Ban All Animal-Tested Cosmetics in the EU!

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Help Ban Sled Dog Tours

From the Vancouver Humane Society:

Please write to BC’s agriculture minister

The Vancouver Humane Society is calling for a ban on the sled dog tour industry in light of the horrific massacre of 100 sled dogs in Whistler, BC: http://tinyurl.com/5sysgbf

Column in today’s Vancouver Sun: http://tinyurl.com/4ufu8yg

The BC Ministry of Agriculture oversees the provincial Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act.  Please write to:

Honourable Ben Stewart
Minister of Agriculture
PO Box 9043
Stn Prov Govt
Victoria, BC
V8W 9E2

Email: agr.minister@gov.bc.ca
 

Stop UBC Animal Research is raising funds to pay for four monkeys in UBC’s research labs to be transported to a sanctuary where they can live out their remaining days in peace.  Learn more at this article in the Province or see photos from a recent “Dead Monkey Walking” demonstration here.

How can you help?  From Stop UBC Animal Research:

*Write a letter to the Province editor urging UBC to end its experiments on monkeys and to immediately release the animals to a sanctuary.

Email: presidents.office@ubc.ca
Phone: 604.822.8300
Fax: 604.822.5055

From PETA:
 
PETA Asia is looking to fill a new and very exciting position! They’re hiring a Chinese online marketing coordinator to promote animal rights through PETA Asia’s websites and elsewhere on the Internet, with an emphasis on marketing in China. Applicants must demonstrate exceptional written and verbal communication skills in both English and Mandarin/Simplified Chinese.

Interested in joining the PETA Asia team? Click here [http://www.petaasiapacific.com/aboutpeta-jobs-chineseonlinemktg.asp] for more details. Applicants must be hardworking, have good communication skills, and be extremely dedicated to the cause. Experience in marketing is preferable. Other positions available can be found here: http://www.petaasiapacific.com/aboutpeta-jobs.asp.

Source: Liberation BC . People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals - Asia Pacific .

Thousands of dogs and cats in Brazil have been left homeless, injured and starving in the wake of the country’s most deadly floods and mudslides to date. A WSPA disaster relief team is on the ground now bringing desperately needed relief to these animals, and we need your help. Please help Brazil’s animals. The floods struck before dawn on the morning of January 12, while most people were sleeping. Within minutes, entire villages in the mountains outside of Rio de Janeiro were destroyed, as homes were swept away and people and animals trapped under layers of mud or in ruined buildings. Over 800 people have been declared dead due to the floods, and thousands are now homeless. As humanitarian and government groups rush to aid the people devastated by the tragic floods, WSPA is working alongside them to bring relief to the animal victims. It is estimated that thousands of animals, mostly cats and dogs, were impacted by the flooding. Many were injured and separated from their families when the floods struck, and others were abandoned as people fled, and were left without food and water. WSPA’s disaster relief team is currently helping animals in the worst hit areas in the towns of Teresópolis and Nova Friburgo. Our teams have been hard at work providing food, veterinary care and shelter to animals found wandering, trapped and abandoned. But there are still many animals who need us — please make your gift now to help us reach them. With your support, we have plans to bring medical care, food, and comfort to 4,000 cats and dogs impacted by flooding in Brazil. Our teams will remain on the ground rescuing animals and helping reunite them with their families. We’ll also distribute pet food to families and set up temporary shelters for animals next to human shelters so that families do not have to abandon their animals. Please make your gift now so we can respond to this current crisis and to other disasters around the world. Thank you for reaching out to animals in need. Sincerely, James Sawyer Head of Disaster Management, WSPA         This message was sent by: World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) 90 Eglinton Avenue East, Suite 960 Toronto Ontario, M4P 2Y3, Canada To donate by phone, call 1-800-363-9772 Update Profile | Unsubscribe | Forward to a Friend

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I have written the following letter to the Straits Times Forum (website > here) but have not received any reply.  I have a grave concern about the dometic animals that its citizens and residents keep there, either as pets or strays.  In a society obsessed about school grades and material pursuits, animal welfare and kindness to animals is often unheard of or an alien concept.  Going by the various reports of cases of animal cruelty there, animal abuse has become a worrying trend.  Please help to do something about it (e.g. writing to the authorities/ local newspapers, which follow after the news links below )

> Cat found with head crushed at Sengkang carpark > worst abuse I’ve ever seen

My letter:

Dear Editor,

I am deeply disturbed that the acts of cruelty to animals in Singapore continues unabated. A few months ago, the physical abuse of a Pomeranian dog and poisoning of cats were reported. On Jan 11, 2011, animal lovers were shocked at the grossly inhumane abuse of a mongrel which suffered horrendous disfigurement and crippling injuries. Recently, a cat was found with head crushed at Sengkang carpark, as reported by your newspaper on Jan 21, 2011.

Gandhi once said that the greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. These incidents prompt questions from my friends overseas as to the attitude of Singaporeans towards helpless animals. We also wonder how its world-class education system has yet to build nation that would show kindness to animals.

Going by the trend of animal abuse in Singapore, it appears that existing laws against animal cruelty and enforcement are ineffective as deterrents. Can the relevant authorities share with the public what actions are taken to educate the public, pet owners and deter future acts of cruelty to animals ? < END>

Contact the local newspapers ( > The Straits Times ) to voice your concern and press for effective deterrents against animal cruelty to Singapore.  With more voices, this troubling issue will be known publicly and hopefully the Ministry of Law and Ministry of Home Affairs (Singapore) will act.

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December 17, 2010

Imagine living on the edge, never having quite enough to eat and many hungry mouths counting on you for nourishment. With young ones so dependent, you struggle to fend off starvation and disease and fight to keep you and your family safe.

Sadly, that’s everyday life for a street dog mother — desperately trying to provide for her puppies, while barely able to care for herself. It’s an endless cycle of misery and suffering.

That’s why Humane Society International is aggressively working in developing countries around the world to end this merciless cycle through spay/neuter programs and vaccinations against deadly diseases. This holiday season, will you help them with a monthly donation of $15 and become an HSI Street Dog Defender?

As of today, we’ve recruited nearly 400 Street Dog Defenders, with a goal of 500 by Dec. 31, 2010. It’s ambitious — but so are our plans to help street dogs around the world. Will you join us?

From Bhutan to India, the Philippines to Haiti, with your donation of $15 a month — just 50 cents a day — you’ll help our teams on the ground curb overpopulation through spay/neuter, stop the spread of the deadly rabies virus to protect animals and humans, provide veterinary training, and educate communities to help change attitudes and behavior toward these vulnerable animals.

Together, we can bring about powerful change to street dog communities, preventing a life of suffering for tens of thousands of dogs. And life for spayed and neutered dogs provides much needed peace: Fighting among the pack goes down, the female members no longer give birth to litter after litter of puppies for whom they can barely provide.

Please, become a Street Dog Defender today, and help us provide the most effective tools to help these animals and the communities in which they live.

Thank you so much for all you do for animals.

Sincerely,

Rebecca Aldworth
Executive Director
Humane Society International/Canada

Source: Human Society International .

Free Tony the Tiger from His Truck Stop Cage

• Target: Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF)
• Sponsored by: World Society for the Protection of Animals

On Dec 14, 2010 the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) decides whether or not to renew a permit that keeps Tony, a 10-year old Siberian/Bengal tiger, caged as a road-side attraction at a truck stop. Renewal of this permit means that Tony would be condemned to yet another year of suffering.

Tony has lived his entire life in a concrete and steel cage near gas pumps, subjected to fumes, noise, and traffic 24/7. He is frequently taunted by visitors and exhibits abnormal pacing behavior. Please let the LDWF know that this “attraction” is inhumane and Tony should be surrendered to a big cat sanctuary to receive the care he deserves.

Tony’s owner refuses to surrender him to a sanctuary but, with your help, we may be able to convince the LDWF that this is not his choice to make. Sign the petition to tell the LDWF not to renew the permit that keeps Tony at the truck stop..

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