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In my previous blog, entitled Congrats Obama!, I blogged about and referenced the Prop 2 success (yay!). Apparently, Lindsay Lohan's sweetheart Samantha Ronson was arguing against the success of the vote on her blog. So, PETA sent her a letter. Feel free to read it. :)
There's a new TV show from Animal Planet entitled Whale Wars! The show features the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, who fight for sea animal rights all over the world! The show starts this Friday (November 7th) at 9 PM EST! On their website, they say: "During Sea Shepherd's Antarctic Whale Defense Campaign: Operation Migaloo in 2007/08, Animal Planet had a camera crew on board a campaign that saved the lives of nearly 500 whales, leaving the Japanese fleet with less than half of their quota and costing them tens of millions of dollars." The show will inform many people about the whales and why they need to be saved! Remember to watch.
The AD Council president and CEO, Peggy Conlon signed PETA'S Great Ape Humane Pledge. After learning that great apes are kept captive, forced to perform for ads, and often beaten to learn the choreography or actions, the Ad Council agreed never to use apes in advertising ever again. In return, PETA sent a box of vegan chocolate chimpanees. Other companies include Subaru, Honda, Yahoo, PUMA, Movietickets.com and SEGA.
Hyderabad in India is known for its anual kite-flying contest, but this past year the kite-makers were using kite string that was coated with spun glass. This makes the string, or 'manja', incredibly sharp and able to rip through an opponent's kite or birds! Errant kites are set free and the glass manja will easily rip and injure bird's wings! PETA India quickly responded by asking children to sign a petition to never buy glass-coated string.
PETA's Labratory Investigation Dept. recently got a tip about National Taiwan University College of Medicine horrific experiments on animals. The first experiment includes students pumping strychnine (chemical) into the stomachs of about 150 mice. The second experiment consists of injecting pentylenetetrazol (convulsion-causing chemical) into about 135 mice. Afterwords, students inject acetic acid into the mice, which causes their muscles to contort painfully. After a discussion with the president, the school agreed to get rid of two of these experiments. That means that almost 300 mice will be saved - per semester! The school has also reduced the number of rats involved in experiments to one! It's definately a start.
Recently,the consumption of processed meat such as sausage, bacon and hot dogs has been linked to colon cancer. Also, grilled chicken breast has PHlP in it, a cancer-causing chemical. However, food outlets and meat sellers do not warn their consumers of this cancer risk. So, the Physician's Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) is trying to bring manufacturers and sellers of these meats to court, to forced them to put warnings on their labels. They're looking for plaintiffs for the lawsuit, specifically people who have been eating these products and didn't know that they were lined to cancer risk and will now stop eating these products. If you meet these qualifications and would like to help out with the lawsuit, contact PCRM! You can contact them at rbernstein@pcrm.org or 202-686-2210, extension 314.
In Germany, Berlin, a Dog Soup Kitchen has been opened for those who can't afford to feed their animal companions. The Kitchen receives most of their food from sponsors, and has proven itself vital in the Berlin community.
DON'T FORGET ABOUT FUR FREE FRIDAY! NOVEMBER 28TH! For updates from IDA, click here. :) You can also check out my other blog for details on my Fur Free Friday Party. :)
From IDA-India, a 5 year old male German Shepherd was rescued. He was abandoned and found hiding behind a staircase in a houseing society. He had an infection in his right ear with maggots. Poor thing. Fortunately, he's now ready to be adopted since his infection has healed. He's in decent health, playful and loving. Also, IDA India neutered 850 dogs and cats in September alone, and performed another 84 surgeries for health reasons. Check out the full report!
The Effects of Feeding Wildlife
Although many people think that feeding wildlife is best, it has many negative effects. For example, the animal will start to depend on humans for food and will lose their foraging/ hunting skills and natural instincts. Animals will lose their fear of humans, which can never be a good thing because although you may be nice, all humans do not like animals. The food can be unhealthy for animals and may cause digestion problems and animals will gather in groups, easily spreading disease. Other problems are common such as unnatural reproduction numbers, migration problems, or pest problems. For more detailed information, check out the article from PAWS.
Dave, the man who is trying to have no trash for 365 days, recently posted a blog on a website called Gettin Around. It's about a couple who are trying to use alternative transportation. Tres cool.
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