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#2: NOV. KC DIGEST - JFK Still Kills Cats, Grimes Gagged... KINSHIP CIRCLE PRIMARY - PERMISSION TO CROSS-POST AS WRITTEN 11/27/07 PART 2: NOVEMBER KC DIGEST - Alerts From Members View past KC Digest Newsletters: http://www.kinshipcircle.org/digest/ PART 2: November KC Digest 8. MORE PETITIONS, VIDEOS, WEB CAMPAIGNS 9. Keep Pressure On JFK Airport: Stop Killing Cats Now!

10. Tammy Grimes Jury Selected - Gag Order Issued 11. Fourth Annual Stray Cat Club Gala Event for Stray Cat Alliance 12. Support Animal Acres Fire Evacuation Program 13. Spain - 200 Dogs Found In Awful Situation 14. Pet Store Leafleting, Pigeon Vigil, Blog 15. SHAC National March And Rally (UK) PART 1: November KC Digest If you did NOT get PART 1, request it: kinshipcircle 1. Researcher Wants To Clone Primates For Human Diseases 2. PETITIONS, VIDEOS, WEB CAMPAIGNS 3. Guantánamo For Animals - Monkeys Imported To European Labs 4. Uphill Struggle For Jamaica Shelter After Hurricane Dean 5.

Bird Loyalists Want Feral Cats Dead? Stop H.R. 767 6. Greece: Severe Abuse Of Donkeys 7. Is An Animal A Thing? Or A Being? ================================================================= ================================================================= 8. MORE PETITIONS, VIDEOS, WEB CAMPAIGNS VIDEO / FILM: Testify: Eco-Defense and the Politics of Violence Part 1 -

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Gabby Was Euthanized & Lived Four Days In A Freezer http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/gabby-was-euthanized-lived-four-days-in-a-freezer Stop Slaughtering Stray Animals In Ukraine http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/stop-slaughtering-stray-animals-in China’s Barbaric Zoos http://www.onevoice-ear.org/combattre/petitions/petition_chine_english.html Puerto Rico Pet Massacre http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/puerto-rico-pet-massacre Tell the U.S. Navy to Protect Right Whales from Deadly Sonar! http://www.nrdconline.org/campaign/Act_Now_To_Save_The_Whales_NC SPAIN: For Bullfight Abolition http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/por-la-abolicion-de-las-corridas-de-toros.html Petition For Safer Vaccinations For Our Companion Animals http://www.petitiononline.com/petvax23/petition.html Prevent Extinction Of Unique, Australian Mary River Turtle http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/741410919 Save Queensland’s Endangered Loggerhead Turtles From Extinction http://www.savemoretonbay.org.au/newsletters/loggerhead_appeal.php Tortoise Importation Ban (Pet Trade) - End Their Misery http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/769012123 VIDEO: Earthlings, Feature Length Documentary http://veg-tv.info/Earthlings ================================================================= 9. Keep Pressure On JFK Airport: Stop Killing Cats Now! ALERT FROM / REPLY TO:

Bryan Kortis, Neighborhood Cats, headcat, 212-662-5761 Carl Simonsen, boardwalkcats PHOTO: Rallying Animal Activists: Change Cat Policy At JFK! http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19046386 & BRD=2731 & PAG=461 & dept_id=574908 & rfi=6 BACKGROUND (edited for length): from headcat, (New York) -- Susan Baer, General Manager of JFK Airport, threatened in a recent memo to revoke the right of any employee to be on airport

grounds who is caught feeding cats. The NY State anti-cruelty law provides that a person who "deprives any animal of necessary sustenance, food or drink, or neglects or refuses to furnish it such sustenance or drink" is guilty of a crime (Ag & Markets, sec. 353). Cats are dependent on people for food and drink and, by ordering their sustenance be withheld, Baer may have committed a criminal offense. JFK memo: http://graphics8.nytimes.com/packages/pdf/nyregion/city_room/20071030_AIRPORT.pdf NY State anti-cruelty law: http://www.animallaw.info/statutes/stusnyag_mkts332_379.htm#s353

In addition to starving cats, Port Authority officials continued their extermination effort by trapping some and dumping them at a local shelter. Typically, feral cats are immediately euthanized due to being unadoptable and a safety risk to staff... Each passing day brings ever more outrageous conduct by the Port Authority -- this is not only about the precious lives of the cats anymore, but about the accountability of people who have forgotten they are public servants. We need you to raise your voice once more... PHOTO: Rescued JFK Airport kitten. http://gothamist.com/2007/10/26/claiming_danger.php CONTACT INFORMATION TO PROTEST: Demand Port Authority suspend the trapping immediately... Please let us know -- headcat -- if anyone requests more detailed information on the issues. Anthony R. Coscia, Chairman, Board of Commissioners Port Authority of New York and New Jersey ph: 732-846-2120 (direct line) * 732-846-7600 (general, Coscia's law firm) fax: 732.846.8877 * email: acoscia Robert E. Wan Etten, Inspector General Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

main office: 973-565-4340 * 24-hr pager: 917-788-6277 fax: 973-565-4307 * email: InspectorGeneral The Honorable Eliot Spitzer, Governor, New York ph: 212-681-4580 * fax: 518-474-1513 * web email: http://www.ny.gov/ The Honorable Mary Donahue, Lieutenant Governor, New York ph: 518-474-4623 * email: Ltgovernor.correspondence The Honorable Helen Marshall, Queens Borough President Chairman, Airport Community Advisory Board ph: 718-286-3000 * email: info Port Authority Corporate Headquarters ph: 212-435-7000 (get a live person on the line and demand to speak to

someone about the JFK situation) TALKING POINTS: From headcat LIE #1: "The cats will all be adopted into good homes." THE TRUTH: Feral cats are unadoptable and usually are immediately put down when brought to shelters, as Port Authority plans to do. Port Authority ADMITTED LYING to the public about this in the NY Post article, "Frequent Liars", published Saturday, October 27, 2007. LIE #2: "Feeding cats attracts seagulls and birds are an aviation threat." THE TRUTH: Seagulls are at the airport because JFK is NEAR THE OCEAN! And because tons of trash is strewn about airport grounds. There is not enough

cat food to attract large numbers of birds and there is no food left anyway when the cats finish eating. Cats hunt birds, they don't attract them. There is ZERO evidence proving a link between the presence of cats at an airport and an aviation risk. DON'T BE GULL-IBLE! LIE #3: "We can achieve a cat-free airport." THE TRUTH: You can't wipe out the presence of feral cats in a 5000 acre area where new, unneutered cats are constantly abandoned or lost and then reproduce, and where food sources are plentiful. Only Trap-Neuter-Return can, over time, reduce numbers. The Port Authority's extermination effort is futile and will only result in new furry faces, not fewer. HOLIDAY DONATIONS FOR JFK CATS: from Susan Davis I am making a personal appeal for donations to be sent to three local rescue organizations that have played a key role at some point in the rescue and/or TNR of the cats at JFK airport being threatened with extermination... URBAN CAT LEAGUE PO BOX 2476 * Times Square Station * New York, NY 10108 http://www.urbancatleague.org/ ALL ABOUT SPAY NEUTER INC. PO BOX 140098 * Howard Beach, NY 11414

http://www.allaboutspayneuter.com/ SAVE KITTY FOUNDATION PO BOX 260096 * Bellerose NY 11426 http://www.savekitty.org/ ================================================================= 10. Tammy Grimes Jury Selected - Gag Order Issued ALERT FROM / REPLY TO:

Penny, jkulig_pgummo Dawn Ashby, Rescue and Public Liaison, Dogs Deserve Better, Inc. BACKGROUND: On Monday, September 19 a jury was selected in the case of Tammy Grimes and trial has been set for December 12, 13 and 14, according to the Court Administration's Office at Blair County Courthouse. The judge has issued a gag order on Grimes and everyone involved in the case, however, a call to the courthouse revealed the jury has been selected and the above dates have been set for the trial. It is HIGHLY unlikely Grimes' evidence -- including a video of the dog's suffering and the veterinarian’s report -- will be

deemed admissible. Grimes was arrested for theft when she rescued a dying dog on September 11, 2006. Read more: http://bulletins.myspace.com/www.dogsdeservebetter.org/doogie.html While Grimes voice may be temporarily silenced, yours is not. In other news, Dogs Deserve Better signed a Private Criminal Complaint against the Arnolds -- owners who "allegedly" left their dog "Jake" renamed "Doogie" lying on the ground unable to stand for days before Grimes rescued him on 9/11/06. Grimes took him to the veterinarian and refused to return him to

his abusers. Grimes was subsequently arrested for theft of the dog from the Arnolds’ property. KINSHIP CIRCLE REFERENCES: SEPT. KC DIGEST: Dismiss Charges Against Tammy Grimes (Doogie Case) (not yet available on KC website) April-June 2007 UPDATES: Grimes Wins Award For Art Honoring Saved Dog http://www.kinshipcircle.org/updates/updates_april-june_2007.html#anchor11 Jan-March 2007 UPDATES: Free From Chains, Doogie Has Died http://www.kinshipcircle.org/updates/updates_jan-mar_2007.html#11 Oct-Dec. 2006 UPDATES: Jury Trial Set For Dogs Deserve Better

Founder http://www.kinshipcircle.org/updates/updates_oct-dec.html#8 Aug-Oct 2006 UPDATES: Arrested Dog Rescuer Tammy Grimes Visits One Happy Dog! http://www.kinshipcircle.org/updates/updates_aug-oct_2006.html 9/29/06: 2 Charges Dropped For Grimes; No Charges For Arnolds http://www.kinshipcircle.org/katrina/9_29_06.html 9/20/06: Tammy Grimes Update: Vet Says Doogie Is Victim Of Abuse http://www.kinshipcircle.org/katrina/9_20_06.html 9/15/06: Tammy

Grimes: Save A Life, Go To Jail? http://www.kinshipcircle.org/letter_library/letter.asp?LetterID=1568 & seriesfirst=true 9/12/06: JAILED - SHAC 7 / Tammy Grimes, Dogs Deserve Better http://www.kinshipcircle.org/updates/updates_9_12.html ================================================================= 11. Fourth Annual Stray Cat Club Gala Event for Stray Cat Alliance ALERT FROM / REPLY TO:

Call 310-281-1109 or email info Benefiting Stray Cat Alliance, http://www.straycatalliance.org/ EVENT DETAILS: WHEN: December 2, 2007 * 5:00-7:00pm Cocktail / Hors d’oeuvre * Dinner and Masquerade Party Decadent Attire / Costume / Black Tie - OPTIONAL WHERE: Wilshire-Ebell Theatre (Wilshire and Lucerne Blvd) complimentary parking on Lucerne Blvd 4401 8th Street * Los Angeles, CA 90005 HONORING: Judie Mancuso. Cheri Shankar, Assemblyman Lloyd Levine. A Night full of Magic...Masquerade Party, Spectacular Raffles, Amazing Vegan

Food, Decadent Silent Auction STRAY CAT ALLIANCE NEEDS VOLUNTEERS & SILENT AUCTION ITEMS TO HELP, CONTACT: info or 310-281-1109 1. Volunteers to help with the event 2. Volunteers for that evening. 3. We also need help with silent auction items. EXAMPLE AUCTION ITEMS: signed scripts, Movie/TV clothing worn by stars, jewelry, restaurants, massages, facials, beauty supply baskets, signed books, CD or DVD packages, walk-on visit movie or TV sets, artwork, haircuts, manicures, hotel stays, airplane tickets, Whole Foods, Vons, Ralphs, Trader Joes food baskets or shopping certificates, theater or movie

tickets, walk-on part in a TV or movie, electronics, dog and cat supply baskets, candle baskets, natural cleaning supplies baskets etc. ================================================================= 12. Support Animal Acres Fire Evacuation Program ALERT FROM / REPLY TO: Lorri Bauston, info FIRE EVACUATION SUPPORT NEEDED: Animal Acres urgently needs volunteers and donations to set up fire evacuation areas. - Fire evac project days every SATURDAY.

- Volunteers need to arrive to Animal Acres by 11:00am. DONATIONS NEEDED FOR EVAC SITE COSTS: http://animalacres.org/donate.html VIDEO: FARM ANIMAL EVACUATION NEEDS: Special Thanks to Jon Cohen who put together a short video:

KINSHIP CIRCLE REFERENCES: 10/27/07: Animals Still Need Aid As Calif. Fires Subside http://www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/relief/07-10-27.html 10/25/07: KC DIRECTORY - Saving Animals In CA Wildfires http://www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/relief/07-10-25.html 10/23/07: HELP/RESOURCES For Animals In California Wildfires http://www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/relief/07-10-23.html 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. Spain - 200 Dogs Found In Awful Situation ALERT FROM / REPLY TO: IF YOU CAN HELP, CONTACT EDWIN: edwin BACKGROUND (edited for length): SLIDE SHOW: http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=3481946948943655753 & amp;hl=nl Madrid -- It is not the first time an elderly person accumulates a big number of animals... This is not a case of direct mistreatment, for the owner of the property considers himself a dog lover, but dogs were found in deplorable conditions...in Sevilla, at “El Cuervo,”

where a man called Antonio rescues dogs -- especially Galgos, Podencos, and mixed breeds. There were almost 200 dogs for which the situation is untenable. What we saw there was an absolute tragedy. Lots of dogs all together...too skinny with terrible skin problems, full of fleas, pregnant dogs about to give birth, dogs with recent wounds and some with scars from old fights... In an olive area, Antonio had about 30 tied-up dogs, with very short chains, and most of them famished, dog bones everywhere... Even Antonio told us that some days ago a Galga had given birth and others had eaten her puppies and then the poor mother... ...The next day we went back with the van to pick up

dogs. We have already made 2 trips, in the first we picked up those in the worst physical condition...and in the second trip we picked up the more traumatized.. PHOTOS: The Scooby Association, created 20 years ago to rescue stray dogs and cats, is taking care of the expenses: transport, veterinary, sterilization and microchip, plus daily maintenance... We hope to find them a home soon, and will probably go to look for more dogs. We need your help to help them: - Economic aid - Organizations who want to receive these animals - Vets to sterilize and prepare them for their new homes

- Homes for them - Volunteers because these dogs need a special treatment TO HELP SCOOBY ASSOCIATION SAVE THESE DOGS: IF YOU CAN HELP, CONTACT EDWIN: edwin TO DONATE: http://www.scoobymedina.com Click on WELCOME on right side of page for English page. Scroll to bottom of home page and click on yellow 'make a donation' tag. ================================================================= 14. Pet Store Leafleting, Pigeon Vigil, Blog ALERT FROM / REPLY TO: TO GET INVOLVED, CONTACT: New York Bird Club, nybirdclub ACTION: 1. PET STORE CRUELTY/NEGLIGENCE: Educate the public by way of distributing Fact Sheets about animal exploitation, abuse and neglect inside pet stores. Videotape negligence inside pet stores. Contact: nybirdclub 2. VIGIL FOR PIGEONS: Millions of pigeons have been netted and gone to pigeons shoots in PA. HSUS is currently working on legislation to stop the nettings. If you have any relevant information, please forward it. From HSUS: As you know, we have been working on legislation to ban pigeon shoots in PA for some time. We are optimistic about legislation this time

around as momentum started with a cancelled pigeon shoot in Northeastern Pennsylvania last fall. We have a bill in the House and we’re closing in on the amount of votes we need. We also just last week introduced the bill in the Senate with 14 co-sponsors (out of 50 senators). Our challenge continues to be exposing pigeon shoots as the seedy spectacle they are, and conveying to legislators that shoots really have nothing to do with hunting... 3. PIGEON BLOG: If you or your organization advocates on behalf of pigeons, or just loves them and would like to be included in our I Love Pigeons section of our blog -- http://www.peopleforpigeons.com -- let us know

and your name will be added. You must have an area on your website devoted to pigeons for inclusion. ================================================================= 15. SHAC National March And Rally (UK) ALERT FROM / REPLY TO: Kinghorn, _kinghorn BACKGROUND (edited for length): As a result of Huntingdon's ongoing injunction farce (or flushing your money down the toilet as normal people call it), we have been unable to hold a

national protest outside of Huntingdon's Laboratory in 4 years. Until now... November 10, 2007 was a celebration of our right to protest, and a huge morale boost to the campaign which is going to close down Huntingdon Life Sciences... As 700 people gathered in Huntingdon, Amanda Richards from SPEAK kicked of the speeches, reminding everyone...HLS kills 500 animals every day, and has been exposed time and again punching dogs, cutting open live primates, and generally abusing animals... Amanda spoke of the Newchurch campaign, which successfully closed the Staffordshire Guinea Pig farm, who shipped animals straight into the labs of HLS... Next

up was the ever charismatic Keith Mann, who reinforced the message that we must keep fighting for the animals inside HLS... Finally, Sarah Whitehead read an emotive and powerful letter from Heather Nicholson, currently remanded in prison simply for standing up and speaking out for the animals inside HLS. ...We traveled in convoy to the gates of hell themselves... As people tried to take in what they were seeing, Tom Harris from SHAC gave a rousing speech, urging everyone to take up the fight against HLS... He spoke of the current lawsuit against HLS in which they are accused of falsifying data, the abuse of animals recently witnessed at interfauna, and the fact that, as Roche said, it

is not a matter of IF Huntingdon closes, but WHEN... Then, for two hours, we vent our grief and our anger. The air was rent with noise, as for the first time in years we filled the night air outside HLS with the sound of megaphones, sirens, voices, whistles and drums. This protest was amazing, for those who came, thank you on behalf of everyone of the 70,000 animals waiting to die inside HLS. To those who couldn't make it, you missed out, and we'll see you next time! ************************************************************************************************ ************************************************************************************************ EACH MONTHLY KC DIGEST

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