IDA's Bay Area Events

Table of Contents
1. Protest the Korean Dog Meat Trade
2. Gopher Gardening
3. Dog March at UCSF Mission Bay Campus



1. Protest the Korean Dog Meat Trade

A recent decision by the South Korean Government to hygienically control and legalize the dog meat trade has animal advocates around the world barking mad. Up until now, the dog meat trade has been an illegal industry that has flourished without interference from either government regulations or police, who basically ignore this criminal activity. But the Government's attempt to inspect dog meat to ensure its sanitation, thus sanctioning the dog meat trade, would make South Korea the first and only country in the world to specifically legalize the eating of dogs. Animal advocates agree that rather than legalizing the dog meat trade, the Korean Government must ban the practice altogether and pass laws that enable effective prosecution of those who sell dog meat.

Please join members of IDA to protest South Korea's attempts to legalize the eating of dogs and cats.
When: Saturday, March 26 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Where: Justin Herman Plaza, San Francisco
Note: Posters and leaflets will be provided, but please bring your well-behaved, leashed dog companions.

You can e-mail Kimberly Cusson who is organizing the protest at crossply219k [at] yahoo.com to let her know if you plan to attend and if you will be bringing a dog. Visit http://ga0.org/campaign/koreandogs to send a letter to the Government voicing your opposition to this plan.



2. Gopher Gardening at Ocean Beach

Join the San Francisco Wildlife Protection Project, a joint effort by IDA and the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department, to create a wildlife "sanctuary" along the Great Highway. By landscaping the area according to the Parks Department's specifications, volunteers create a habitat for native gophers and prevent them from being trapped and killed.
This is an on-going monthly effort, and happens on the first Saturday of each month. Please give us a hand so we can help the gophers.

What: Gopher Gardening
When: Saturday, April 2 from 9:00 a.m. to 12 noon
Where: Along the Great Highway, near Ocean Beach, San Francisco

For more information, please contact Kevin Connelly at (415) 388-9641, ext. 226 or kevin [at] idausa.org.



3. Dog March at UCSF Mission Bay Campus

Despite last year's "Day of the Dog" protest and many civilized attempts to dialogue with officials at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), the university is still determined to perform cruel heart experiments on 750 to 800 dogs. They will suffer in great pain for a period of time ranging from several days to as long as six months, depending on the degree of problems and injuries caused. These experiments are not going to advance human medicine because it is already known that dog hearts - both anatomically and at the cellular level - are very different from those of humans, and better results can be achieved using humane human-based research methods.

To protest and draw media attention to UCSF's heartless cruelty, a dog march is being held at which we hope to have at least one hundred well-behaved dogs. (Those who don't have dogs are welcome, too!)

What: Dog March to protest UCSF dog experiments
When: Sunday, April 10th from 10:45 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Where: UCSF's Mission Bay Campus (corner of 16th St. and Owens St.), San Francisco

Free parking for the march is available. From 16th St., go down the unnamed street between Owens and 3rd St. (which intersects with 16th St. at the east end) to the parking lot.

There will be vegan snacks, drinks and water for people and pooches.

If you can make it to the march, please email staci [at] idausa.org or call (415) 388-9641, extension 0. Please give us your telephone number and email address in case we need to contact you with updates, and let us know how many dogs you can bring.

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