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#2: OCT. KC DIGEST - Vick's Dogs, Starved For Art, Thankful Turkeys... KINSHIP CIRCLE PRIMARY - PERMISSION TO CROSS-POST AS WRITTEN 10/29/07 PART 2: OCTOBER KC DIGEST - Alerts From Members View past KC Digest Newsletters: http://www.kinshipcircle.org/digest/ PART 2: October KC Digest 8. PETITIONS & ONLINE CAMPAIGNS,

part 2 9. Ensure Vick’s Dogs Are Spared, As Promised 10. Protest Dog Starved To Death For Art Show 11. Best Friends Religious Summit 12. Join The Thankful Turkeys Celebration 13. Help Benevolent Society For Animals In Ghana 14. Seal “Ambassador” Killed By Marine & Coastal Management PART 1: October KC Digest SENT IN SEPARATE EMAIL If you did NOT get PART 2, request it: kinshipcircle 1. Extermination Of JFK Airport Cats Begins Today! (10/29) 2. PETITIONS & ONLINE CAMPAIGNS, part 1 3. CHINA: Cruel Animal Olympics Start Again 4. Miami-Dade Police Officer Accused Of Killing K-9 Partner

5. Groundbreaking Effort for Farm Animals Underway in California 6. American Soldier Shoots Yet Another Poor Dog In Iraq? 7. “REACH” To Test 30,000 Chemicals On Millions Of Animals ================================================================= ================================================================= 8. PETITIONS & ONLINE CAMPAIGNS, part 2 * KOREA, CHINA, PHILIPINES: Stop Horse Fighting http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/stop-horse-fighting-in-korea-china-phillipines PHOTO: Mostly illegal horse fighting still thrives in countries like the Philippines, Indonesia, China and South Korea. Brutal and inhumane, these spectacles can be anything from featured events in annual fiestas and thanksgiving festivals to scrappy local events for the purposes of an afternoon's gambling and entertainment, or to honor a special guest. Horse fighting takes place in city stadiums or abandoned playing fields in remote villages and provinces. In more highly populated areas they may also be conducted at a local racetrack. * SPAIN: Barbarous dog pound in Cadiz, Spain http://www.petitiononline.com/perrera/petition.html * All Life Is Sacred http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/all-life-is-sacred * Tell Coach House Gifts to End the Sale of Live Animals [prewritten web letter] http://getactive.peta.org/campaign/coach_house_gifts * 'Bambi Butchers' Horror [prewritten web letter] http://getactive.peta.org/campaign/p2_bambi_butchers?c=918

* Teens Despicable Act Of Torturing Pup To Death http://www.thepetitionsite.com/petition/699548452 * A Barbarous Dog Pound – Sign The Petition! http://www.petitiononline.com/perrera/petition.html * Petition for the San Bernardino Pit Bulls http://www.petitiononline.com/sbdogs/petition.html * End Whaling -- Now ! http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/194508729 * Help Revoke Makah Whaling Rights http://www.thepetitionsite.com/2/help-revoke-makah-whaling-rights * CHINA: Boycott China! End Its Animal Terror http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/395884823 * EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Ban Bestiality http://www.petitiononline.com/Beast999/petition.html * MEXICO: Extreme Animal Cruelty At San Bernabe Market

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/423921708 * 2012 Olympic Site Cats at risk of Starvation and Death http://www.thepetitionsite.com/2/2012-olympic-site-cats-at-risk-of-starvation-and-death * CHINA: Help Persuade Tesco To Stop Selling Live Turtles http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/518761759 * End Animal Suffering Worldwide - Sign Petition Universal Declaration on Animal Welfare! http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/458691259?z00m=10461904 ================================================================= 9. Ensure Vick’s Dogs Are Spared, As Promised ALERT FROM / REPLY TO: Wayne Johnson Ph.D., Coalition to Save The Vick Dogs, seiku BACKGROUND: The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia has announced the appointment of Valparaiso (Indiana) University Animal Law Professor Rebecca J. Huss as the Guardian/Special Master for the 49 dogs forfeited to the

United States in the Michael Vick matter. We congratulate Professor Huss and Valparaiso on this appointment. However, in the October 17 press release there is a worrisome sentence: "Some of the dogs may be permanently placed however others may be euthanized to protect the public and other dogs.” As you know the team of experts assembled by the ASPCA recommended that 48 of the 49 remaining dogs displayed temperaments which would allow them to be placed in law enforcement sanctuaries or foster care. CONTACT INFORMATION TO PROTEST: Professor Rebecca J. Huss: Rebecca.Huss Please email Professor Huss and ask her to fully accept the findings of the ASPCA review panel. Remember these dogs currently belong to all of us. Or as the U.S. Attorney said: "They are property of the United States of America.” REFERENCES: Animal rescue groups urged to help Vick's dogs http://www.post-trib.com/news/622900,vickdogs.article KINSHIP CIRCLE REFERENCES: 10/2/07: Vick’s Dogs - Clemency For All But One (not yet available on Kinship Circle website) 8/28/07: Salvation For Vick's Dogs? http://www.kinshipcircle.org/letter_library/letter.asp?LetterID=1676 & seriesfirst=true [RELIEF GLOBAL] Sick Vick Updates & Feedback http://www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/relief/07-08-21.html#7 8/19/07: No Deal For Sick Vick’s Dogfighting Crimes http://www.kinshipcircle.org/letter_library/letter.asp?LetterID=1672 & seriesfirst=true 8/2/07: Michael Vick Dogfighting Files: Action & Updates http://www.kinshipcircle.org/letter_library/letter.asp?LetterID=1668 & seriesfirst=true ================================================================= 10. Protest Dog Starved To Death For Art Show

ALERT FROM / REPLY TO: mentayflor BACKGROUND: WSPA press release: http://wspa.or.cr/news.asp?newsID=94 This is the translation to the petition (sorry for my English but may be this info is useful): An artist from Costa Rica named Guillermo Vargas, known as Habakkuk, is involved in a big controversy because of the death of a street dog in Exhibit No. 1 shows that took place last August in Managua (Nicaragua). Defenders of animals in Costa Rica learned of his work through a blog yesterday and accused him of cruelty... What we saw in Managua. As part of his presentation, the artist showed to the viewer a street dog

weak, sick and hungry tied to the corner of the room. He captured the animal in a poor district of Managua. The dog died the day after the exhibition, as was confirmed to La Nación by Marta Leonor Gonzalez, editor of the cultural supplement of La Prensa in Nicaragua. The exhibition also included, written with dog food, "You are what you read,” as well as an audio with the Sandinista anthem, photos and a burner, which burned 175 rocks of crack cocaine and an ounce of marijuana. Habakkuk said his work was a tribute to Natividad Canda, Nicaraguan who died after being attacked by two dogs in a workshop in Carthage. "I won’t say whether it is true or not that the dog died. The important thing was the hypocrisy of people: an animal thus becomes the focus of attention when you put in a place where people go to see art but not when he is on the street died of hunger...” He added: "Nobody came to free the

dog nor given food or called the police. Nobody did anything." When questioned about whether or not fed to the animal, the artist refused to respond... Several advocates of animal rights repudiated the work of Habakkuk, disqualified him as a work of art and suggested the artist be excluded from Bienal centroamericana Honduras 2008, because he will be one of the six representatives of the country. "I was shocked when I see he promotes cruelty to animals in a work of art,” said Gina Malavassi, animals defender. Jose Morales, vice president of the Unidad Especial de Protección y Rescate Animal, said, "The dog was tied and without food; I do not understand in what head it is art...” CONTACT INFORMATION TO PROTEST: webmaster, fruiz, Administrador, webmaster,

info, info, nicaragua, mission.nicaragua, Embanic-Bonn, roger.guevara.mena, embanic, embanic, embanic, nicaragua, despachoemb, embanic, faoprnic, haroldrivas, ministerio, presidente, mjimenez, auditoria ================================================================= 11. Best Friends Religious Summit ALERT FROM / REPLY TO: Janice Fredericks, godscre INVITATION: You are cordially invited to a signing ceremony of a

religious proclamation in support of animal compassion... Presented by an alliance of religious leaders representing faith traditions worldwide. Wednesday, November 7, 2007, 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. Cannon Caucus Room (Third Floor) * Cannon House Office Building Independence Avenue and New Jersey Avenue, S.E. * Washington, DC 20515 Please join us in this groundbreaking event as religious leaders issue calls to action for people of faith to reject animal cruelty in all its forms and embrace kindness to animals as a core spiritual value. PLEASE RSVP TO: krish * 435-691-0250 Event sponsored by Best Friends Animal Society, http://www.bestfriends.org Please visit http://www.network.bestfriends.org/religion

================================================================= 12. Join The Thankful Turkeys Celebration ALERT FROM / REPLY TO: Lorri Bauston, info INVITATION: Thankful Turkeys Celebration Animal Acres Farmed Animal Sanctuary - Los Angeles, California Saturday, November 17, Noon – 4pm Tickets are $35 for adults and $25 for children (age 3 to 12). Children 3 and under are free. Seated is limited and early reservations are recommended (last year's Thanksgiving celebration sold out!) This year, join your feathered friends at Animal Acres for a unique holiday Thanksgiving celebration. Gather

with fellow veg pilgrims and our feathered guests of honor (the sanctuary turkeys!) to help spread the message of compassion for ALL. The festivities will start at noon with farm tours of the sanctuary and time to meet the sanctuary cows, pigs, chickens, and other animals, while hearing about their heartwarming rescue stories. At 1:30 pm we will gather for our "Feed the Turkey" Ceremony where it's the turkeys turn to enjoy salad, pumpkin pie and stuffed squash! After our feathered friends are full and happy, the rest of us will enjoy a mouth-watering vegan Thanksgiving dinner catered by the ONE WORLD Restaurant < http://www.oneworldveggie.com > The menu includes their famous One World Veggie Turkey and Classic Stuffing, Mashed Potatoes and Mushroom Gravy, Hearty Autumn Vegetables, Cranberry Sauce, and Homemade Pumpkin Pie.

Animal Acres President Lorri Bauston, and other animal advocates will speak about the need to protect ALL animals from cruelty and neglect. TO PURCHASE TICKETS: ONLINE: http://animalacres.org/events.html CALL: 661-269-5404 Thankful Turkey Celebration Program: Noon – 1:30 PM: Shelter Tours 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM: Feed the Turkeys Ceremony 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM: Dinner 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM: Presentations ANIMAL ACRES * 5200 Escondido Canyon Road * Acton, CA 93510 ph: 661-269-5404, fax: 661-269-0194 * email: info http://www.animalacres.org Animal Acres is a Los Angeles farmed animal sanctuary and compassionate living center directed by Farm Sanctuary co-founder Lorri Bauston. Thank you for your support.

================================================================= 13. Help Benevolent Society For Animals In Ghana ALERT FROM / REPLY TO: Joe Koller, Coordinator, The Benevolent Society For Animals zerotwofour BACKGROUND: My name is Joe Koller, an Animal Right Activist in Ghana. I be came an Animal Right Advocate on a visit to London in the UK 2001. I was taken a walk one morning when I came across this group of people protesting against some hunters who hunt fox as a sport. As some one who is coming from Ghana in Africa, I have seen worst things being done to animals, So I was surprise and curious to know what was the

motive and the motivation behind the protesters. So...I was briefly educated on a bit of what they stand for. Since then I see things differently. I came back to Ghana I share my experience in London with some friends. touched about the education I had on the animals... Some of them also decided to be an Animal Right Advocates. In Ghana a lot of people have pet that take care of themselves. There are these people who have pets they don't feed, even if they are eating and their pet come around they beat them. Some of the animals end up on the streets searching for food on their own, which some of even starve to death. And to make matters worse this stray animals are being beating also by those people on the streets. As am writing now we have over 729 stray dog and 416 stray cats on the streets... Our name is The Benevolent Society For Animals. We have started building a pound for the stay

animals, so far the project is on a hold due to short of funds. We tried raising funds locally but it seem the people are confronted with their own problems. We hear comments like, “Human beings are dying of hunger and you are here talking about animals!” Due to difficulties in raising funds locally we decided to contact you to help us by donating the little you can, to help us realize our dream of getting a pound for these animals. Also if any advice you have for us is welcome. PHOTOS: This are pictures of some of the stray dogs. Those in the cage are those under our care, those in the room are with me in my house

and the project (shelter) we are working on for the animals. CONTACT INFORMATION TO DONATE: The Benevolent Society For Animals DONATE BY MAIL (we don’t have a website yet) via Western Union transfer: Name: The Benevolent Society For Animals Contact Name: Joe Koller or Charles Koman. Address: 17 Abelempke Motorway Abelempke Accra, Ghana Telephone: 00233 244128888 ================================================================= 14. Seal “Ambassador” Killed By Marine & Coastal Management ALERT FROM / REPLY TO: Liz Nicholas, info Francois Hugo Seal Alert-SA, sasealion

PHOTOS: Hout Bay Harbour Landmark, Pietie the Cape Fur Seal Bull BACKGROUND: From sasealion -- Over the years, taking tourists to see the endangered Cape fur seals off Hout Bay has become one of the top ten attractions in the western Cape. Earning for its six big business, exclusive seal-island tour boat operators, millions in annual ticket sales. In the past year, a very special relationship developed between a previously disadvantaged out-of-work fishermen from the local community, who is also alleged to be a known robber of the

visiting tourists. Blitz, as he is known, had formed a unique relationship with one very large 300kg bull seal, whom he had befriended and nicknamed Pietie. In official literature Marine and Coastal Management Officials claim Cape fur seals are extremely dangerous and aggressive. Pietie, the endangered Cape fur seal bull, would wait each morning for Blitz to call him in the harbour water, where upon he would haul out on the quay-side, and proceed to Blitz. For the remainder of the morning, Pietie would allow Blitz to handle him, pull his ears, open his mouth and feed him by hand, to the delight of visiting children and tourists. Pietie even allowed Blitz to sit on his back, to the amusement of the tourists. This bull seal was a permanent fixture on the waterfront. With Blitz, an enterprising local would take advantage of the crowds that gathered by passing a hat around and asking for money "to buy

some fish for my seal.” It was a unusual relationship that worked for both man and beast... Plans were even underway with the Community Policing Forum, where it was decided to place a fence around the bull seal, where Blitz would be the only one allowed into the fenced area to feed and love his new found seal-friend. Blitz had, thanks to Pietie the seal, finally been able to turn his life around, support his family and earn a honest living. Sadly, officials tasked with protecting this endangered CITES-listed seal species, protected under the Seabirds and Seals Protection Act of 1973, decided to destroy this bull seal by lethal injection. This official from Marine and Coastal Management, is neither qualified as a veterinarian to administer a lethal injection nor is permitted to kill an endangered protected seal without just cause. His actions were therefore illegal. Unfortunately for Pietie the

Bull seal, he was just days away from returning to his offshore colony, where he would live-off his accumulated excess weight, to win the right to command an offshore harem of cows and begin his annual mating season. Thereafter he would moult, and in all probability return to a life on the open sea and offshore islands. For the Seals, Francois Hugo Seal Alert-SA , 27-21-790 8774 CONTACT INFORMATION: Pam Yako, Director General of Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism: pyako Ask her to investigate the full circumstances for this illegal killing of an endangered Cape fur seal, that has become international known and famous. Additional emails to write to, from Seal Alert-SA: Monde Mayekiso, Mmayekiso mwillemse Theressa Akkers, Takkers Beryl Batties, bbatties

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