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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.

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Past issues and topics

Vol. 4, No. 28, December 28, 2005    

  1. Make a Healthy and Compassionate New Years Resolution - Go Vegan
  2. IDA Takes On the Chinese Cat and Dog Fur Trade
  3. eBay Drops Plans to Allow Buying and Selling of Live Animals
  4. Bloomington, Indiana Becomes Newest Guardian City
  5. Oil Drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Hits Roadblock
  6. IDA's Hurricane Relief Effort Continues Through the Holidays 

Vol. 4, No. 27, December 21, 2005    

  1. Nominate Your Local Zoo for IDA's Ten Worst Zoos for Elephants in 2005 List!
  2. Help End Abuse of Apes by the Entertainment Industry
  3. Make Your Holiday Season Foie-Gras Free
  4. IDA and AFK Bring Humane Education to Korean Children 
  5. IDA's Project Hope Hurricane Relief Team Takes Animals to Northern Shelters
  6. IDA Protests Cruelty to Dogs and Cats on Fur Farms at Chinese Consulate 

Vol. 4, No. 26, December 14, 2005    

  1. Ask National Park Service to Halt Plans to Shoot Pt Reyes Deer
  2. New Chicken Farm Investigation Airs on Undercover TV
  3. Start an IDA Guardian Campaign in Your Home Town
  4. IDA and Other Plaintiffs Win Preliminary Injunction to Prevent Wild Horse Auction
  5. IDA's Project Hope Animal Relief Team Remains on the Job
  6. Caretaker Sought for 7,000 Quail Seized in Slaughterhouse Raid 

Vol. 4, No. 25, December 07, 2005    

  1. New Jersey Hunters Begin Bear Slaughter
  2. The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill Need Your Help
  3. IDA Joins SHARK in the Battle Against Rodeo Cruelty
  4. IDA Founder and President Dr. Elliot Katz Highlights PRCA Humane Violations at Press Conference
  5. IDA's December Guardian of the Month - Mariana Tosca
  6. Let Us "Be a Part of the Solution!" by IDA Volunteer Chin Chi

Vol. 4, No. 24, November 30, 2005    

  1. IDA's Fur Free Friday Events Generate Spectacular Success
  2. IDA's Project Hope Hurricane Relief Team in Mississippi
  3. Last Chance to Bid in IDA's Charity Auction
  4. Continental Airlines Aids Cockfighting Cruelty
  5. IDA's Holiday Wish List
  6. Holiday Gift Ideas that Benefit Animals
    - Holiday Home Cooking for Everyone in the Family
    - The Cat Therapist
    - FARM's Meatout Mondays Newsletter

Vol. 4, No. 23, November 23, 2005    

  1. Fur Free Friday Taking Place This Week
  2. Bush Administration Endangers Yellowstone Grizzly Bears
  3. Thousands of Elephants Face Slaughter in Nature Preserve
  4. IDA Animal Relief Team Helps Needy Cats and Dogs in Post-Hurricane South
  5. Extermination for the Exotic Deer of Point Reyes National Seashore?
  6. Sowing Seeds Humane Education Workshop in California
    - IDA's Holiday Wish list: A Laptop with DVD Player
    - IDA's Celebrity Auction Extended through November 29th 
    - FARM's Meatout Mondays Newsletter

Vol. 4, No. 22, November 16, 2005    

  1. IDA's Project Hope Animal Rescue Team Among Handful of Groups in New Orleans
  2. IDA's Go Vegan PSA Airs on MTV 
  3. Brooklyn Man Throws Mother's Dog from 5th Story Apartment 
  4. Rome's New Ordinance Protects Companion Animals' Rights 
  5. New Jersey's Black Bear Slaughter to Start December 5th 
  6. IDA Fur Free Friday Events Taking Place Across U.S.
    - Holistic Health Care: Beyond Body, Mind and Spirit
    - Bid on Special Celebrity Items During IDA's Online Auction Now through November 23rd 
    - FARM's Meatout Mondays Newsletter

Vol. 4, No. 21, November 9, 2005    

  1. Promote Compassionate Shopping this Fur Free Friday 
  2. Bid on Special Celebrity Items During IDA's Online Auction This Week! 
  3. IDA's Project Hope Continues Animal Rescue Work in New Orleans 
  4. Action Alert: National Zoo to Euthanize Ailing Elephant? 
  5. Help Turkeys by Hosting a Gentle Thanksgiving 
  6. Trader Joe's Brand Agrees to Use Only Cage-Free Eggs 

Vol. 4, No. 20, November 2, 2005    

  1. Promote Compassion on Fur Free Friday - November 25
  2. IDA's Project Hope Team Rescues More Animals Stranded by Hurricane
  3. California Bans Hunting of Live Animals Via Internet
  4. IDA and Friends of Philly Zoo Elephants Celebrate Postponement of Elephant Exhibit Expansion
  5. Montana Calls Open Season on Migrating Yellowstone Bison
  6. Help IDA Stop "Bloodless" Bullfight in Mississippi 
    - Charity Folks' "Bid to Give" Auction for IDA
    - Healing Animals at Home, in Our Back Yards, and in Our World
    - The Cat Therapist 
    - Meatout Mondays

Vol. 4, No. 19, October  26, 2005    

  1. Chicago City Council Committee on Health Votes to Ban Foie Gras
  2. Over 200 Chickens Rescued from Ritual Slaughter
  3. IDA-India Rescues Abused Cats from Squalid Conditions
  4. IDA's World GO VEGAN Days Start Friday
  5. IDA's Project Hope Finds Homes for Recovered Animals

Vol. 4, No. 18, October  19, 2005    

  1. Stray Rescue of St. Louis and IDA's Project Hope: A Life-Saving Partnership
  2. Speak Out for Animal Fashion Victims This Fur Free Friday
  3. Help Spread Compassion for Farmed Animals During IDA's World GO VEGAN Days
  4. New Alliances Forged at IDA-Co-Sponsored National Feral Cat Summit
  5. IDA's Undercover TV Now Airing in 66 Cities

Vol. 4, No. 17, October  12, 2005    

  1. IDA's Guardians of the Month for October
  2. IDA's Project Hope Team Continues Animal Relief Work in Mississippi
  3. Action Alert: Urge Your Elected Officials to Support the Downed Animal Protection Act
  4. Try the World GO VEGAN Days Menu Special
  5. Activists Worldwide Protest Japanese Dolphin Slaughter
  6. New PETA Investigation Exposes Chinese Fur Farm Horror
  7. Additional Tickets Available for National Feral Cat Summit This Weekend 

Vol. 4, No. 16, October  05, 2005    

  1. IDA's Project Hope Rescuers Return to Waveland After Hurricane Rita
  2. UCSF Laboratories Under Fire for Animal Welfare Violations
  3. San Diego Restaurants Go Foie Gras Free
  4. Discover New Foods During IDA's World Go Vegan Days
  5. All-Night Protest at Pig Slaughterhouse Held for World Farm Animals Day
  6. Bid to Benefit Animals During IDA's Online Auction
  7. Congress Passes Bill to Kill Endangered Species Act 

Vol. 4, No. 15, September 28, 2005    

  1. IDA's Project Hope Animal Relief Team Works on Many Fronts to Save Lives
  2. Action Alert: Save the Endangered Species Act From Extinction
  3. Action Alert: Tell Lawmakers to Vote For Animal Protection Amendments
  4. Get Active During IDA's World Go Vegan Days
  5. Action Alert: National Zoo to Euthanize Ailing Elephant?
  6. Make a Career Out of Helping Animals at IDA
  7. Action Alert: Man Accused of Beating Dog to Death 

Vol. 4, No. 14, September 21, 2005    

  1. Project Hope and Stray Rescue of St. Louis Work Together to Help Hurricane Katrina's Animal Victims
  2. IDA Tip Leads to Illegal Fur Sale Bust
  3. Action Alert: Woman Throws Puppy from Sixth Floor Apartment
  4. International Day of Protest Against Japanese Dolphin Slaughter
  5. Senate Votes to Save Horses from Slaughter
  6. Action Alert: Urge USDA Not to Rebuild LSU Labs 

Vol. 4, No. 13, September 14, 2005    

  1. IDA's World Go Vegan Days
  2. Save the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
  3. Hurricane Katrina Rescue Effort Update
  4. The Politics of Cruelty: Debate Over Foie Gras Continues
  5. Two Victories for Greyhounds
  6. IDA to the Rescue of Dog Rescue Group 

Vol. 4, No. 12, September 7, 2005    

  1. Update on IDA's Project Hope Hurricane Relief Efforts
  2. Endangered Species Act Under Attack.
  3. World Farm Animals Day Is Coming October 2nd
  4. Burglar Kills Dog In Oven 
  5. Elephant Appreciation Day to be Observed September 22nd 
  6. Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due  

Vol. 4, No. 11, August 31, 2005    

  1. IDA's Guardian of the Month for September
  2. IDA Joins Conservation Education Effort in Guyana
  3. IDA and PETA Bring Elephant Expert Dr. Joyce Poole to Chicago
  4. Urge Oklahoma Governor to End Prison Rodeo 
  5. IDA Offers Two Scholarships to National Feral Cat Summit 
  6. Hurricane Katrina: Animal Disaster Relief Teams to the Rescue 

Vol. 4, No. 10, August 24, 2005    

  1. URGENT: Protected Wild Horses In Danger
  2. IDA Proud to Announce New Vegan Campaign
  3. L.A. Mayor Orders Independent Review of Elephants at Zoo
  4. Protecting Primates March and Rally Rocks Portland 
  5. No Ducking Foie Gras Cruelty 
  6. What's Wrong with Trader Joe's? 

Vol. 4, No. 9, August 17, 2005    

  1. IDA-Africa Founder Dr. Sheri Speede Tours U.S. 
  2. IDA Co-Sponsors World Farm Animals Day 
  3. Third Annual Natural Pet Fair A Success! 
  4. Israeli "Disengagement" Leaves Hundreds of Cats Abandoned 
  5. Judge Dismisses Animal Cruelty Charges in Cockfighting Case 
  6. Horse Dies in Omak Stampede's Suicide Race Rodeo

Vol. 4, No. 8, August 10, 2005    

  1. IDA's Guardian of the Month for August: Hero to Denver's Pit Bulls 
  2. Feral Cat Summit 2005 is Coming 
  3. Continental Airlines Aids Cockfighting Cruelty
  4. Campbell Soup Co. Sponsors Rodeo Violence
  5. Atkins Nutritionals, Inc. Goes Bankrupt  

Vol. 4, No. 7, August 3, 2005    

  1. Animal Activist Ben White Passes Away
  2. Elephants to Stay at El Paso Zoo Despite Captivity-Induced Medical Problems
  3. Visit your Elected Officials to Help Horses
  4. Dog "Owner" Charged with Extreme Animal Cruelty
  5. IDA's Natural Pet Fair Coming This Month 
  6. More Restaurants Forgo Foie Gras  

Vol. 4, No. 6, July 27, 2005    

  1. IDA-Africa Coming to America
  2. IDA's Undercover TV Airs from Coast to Coast
  3. Denver's Pit Bulls and Guardians Under Siege 
  4. No Sanctuary for El Paso Zoo Elephants
  5. Tell Trader Joe's: Stop Selling Battery-Cage Eggs 
  6. Exotic Animals No Longer "Pets" in Kentucky   

Vol. 4, No. 5, July 20, 2005    

  1. Success! International Day of Action Helps Korean Dogs & Cats 
  2. TV Star Wendie Malick Honored with IDA's Distinguished Guardian Award at AR2005
  3. Urge Legislators to Support the Pet Animal Welfare Statute 
  4. Free the CU 34 Protests at Board of Regents Meeting 
  5. Aerial Hunts in Hawaii Forest Reserves Continue
  6. Investigation Probes Lincoln Park Zoo Elephant's Death  

Vol. 4, No. 4, July 13, 2005    

  1. IDA Gives 2005 Lifetime Achievement Award to Ben White
  2. Guardian Language Incorporated Into Asilomar Accords 
  3. Emergency Funds Needed to Halt Feral Pig Hunt
  4. IDA's International Day for Korean Dogs and Cats is This Friday! 
  5. New Film Documents Egg Farm Cruelty  

Vol. 4, No. 3, July 6, 2005    

  1. IDA's Guardian of the Month - Debra Mendelsohn
  2. "Free Trade" Agreement Threatens Animals and Habitats 
  3. Horses Killed in Calgary Stampede Rodeo
  4. Reminder: IDA's International Day for Korean Dogs and Cats is Coming Up 
  5. AR2005 Conference This Weekend!  
  6. IDA Helps Save Feral Cat Colony 

Vol. 4, No. 2, June 29, 2005    

  1. International Day for Korean Dogs & Cats
  2. Stop the Importation of Endangered Species 
  3. Push Senate to End Horse Slaughter
  4. Ban the Omak Suicide Race 
  5. National Geographic Romanticizes Iditarod Dog Torture  
  6. U.S. Agriculture Dept. Delayed Announcing Second Mad Cow for Months 

Vol. 4, No. 1, June 22, 2005    

  1. IDA Endorses Wildlife Bridges Coalition in Washington State
  2. Teens Charged with Dragging Cat to Death Behind Car
  3. Thank You Guardian Angels!
  4. Man Viciously Beats Dog with a Baseball Bat
  5. Foie Gras Victories Stack Up 
  6. IDA's New "Adopt and Save a Life" PSA

Vol. 3, No. 68, June 15, 2005    

  1. IDA Seeks Guardian Angels
  2. Help Send Elephants at El Paso Zoo to a Sanctuary
  3. Urgent: Hawthorn Elephants in Danger of Ending Up With Circus
  4. Man Accused of Kicking Elderly Dog to Death
  5. Join IDA's Volunteer Writing Group
  6. AR2005 Final Program Announced 

Vol. 3, No. 67, June 8, 2005    

  1. Congress Passes Important Horse Protection Legislation
  2. IDA and APRL's Foie Gras Campaign Ruffles Feathers
  3. International Day for Korean Dogs and Cats
  4. Puppy Mill Owner Faces Animal Cruelty Charges
  5. Beijing Dogs in Peril
  6. South Dakota Declares Open Season on Mountain Lions
  7. Neighborhood Cats, IDA and Corpus Christi Nuns Reach Agreement: Cats to get New Home at Pets Alive Sanctuary!

Vol. 3, No. 66, June 1, 2005    

  1. June's Guardian of the Month - Pali Boucher
  2. Stop the Slaughter of Santa Cruz Island Pigs
  3. Attend National Conference on Animal Cruelty Treatment and Investigation 
  4. Taiwanese Dog Hanging Triggers International Outrage
  5. Urge Prosecution In Animal Cruelty Case
  6. Massachusetts Bill Could Outlaw Cruel Circuses
  7. British Airways Ends Transport of Live Animals for Experiments

Vol. 3, No. 65, May 25, 2005    

  1. Oprah Dishes Up Cruelty
  2. Boycott the Canadian Seal Hunt With the "Seal of Approval"
  3. Save Horses' Lives - Stop the Omak Suicide Race
  4. Hawthorn Elephants in Danger of Going to Circus
  5. IDA's May 2005 Auction for the Animals
  6. Wild Parakeets vs. Florida Power & Light

Vol. 3, No. 64, May 18, 2005    

  1. New L.A. Mayor is a Friend to Elephants
  2. IDA's May 2005 Auction for the Animals
  3. URGENT - Tell Congress to Stop Funding Wild Horse Slaughter
  4. Korea Plans to Build a Whale Meat Factory
  5. Live Dog Dissected in Utah High School
  6. Elephants at El Paso Zoo Need Your Help
  7. Tell Anheuser-Busch that Chimpanzees Don't Belong In Commercials

Vol. 3, No. 63, May 11, 2005    

  1. IDA's May 2005 Auction for the Animals
  2. Greyhound Racetrack Closure Leaves Dogs In Need of Homes
  3. Schedule Posted for the Animal Rights 2005 National Conference
  4. Urge the House of Representatives to Pass the Animal Fighting Prohibition Enforcement Act
  5. IDA's Animal Guardian Volunteer Day
  6. Denver's Pit Bull Ban Unfair to Dogs and Guardians

Vol. 3, No. 62, May 4, 2005    

  1. Last Remaining Elephant from Lincoln Park Zoo Dies--Urge USDA to Investigate
  2. IDA's May 2005 Auction for the Animals Has Started
  3. Oregon Foie Gras Bill Passes Senate, Heads to House!
  4. Whole Foods Market Joins Canadian Seafood Boycott to Save the Seals

Vol. 3, No. 61, April 27, 2005    

  1. IDA's May 2005 Auction for the Animals
  2. Public Service Announcements From IDA
  3. Encounter with Hikers Endangers Mountain Lions
  4. Bring Kei the Wolf Home
  5. Bear Bile Harvesting: Caged Cruelty
  6. Big Game Hunters Make a Financial Killing by Donating "Trophies"

Vol. 3, No. 61, April 20, 2005    

  1. Battle to Ban Foie Gras Going Strong
  2. Official Foot Dragging Blamed For Mare's Death
  3. Help Horses: Take Action on New Pro-Horse Bills
  4. Protect Primates from Harmful Captivity
  5. Be Part of World Week for Animals in Laboratories
  6. Spread the Word on Animal Guardian Volunteer Day with Web Banners

Vol. 3, No. 60, April 13, 2005    

  1. Help IDA Bring Undercover TV to Your Community
  2. URGENT: "Guardian" Language Under Attack in New Jersey
  3. Trappers Threaten Survival of Celebrated Denali Wolf Pack
  4. Seal Slaughter Protest Spans International Borders
  5. Take Action During World Week for Animals In Laboratories
  6. Urge Judge to Fully Prosecute Animal Abuser
  7. PETA Renews Campaign Against Chicken Killer KFC
  8. Animal Guardian Volunteer Day in Your Town

Vol. 3, No. 59, April 6, 2005    

  1. Last Chance to Stop Extermination of Deer in Point Reyes
  2. Team IDA Pedals Compassion at California Bicycle Classic
  3. World Week for Animals In Laboratories is Around the Corner
  4. Make a Difference on Animal Guardian Day
  5. Help Animals on Earth Day
  6. Ron Reagan Speaks Out Against Foie Gras

Vol. 3, No. 58, March 30, 2005

    IDA Action Alerts

  1. Prevent Cruel Taser Tests on Pigs
  2. Free the CU 34 Monkeys
  3. Last Chance for Discounted AR 2005 Registration
  4. Help Stop Extermination of Exotic Deer in Point Reyes

    Campaign News & Updates 

  1. What's Your Plan During World Week for Animals In Laboratories?
  2. Demonstrators Take Aim at Korean Dog Eating
  3. IDA Presents Animal Guardian Day
  4. Listen to Animal Radio
  5. Veganism In the News

Vol. 3, No. 57, March 23, 2005

  1. Help Stamp Out Captive Elephant Foot Disease
  2. "Bizarro" Artist Champions Animals' Cause
  3. IDA Sponsors Anti-Vivisection Lecture at University
  4. IDA's PSAs and Print Ads Pack Powerful Punch
  5. On the Move? Take IDA With You 

Vol. 3, No. 56, March 16, 2005

    IDA Action Alerts & Events

  1. IDA Joins Worldwide Protest Against Canadian Seal Slaughter
  2. Korea Moves to Legalize Dog Meat
  3. Chicago Zoo Elephant May Go To Sanctuary
  4. Connecticut To Ban Elephant Acts?
  5. Save America's Wild Horses 
  6. 2nd Annual National Feral Cat Summit
  7. Animal Opinion Survey Results Support Guardian Campaign
  8. World Week for Animals In Laboratories

    Campaign News & Updates 

  1. Website Allows People to Shoot Real Animals
  2. Eastern States Introduce Laws to Protect Animals Sold As Pets
  3. Last-Minute Meatout Ideas
  4. Grassroots Animal Rights Conference

Vol. 3, No. 55, March 9, 2005

    IDA Action Alerts & Events

  1. Bills to Ban Foie Gras Take Hold in More States
  2. Don't Let Wisconsin Hunters Shoot Cats
  3. Join the International Day of Protest Against Seal Slaughter
  4. Volunteer to Air Animal Rights TV Show in Your Community
  5. IDA Remembers Zoo Elephant on the Anniversary of Her Death 

    Campaign News & Updates 

  1. Study Shows Complex Emotions & Intelligence of "Farmed" Animals
  2. Soy Milk: It's Not Just For Vegans Anymore
  3. Grassroots Animal Rights Conference Coming to NYC
  4. Miracles Happen: Stray Rescue Founder Shares Quentin's Story of Survival

Vol. 3, No. 54, March 2, 2005

    In The Spotlight

  1. How Can Your Unique Skills Help Animals?
  2. March Guardian of the Month - Urban Tulsa Magazine

    IDA Action Alerts & Events

  1. World Week for Animals In Laboratories
  2. URGENT - Protest Arctic Oil Drilling
  3. The 2005 Great American Meatout is Coming!
  4. Stop Factory Farms from Labeling Dairy Products "Organic"
  5. Oppose the Use of Chimpanzees in Entertainment

    Campaign News & Updates

  1. IDA Staff Member Rita Anderson In the New
  2. Victory: High School Drops Greased Pig Chase
  3. The Tiger Shooting Sparks Debate About Big Cats as Pets
  4. Investigation Exposes Cruelty of "Animal Care Certified" Eggs
  5. Effective Armchair Activism 

Vol. 3, No. 53, February 23, 2005

  1. Help Save Alaska's Wolves
  2. Tell Congress to Curb Illegal Animal Fighting
  3. Hawaii To Ban Eating of Dogs and Cats?
  4. Keep Indonesian Parrots in the Wild
  5. Support Reprinting of Spay & Neuter Stamps
  6. Tribe of Heart Films Inspire and Transform

Vol. 3, No. 52, February 16, 2005

  1. IDA's World Week for Animals In Laboratories
  2. California State Fair Cancels Elephant Rides
  3. Urge Kenya to Stop Wildlife Export
  4. Join Sea Shepherd's Campaign Against Seal Massacre
  5. Foie Gras Victories Stack Up
  6. Deadline for Guardian Essay Contest Nears
  7. AR2005 Discounted Registration Extended to February 20

Vol. 3, No. 51, February 9, 2005

  1. February's Guardian of the Month - Anthony Marr
  2. IDA Sues UCSF for Illegally Withholding Records
  3. Support Arizona Animal Protection Bill
  4. Have a Heart This Valentine's Day - Go Fur Free!
  5. Stop Extermination of Exotic Deer in California National Park 

Vol. 3, No. 50, February 2, 2005

  1. January's Guardian of the Month - Cheri Brown Thompson
  2. New Trap-Neuter-Release (TNR) Kit Now Available
  3. Greenland Plans to Put Polar Bears in Line of Fire
  4. California Seals Are In Danger
  5. Over $1 Million in Awards & Scholarships for Humane Youth
  6. USDA Puts Crooked Animal Dealer Out of Business

Vol. 3, No. 49, January 26, 2005

  1. Sri Lanka Shelves Plan to Poison Stray Dogs (For Now)
  2. Help Save America's Wild Horses
  3. What's Up with Down and Pier 1?
  4. School's Duck Hatching Project is NOT for the Birds
  5. Foie Gras Campaign Update
  6. The Third Annual Guardians For Life Essay Contest
  7. Oppose the Korean Dog Meat Trade

Vol. 3, No. 47, January 19, 2005

  1. Another Elephant Dies at Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo
  2. Man Gets Prison Sentence for Stomping Bird to Death
  3. USDA Red Tape Keeps Hawthorn Corporation Elephants from Sanctuary
  4. Register Now for the Animal Rights 2005 National Conference
  5. Grassroots Animal Rights Conference Coming to NYC
  6. (Re)Design the IDA-AFRICA Logo Contest

Vol. 3, No. 46, January 12, 2005

  1. National Media Spotlights IDA's "2004 Ten Worst Zoos For Elephants" List
  2. Korean Government Seeks to Legalize Sale of Dog Meat
  3. SHARK Campaign Lassoes Campbell Soup Company for Sponsoring Rodeo
  4. Tell Brooks Brothers to Stop Selling Fur!
  5. Help Your Community "Kick the Meat Habit" This Spring
  6. Los Angeles Times Magazine Reports on Custody Battles - for Animals 

Vol. 3, No. 45, January 6, 2005

  1. Wal-Mart Employees Torture and Kill Stray Cat
  2. IDA Joins Animal Balance to Aid Dogs and Cats on Galapagos Islands
  3. SF Zoo Elephant's Journey to Sanctuary Complete
  4. Extension Refused for Foie Gras Producers in Israel
  5. Public Library Displays Against Fur
  6. Boycott the Cruel Australian Wool Industry 

It is the policy of In Defense of Animals to no longer use language that accepts the current concept of animals as property, commodities and/or things. Rather than refer to ourselves or others as "owners" of animals we share our lives with, we now refer to ourselves and others as "guardians" of our animal friends and to animals as "he" or "she" rather than "it." Guardians do not buy or sell animals; instead they rescue and adopt. We urge you to do the same.

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