Guest guest Posted August 28, 2000 Report Share Posted August 28, 2000 ===================================================================== PETA Action Alerts Please Forward! ===================================================================== Please Help Stop the N.J. Black Bear Hunt For the past 30 years, black bear hunting has been banned in New Jersey. However, on June 22, the New Jersey Fish & Game Council finalized a proposal to allow the hunting of black bears in New Jersey, citing an increased number of human-bear conflicts, despite the availability of effective and humane bear-management programs. Beginning in September, the agency wants to allow trophy hunters to kill 350 bears each year - nearly three-quarters of the entire bear population in New Jersey! In response to this proposal, on June 26, State Assembly member Christopher Bateman and State Senator Louis Bassano introduced the Black Bear Protection Bill, legislation that would make New Jersey's black bears a protected species. The Black Bear Protection Bill had wide public support and passed the Senate by a vote of 31 to 7! Yet, John Gibson (R-Cape May), chair of the powerful Assembly Agricultural and Natural Resources Committee, has decided not to allow a vote or hold public hearings on legislation to end bear hunts in New Jersey on the grounds that the bill lacks legislative support. We need your help to get the Black Bear Protection Bill passed before the hunts begin in September. Please call Governor Christine Whitman immediately and ask her to postpone the bear hunt until after the New Jersey legislature reconvenes in September and has time to vote on the Black Bear Protection Bill. Please get your friends and family to do the same. Governor Whitman has the power to stop the hunts and the majority of New Jersey citizens want to protect the bears. The Honorable Christine Whitman of New Jersey P.O. Box 001 Trenton, NJ 08625 Tel.: 609-292-6000 Fax: 609-292-3454 E-Mail: www.state.nj.us/governor/contact.htm Also, Assembly member John Gibson refuses to post the Black Bear Protection Bill for a hearing in the Assembly Agriculture Committee. Please contact Assembly member Gibson and ask him to hold a hearing in the Assembly Agriculture Committee on the Black Bear Protection Bill as soon as possible so that the bill can go to the legislative floor for a vote before the hunts begin. The Honorable John Gibson 14 Route 50 Seaville, NJ 08230 Tel.: 609-624-1222 Fax: 609-624-0244 E-Mail: asmgibson __________ Urge General Mills to End Circus Sponsorship General Mills sponsors the UniverSoul Circus and Circo Mundial. Both circuses use chimps, elephants, tigers, and other animals who are " rented " from animal suppliers, or they hire independent animal acts and trainers. Visit www.Circuses.com for specific info about each circus. Please write a polite letter to General Mills and ask that it immediately discontinue sponsorship of both these circuses. Ask that in the future, it sponsor only animal-free circuses. Stephen W. Sanger Chair and CEO General Mills 201 General Mills Blvd. P.O. Box 1113 Minneapolis, MN 55440-1113 Pat.rozman __________ Colorado Springs Airport Stops Killing Coyotes A few weeks ago, we reported that Colorado Springs Airport began trapping and killing coyotes in order to prevent the animals from wandering onto busy airfields. Thanks to your letters, pressure from citizens groups, and the threat of a federal lawsuit, the Colorado Springs Airport has agreed to halt the coyote-trapping program for a period of 30 days. During the moratorium, representatives from a coalition of citizens groups will meet with airport officials to discuss nonlethal methods for keeping coyotes away from airport property. Please send letters and e-mail messages of support to Colorado Springs Airport thanking them for issuing a moratorium on the coyote-trapping program and urging them to permanently end the trapping program by working with coyote advocacy groups and experts to develop an effective, humane coyote-control program for the airport: Gary Green, Director Colorado Springs Airport 7770 Drennan Rd. Colorado Springs, CO 80916 Tel.: 719-550-1910 Fax: 719-550-1932 E-Mail: ggreen __________ Ask Starbucks to Offer Soymilk at All Its Locations Coffee lovers who don't or can't drink milk know that they can count on finding soy milk at their favorite Starbucks. But unfortunately, Starbucks outlets in malls and airports, as well as Barnes & Noble cafés that serve Starbucks coffee, do not offer this option. Please send polite letters to Starbucks and Barnes & Noble asking them to put soy milk on the menu. Some points that you may wish to make in your letter: · Soy milk has gone mainstream. Supermarket sales of soy milk increased by 60 percent for the 12-month period that ended in February, and most grocery stores now stock numerous alternatives to dairy foods. Health-conscious consumers choose soy milk over cow's milk, because soy foods can reduce harmful cholesterol levels and help ward off cancer and heart disease. · Soy milk is a healthy option for the tens of millions of Americans‹including the majority of African, Asian, and Hispanic Americans‹who lack the enzyme needed to digest milk sugar. Lactose-intolerant people who consume dairy foods can experience severe stomach cramps, diarrhea, and gas, and many avoid drinks containing milk, such as lattes, altogether for that reason. · Soy milk is also cow-friendly. On today's factory farms, cows are treated as milk machines and kept constantly pregnant so that they'll keep producing milk. Their female babies are added to the dairy herd or slaughtered for the rennet in their stomachs (which is used to make cheese). The males are sold to the notoriously cruel veal industry, where they are chained inside tiny crates barely larger than their bodies and kept in total darkness. For more information about the dairy industry and the numerous alternatives to dairy foods, see www.MilkSucks.com. Please send your letters to: Orin Smith, CEO Starbucks Coffee P.O. Box 3717 Seattle, WA 98124-3717 John Petrocelli Barnes & Noble Café Operations 125 Fifth Ave., 2nd Fl. New York, NY 10011 Skundro Please also write to Host Marriott Services. Many of the Starbucks outlets in malls and airports are franchised to this company. Bill McCarten President and CEO Host Marriott Services 6600 Rockledge Dr. Bethesda, MD 20817 _______________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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