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closing of Sonoma Saveurs celebrated!
Although drizzly at times....nothing could rain on this parade!
The closing of the foie gras entrenched restaurant Sonoma Saveurs was cause for activists to come from far and wide to celebrate!...
Posted: Fri, Feb 25, 2005 3:10pm PST
Contact Kraft: Stop Selling Roadkill Gummie Candies
There is a new candy called "Road Kill." Made by Kraft under the brand name Trolli, the Gummi candies are in the shape of various animals who have been run over; in fact, the animals apparently have tire tracks on their backs! Obviously, there is nothing funny about animals being run over; the fact that this candy is being marketed to kids makes it especially egregious. Their original website featured an animation with car headlights and animals....
Posted: Fri, Feb 25, 2005 1:04pm PST
425-pound tiger hunted and killed in LA
DawnWatch: Tiger shot in California -- LA Times front page 2/24/05...
Posted: Thu, Feb 24, 2005 2:29pm PST
This Week's Bay Area Events
The Bay Area certainly is a hotbed of animal rights activity.
Just look at this week's list of exciting events! We hope you
can make it to one or more....
Posted: Wed, Feb 23, 2005 8:28pm PST
IDA News 2/23/05
Every year on March 17, people in many parts of the world
observe St. Patrick's Day in memory of the famed Patron Saint of
Ireland. Among the celebrations held in honor of St. Patty are
colorful parades, wild parties and fun runs - that's right, fun
runs! And so it is that the annual Shamrock Run comes once again
on or around March 17 to a town near you.
Thousands of people from all over the country participate in
these very popular events every year. For example, Portland,
Oregon's...
Posted: Wed, Feb 23, 2005 8:16pm PST
Animal Cruelty in Pleasanton
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/02/23/BAGFVBFKIE1.DTL...
Posted: Wed, Feb 23, 2005 12:39pm PST
Anti-Authoritarians Protest Wet Seal Slaughterers: Photos
Activists with Peta, (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), and the DAAA Collective, (Direct Action Anti-Authoritarians), protested today the use of rabbit fur at ‘hip’ clothing store Wet Seal in Modesto, and the fur trade in general......
Posted: Tue, Feb 22, 2005 5:52pm PST
Rocket Dog Rescue's 4th Annual Cocktail Party
Rocket Dog Rescue's 4th Annual Cocktail Party charity event. Come have a "dog-tini”, listen to great music, mingle with the very hippest dog rescue group in town, all to benefit our wonderful rescued dogs! . With all proceeds from this and other upcoming fundraising events, Rocket Dog Rescue will purchase and convert a warehouse in San Francisco into a fully functioning No Kill Urban Sanctuary for dogs....
Posted: Tue, Feb 22, 2005 10:08am PST
Please, help Spanish bulls!
Every year, a lot of bulls are cruelty killed in Spanish traditions....
Posted: Mon, Feb 21, 2005 10:44am PST
cocaine in racing horses
DawnWatch: Chicago Tribune lead story on cocaine in racing horses -- 2/18/05...
Posted: Mon, Feb 21, 2005 10:08am PST
farewell to UK foxhunting
DawnWatch: Washington Post glowing farewell to UK foxhunting 2/17/05...
Posted: Mon, Feb 21, 2005 10:01am PST
polices of troubled oakland animal shelter assailed in city hall meeting
More than 50 speakers blasted Oakland Animal Shelter policies at a town hall meeting Thursday night, with several of the critics saying animals that could have been adopted were killed....
Posted: Sun, Feb 20, 2005 9:43pm PST
NoCal Residents Asked to remove bird feeders ! this stupidity @ its finest
Northern California residents are being asked to remove bird feeders from their property for at least a month to help slow an outbreak of an avian disease, the California Department of Fish and Game announced today...
Posted: Sun, Feb 20, 2005 7:01pm PST
Anti-Authoritarians Protest Wet Seal Slaughterers
Activists with Peta, (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), and the DAAA Collective, (Direct Action Anti-Authoritarians), protested today the use of rabbit fur at ‘hip’ clothing store Wet Seal, and the fur trade in general......
Posted: Sun, Feb 20, 2005 12:29am PST
Eat Veg?
Free Vegetarian Restaurant and Services Guide for Bay Area...
Posted: Sat, Feb 19, 2005 9:29am PST
Ingrid Newkirk of PETA speaks in SF: photos and full audio
The founder and president of the largest animal rights group in the world spoke at A Clean, Well-Lighted Place for Books Thursday, February 17, 2005....
Posted: Fri, Feb 18, 2005 10:17pm PST
International Fund for Animal Welfare Celebrates Start of UK Hunt Ban
LONDON -- February 18 -- Today heralds the end of cruel sports in the British countryside. The ban on hunting wild animals with dogs comes into force in England and Wales at midnight, after 15 years of campaigning by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW). The new law makes it a criminal offense to use dogs to chase fox, deer, mink and hares....
Posted: Fri, Feb 18, 2005 7:14pm PST
See a circus that doesn't use animals
If you haven't been to the circus lately because you don't want to support animal abuse, then check out Circo Zero - a nouveau circus that doesn't use animals. Most "new" circuses choose not to use animals in part as a protest against the exploitation of performing animals, making it a fantastic form of entertainment that all animal advocates can enjoy & support....
Posted: Fri, Feb 18, 2005 11:18am PST
Ecopalooza 2005
Ecopalooza 2005 - Green Living, Alt. Architecture & Wicked Tunes Sat Sep 24 to Sun Sep 25, 2005, Ukiah, California...
Posted: Fri, Feb 18, 2005 11:13am PST