Welcome

Welcome to In Defense of Animals' e-newsletter. Each week we will update you and other dedicated activists on IDA campaign developments. In each issue, you will find a "What you can do" section that will empower you to fight against animal suffering.

We are very excited to provide our members with the latest developments in our campaigns. I hope you will find our weekly e-newsletter effective and useful in your efforts to help animals. I welcome your comments, suggestions and feedback on how we can make this project more effective. Please do not hesitate to write me at mike@idausa.org.

Subscription information can be found at the bottom of this page.

2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 |

Read the Current Issue of eNews

Past issues and topics

Vol. 9, No. 41, December 19, 2008

  1. This Saturday - Stop Puppy Mills "Adopt, Don't Shop!" Day
  2. Big Black Dog Syndrome - Shelters Having Trouble Finding Them Homes

Vol. 8, No. 40, December 11, 2008

  1. December 20 - Stop Puppy Mills "Adopt, Don't Shop!" Day
  2. Tell Nordstrom: "Fur Just Doesn't Belong Here"
  3. Help President-Elect Obama Choose Our Next Secretary Of The Interior

Vol. 7, No. 39, December 5, 2008

  1. IDA India Rescues Puppies Injured In Mumbai Terror Attacks
  2. IDA's Project Hope Sanctuary In Mississippi Rehabilitating 18 Emus Rescued From Breeder
  3. Help President-Elect Obama Choose Our Next Secretary Of The Interior
  4. Chicken Producer Pilgrim's Pride Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection
  5. AVMA Opposes Cosmetic Ear Cropping And Tail Docking of Dogs

Vol. 7, No. 38, November 26, 2008

  1. Fur Free Friday Is This Week! Bring Your Friends And Relatives To A Demo, Or Find A Demo In The City You're Visiting
  2. Pets of Bel Air, Celebrity Boutique To The Stars, Closing
  3. IDA's Annual eBay Auction Has Begun - Check Out Incredible Merchandise And Vacation Packages
  4. A Thanksgiving Classic - 2003 New York Times Opinion Piece "About A Bird."
  5. IDA Members Outside The United States - Find A Fur Free Friday Demo In Your Country Here

Vol. 7, No. 37, November 20, 2008

  1. Historic Victory - USDA Rescues Ned, Following IDA Complaint, And Sends Him To The Elephant Sanctuary
  2. What Do T. Boone Pickens, His Wife Madeline, And IDA's Matt Rossell Have In Common?
  3. Deadline Friday To Nominate A Worst Zoo for Elephants in 2008
  4. Humane Diets Promoted In Major Media
  5. Demand Justice For Karley the Puppy - Murdered By Riverside, California Assistant Fire Chief

Vol. 7, No. 36, November 14, 2008

  1. $47 Million Of Our Taxpayer Money For Nicotine And Tobacco Experiments On Animals?
  2. Time To Submit Your Nominees For The Ten Worst Zoos For Elephants in 2008
  3. Farewell To Norma McMillen, Activist for Animals
  4. Two Weeks Until Fur Free Friday November 28, 2008
  5. Urge Exclusive Dubai Resort To Free Captured Whale Shark

Vol. 7, No. 35, November 6, 2008

  1. Fur Free Friday November Update - New Targets: Nordstrom and ShopNBC
  2. Ten Worst Zoos For Elephants - Call For Nominations
  3. IDA India Helps A Dog With A Monkey On His Back
  4. The Obamas Are Getting A Dog. Tell Them Our Nation's "First Puppy" Should Be From A Shelter

Vol. 7, No. 34, October 30, 2008

  1. Another Elephant Dies In A US Zoo This Time At Zoo Atlanta
  2. Tell Katie Couric And CBS News You Didn't Like Their "Mutton Bustin" Kids' Rodeo Feature
  3. Pediatric News Warns Against "Nontraditional Pets"
  4. Ready For Fur Free Friday? November 28, 2008
  5. IDA's Guardian Campaign - Why Your Choice Of Language Matters So Much To Animals

Vol. 7, No. 33, October 23, 2008

  1. Great News - Juicy Couture Pledges To Go Fur Free!
  2. Zappos.com Goes Fur Free!
  3. World GO VEGAN Days Are Almost Here - October 25 - 31
  4. IDA Africa's Dr. Sheri Speede Remembers Dorothy, A Beautiful Chimpanzee Who Changed Many Lives
  5. IDA Vegan Spokesperson and Professional Cyclist Christine Vardaros Wins Big Race In Belgium
  6. Help Send Lucky the Elephant To A Sanctuary

Vol. 7, No. 32, October 17, 2008

  1. Help Save Alaska's Sockeye Salmon And Other Species, And Restrict Offshore Drilling
  2. Have You Planned Your Event for World GO VEGAN Days Yet? - October 25 - 31
  3. As Our Country Goes Broke, NIH Still Funding Nicotine Experiments On Animals
  4. Fur Free Friday and Juicy Couture Update

Vol. 7, No. 31, October 2, 2008

  1. Foxes On The Run in North Carolina
  2. World GO VEGAN Days are Coming To A Town Near You!
  3. Time To Start Planning For Fur Free Friday
  4. Truth in Fur Labeling
  5. Today - Please Help the Wild Horses of Arizona

Vol. 7, No. 30, September 25, 2008

  1. World Farm Animals Day
  2. World GO VEGAN Days will soon be here - October 25-31 - Start Planning Now!
  3. Time To Start Planning For Fur Free Friday
  4. Puppy Mill Update

Vol. 7, No. 29, September 10, 2008

  1. IDA Africa - Saving Cameroon's Great Apes For Nine Years
  2. Austrian Animal Rights Prisoners Released!
  3. Three Sad Elephants Need Your Help
  4. Stop Alaska's Brutal Aerial Hunting Program From Expanding To Yellowstone!
  5. IDA's Project Hope To The Rescue Again - 20 Dogs And 2 Horses Saved From Hoarder

Vol. 7, No. 28, September 3, 2008

  1. Protest Army Shooting Live Pigs For Training
  2. September 3 - Japan Dolphin Day - Demos, and Other Ways To Stand Up for Dolphins
  3. Dolphin Protector Abducted And Viciously Beaten In Solomon Islands
  4. Stop Alaska's Aerial Hunting Program From Expanding To Yellowstone!
  5. IDA Asks Al Gore - Why So Little Talk About Effects Of Animal Agriculture On Global Warming?

Vol. 7, No. 27, August 27, 2008

  1. World Flute Fest at Carnegie Hall in NYC to Benefit In Defense of Animals
  2. September 3 - Japan Dolphin Day - Demos, and Other Ways To Stand Up for Dolphins
  3. Update: Dallas Zoo Won't Send Jenny to Mexico - They'll Keep Her in Dallas Instead
  4. The Endangered Species Act Needs Your Help
  5. Alaska Voters Turn Down Chance to Help Wolves and Bears

Vol. 7, No. 26, August 14, 2008

  1. Following Circus Vazquez - Next Stop, Miami
  2. This Plane Is Chasing a Wolf in Alaska
  3. IDA Establishes The Jenny Fund To Send Jenny From The Dallas Zoo To The Elephant Sanctuary
  4. Reminder - Don't Leave Your Dog in a Parked Car
  5. Bring IDA's Guardian Campaign To Your City
  6. Fight Foie Gras Cruelty

Vol. 7, No. 25, July 30, 2008

  1. Help Expose The Cruelty of China’s Dog and Cat Fur Trade - IDA Demo in Chinatown, Los Angeles
  2. IDA Joins UK Group to Expose More Cruel Animal Tests by P&G
  3. CONTACT DALLAS MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL AND DEMAND A PUBLIC HEARING FOR JENNY
  4. Ask PetSmart to Stop Selling Live Animals
  5. Don't let the NRA open our national parks to poaching!
  6. Help Stop The Force-Feeding Of Ducks And Geese For Foie Gras

Vol. 7, No. 24, July 17, 2008

  1. IDA Protests South Korea's Plan to Classify Dogs as Livestock
  2. Help Stop Government Plan to Kill Wild Horses
  3. IDA-India Helps Animals in Dire Straits
  4. Ask PetSmart to Stop Selling Live Animals
  5. IDA Reward Nabs Pigeon Poacher in New York City
  6. Help Make San Francisco Zoo an Animal Rescue Facility

Vol. 7, No. 23, July 2, 2008

  1. Dramatic Rescue Stories from IDA-India
  2. Spanish Parliament Committee Votes To Recognize Great Ape Rights
  3. Vegan Pro Athletes Excel and Inspire
  4. Chemical Testing Method Proves Superior to Animal Trials
  5. Dogs From Shelter Dumped In National Forest

Vol. 7, No. 22, June 18, 2008

  1. Iowa Flood Waters Threaten Animals
  2. IDA-India Rescues Injured Bull
  3. Help Halt Dolphin Trafficking
  4. Marines Punished for Puppy-Killing Video
  5. Horse Slaughter Exposed on Canadian Television
  6. Swiss Court Bans Two Primate Brain Experiments

Vol. 7, No. 21, June 4, 2008

  1. IDA's June 2008 Guardian of the Month - Joan Phillips
  2. Polar Bears Listed as "Threatened" Under Endangered Species Act
  3. Biotech Company to Offer Dog Cloning at Auction
  4. Jane Goodall Proposes Nobel Prize for Alternatives to Animal Experimentation

Vol. 7, No. 20, May 28, 2008

  1. Proposals to Restrict Government Protection of Dogs and Cats Fail
  2. Breeder Offers Healthy Greyhounds for Medical Research
  3. U.S. Senate Committee Approves Northern California Oil Drilling Ban

Vol. 7, No. 19, May 21, 2008

  1. IDA-India Tackles Animal Homelessness
  2. Urge Japanese Govt. to Place Warning Labels on Poisoned Dolphin Meat
  3. Chicago City Council Repeals Foie Gras Ban

Vol. 7, No. 18, May 14, 2008

  1. Elephant Death at Dallas Zoo Prompts Call to Close Exhibit
  2. Global Boycott Proctor & Gamble Day This Friday - Get Active!
  3. IDA-Project Hope Wins Custody of Neglected Dog

Vol. 7, No. 17, May 7, 2008

  1. Horse in Kentucky Derby Dies On the Track
  2. Victory - New York State Bans Electrocution in Fur Production
  3. IDA Hosts East Coast Companion Animal Guardian Awards
  4. Pew Commission Study Says Factory Farming Poses "Unacceptable" Risks

Vol. 7, No. 16, April 30, 2008

  1. World Week for Animals in Laboratories a Success
  2. IDA's East Coast Companion Animal Guardian Awards
  3. IDA-India VP Wins $75,000 for Animals on TV Game Show

Vol. 7, No. 15, April 23, 2008

  1. World Week for Animals in Laboratories is Here!
  2. Tell Congress: End Invasive Research on Chimpanzees
  3. Victory! Fort Lauderdale Becomes IDA's Newest Guardian City
  4. Writing Alert: Six Flags Fluff Piece Ignores Animal Suffering

Vol. 7, No. 14, April 16, 2008

  1. Get Active during World Week for Animals in Laboratories
  2. City of Los Angeles Shuts Down Elephant Circus Act
  3. IDA Champions Animals at Olympic Torch Run in San Francisco

Vol. 7, No. 13, April 9, 2008

  1. World Week for Animals in Laboratories
  2. Victory - Yale Cancels Vivisector's Lecture for Kids
  3. Yellowstone Buffalo Slaughter Reaches Record High

Vol. 7, No. 13, April 2, 2008

  1. President's Message from Dr. Elliot Katz
  2. Watch Puppy Mill Exposé on Oprah this Friday
  3. Act Now to End Horse Slaughter in the U.S.
  4. "Their Lives, Our Voices" Conference

Vol. 7, No. 12, March 26, 2008

  1. San Francisco Art Institute Suspends Animal Snuff Video Exhibit
  2. Help Stop Hunting of Cougars with Hounds in Washington State

Vol. 7, No. 11, March 20, 2008

  1. IDA Members Convince Discovery Science Center to Cancel Cruel "Elephant in a Bubble" Stunt
  2. IDA Helps Students Cancel Donkey Basketball Game
  3. Stop EPA Plan to Exempt Factory Farms from Clean Air Standards
  4. Court Victory Protects San Diego Seals -- For Now
  5. Winning the Battle to Stop the Navy's Underwater Sonar Tests

Vol. 7, No. 10, March 12, 2008

  1. Cruelty Case in Mississippi - IDA Offers $2,000 Bounty
  2. It's 2008: Why are Monkeys Still Being Killed in Nicotine Experiments?
  3. Support Ban on Poisoning of Predator Animals
  4. Video of Marine Throwing Puppy Off Cliff Draws Fire

Vol. 7, No. 9, March 5, 2008

  1. IDA Invited To Signing of Landmark Spay/Neuter Bill
  2. IDA's March 2008 Guardian of the Month - Claudia Kawczynska
  3. Oppose Elephant Killing in South Africa

Vol. 7, No. 9, February 27, 2008

  1. IDA Protests Plan to Kill California Sea Lions on the Columbia River
  2. IDA Unveils New Animal-Compassion Print Ads
  3. Help Stop Trap-and-Bolt Killing of Wild Deer

Vol. 7, No. 8, February 20, 2008

  1. L.A. City Council Approves Historic Spay-Neuter Measure
  2. PetSmart Suspends Bird Sales - Help Make it a Permanent Ban
  3. Call In Day to Stop Slaughter of Yellowstone's Wild Bison!

Vol. 7, No. 7, February 13, 2008

  1. IDA Protests Tragic Death of Baby Elephant at San Diego Zoo
  2. IDA Says "Rubbish" to Zoo Alliance With Trash Giant
  3. Victory: South Dakota Legislators Reject Horse Slaughterhouse Proposal
  4. California Sea Lions Face Lethal Removal in Pacific Northwest

Vol. 7, No. 6, February 7, 2008

  1. IDA Invites Experts to Assess Troubled San Francisco Zoo
  2. National Park Service Resumes Killing of Point Reyes Deer In California
  3. Los Angeles City Council Votes In Favor of Historic Spay/Neuter Ordinance
  4. IDA's Guardian of the Month for February 2008 - Tammy Grimes

Vol. 7, No. 5, January 30, 2008

  1. Help Make Your Community a Guardian City in 2008
  2. South Dakota Considers Horse Slaughterhouse
  3. New York City's Carriage Horses Need Your Voice Now

Vol. 7, No. 4, January 23, 2008

  1. Cruel Experiments on Monkeys and Cats Exposed in Israel
  2. Urge Wachovia Bank to Buck the Rodeo
  3. Sea Shepherd Hostages Released from Japanese Whaling Ship

Vol. 7, No. 3, January 16, 2008

  1. Tiger Tragedy: Supervisor Calls for Re-evaluation of SF Zoo Management Contract
  2. IDA Announces the "Ten Worst Zoos for Elephants in 2007"
  3. A Round of Victories for Animals

Vol. 7, No. 2, January 9, 2008

  1. IDA Holds Candlelight Vigil for Victims at SF Zoo
  2. Infected Birds Found in Pet Stores
  3. A Brand New Year for Animals

Vol. 7, No. 1, January 2, 2008

  1. Escaped Tiger at SF Zoo Kills One, Injures Two, Before Being Shot Dead
  2. IDA's January 2008 Guardian of the Month - Lacey Conner
  3. 22 Pit Bulls Seized in Louisiana Dogfighting Case

To subscribe to "IDA Alerts," click here.

:: IDA Home ::