.

“The ASPCA is delighted with this latest ruling, which paves the way for the real case at hand—whether Ringling Brothers violated the Endangered Species Act in its treatment of the elephants,” states the ASPCA’s Lisa Weisberg, Senior Vice President, Government Affairs & Public Policy. The trial schedule will be determined early next year and the trial itself is expected to begin sometime in 2008.

For more information on the cruelty that goes on in circuses, and what you can do about it, please visit our circus cruelty section at ASPCA.org.

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Michael Vick's Statement

08/27/07

"For most of my life, I've been a football player, not a public speaker, so, you know, I really don't know, you know, how to say what I really want to say. You know, I understand it's..it's important or not important, you know, as far as what you say but how you say things. So, you know, I take this opportunity just to speak from the heart.

First, I want to apologize, you know, for all the things that..that I've done and that I have allowed to happen. I want to personally apologize to Commissioner Goodell, Arthur Blank, Coach Bobby Petrino, my Atlanta Falcons teammates, you know, for our..for our previous discussions that we had. And I was not honest and forthright in our discussions, and, you know, I was ashamed and totally disappointed in myself to say the least.

I want to apologize to all the young kids out there for my immature acts and, you know, what I did was..what I did was very immature so that means I need to grow up.

I totally ask for forgiveness and understanding as I move forward to bettering Michael Vick the person, not the football player.

I take full responsibility for my actions. For one second will I sit right here..not for one second will I sit right here and point the finger and try to blame anybody else for my actions or what I've done.  I'm totally responsible and those things just didn't have to happen. I feel like we all make mistakes. It's just I made a mistake in using bad judgment and making bad decisions. And you know, those things, you know, just can't happen.

Dog fighting is a terrible thing and I did reject it.

I'm upset with myself, and, you know, through this situation I found Jesus and asked him for forgiveness and turned my life over to God. And I think that's the right thing to do as of right now.

Like I said, for this..for this entire situation I never pointed the finger at anybody else, I accepted responsibility for my actions of what I did and now I have to pay the consequences for it. But in a sense, I think it will help, you know, me as a person. I got a lot to think about in the next year or so.

I offer my deepest apologies to everybody out in there in the world who was affected by this whole situation. And if I'm more disappointed with myself than anything it's because of all the young people, young kids that I've let down, who look at Michael Vick as a role model. And to have to go through this and put myself in this situation, you know, I hope that every young kid out there in the world watching this interview right now who's been following the case will use me as an example to using better judgment and making better decisions.

Once again, I offer my deepest apologies to everyone. And I will redeem myself. I have to.

So I got a lot of down time, a lot of time to think about my actions and what I've done and how to make Michael Vick a better person. Thank you."  

End of Michael Vick's Statement

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Everything he said in his statement just rings hollow and superficial.  First of all, he refers himself in the third person THREE times which strongly demonstrates what a pretentious fool he is.  Nobody refers to themselves in the third person unless they believe themselves to be more than just a mere human.  Here's what a psychiatrist from Melbourne says about this syndrome:

"If you live in the public domain," says Melbourne psychologist Joe Bolza, "you are a virtual brand name, a marketing focus. This makes you already larger than your own life. You will read about yourself constantly in the third person, see endless reflections of your own image. Add a certain amount of your own grandiosity and how could you be a mere 'I' or 'me'?"

Secondly, he says what he did was immature. Not cruel, stupid, illegal, horrendous, vicious, not even regrettable.  Just immature. 

He goes on to say: "Dog fighting is a terrible thing and I did reject it."  That's it?? That's all he can say about dogfighting?  And then, predictably, he takes a page out of the books that fellow lawbreakers Paris Hilton and others have used.  He Found Jesus.  Hallelujah, he found Jesus!  Don't they all find Jesus when they think it makes them look better in the eyes of the public?  Just a typical cliché. I imagine we'll see him walking around carrying a bible or religious books with the titles pointing outward so that others can see what he is carrying. Again, like Paris Hilton. 

This guy is not sorry, he's just very sorry he was caught and is being punished.  Here's what he had to say to an Atlanta TV station after reports first began circulating about his connection to dogfighting and gambling: 

"Everywhere I go, all around the world, people still support Mike Vick. So regardless of what I go through people gonna love me man…… and it's all good. My job is to win football games."

There's that third party reference again. So regardless, huh??  I don't think so...what a loser. 

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Let's Hope Jamie Foxx Isn't Really This Stupid!

08/26/07

Jamie Foxx has defended Michael Vick's dogfighting as a 'cultural thing' and giving him the benefit of the doubt.  Are you kidding me??  Is he actually trying to say that these horrific, despicable actions by Michael Vick are just a 'black thing'??  What an degrading, idiotic and embarrassing thing to say about your own ethnic group. Here's what he said to Access Hollywood:

"It's a cultural thing...I used to see dogs fighting in the neighborhood all the time... Mike probably just didn't read his handbook on what not to do as a black star. I know that cruelty to animals is bad, but sometimes people shoot people and kill people and don't get time... I give Mike the benefit of the doubt."

I don't know about you but I have definitely seen my last Jamie Foxx movie.  I won't support an actor that supports dogfighting, period!  And I'm quite sure I won't be alone in this sentiment.

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Links to Vick Documents

Ask NFL to Add Cruelty to Animals to its Personal Conduct Policy

NFL Suspends Vick Indefinitely

53 Pit Bulls on Vick's Property Likely to be Euthanized

Firefighters Save Six Cats from Burning Home!

08/23/07

Firefighters in Milford, Massachusetts are heroes to the grateful family of a two-story home and to their pets as well.  Not only did they extinguish the house fire but also saved the lives of six cats. One of the cats had to be dropped out of a second floor window but fell into the arms of a firefighter. Unfortunately, one of the frightened cats jumped out of the window and ran away but the other five were taken to an animal hospital for oxygen. 

Thank you to all our brave firefighters -  today and everyday!!

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So Much for Clearing His "Good Name"!

08/20/07

Disgraced NFL Quarterback, Michael Vick,  has accepted a plea to plead guilty to federal conspiracy charges involving illegal dogfighting.  Apparently, he's no longer interested in clearing his good name.  Federal prosecutors have offered to recommend 12-18 months (some reports say 18-36) in prison but it's up to the judge to decide Vick's fate.  Unfortunately, with this plea deal, Vick will not be charged with racketeering which could have likely added several years to his sentence, if convicted. It's unknown, at this time, whether the State has agreed to forgo pursuing any further charges or if the NFL has offered any information regarding their plans. Let's hope the judge is particularly hard on this sorry excuse for a human being.

Let's take a quick trip down memory lane and reread Vick's statement to the press, his teammates and the public:

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What Our Readers Have to Say About Michael Vick!

08/19/07

We've been getting a large amount of email regarding the Michael Vick indictment. Most have condemned him for his actions while some think he's being unfairly judged. Here are a few examples:

"Michael Vick is a perfect example of why this world needs organizations like PETA and the ASPCA.  This man deserves nothing less than to be hanged, electrocuted or beaten to death and I'm a religious person."

"I will never be able to look at the Atlanta Falcons without thinking about this terrible, terrible crime. They need to change their uniforms or something."

"I'm glad you wrote about the other NFL players sticking up for Michael Vick.  They are ignorant fools."

"I hope Michael Vick rots in Hell!"

"Michael Vick is no better than a rapist or murderer.  I hope they don't cut a deal with him. I want the whole world to hear ALL the gruesome details at trial."

"I'm glad to see the NFL taking a hard stance on this issue.  It's about time they make the players be accountable for their actions.  They have been too lenient in the past."

"I am not a football fan but I cannot believe this is happening to an NFL quarterback.  It seems that quarterbacks have always been the good guys - the ones who help kids, open foundations and work with the underprivileged.  This is something that will be very hard to forget."

"As a dog lover, I can only hope there will be some proper justice in this.  He deserves so much more punishment than he is most likely to get which is a crying shame.  Too bad we can't have an eye for an eye because I'd love to see him hanged just like one of the poor dogs who didn't fight well enough."

And then there are these:

"Why are you treating Vick as a guilty person.  He has not had his day in court."

"If this were a white guy like Payton Manning, it wouldn't be such a media circus.  It's totally racially motivated."

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Vick Cohorts Plead Guilty and Name Vick!

08/17/07

Purnell Peace, 35 and Quanis Phillips, 28 both plead guilty to dogfighting charges and admitted to killing approximately eight dogs that did not perform well in tests and that Vick actively took part in the executions. They also stated most of the financial backing for their kennel on Vick's property came almost exclusively from Michael Vick and that all accusations in the 18-page indictment were true.   In addition, they admitted to traveling with Vick throughout the south to fight their dogs in various states.  Now we have to wait to see if Vick accepts a plea deal or if he's still looking forward to "clearing his good name".

From Michael Vick's Statement:

"I take these charges very seriously and look forward to clearing my good name. I respectfully ask all of you to hold your judgment until all of the facts are shown."

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Jerry Rice is Pure Class!

08/16/07

Some idiot athletes are coming out in support of their "pal" Michael Vick asking the public to support him until he is found guilty in court - I guess they don't read or worse yet, don't care. (I wonder if they'll change their tune if he agrees to a plea bargain)  But Jerry Rice does care and he has quite a different opinion. In a recent interview with Jim Rome on ESPN, he has praised NFL Commissioner, Roger Goodell for his strong, no-nonsense approach to discipline.  When asked about the Michael Vick situation, he stated that a professional athlete should conduct themselves the right way and if they don't, they should get punished.  Of course, it's easy for him to say, he was the epitome of class during his entire career. We need more professional athletes like him.  Maybe Donovan McNabb, Warrick Dunn, Deion Sanders, Clinton Portis and Emmitt Smith need to watch this interview, learn a thing or two about decency and class and keep their mouths shut about supporting Michael Vick. Even in a free world, there is just something so wrong with supporting a man that has been indicted for the such cruel and vicious acts as Vick.

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Two More Michael Vick Co-Defendants May Plea Bargain!

Purnell Peace, 35 and Quanis Phillips, 28 are scheduled this week to appear in court for new plea hearings suggesting they may be changing their not-guilty pleas.  Peace is scheduled to appear on Thursday, August, 16 and Phillips on Friday, August 17.  Tony Taylor, 34 already struck a deal on July 30 and will be a witness for the prosecution. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for December 14.  Vick's trial is still set for November 26 in Richmond Virginia.

It looks like the proverbial rats are leaving the sinking ship.  I hope they don't get off too lightly but I am happy they are turning on Vick.

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Educate Your Friends & Family!

It seems many people have an warped sense of how to treat an animal. I always thought my friends and family had good common sense but I was appalled to find out one of my own had dumped her cat.  Apparently, she always let her cat wander the streets and didn't see him for days at a time and I guess this was okay with her.  She was then planning to move from this area and when she did, she just left the cat.  I was just sickened to hear this. I asked her why and she said "he was always gone anyway so I thought it was the best thing to do"  or something like that.  What she failed to remember, was, although her cat ran for days at a time, he still came home to her eventually. That was his home.  So one day, little 'Fluffy' comes home and the only family he's ever known is gone forever and the new tenants probably don't want this "stray" cat.  I was mortified.  I had no idea she would do something like this but she actually thought it was okay.  In all honesty, this behavior was due to the lack of knowledge and not because she was accustomed to abusing animals. She thought she was doing the animal a favor because he liked to run and she did not look at this as a form of animal abuse. But it is!  Every pet deserves to have a loving home and proper care for their entire lives not just a small part of it. Unfortunately, there are those who will read this and say "So what's the big deal about that?" These are the people we need to try and educate.

I am now the owner of a little, gray cat that chose to make my house her home because someone like "my friend" (MF) left her to fend for herself. She is nearly blind and knew she needed someone to look after her. I'm just glad she found us. It's obvious she was not always a wild cat.  She is gentle and sweet and just wanted to be cared for now that she is handicapped. Because of this little sweetheart I, sometimes, think of the poor cat that was left behind by MFand I hope he found someone to love and care for him in his old age. 

My point is, you would think that it's simple common sense and knowledge not to abandon an animal for any reason - but it's NOT! You may have someone in your family or friends circle like MF that needs education on the responsibility of owning pets.  Help them to understand it is a lifelong commitment and not just until it's no longer convenient. Talk to them, you just may be able to prevent another animal from suffering a similar fate.

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Ongoing Cruelty - We Can't Forget About These Poor Animals

08/04/07

Source: IamsCruelty.com

*Here are two reports regarding animal testing for the Iams Company.  While, these reports are old, the cruelty continues and until it stops, please don't purchase Iams products.  They should not profit from the experimentation on, which is nothing less than systematic torture, of these poor, unfortunate animals.

Iams Undercover Investigation

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released an official complaint stating that the contract laboratory investigated by PETA in 2002 and 2003, which was employed by pet-food manufacturer Iams, “has shown a lack of good faith.” The government complaint alleges that the following violations, among others, were documented by government inspectors at the contract laboratory from 2002 to 2005:

• Failure to provide pain relief to sheep used in experiments that caused pain or distress

• Failure to ensure that personnel were trained to perform experiments on animals

• Failure to provide veterinary care and to observe animals daily

• Failure to properly ventilate housing facilities for dogs and cats

• Failure to house cats with a sufficient number of litterboxes and resting surfaces

• Failure to keep animal-housing facilities clean and in good repair, resulting in injuries

• Failure to maintain comfortable temperatures in animal-housing facilities

• Failure to provide animals with sufficient space

Iams and P&G Cause Animals to Suffer Needlessly

For nearly 10 months in 2002 and early 2003, a PETA investigator went undercover at an Iams contract testing laboratory and discovered a dark and sordid secret beneath the wholesome image of the dog- and cat-food manufacturer: dogs gone crazy from intense confinement to barren steel cages and cement cells, dogs left piled on a filthy paint-chipped floor after having chunks of muscle hacked from their thighs; dogs surgically debarked; horribly sick dogs and cats languishing in their cages, neglected and left to suffer with no veterinary care.

Iams lied to PETA with promises to improve the conditions for animals in its contract laboratories, even assuring us that enrichment programs were already in place, but our undercover investigator saw otherwise. She fought for six months to have a single cheap, rubber toy placed in each cold, lonely kennel. This is Iams’ idea of enrichment.

Our video footage shows Iams representatives touring the facility and witnessing dogs’ endless circling in barren cells, sweltering in the summer heat. Iams knew the truth yet did nothing to protect the animals.

The dogs and cats in Iams’ tests are no different from our dogs and cats at home when it comes to deserving companionship, play, a stimulating environment, and the right not to be tormented in painful experiments.

Luckily, caring consumers know that advances in nutrition don’t have to come at the expense of animals in labs. Help PETA force Iams to end these painful and unnecessary tests, as many compassionate companies have already done.

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A Great New Movie: Arctic Tale

08/04/07

A film that is both heartwarming and humorous, it truly brings to life the damage the climate crisis is doing to our animals and our planet. Artic Tale is  co-written by Al Gore's Daughter, Kristin and beautifully narrated by Queen Latifah.  If you are looking for a film your entire family will enjoy, "Arctic Tale" is sure to please.

About Artic Tale:

Can you imagine spending 15 years in the Arctic documenting the lives of polar bears and walruses as they struggle against their environment and the added challenge of the climate crisis?

That's just what filmmakers Adam Ravetch and Sarah Robertson did and they turned their work into one of the most beautiful films of the year.

"Arctic Tale" follows the story of Seela, a walrus calf  and Nanu, a polar bear cub on their journey from birth to parenthood. In addition to the day-to-day challenges they face, global warming has caused the sea ice they call their home to decline by 30% over the past half a century. Polar bears hunt on sea ice and walruses rest on it when they come out of the sea. Without it, their survival in the desolate arctic environment is impossible.

Learn more about the film and find out where it's playing near you by visiting:

http://www.arctictalemovie.com

And for more information on global warming and the climate crisis, visit AlGore.com

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Tell KFC What You Think!

08/03/07

Contact KFC and let them know how you feel about their cruel and barbaric treatment of chickens.  Tell the CEO of KFC's parent company YUM! Brands that eating the flesh of a tortured animal is not "yummy" or appetizing but that's exactly what you are doing when you eat at KFC.  No one is asking them to quit selling chicken, they are being asked to follow the lead of ethically conscious companies likes Panera Bread and Burger King and adopt a less cruel form of slaughter like CAK.  If they can do it, KFC most certainly can!  Let them know that animal abuse is not good for their business and they have lost yours.  Here is the address to write the CEO of KFC's parent company:

   David Novak, CEO

   Yum! Brands

   1441 Gardiner Lane

   Louisville, KY 40213

Or call him at 1-800-225-5532 and ask for David Novak's Office. 

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Panera Bread using CAK!

08/02/07

Source PETA

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07/31/07

Rawlings Sports announced on Tuesday, July 31, 2007 that it is ending its relationship with Michael Vick due to the dogfighting allegations against him.  

They said in a statement:

"Rawlings recognizes that Mr. Vick has not been convicted of the charges stemming from his recent indictment. However, we have determined that ending our relationship with Mr. Vick at this time is necessary. Rawlings is disappointed about the charges brought against Mr. Vick for his alleged participation in a dogfighting operation. Dogfighting is illegal and entirely unacceptable to Rawlings."

Let's all support Rawlings for making this important decision!

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