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The Belgrade Amazon Campaign or the House of the Eagle

10,000 Birds

Were the hydrologists of 1920s worried where the fish will spawn, Wild Boars fatten and eagles nest? Worried for the future of Beljarica, LOA launched the Save the Belgrade Amazon campaign, with a video clip that had 310,000 views and 7,100 shares in two weeks and a local online petition which reached 7,300 signatures in the first fortnight.

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Another Critical Article Directed at CITES

Critter News

This article is by the President of the Blue Frontier Campaign. Knowing them, I bet they were hoping for fish and chips instead!). I'm glad others share my disgust with CITES and the UN. Hopefully, regular citizens will read this and not just other activists. (I I forwarded an article about this to my book club members.

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SPECIESISM, by Joan Dunayer, Part Deux

Animal Person

The advocacy component of old speciesism isn't the campaign to end that exploitation, however. Instead, it is the campaign to modify it. No living group of nonhuman animals--no existing species of invertebrate, fish, amphibian, reptile, bird or nonhuman mammal--is ancestral to humans.

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RATS, Raptors, and Reckitt Benckiser

10,000 Birds

Originated in 2007 as a one-woman war by former Wildcare volunteer and raptor enthusiast Lisa Viani , it grew into an effective, hardworking coalition of citizens which attained non-profit status and then became a fiscally sponsored project of Earth Island Institute.

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Purina donates $200,000 to Susan G. Komen for the Cure

4 The Love Of Animals

Komen for the Cure and will raise awareness for breast cancer through the Purina Cat Chow Connected for the Cause campaign. The Purina Cat Chow Connected for the Cause campaign will culminate in October with limited-edition pink packaging at grocery, mass and pet retailers nationwide in honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

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Cats Indoors Compromise!

10,000 Birds

It’s dangerous for cats to be outdoors: disease, cars, tiny towns with gun happy neighbors and Lorraine has heard me talk about the Cats Indoors Campaign –non native house cats are hard enough on native birds. According to US Fish and Wildlife domestic rural cats kill roughly 39 million birds annually.

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On the Land Grant University Meat Problem

Animal Person

Instead, our LGUs teach the false ancient beliefs that maintain meat -- including dairy, fish, eggs, and feed crops -- as an institution. . Our most insidious institution -- as my talk in Miami in 10 days (August 29th) will explain! I look forward to meeting RPA's Florida members who are able to attend!

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