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NW In Defense of Animals: No Chained Dogs, Protect Oregon's Public Lands, & Upcoming Event
This is a quick note on two very important action alerts and an upcoming event in the Portland area....
Posted: Wed, May 25, 2005 10:13am PDT
Santa Cruz Island pig slaughter
DawnWatch: Op-ed on Santa Cruz Island pig slaughter in San Francisco Chronicle 5/22/05...
Posted: Sun, May 22, 2005 11:18pm PDT
Write to support Iditarod reforms
Please write in support of Ethel Christensen's letter (see below) in the Anchoragae Daily News even if you don't totally agree with it. If people in Alaska pay attention to her letter, it will be a big step in the right direction....
Posted: Sun, May 22, 2005 2:52pm PDT
FBI says animal and eco-extremists are now top domestic terror threat
As we have seen here lately in the Bay Area, the FBI and other authorities are turning up the heat and shaking down anyone they think might have ties to or information on direct action groups. Now they are publicly declaring the ALF, the ELF, and SHAC public enemies #1 for property destruction, economic sabotage, and harrassment of corporations, institutions, and individuals responsible for despoiling our environment and abusing animals....
Posted: Thu, May 19, 2005 10:12am PDT
Primate Lab Exposed in Undercover Investigation
At a news conference in Washington, D.C. yesterday, PETA revealed the findings of its 11-month undercover investigation into Covance, the international drug-testing giant....
Posted: Wed, May 18, 2005 3:39pm PDT
ACTION AGAINST PROCTER & GAMBLE, MAY 21ST
THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF ACTION AGAINST PROCTER & GAMBLE IS MAY 21ST,
2005...
Posted: Wed, May 18, 2005 12:57pm PDT
farmed animal intelligence being discussed
DawnWatch: ABC (and SBS) transcript "Barnyard Brains." Also, tonight, zoo elephant deaths 5/16/05...
Posted: Mon, May 16, 2005 12:21pm PDT
AR 2005 National Animal Rights Conference July 7-11 in Los Angeles
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Posted: Thu, May 12, 2005 6:08pm PDT
Greyhound Adoption - Correction (re: IDA e-news item)
Greyhound Adoption - Correction (re: IDA e-news item)...
Posted: Thu, May 12, 2005 5:53pm PDT
Pamela Anderson's stand against chimp actors
DawnWatch: Pamela Anderson's stand against chimp actors in International Herald Tribune -- May 11 2005...
Posted: Thu, May 12, 2005 12:14pm PDT
Alert 5/6/05: Action Needed on Kangaroos and Horses; Vegan Bands in Mexico
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Posted: Fri, May 6, 2005 1:24pm PDT
As Racing Ends, What About the Dogs?
DawnWatch: New York Times on fate of greyhounds when track closes 5/5/05...
Posted: Fri, May 6, 2005 10:02am PDT
J-Lo's Movie Opening Takes Defensive Countermeasures Against Anti-fur Activists
DawnWatch: New York Times J. Lo film coverage focuses on anti fur protests 5/4/05...
Posted: Fri, May 6, 2005 9:58am PDT
HSUS, George Washington University Law School Announce New Animal Law Clinic
HSUS, George Washington University Law School Announce New Animal Law Clinic; Groundbreaking Program Will Give Animal Law Students Practical Experience in the Courts...
Posted: Mon, May 2, 2005 10:13pm PDT
Anti-consumer Center for Consumer Freedom "not remotely charitable"
DawnWatch: Washington Post on "Consumer Freedom" anti AR lobby group 4/27/05...
Posted: Thu, Apr 28, 2005 1:52pm PDT
Help Send Elephant to a Sanctuary, Not Another Zoo
Following the premature deaths of two elephants at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago within a few short months, Chicago Alderman George Cardenas introduced a resolution recommending that Wankie, the sole surviving elephant, be sent to a permanent home at a sanctuary and that the Zoo's elephant exhibit be closed for good. The resolution has been referred to the Committee on Parks and Recreation and a public hearing is scheduled for May 12, yet the Lincoln Park Zoo is planning to move Wankie to a...
Posted: Thu, Apr 28, 2005 5:25am PDT
ALF and SHAC in the news
DawnWatch: Newsday looks at ALF and SHAC action 4/26/05...
Posted: Wed, Apr 27, 2005 1:17pm PDT
Oregon Senate Passes Historic Animal Cruelty Bill to Ban Production, Sale of Foie Gras
Oregon Senate Passes Historic Animal Cruelty Bill to Ban Production, Sale of Foie Gras; Farm Sanctuary Lauds Sen. Verger, Lead Sponsor of Senate Bill, in Efforts to Ban Force Feeding of Birds for Foie Gras...
Posted: Tue, Apr 26, 2005 11:50pm PDT