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Comment by PawBaw on September 5, 2008 at 8:21pm

Hi Emily,
I did not know this group existed, so I started today a group called Defenders of Wildlife, it is just too similar, isn't it? Well i am an active member of Defenders organization and I wanted to introduce the ASPCA community to the organization. The web site is
www.defenders.org and there are several action rhat need to be taken immediately and please spread the word or the web address please.
Thank you...

Comment by Emily on August 21, 2008 at 7:22pm

Hey everyone! Sorry I haven't been on in so long, I've been really busy. Keep up the good work!

Comment by Athena89 on August 13, 2008 at 3:03pm

Help End the Slaughter from the Skies

Comment by Athena89 on August 13, 2008 at 2:18pm

Two actions for Endangered Species Act: NWF and EDF

NWF ACTION ALERT: Administration Plans to Gut Endangered Species Act

The National Wildlife Federation just obtained a leaked document revealing the Bush administration's plans to gut the Endangered Species Act during its last few months in office.
Please click on the link below to send an urgent message to the Secretary of the Interior, asking him to put a stop to the attack on the Endangered Species Act.

To take action on this issue, click on the link below:

https://online.nwf.org/site/Advocacy?s_oo=SF2iVFex13mcT4FDVqvdzw..&id=603


EDF Urgent Action - Protect America's Endangered Species

Under the Endangered Species Act, federal agencies are required to subject construction projects to an independent review of scientists.
Now, the Bush administration is proposing new rules that would skip this step of independent scientific review, weakening one of America's landmark environmental laws.

Take action – Tell the White House not to weaken the decades-old regulations that have helped protect the bald eagle, grizzly bear and gray whale.

http://action.edf.org/campaign/esa_action?source=edtaf

Comment by Athena89 on August 11, 2008 at 1:31pm

HSUS ACTION ALERT FOR WILD HORSES... FINALLY!

I just took action online to help protect wild horses and burros
on public lands in the U.S.
The BLM recently announced that it may begin euthanizing horses
in holding centers in order to "balance the budget," but killing
horses is not the answer to the BLM's financial woes.
I hope you will join me and urge the BLM to end its war on wild
horses on our public lands. It only takes a minute.

Here is the link:

https://community.hsus.org/campaign/BLM_2008_wildhorses_burros?rk=I7L8EwEqA5KWW

Comment by Athena89 on July 17, 2008 at 9:00pm

actions for Environmental Defense Fund:
(several to take, for more see site at bottom)

Soil erosion, water pollution and vital habitat loss are
imminent if the USDA decides to release 24 million acres of land from the Conservation Reserve Program for commercial use.
The penalty-free release of this land would be devastating for our soil, water, habitat and efforts to stop global warming.
Take action today:
http://action.environmentaldefense.org/campaign/crp?rk=Sp2IjjsqYF8hW

more actions:
http://www.edf.org/page.cfm?tagID=815

Comment by Athena89 on July 15, 2008 at 1:50pm

to participate in NRDC actions, see this page:

http://www.nrdc.org/action/default.asp

Helping change issues that affect the environment help wildlife, of course. There are many issues there from stopping offshore drilling to urging the Navy to stop using sonar that is harmful to whales.
thanks.

Comment by Athena89 on July 14, 2008 at 12:55pm

URGENT: NEVADA'S WILD HORSES TO BE EUTHANIZED IN A CRUEL MANNOR... AND THEY SHOULD BE BACK ON OUR PUBLIC LANDS! THEY NEED YOUR VOICE... PLEASE HELP:
These horses are being taken off of public lands not because of the reasons they are citing, but to get them off of the land under pressure from cattle ranchers. They plan to kill them using either overdoses of barbituates, a bullet to the head, or a prod to the head like they use on cattle. This is horrible. I have lived in this area for 22 years and have seen their numbers dwindle. This is so dear to my heart and to anyone who cares about the wild horses... majestic animals...a national treasure!!
I-Team: Wild Horses Face Threat of Extermination
http://www.klas-tv.com/Global/story.asp?S=8664333
What you can do now:
Please also contact your US Representative, two US Senators
To locate your US Representative and two US Senators, visit www.congress.org and enter your zip code.
To contact Chairman Nick Rahall, a long-time friend of the horses, click here:
http://www.rahall.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=521&Itemid=162
BLM has set up a web-page for the public to comment. While we are under no illusion that they have any interest in the American public’s wishes, you may give them a piece of your mind by calling 202-208-7351 or by following this link: http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/prog/wild_horse_and_burro/feedback.html
more to do:
Alert Oprah Winfrey to this tragedy. She needs to hear from thousands of us urging her to feature our wild horses, American icons, on her show:
https://www.oprah.com/plugger/templates/BeOnTheShow.jhtml?action=respond&plugId=B2100004
CNN’s Anderson Cooper should be urged to investigate the matter:
http://www.cnn.com/feedback/forms/form11b.html?1
Please also contact your US Representative, two US Senators, and Rep. Nick Rahall, Chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, noted above.
you can also see the HSUS page:
http://www.hsus.org/wildlife/wildlife_news/blm_wild_horses_071108.html
for more see my full comment on my group page:
http://aspcacommunity.ning.com/group/activistsforanimals

Comment by Athena89 on July 10, 2008 at 3:22pm

Defenders of Wildlife Action for Polar Bears
After months of delay, federal officials finally listed polar bears as "threatened" under the Endangered Species Act in May.
But the Administration also issued a new rule that dramatically limits new protections for these struggling bears and the places they need to survive.
I just wrote federal officials at the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to urge them to give polar bears the protections they deserve -- you can, too. Just go to this website:

http://action.defenders.org/helppolarbears2

Comment by Athena89 on June 25, 2008 at 2:52pm

Many New Actions to take! Defenders of Wildlife
One:
I need your help to save wolves in Greater Yellowstone and make sure that these magnificent animals have a lasting future in America.
To take action on this issue, click on the link below:
https://secure.defenders.org/site/Advocacy?s_oo=D2PI4tlGyDeYtEXfFWg_Ig..&id=1001
Two:
Many bears are killed just for their gallbladders, which are used in traditional Asian medicines to treat a variety of illnesses. Although accepted alternatives exist in traditional medicines, demand for bear parts is soaring.
As Asian bear populations have fallen, poachers are turning to bears in the U.S. to satisfy a flourishing black market. Each year, 30,000 or more bears are killed illegally in the U.S.
I just asked my Representative to sign on as a cosponsor to the Bear Protection Act (H.R. 5534) -- bipartisan legislation that would help end this poaching plague.
To take action on this issue, click on the link below:
https://secure.defenders.org/site/Advocacy?s_oo=l0lVV9ph3wjwc39GHCVMmw..&id=1081
Three:
The cerulean warbler -- treasured by bird lovers across the country -- is in trouble. This small, sky-blue bird's population is dropping faster than any other warbler species in the United States as habitat loss and other threats make survival more difficult.
Without serious, ongoing conservation efforts, the songs of these and many other neotropical birds may fade from America's wild places.
Urge your U.S. Representative to cosponsor legislation reauthorizing the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (H.R. 5756) to protect these birds.
To take action on this issue, click on the link below:
https://secure.defenders.org/site/Advocacy?s_oo=4M1j_1bGFfuX-SCog66VlA..&id=1113
Four:
There are fewer than 400 North Atlantic right whales left on earth -- and ship strikes are the number one cause of death of these magnificent marine mammals.
I just wrote my Senators and urged them to support vital legislation to save right whales.
To take action on this issue, click on the link below:
https://secure.defenders.org/site/Advocacy?s_oo=1SVmZpT5fCPIVdE_RT9AqA..&id=1089
Five:
Have you ever heard of Canada's boreal forest? It's where many of North America's birds -- including nearly 40% of North America's ducks, geese, and swans -- go to breed.
Unfortunately, this special place -- and our birds -- is increasingly threatened by logging, mining and oil and gas drilling in Canada's boreal forest.
I'm calling on Canadian officials to do more to protect this special place, and I hope you will, too.
To take action on this issue, click on the link below:
https://secure.defenders.org/site/Advocacy?s_oo=Fpx5jSYjJaDXmEx2JwZi6Q..&id=1093

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