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2005 News Release Archives
See also: 2007 2006 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000

12/20/05 IDA To Reveal Cruelty To Dogs And Cats On Fur Farms At Chinese Consulate
12/19/05 IDA and SHARK Call on Coffee Giant to Buck Rodeo Sponsorship
12/13/05 IDA Holds Memorial Honoring One-Year Anniversary of Elephant’s Premature Death
12/07/05 In Defense of Animals Blasts Feds' Inaction
12/06/05 Local Humane Society Delivers Hope to Katrina Animals in Time for Holiday Season
12/05/05 IDA and Shark Ask Judge for Investigation
11/30/05 Monroe County Justice Court Grants IDA Custody of Abused Dogs
11/23/05 IDA To Reveal Cruelty on Fur Farms to Holiday Shoppers
11/09/05 Norfolk Man to Make Third Trek to Gulf Coast Region for Rescue and Relief Mission
11/01/05 Local Heroes Return from New Orleans Rescue and Relief Mission
10/27/05 Sir Roger Moore Joins Alderman Joe Moore in Defending Ducks
10/26/05 San Francisco Eateries Celebrate IDA’s World Go Vegan Days
10/19/05 IDA Protesters "Go Ape" Over Primate Cruelty at UCSF
10/07/05 “Whale Bus” to Expose Cruel Dolphin Slaughter in Taiji, Japan
10/06/05 IDA Joins Local Effort To Move Injured Elephant at Philadelphia Zoo To Sanctuary
10/04/05 Elephant Crisis at L.A. Zoo: Gita’s Medical Condition Worsens
10/03/05 San Diego Becomes America’s First Virtually "Foie Gras" Free City
09/30/05 Chinatown’s Tiengarden Celebrates World Vegetarian Awareness Month
09/28/05 National Feral Cat Summit Converges in Philadelphia
09/30/05 Local Hero Departs Saturday For 975 Mile Trek To Save The Animals In Katrina's Wake
09/26/05 IDA's Project Hope Warns Focus on Animals in Disaster Zones Imperils Others in Need
09/26/05 UCSF Agrees to Pay Large Fine to Avoid Hearing on USDA Animal Welfare Charges
09/22/05 IDA Reveals Cruelty on Chinese Fur Farms at Embassy
09/21/05 Giant "Elephant" to Zoo Commission: Scrap Plans for Deficient Elephant Enclosure!
09/19/05 Experts to Zoo Commission: Scrap Plans for Deficient Elephant Enclosure
09/12/05 Stray Rescue of St. Louis Joins IDA's Project Hope to Provide Hurricane Relief to Mississippi Animal Victims
09/12/05 Bay Area Animal Rescue is First on the Ground in Devastated Areas
09/12/05 Actress Wendie Malick Urges Support of Ordinance to Ban Bird Cruelty
09/09/05 Portland Residents Spotlight Cruelty Under the Big Top
09/06/05 Fort Salonga Resident Named IDA's Guardian of the Month for September
09/04/05 Katrina Animal Rescue Efforts Stagnate as Aid Workers Await Deployment
09/01/05 IDA's Project Hope Provides Hurricane Relief to Mississippi Animal Victims: Group Gives Urgently Needed Aid to Save Animals from Storm's Destruction
09/01/05 IDA protests US Forest Service Plans to Capture 400 Arizona Wild Horses and Sell Them at Auction
08/24/05 'Jane Goodall of Elephants' Urges City Council to Protect Pachyderms
08/19/05 Fight To Stop Horse Slaughter and Restore Protections To Wild Horses Turns To Senate
08/17/05 Monkeys To Commandeer Conference and Demand Answers of American Society of Primatologists
08/08/05 IDA-Africa Presents: Dr. Sheri Speede, Founder and Director of The Sanaga-Yong Chimpanzee Rescue Center
08/08/05 Rally & March Will Highlight Industry’s Refusal to Debate the Science of Primate Experimentation
07/29/05 Local Activists Join National Boycott Of Seafood Giant
07/27/05 Chicago Council Member Calls On Zoo Association, USDA To Upgrade Elephant Standards
07/27/05 City Council Considers Elephant-Protection Law
07/13/05 IDA Gives 2005 Lifetime Achievement Award to Ben White
07/04/05 Richard Pryor Makes Independence Day Plea for Elephants
07/01/05 Foie Gras Foes Combat Duck Cruelty
06/27/05 IDA to Reveal Elephant's Death Report
06/24/05 IDA to Red Lobster: Join Campaign To End Cruel Canadian Seal Hunt
06/24/05 “Pachyderm” to Philadelphia Zoogoers: Be an Elefriend
06/11/05 IDA’s Animal Guardian Volunteer Day Celebrated June 11
06/09/05 Landslide U.S. House of Representatives Vote to End Horse Slaughter
06/06/05 IDA Applauds Court Decision Forcing Foie Gras Farmer to Pay Attorneys $21,000
06/06/05 Elephants' Health Problems Highlight Need for Sanctuary
05/25/05 Guardians and Their Canines Howling Mad Over UCSF’s Dog Experiments
05/25/05 Elephant Friends' Free Speech Endangered at L.A. Zoo
05/05/05 "Hissing Cats" Urge Korean Expo Attendees to Dog Korean Government
05/02/05 IDA, PETA, Friends of Wankie Demand Resignation of Zoo Director Over Third Elephant Death
04/28/05 IDA to Award Top Honor to Arizona's Tough on Crime Sheriff
04/26/05 Enough is Enough: PETA and IDA Implore Zoo to Send Surviving Elephant to Sanctuary, Not to Salt Lake City Zoo
04/25/05 Volunteer Efforts to Help Animals Celebrated June 11
04/25/05 Activists Rattle the Cages for Monkeys and Other Animals at OHSU’s Primate Center 
04/25/05 Activists Give UCSF an "F" in Science
04/21/05 In Defense of Animals Wins Suit Against OHSU
04/18/05 Duck Defenders Ask Illinois House Members to Vote In Favor of Fowl
04/15/05 Foie Gras Foes and Duck Defenders Expose Animal Abuse
04/15/05 Activists Rattle the Cages for Animals in Labs at Cambridge March & Protest
04/15/05 "Foot Health Awareness Month" Observed at Portland Zoo
04/08/05 "Foot Health Awareness Month" Kicks-off at Philadelphia Zoo 
03/31/05 "Foot Health Awareness Month" Kicks-off at L.A. Zoo
03/30/05 Foie Gras Foes Urge Support of Bill to Ban Bird Cruelty
03/30/05 New Mexico Judge Dismisses Animal Cruelty Charges Against NIH Chimp Lab Operator on Legal Technicality
03/25/05 Elephant from San Francisco Zoo Euthanized due to Severe Captivity - Induced Foot Problems
03/25/05 Activists Stage “Bark-In” to Protest Korean Dog and Cat Consumption
03/18/05 Activists Ask Jeopardy! Game Show Host Alex Trebec: “What is wrong with keeping elephants at the L.A. Zoo?”
03/15/05 Illinois Native Richard Pryor Urges Chicago City Council To Send Elephant To Sanctuary
03/15/05 Activists worldwide condemn cruel Canadian Seal Hunt outside consulate
03/09/05 Chicago Alderman Proposes Resolution to Send Lincoln Park Zoo’s Last Surviving Elephant to Sanctuary
03/07/05 Memorial Today: One-Year Anniversary of Elephant Death at SF Zoo
03/03/05 Ontarians Take Top Honors in Contest Honoring Special Cats
02/25/05 Animal Advocates Cry Foul: Claim Undemocratic Legislative Stifling Of Animal Protection Bills
02/23/05 Taxpayers to Zoo Bond Committee: Inhumane Elephant Enclosure is Waste of Money, Close It
02/23/05 In Defense of Animals awarded custody of 41 Pit Bulls
02/18/05 "Giant Duck" to Celebrate Closure of Sonoma Saveurs
02/14/05 The Top San Diego Restaurant Finds Foie Gras Too Cruel to Serve
02/14/05 Whistleblower charges Louisiana chimp lab with cruelty
02/11/05 Teachers and students deliver special valentine to L.A. Zoo
02/08/05 U.S. Restaurants to Receive Bittersweet Valentine
02/07/05 IDA Files Lawsuit to Identify Researchers Named in Federal Complaint Against UCSF
02/07/05 IDA and The HSUS Urge Lovers to Have a Heart, Shun Fur
01/25/05 Local Gourmet Foods Specialist "Cans" Cruel Foie Gras
01/20/05 Elephant Advocates Charge Zoos As Devastating As Poaching For Elephants’ Lifespan
01/19/05 Activists Blame Death of Second Elephant In Chicago On San Diego Zoo
01/19/05 Second Elephant Dumped By San Diego Zoo Dies in Chicago 
01/18/05 Foie Gras Pusher Courts Controversy Coast to Coast
01/17/05 Activists to L.A. Zoo commissioners: Send Elephants to Sanctuary Now
01/13/05 Battle Creek Residents Protest Bullriding
01/07/05 Investigating Farms For Animal Cruelty Is In Furtherance Of Free Speech, Court Rules

2005 Action Alert & News Links Archives
See also: 2007 2006 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000

12/30/05 Column on IDA-Arizona "When Heroes Need a Hand"
11/30/05 Hidden Camera Investigation Goes Inside "Hog Dog Rodeo"
11/14/05 Arthritis Case Adds to Debate: Are Zoos Good Home for Elephants?
10/25/05 IDA Supported Foie Gras Ban Gets OK To Move To Full City Council
10/21/05 Zoo might lose elephants
10/10/05 Need for Speede: Sheri Speede, chimpanzee champion, answers Grist's questions
10/05 Florida Residents: Evacuating Your Home to Avoid Hurricane Wilma? BE SURE TO BRING YOUR ANIMALS WITH YOU!
10/07/05 Activists Worldwide Protest Japan's Dolphin Slaughter
10/05/05 IDA Calls For Sanctuary For Ailing Zoo Elephant
10/04/05 Animal instincts: As the struggle between animal rights activists and scientists rages on, what's really happening inside UCSF's animal labs?
09/26/05 IDA, Opponents of Santa Cruz Island pig killing head back to court
09/24/05 USA Today Reports on IDA Staffer Anita Carswell's Hurricane Relief Efforts
09/16/05 Fate of ‘wild' horses stalls in legal wrangling
09/16/05 Stray Rescue Aids IDA in Southern Mississippi
09/13/05 The real remedy for zoo elephants is to set them free by IDA President Elliot M. Katz, DVM
09/05 IDA Coordinates Horse Rescue Efforts
09/05 IDA Recommended Reading: Opinion Piece in Support of Sending Elephants to Sanctuary
09/05 Join IDA in Urging US Senate to Stop Horse Slaughter
09/09/05 Forest Service, IDA clash over horses
09/09/05 Grenada Daily Star Reports on IDA's Hurricane Relief Efforts
09/03/05 IDA trying to halt roundup and slaughter of horses on forest land
08/28/05 Zoo elephants may have to leave town
08/26/05 Zoo elephants have no educational value, expert says
08/25/05 City Considers Elephant Ordinance
08/25/05 City Considers Elephant Ordinance
08/20/05 Mayor's zoo study could have elephants packing their trunks
07/30/05 City Council seems to be missing insight
06/05 IDA Joins Efforts to Stop Santa Cruz Island Pig Slaughter. Law Suit Filed.
06/30/05 CU gets flak over monkey study: Organization blasts ongoing research into alcohol abuse
06/28/05 Beautiful Creatures On Ugly People
06/05 Tell National Geographic to Stop Romanticizing Iditarod Dog Torture
06/05 Push Senate to End Horse Slaughter
06/19/05 Zoo industry, animal rights groups differ over what constitutes humane treatment for captive pachyderms
06/05 Urge Beijing to Protect Large Dogs
06/05 Puppy Mill Owner Faces Animal Cruelty Charges
05/25/05 ASU & Humane LINK Coalition to Co-sponsor National conference on Animal Cruelty
05/05 South Dakota Declares Open Season on Mountain Lions
05/05 Hawthorn Elephants in Danger of Going to Circus
05/05 Live Dog Dissected in Utah High School
05/14/05 Editorial: A Crowded Elephant House Move the herd
04/05 Urge the House of Representatives to Pass the Animal Fighting Prohibition Enforcement Act
04/05 Denver's Pit Bull Ban Unfair to Dogs and Guardians
04/05 Urge Illinois Representatives to Support Bill to Ban Foie Gras
04/19/05 Wisconsin Governor Rejects Cat-Hunting Idea
04/05 Secret animal experiments at Inveresk, Scotland
03/05 Cruel Donkey Basketball Game Cancelled!
03/04/05 Calls for China fur ban as animal cruelty exposed
02/24/05 Scientist: Animal tests don't work
02/13/05 Cocaine in horses stirs testing debate
03/05 Urgent: City Council considers sending lone elephant at Lincoln Park Zoo to sanctuary, Action Needed
03/01/05 No greased pig, but plenty of spirit at Gladstone High
02/24/05 Nonprofit gets 41 dogs seized during drug bust
02/16/05 Ban Proposed on Cosmetic Surgery for Pets in West Hollywood
02/15/05 Why fur isn't back in fashion
02/14/05 Vegan is the way to go
02/11/05 FEATURE-Elephant deaths spur new debate over U.S. zoos
02/05 Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals newsletter features the National Feral Cat Summit photo & article
02/08/05 Lab monkeys 'scream with fear' in tests
02/03/05 Activists urge fur boycott
02/02/05 Listen to NPR’s sad and shocking story on San Antonio's High Animal Euthanasia Rate
02/01/05 Elephant's death revives debate about keeping them in cold weather
01/26/05 Lincoln Park Zoo elephant gets a new view
01/25/05 Human Rights Group Blasts U.S. Meat Industry
01/22/05 Peaches the elephant has died in Chicago: Officials blamed for her move to cold zoo
01/21/05 Elephant's Death Renews Debate Cold-Weather Zoos Called Harmful
01/05 Zoo may tell elephants farewell
01/18/05 Lincoln Park Zoo sending its last elephant away
01/18/05 Animal activists call on zoos to improve elephant treatment
01/18/05 Korean Government Seeks to Legalize Dog Meat
01/18/05 Help Save Our Nation’s Wild Horses
01/18/05 Second Elephant Dies At Lincoln Park Zoo
01/18/05 Duck dish puts cruelty on table
01/16/05 An order of duck liver, food fight on the side. 
01/14/05 County gives permission to kill deer.
01/13/05 A Cruel Jungle Tale in Richmond
01/12/05 Should pet owners be made pet guardians? 
01/11/05 Fur? Sure! Faux fur, that is. It's one white-hot trend. 
01/06/05 Animal advocacy group criticizes zoo