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May 2010
Victory for Abused Horses
Paws Up! To the Honorable George J. Pulver for sentencing horse abuser Ernie Paragallo to two years in jail. According to news reports, NHES also wishes to recognize Terry J. Wilhelm, Greene County District Attorney, for bringing charges against Paragallo.
Honorable George J. Pulver Terry J. Wilhelm, Source: www.thedailymail.net/articles/2010/05/19/news/doc4bf37c25e72f7251250168.txt
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Israel Says NO to Fur Paws Up! After a documentary on fur farming was aired on Israeli television, public outcry from Israelis sparked the proposal of this legislation. Most recently, celebrities Paul McCartney and Brigitte Bardot joined in to promote this bill. In a recent poll conducted by the International Anti-Fur Coalition, 86 percent of Israelis believe that killing animals for fur is wrong, and 79 percent of Israelis support the fur trade ban. If this bill is passed, Israel would become the first country to ban the import and export of fur entirely. Take Action! Please contact Knesset member Ronit Tirosh letting her know that you support her proposed bill to end the sale and trade of fur in Israel.
Knesset Member Ronit Tirosh Phone: 02-6408423 Sources: http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/03/17/israel.fur.ban/index.html http://www.antifurcoalition.org/israel-fur-bill.html
Paws Down! To the The gray wolf was reintroduced to According to the commission’s own news article, “[Fish, Wildlife, and Parks Commission] wildlife managers are proposing to create 14 wolf hunting units and will ask the commission to consider overall harvest quotas of 186 and 216 wolves.” The meeting will be held on June 2 with the public comment period expected to continue through June 14. NHES feels that hunting for sport is cruel and unnecessary. Also, wolves’ tight family bonds are disrupted by random deaths. The remaining pack members can be left without seasoned leadership to get them through hardship. Take Action! Please contact one of the five Bob Ream, Chairman 406-461-3202 Source: http://fwp.mt.gov/news/article.html?action=getArticle&id=9215
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What About the Menu
Paws Up, but Down To the White House Correspondents’ Association for promoting an eco-friendly dinner, but falling short when it comes to the animals. While the White House Correspondents’ Association tried to be eco-friendly for its annual dinner in Yet, served at the dinner were crab claws, filet, and halibut. We now know that a major source of global warming comes from factory farming. Serving meat at such an event negates all the positive eco-friendly actions the organizers instituted. In addition, our seas are being devastated by factory fish farming and our inland waterways destroyed by fish farms. In fact, some reports indicate that by the middle of this century we could have a total collapse of our seas because of the massive numbers of fish being removed at unsustainable levels, not to mention the pollution wreaking havoc on our seas. Putting crab and halibut on the menu is not at all eco-friendly. Take Action: Please write a polite letter to the White House Correspondents’ Association thanking them for their efforts at being eco-friendly and urging them to replace meat-based dishes at next year’s event with plant-based ones. If the organization wants to be truly eco-friendly, it will think about the food as well as the bathrooms. Edwin Chen, President White House Correspondents' Association Sources: http://mediamatters.org/strupp/201004230018 # |