Newsletter: Happypets.org Action_Alerts & More !
Volume: 2 Issue: 8
Hello Again, Friends! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday last week.
If you missed any previous newsletters please visit the archives at:
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IN THIS ISSUE:
ACTION ALERT: THE ANIMAL RESCUE SITE NEEDS YOUR CLICKS
ANIMAL BYTE: ANIMAL CRUELTY/HUMAN VIOLENCE AWARENESS WEEK
EVENTS: WORLD WEEK FOR ANIMALS IN LABORATORIES
ACTION ALERT:
URGENT - LETTERS NEEDED BY FRIDAY, APRIL
25TH
TO PROTECT AMERICA'S LAST FREE ROAMING BISON HERD
PET TIP OF THE WEEK
RECIPE OF THE WEEK
JOKE OF THE WEEK
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The site is having trouble getting enough daily clicks to meet their quota.
ACTION ALERT: THE ANIMAL RESCUE SITE NEEDS YOUR CLICKS
Each click on the "Feed an Animal in Need" button at The Animal Rescue
Site provides a bowl of food for an animal at North Shore Animal League
America or at one of the Fund For Animals' world renowned animal sanctuaries
at no cost to you. The number of animals helped by the site depends on
the number of visitors. The corporate sponsors and advertisers for this site use
the number of daily clicks to donate food in exchange for advertising.
Please visit and click often. Even better, make the site your home page so
you'll remember to click every day.
www.theanimalrescuesite.com
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ANIMAL BYTE: ANIMAL CRUELTY/HUMAN VIOLENCE AWARENESS WEEK
To mark the week, The HSUS will release its 2002 Report of Animal Cruelty
Cases, based on a year-long compilation of high-profile cases in the United
States involving abuse toward animals in 2002. They are also introducing
a new tip sheet for concerned citizens, Neighborhood Watch for Animals.
It includes practical suggestions on what citizens can do to look out for
animals in their neighborhoods and wallet cards so people can keep emergency
numbers handy in case they need to report animal abuse or neglect.
To receive a free copy of the report, tip sheet or emergency wallet card,
e-mail The HSUS at firststrike@hsus.org
and include your mailing address.
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EVENTS: WORLD WEEK FOR ANIMALS IN LABORATORIES
WWAIL is an annual event observed during the week of April 19 - 27th
designed to expose the plight of animals used for testing and research.
It started on April 24th over 20 years ago and In Defense of Animals
expanded the day into a week-long effort in 1986 to increase the
effectiveness of the event.
Animal research causes the suffering and death of millions of animals
each year. Dogs, cats, primates, rabbits and other animals are used in
painful experiments that are costly and inefficient.
Join World Week for Animals in Laboratories, April 19 - 27, to promote
medical research that benefits humans without harming animals.
For events in your area visit:
wwail.org/index.cgi?page=list_events
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TO PROTECT AMERICA'S LAST FREE ROAMING BISON HERD
The bison living in and around Yellowstone National Park are the descendants
of a small herd that survived the government sponsored bison slaughter in the
mid to late 1800s. Since 1985, the state of Montana and the National Park
Service have killed over 3500 Yellowstone bison, supposedly to prevent them
from transmitting the disease brucellosis to cattle.
There has never been a confirmed case of brucellosis transmission from wild
bison to cattle. Furthermore, with no cattle present in the West Yellowstone
area during the winter, bacteria transmission is impossible.
Many bison have been captured inside the boundaries of Yellowstone National
Park and sent to slaughter, including 231 during the first week of March 2003.
To make matters worse, the Montana legislature is currently considering a bill to
reauthorize a bison hunting season.
This is no way to treat America's last free-roaming bison herd!
After careful consideration of compelling evidence, The Buffalo Field Campaign,
The Fund for Animals, Cold Mountain, Cold Rivers and the Ecology Center have
are seeking protection for Yellowstone bison as a Distinct Population Segment
under the Endangered Species Act. They intend to file a petition to list Yellowstone
bison as a threatened species, but the success of their efforts depend on us.
Please write a letter supporting the listing of Yellowstone bison under the
Endangered Species Act. The Buffalo Field Campaign will collect the letters and
submit them to key governmental officials when the petition is filed in early May.
Please address your letter to Secretary Gale Norton,
Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street, NW, Washington, DC 20240
but mail the
letter to:
Buffalo Field Campaign, PO Box 957, West Yellowstone, MT 59758.
You can also send your letter via e-mail to buffalo@wildrockies.org
or fax to 406-646-0071.
I have a sample letter you can use
as a template at
Warmest Regards,
happypets.addr.com/ysbisonltr.htm
The Fund for Animals has a sample letter you can send electronically through
their website at:
action.fund.org/action/index.asp?step=2&item=1585
Senate Bill 395, a bill allowing the sport-hunting of bison in Montana, appears
destined for the Montana Governor’s desk for her final signature of approval,
despite the opposition of the public, environmental groups, and even hunting
organizations, all of whom recognize a bison hunt as inhumane and illogical.
Particularly in the case of bison hunts, the concept of sport hunting is truly an
oxymoron. Bison, especially those in and near Yellowstone National Park,
display very little fear of humans and will not try to escape even when shot
at. One former Montana state legislator even likened bison hunting to shooting
at a couch. Even most Montana state hunting groups disagree with a bison hunt;
at the final hearing for SB 395 in the house, not a single hunting group stood up
in support of the bill. The Montana Senate and House are in the process of
finalizing the bill, after which point the bill will require only the approval of the
governor to become law. vSB 395 could go the governor at any time.
Please Contact Governor Martz immediately, and ask her to VETO SB 395 if and
when it reaches her desk.
Phone: (406) 444-3111
Fax: 406-444-4151
Email: governor@state.mt.us
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PET TIP OF THE WEEK: Did you know that Alfalfa Hay should only be
fed to rabbits under six months of age? Alfalfa hay is very fattening and
should only be given as a treat to rabbits under six months of age.
Hays that are recommended as part of an everyday diet for any age rabbit
are Timothy Hay and Oat, Wheat and Barley Three Way Hay.
Check out the link below for more information on the best nutrition for your rabbit:
www.rabbit.org/chapters/san-diego/diet/hayisbasis.html
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RECIPE OF THE WEEK: Black Bean Pancakes and Sweet Baked Onions
Black Bean Pancakes
2 cans black beans
1/4 c. plain bread crumbs
1 red onion, chopped
1/4 c. chopped fresh cilantro
2 jalepeno peppers, seeded and chopped
Drain both cans of black beans and then mash them with a fork. Chop cilantro,
onion, jalepeno pepper and mix into black beans. Add breadcrumbs and mix well.
Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Lightly oil a saute pan and drop large spoonfuls of batter when pan is
smoking hot. Flatten batter with spatula. Cook pancakes two minutes on
each side. Top with sweet baked onions (recipe below)
Sweet Baked Onions
Ingredients:
4 onions, thinly sliced
1 can cooking oil spray
1 Tbl. brown sugar
4 tsp. Balsamic vinegar
Salt and pepper to taste
Preheat oven to 325 F. Spread onions in a roasting pan.
Spray onions with cooking spray and toss; sprinkle with brown sugar,
balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper.
Toss lightly and spray again with cooking spray.
Cover and bake for 50 to 60 minutes, stirring once.
Spoon over black bean pancakes (recipe above).
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JOKE OF THE WEEK:
A passenger train is creeping along, slowly. Finally it creaks to a halt.
A passenger sees a conductor walking by outside.
"What's going on?" she yells out the window.
"Cow on the track!" replies the conductor.
Ten minutes later, the train resumes its slow pace. Within five minutes,
however, it stops again. The woman sees the same conductor walk again.
She leans out the window and yells, "What happened? Did we catch up with
the cow again?"
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And that wraps up this week's Newsletter! I hope you are all enjoying it,
but if not please know that you can unsubscribe at any time. As always, I
welcome your questions, comments and suggestions. If you have a recipe, joke or
pet tip you would like to share with the community in the next newsletter please
let me know. Plus, I am always looking for fresh content for the website.
Tara
Tara@happypets.org
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