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Alerts for June 1999
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COMPANION ANIMALS ARE NOT
GARBAGE - Tennessee currently is host to several
animal "dumps" where animals may be left in junkyard bins
marked "Small Dogs", "Large Dogs", "Cats" and "Kittens". You
can drive your car right up to the doors and tidily discard
any animals you don't want. The Smyrna bins are located in
an unattended landfill where an officer comes by twice a day
to check the boxes. There is no way of preventing someone
from putting a cat in with the dogs and animals may attack
each other in the bins due to stress.
Please contact Governor Sundquist at
dsundquist@mail.state.tn.us
Photos of the bins can be seen at:
http://hometown.aol.com/binbuster3/page/index.htm
MANY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - did
segments on the Iditarod this year. The Iditarod is the dog
sledding race USA Today referred to as "Ihurtadog" due to
its inhumane practices including cutting the vocal chords of
dogs who bark too much and chaining dogs on tethers as short
as 4' outdoors year round. Each year at least one dog dies
running this unnecessary race. Did your school or your
child's school teach that this event was a fun form of
entertainment? Are you a concerned NC resident who just
wants to make sure this doesn't happen in our schools? Write
to the North Carolina State PTA and politely ask that they
keep animal cruelty out of public schools and thank them if
they have already made the choice to keep the Iditarod out
of our schools.
Contact : nc_office@pta.org
GREAT APE CONSERVATION ACT -
Senator Jim Jeffords (R-VT) has introduced S. 1007, the
Great Ape Conservation Act of 1999. This bill establishes a
federal fund from which grants would be made to approved
projects in Africa and southeast Asia that conserve great
apes in their range countries. We face un uphill battle in
trying to pass the Great Ape Conservation Act because many
of the legislators who hold positions of power are not
supportive of wildlife protection bills.
North Carolina Residents, contact your
senators at:
jesse_helms@helms.senate.gov
Senator@Edwards.senate.gov
STOP DISSECTION - Tulsa Commiunity College has a
College for kids program for elementary school students ages
4-8. They are teaching dissection this summer. They have
ordered grassfrogs, earthworms, cow eyes, grasshoppers, and
various instruments for use in the program. Please tell them
that this is unnecessary and teaches young children a
general disrespect for animals.
Contact: cmarrs@tulsa.cc.ok.us
TELL THE TODAY SHOW CIRCUSES ARE NO FUN FOR ANIMALS -
The Today Show ran a lengthy piece on the
Ringling Brothers espousing their "commitment to saving
endangered species". The breeding centers made comments like
"we need to do this so they aren't extinct in THIS country".
Please tell the today show that circus tigers and elephants
have little to do with natural ecosystems and the
preservation of species. Elephants are trained by being
beaten with bull hooks and tigers may suffer from the stress
of long hours in confinement and travel. Remind the Today
show of Ringling Brothers extensive history of USDA
violations and the death of Kenny, the baby elephant who
died after being forced to perform when ill.
Contact: WT@nbc.com
Also, check out http://www.circuses.com
for more information.
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