Save Praire Dogs From Being Poisoned!

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is supposed to be the agency watching out for our environment and helping to protect our wildlife. But now it has considered approving two new POISONS (Rozol and Kaput-D) to eradicate this already declining species across the Great Plains. As if killing wolves in Yellowstone is not enough, an endangered species. This method of eradication is extremely cruel – it causes the prairie dogs to slowly bleed internally and to die an excruciatingly death. The chemicals also may set off a chain reaction of secondary poisoning that can kill other species in the same territory or within the same food chain, according to Defenders of Wildlife, like ferrets, foxes, badgers, bald eagles, owls and hawks. Please take action now and sign this petition!

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China Celebrates Olympics While Animals Continue to Suffer

This is not a favoritism for PETA, however they bring to our attention that while China is celebrating a beloved world event, the Olympics, dogs and cats continue to suffer at the hands of this industrious nation. Fur is bad, especially when they are taken from these feeling, intelligent domestic animals. China is way behind on human rights, and that leaves no place for animals. They are behind in effective and humane animal control (they just don’t care enough to try – spay /neuter/educate), instead they irradicate dogs and cats like vermin. They horrifically stripping their fur while the animals still alive, and falsely label on coats and jackets as “faux furs” to be sold in Western nations.

Please help in sharing with friends and family. If you feel generous, donate to welfare groups fighting this cruelty, or simple SIGN THE PLEGE at this link. The more we speak the more power we will yield for issues we care about.

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Stop Wild Reptiles from Pet Trade

Some people have a thing for cold-blood animals such as snakes like the boa constrictors, pythons, and even anacondas. Among them are turtles, exotic frogs, and even iguanas. Reptiles as pets are hzardous to your health—and theirs. And estimated 11 million pet reptiles live in U.S. households currently, and this has resulted in depletion of the wild population, damaged habitats and suffering of the animals involved. This is a matter of humane, conservation and public safety (info from Humane Society of U.S.).

Most reptiles for sale today are taken from the wild. The methods to flush them out of the water, swamps are cruel—yanking, netting, forcing them out of the damaged habitat with gasoline and chemicals. In transit to the stores, most of these reptile will have been injured, sick, or dead. For ignuanas especially, they suffer malnutrition and develop diseases as they don’t get the appropriate natural diet and sufficient amount of ultraviolet light they require. Generally, the same problem faces all reptiles, as being captive in a domestic home or swimming pool are unnatural for them.

Reptiles require a lot maintenance, and most people who’ve bought them become overwhelmed. In Florida, people release unwanted reptiles such a constrictors, even alligators back into the water or swamp and in areas not indigenous to them. This creates a ripple effect in the ecosystem, as the balance of life become all messed up.

Please take a moment and act right away–the deadline for public comment is 4/30/2008. Your comments will go to the U.S. government and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Services (FWS). Go here to sign your pledge, and tell your friend and family about this urgent issue!

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