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Farm Sanctuary is Looking for a Few Good Volunteers
As part of its national campaign against Wolfgang Puck, Farm Sanctuary is looking for a few good volunteers in the Bay Area to help organize and attend regular demonstrations outside Wolfgang Puck’s “Postrio” restaurant in downtown San Francisco....
Posted: Wed, Feb 2, 2005 10:49pm PST
EBAA's February 2005 Datebook
February 2005 Datebook:
East Bay Animal Advocates...
Posted: Wed, Feb 2, 2005 8:19pm PST
Napa City Council Race
For all those who will be voting (or know someone who will be voting) in the Napa City Council election on March 8, here is some important information regarding the candidates....
Posted: Wed, Feb 2, 2005 12:34pm PST
What Goes Around Comes Around
One of the fundamental ideas found throughout the world's religions andemphasized by spiritual teachers of many times and cultures is that in the big picture we inevitably reap what we sow. We are all connected, after all, and to the degree we love, give to, and bless others, we will ourselves experience being loved, given to, and blessed. The same is true of harming and using others. This idea has gone by many names, including karma and the Golden Rule, and in our culture it's usually been a...
Posted: Wed, Feb 2, 2005 10:30am PST
Rocket Dog Rescue Fund Raiser, Feb 11th
Do you have any rich family or friends that might like to
attend this tax-deductible fundraiser:
Rocket Dog Rescue Presents Lovejoy's High Tea and Crumpet Soiree.
A very special evening at Lovejoy's Tea Room in San Francisco
will
celebrate the beginning of Rocket Dog Rescue's fundraising
efforts
for their soon to be built Urban Sanctuary. The Urban Sanctuary for
dogs has been a long time dream of Rocket Dog Rescue's founder,
Pali
Boucher, and the Lovejoy's High Tea and Cr...
Posted: Tue, Feb 1, 2005 5:50pm PST
Wolf Advocates Take Alaska Boycott Drive to the Internet
Darien, Conn. — Throughout the month of February, activists opposed to Alaska’s state-sponsored aerial wolf-killing seek 28,000 pledges supporting a boycott of Alaska tourism....
Posted: Tue, Feb 1, 2005 2:31pm PST
Wolf Advocates Take Alaska Boycott Drive to the Internet
Throughout the month of February, activists opposed to Alaska's state-sponsored aerial wolf-killing seek 28,000 pledges supporting a boycott of Alaska tourism....
Posted: Tue, Feb 1, 2005 1:37pm PST
Militant activism in Washington Post and UK papers 1/31/05
The fight against the vivisection industry made major news Monday, January 31. The Washington Post carried a story on the campaign against Huntingdon Life Sciences, while the UK papers carried news of a government crackdown -- legislation introduced that could give five year sentences to animal rights activists guilty of economic sabotage....
Posted: Tue, Feb 1, 2005 11:00am PST
Safire "On Language" on the word "vegan" in NY Times, International Herald, and
Just five years ago, when I started DawnWatch, "vegan" was such a rarely used and little known word that I avoided it for fear of marginalizing the animal protection movement. How wonderful to see that today (Sunday, January 30) William Safire has chosen that word as the focus of his New York Times "On Language" column (Magazine section, pg 24). Besides the Times, the column appears in the Sunday Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, The Sunday Taipei Times (Pg 9), the Monday January 3...
Posted: Mon, Jan 31, 2005 6:52pm PST
Tortoise Mothers Hippo After Tsunami
A baby Hippo that survived the Tsunami waves on the Kenyan coast snuggles close a giant century old tortoise in an animal facility in Mombasa. The Kenyan government plans to send hundreds of exotic and endangered animals to Thailand in a wildlife swap that drew harsh criticism from conservationists and concern from tourism officials....
Posted: Mon, Jan 31, 2005 1:31pm PST
BIZARRO cartoonist hosts benefits for animals Jan 28, 29, and 30
BIZARRO CARTOONIST HOSTS BENEFITS FOR ANIMALS...
Posted: Fri, Jan 28, 2005 5:31pm PST
Fork Restaurant to Discontinue Selling Foie Gras (Marin)
January 28, 2005 at 12:10PM...
Posted: Fri, Jan 28, 2005 3:50pm PST
Bing Crosby's Anti-foie gras Demo Postponed; Success Imminent
Demo Postponed!!! Success looks imminent! Bing Crosby's Anti-foie gras demo was set for this Fri @ 6:30 PM in Walnut Creek (see Indybay calendar)...
Posted: Fri, Jan 28, 2005 3:45pm PST
Help Save Our Nation's Wild Horses
UPDATE! Congressman Nick Rahall (D-WV) and Ed Whitfield (R-KY) introduced H.R. 297, that would repeal a rider proposed by Conrad Burns (R-MT) allowing all wild horses over the age of 10 years and wild horses who have not been adopted after 3 attempts to be sold by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) with no restrictions....
Posted: Fri, Jan 28, 2005 3:03pm PST