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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.

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Past issues and topics

Vol. 6, No. 51, December 26, 2007

  1. Take IDA's Vegan Pledge!
  2. Help Songbirds by Leafleting Your Local VW Dealer
  3. Victory: Congress Passes Chimp Haven is Home Act

Vol. 6, No. 50, December 19, 2007

  1. Help IDA stop cruel nicotine experiments on monkeys at OHSU
  2. Urge Congress to Support Mandatory Alternatives Petition
  3. Rescuer Found Guilty of Theft in Controversial Dog Rescue Case
  4. Dominican Dolphins Need Another Push To Freedom
  5. Victory: PetSmart Agrees Not to Sell Rabbits

Vol. 6, No. 49, December 12, 2007

  1. Holiday Safety Tips for Animal Companions
  2. Cast Your Vote for IDA's Ten Worst Zoos for Elephants in 2007 List
  3. Three Face Animal Cruelty Charges for Puerto Rico Bridge Massacre

Vol. 6, No. 48, December 5, 2007

  1. Guardian of the Month for December - Elaine Hendrix
  2. Victory: Final Four Murphy Horses Safe At Last
  3. Tell Congress to Ban Aerial Gunning of Wolves
  4. IDA Releases Report on Elephant Herpesvirus
  5. IDA Prompts Fish and Wildlife Service to Investigate Illegal Sale of Elephants

Vol. 6, No. 47, November 28, 2007

  1. Help Stop Elephant Abuses in South Africa
  2. Oppose Development of Canned Hunting Facility
  3. Colombian Lab Illegally Importing Owl Monkeys
  4. Fur Free Friday Generates Heat on the Fur Trade

Vol. 6, No. 46, November 21, 2007

  1. Fur Free Friday Is Almost Here
  2. Non-Native Species Extermination Bill Puts Feral Cats At Risk
  3. Urge Federal Government to Stop Cruel Coyote Killings
  4. Motor City Protests Target VW Foundation's Deadly Songbird Experiments
  5. IDA and Others Petition FDA to Mandate Non-Animal Testing
  6. Puerto Rico Bridge Massacre Just the Tip of the Iceberg

Vol. 6, No. 45, November 14, 2007

  1. Stop Volkswagen's Deadly Bird Experiments
  2. Oil Spill Kills Birds in San Francisco Bay
  3. Ask Senate to Stop Sale of Animal Companions to Laboratories
  4. Victory: Japan Dolphins Will Not Go to Dominican Republic
  5. One Week Left Until Fur Free Friday
  6. School Kicks Cruel Donkey Basketball Game to the Curb

Vol. 6, No. 44, November 7, 2007

  1. Take IDA's Thanksliving Pledge!
  2. bebe Agrees to Go Fur-Free...but Not Quite Yet
  3. Sponsor IDA's Anti-Fur PSA for Fur Free Friday
  4. IDA's November 2007 Guardian of the Month - Christine Dorchak
  5. IDA-Project Hope Adoption Spotlight - Dottie
  6. Victory: Cape May Adopts Plan to Protect Both Feral Cats and Endangered Birds

Vol. 6, No. 43, October 31, 2007

  1. IDA Seeks Whistleblowers at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
  2. Port Authority Exterminating Feral Cats at NY's JFK Airport
  3. Rhode Island Woman Severs Stolen Parrot's Leg
  4. Stay In Touch with IDA on Facebook
  5. World GO VEGAN Days Wrap-Up
  6. Cold Snap: Tips for Keeping Animals Safe & Warm This Winter

Vol. 6, No. 42, October 24, 2007

  1. World GO VEGAN Days Is This Weekend!
  2. Fur Free Friday: Focusing on Furriers
  3. Congress to Consider Ban on Steel-Jawed Leghold Traps
  4. Raging Southern California Firestorm Endangers People and Animals
  5. IDA-Project Hope Adoption Spotlight - Lilah
  6. Victory: Cole's "Owner" Convicted and Fined for Animal Cruelty

Vol. 6, No. 41, October 17, 2007

  1. Send Elephants Tina and Jewel to a Sanctuary
  2. Canadian Cormorants Face Slaughter
  3. Killer Party: Host's Cat Bludgeoned, then Burned to Death
  4. Help Air IDA's "Veganism: The Power of Compassion" Ad on TV
  5. Puerto Rico Animal Control Workers Accused of Throwing Dogs and Cats from Bridge
  6. Halloween Horror: On Humankind's Monstrous Cruelty to Animals

Vol. 6, No. 40, October 10, 2007

  1. What to Do...for World GO VEGAN Days
  2. Black Bear Hunt on National Wildlife Refuge Doubles Number of Hunters
  3. Chickens Beheaded and Eaten on Episode of "Kid Nation"
  4. Get Ready for Fur Free Friday 2007
  5. Thousands Enjoy World Veg Festival Weekend in San Francisco
  6. City of York Bans Sale of Foie Gras

Vol. 6, No. 39, October 3, 2007

  1. Ask Congress to Permanently Protect Chimpanzees Retired From Experimentation
  2. Alaska's Aerial Wolf Hunting Under Fire in Congress
  3. Drunk Man Decapitates Tame Duck in Hotel Lobby
  4. IDA's Guardian of the Month for October - Mary Lee Withers
  5. Victory: Domestic Horse Slaughter Abolished
  6. Cook Up a Storm on World GO VEGAN Days: Oct. 26-28

Vol. 6, No. 38, September 26, 2007

  1. IDA's Guardian Photo Project: Post Pics with Your Animal Friends Online
  2. Rocky Mountain Wolves Face Removal from Endangered Species List
  3. Support Sheriff for Arresting Officer in Police Dog's Death
  4. Japanese Govt. Approves Dolphin Kill Quota Rise in Taiji
  5. Emmy Awarded for PBS Documentary Featuring Chimpanzees Rescued from Alamogordo Lab
  6. The Joy of Vegan Baking

Vol. 6, No. 37, September 19, 2007

  1. Nominate Your Local Zoo for IDA's Ten Worst Zoos for Elephants in 2007 List
  2. City Offers Residents Prize Money in Dog Catching Contest
  3. Help Animals Suffering Desperately in Puerto Rico Zoo
  4. IDA India Uncovers Deadly Dog Sterilization Scam
  5. Florida Postpones Decision on Downlisting Manatees
  6. Iceland Ends Commercial Whaling

Vol. 6, No. 36, September 12, 2007

  1. Japanese Schoolchildren To Get Even More Toxic Dolphin Meat
  2. Another Atlanta Falcons Player Faces Animal Cruelty Charges
  3. Teens Torture Neighbor's Dog to Death
  4. Celebrate Elephant Appreciation Day, Sept. 22
  5. Huntington Beach Makes Spaying/Neutering and Microchipping Mandatory
  6. In Memoriam: Dr. Susan Shideler

Vol. 6, No. 35, September 5, 2007

  1. Get Tina and Jewel Out of the Circus
  2. Over 100 Animals Removed from Animal Hoarders' Home
  3. Give Vick Dogs a Fighting Chance at Life
  4. IDA's September Guardian of the Month - Ricardo Moreira
  5. National Park Service Begins Extermination of Point Reyes Deer
  6. Animal Advocates Attack Shark Finning

Vol. 6, No. 34, August 29, 2007

  1. World Farm Animals Day - October 2nd
  2. Police Officer Accused of Killing K-9 Partner
  3. New York Passes Fur Labeling Legislation
  4. Undercover Video Exposé Spotlights Korean Dog and Cat Meat Cruelty
  5. Stars Lend a Hand at IDA-Africa Benefit in Hollywood
  6. Back to School - Veg Style!

Vol. 6, No. 33, August 22, 2007

  1. IDA Urges Closure of Elephant Exhibit Following Tanzy's Death
  2. Urge USDA to Help Circus Elephants
  3. Animal Fighting Rings Against the Ropes
  4. Japan Dolphin Day 2007 - September 25th
  5. Project Hope Helps Chained and Abandoned Dog
  6. Two More Dog Tracks Close

Vol. 6, No. 32, August 15, 2007

  1. Veterinarian Charged With Cruelty to Animals
  2. Federal Judge Bars Navy Sonar Blasting
  3. Guess? To Stop Selling Fur in 2008
  4. New Mexico Supreme Court to Review Cruelty Ruling on Chimpanzee Lab
  5. Bushmeat on the rise in Africa
  6. Leading London retailer stops selling foie gras

Vol. 6, No. 31, August 8, 2007

  1. City of Vallejo Sells Elephants to Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
  2. House Votes to Temporarily Ban Horse Slaughter
  3. Tell National Wildlife Refuge to Curb Consumptive Recreation
  4. IDA Co-Sponsors World Veg Festival Weekend in San Francisco, 9/29-30
  5. Taiji Dolphin Killers Accused of Selling Poison Meat
  6. "Arctic Tale" Shows How Global Warming Endangers Polar Bears

Vol. 6, No. 30, August 1, 2007

  1. The Alaska Zoo Board Has Made Its Decision to Move Maggie
  2. Survival of Wolves in Northern Rockies Jeopardized
  3. California Retirement Community Chooses to Spare Deer
  4. IDA's Guardian of the Month for August - Fatemeh Motamedi
  5. Foie Gras Protests Heat Up in Chicago
  6. International Day for Korean Dogs and Cats a Success

Vol. 6, No. 29, July 25, 2007

  1. Atlanta Falcons Quarterback Faces Felony Dog Fighting Charges
  2. Urge PetSmart Not to Sell Rabbits
  3. Stop Oil Drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
  4. IDA Fights Illegal Wild Horse Round-Up at Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge
  5. Summer Fun with Vegan Tabling and Outreach
  6. Listen to Go Vegan Radio

Vol. 6, No. 28, July 18, 2007

  1. Help Ban Research on Chimpanzees in the U.S.
  2. Alaska Zoo Board Delay is a Death Sentence for Maggie
  3. Tell Denny's Not to Promote Ringling Bros. Circus
  4. International Day for Korean Dogs and Cats is Next Week
  5. IDA Demands that Six Flags Stop Lying about Elephant Program
  6. Memorial Fund Established to Help Chained Dogs

Vol. 6, No. 27, July 11, 2007

  1. Help Save Great Cats and Rare Canids
  2. Oppose Destructive Longline Fishing on West Coast
  3. "Owner" Murders Husky with Chainsaw
  4. 243 Goats Die in Truck Accident Tragedy
  5. Help Your Animal Companions Stay Cool This Summer
  6. Food Industry Moves to Improve Animal Welfare

Vol. 6, No. 26, July 3, 2007

  1. IDA Tells Six Flags to Tackle Elephant Problem
  2. Speaking for Animals in Letters to the Editor
  3. Oregon Becomes First State to Ban Gestation Crates by Act of Government
  4. IDA's Guardian of the Month for July - Sheriff Joe Arpaio
  5. Victory! Louisiana Outlaws Cockfighting
  6. South Korea Passes New Animal Welfare Law

Vol. 6, No. 25, June 27, 2007

  1. Protect Polar Bears from Hunters
  2. Animal Experimentation Under Fire
  3. New Book: "Get Political For Animals"
  4. Victory! Federal Judge Throws Out Furrier's Lawsuit
  5. Victory! San Jose Becomes Newest "Guardian City"
  6. IDA-Project Hope Helps Rescue Trapped Kitten

Vol. 6, No. 24, June 20, 2007

  1. Federal Legislation Threatens State Animal Protection Laws
  2. Urge Veg Rockers Not to Perform at Brutal Rodeo
  3. Hurricane Season is Coming: Are You Prepared?
  4. Exciting IDA-Africa Benefit: Born To Be Wild
  5. International Day for Korean Dogs and Cats - July 25
  6. New Online Video Documents Japanese Dolphin Slaughter

Vol. 6, No. 23, June 13, 2007

  1. IDA Online - New Technology Advances Animal Advocacy
  2. Bounty for California Goat Killer Up to $21,000
  3. S. Korean Political Protesters Torture and Kill Pig as "Performance"
  4. Unchained: IDA Battles Dog Fighters over Anti-Tethering Law
  5. IDA Rescues 11 Neglected Horses
  6. New Episodes of Undercover TV Expose Animal Abuse

Vol. 6, No. 22, June 6, 2007

  1. Help Make Your Community a Guardian City in 2007
  2. Undercover Slaughterhouse Investigation Exposes Cruelty
  3. Polls Show Strong Support for Banning Foie Gras
  4. Alaska Zoo Announces Decision to Relocate Maggie the Elephant
  5. IDA's Guardian of the Month for June - Jan McHugh-Smith
  6. IDA-India Seeks Justice for 17 Dogs Burned to Death

Vol. 6, No. 21, May 30, 2007

  1. Alaska Zoo Report Admits Inability to Care for Maggie the Elephant
  2. Help Protect Animal Habitats along Caribbean Coastline
  3. New Books About Animals Entertain and Educate
  4. IDA Reissues Call to End Chimpanzee Research
  5. Animal Rights Champion Gretchen Wyler Passes Away
  6. Discounted Registration for AR 2007 Ends Soon

Vol. 6, No. 20, May 23, 2007

  1. Reminder: Call in for Elephants at Six Flags on May 24
  2. Urge Congress to Permanently Ban Sale of Meat from Downed Animals
  3. Repeal of Chicago's Foie Gras Ban Resurfaces
  4. Victory: Ruby Leaves L.A. Zoo for PAWS
  5. IDA Calls For Federal Investigation of Alaska Zoo
  6. Corporation Patents Deliberately Injured Rabbits

Vol. 6, No. 19, May 16, 2007

  1. Victory: Alaskan Beluga Whales to Be Protected
  2. Bison Slaughter Opponents Illegally Arrested in Yellowstone
  3. Connecticut Legislature Considers Bill to Ban Bullhooks
  4. IDA Fights Portland Furrier's Lawsuit
  5. Elephant Mother Rejects Calf at St. Louis Zoo
  6. South Pacific Nations Implement Widespread Ban on Fishing Trawlers

Vol. 6, No. 18, May 9, 2007

  1. IDA Launches Campaign Against Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
  2. Sony Decapitates Goat to Promote Violent Videogame
  3. Tell GUESS to Stop Selling Fur
  4. Dulary Finds New Home at The Elephant Sanctuary
  5. Global Day of Action Against Procter & Gamble is May 19th
  6. Victory: Bush Signs Animal Fighting Bill Into Law

Vol. 6, No. 17, May 2, 2007

  1. Endangered Species Act in Danger
  2. Tell Army to End Rodeo Sponsorship
  3. Congress Moves to Protect Horses
  4. IDA's Guardian of the Month for May - Steve Dauley
  5. World Week for Animals in Laboratories a Success
  6. Two Dogs Tortured and Slain in Ohio Shelter

Vol. 6, No. 16, April 25, 2007

  1. Help Protect the Heber Wild Horses
  2. Urge Congress to Support Tax Deductions for Animal Companions
  3. Prevent Poisoning of Prairie Dogs
  4. IDA Unveils New Animal Research Reallocation Initiative for WWAIL
  5. IDA India Creates Compassion for Cows
  6. Canadian Seal Killers Trapped in Ice

Vol. 6, No. 15, April 18, 2007

  1. Florida Manatees Could Face Fatal Downlisting
  2. Support the Pet Safety and Protection Act
  3. Oppose Bill to Allow Slaughter of California Sea Lions
  4. IDA to Air Jane Goodall Anti-Vivisection Ad During WWAIL
  5. Helping Dogs and Cats in the Dominican Republic
  6. Menu Foods Recall Update

Vol. 6, No. 14, April 11, 2007

  1. Prevent Delisting of Wolves in Northern Rocky Mountain States
  2. Survival of Alaskan Beluga Whales Endangered
  3. House Passes Animal Fighting Prohibition Enforcement Act
  4. IDA's Guardian of the Month for April - Judy Jones
  5. Help Expose Abuse of Animals in Labs During WWAIL, April 22 - 28
  6. New IDA PSA Features Steve Valentine

Vol. 6, No. 13, April 4, 2007

  1. IDA Joins Effort Against Cruel Shark Finning
  2. Act Now: Organize an Event for WWAIL
  3. Stop Production of Egg Company Mega-Farm
  4. Judge Rules USDA Horse Slaughter Violates Federal Law
  5. Global Boycott Procter & Gamble Day
  6. VICTORY: Panasonic Pulls Iditarod Sponsorship

Vol. 6, No. 12, March 28, 2007

  1. Alaska Offers Wolf Bounty: $150 Each
  2. Help IDA Save Elephants Ailing in Zoos
  3. Navy Proposes Training Marine Mammals for Undersea Warfare
  4. Victory for the Heber Horses
  5. IDA Uncovers Horse Starvation Case
  6. IDA's Portland Meatout Events Spread Message of Compassion

Vol. 6, No. 12, March 21, 2007

  1. Victory: New Mexico Bans Cockfighting
  2. Elephant Polo Match Ends in Rampage
  3. Ask Morningstar to Cut Out Cruelty
  4. St. Louis Zoo Euthanizes Long-Suffering Elephant
  5. IDA Joins International Day of Action to End Canadian Seal Massacre
  6. At Least 16 Animals Dead from Eating Contaminated "Pet" Food

Vol. 6, No. 11, March 14, 2007

  1. Egg Farm Cruelty on Trial
  2. Tell Panasonic to Stop Sponsoring the Iditarod
  3. Stop Increased Subsidies for Factory Farms
  4. Ruby the Elephant Will Go to a Sanctuary!
  5. Meatout 2007 is coming March 20th
  6. Protest Experimental Exploitation during WWAIL

Vol. 6, No. 10, March 07, 2007

  1. Last Two Hawthorn Elephants Sent to Sanctuary
  2. IDA Continues Opposition to Barbaric Canadian Seal Slaughter
  3. California Healthy Pets Act Seeks to Stem Animal Homelessness
  4. IDA's Guardian of the Month for March - Jenna Forrest
  5. Victory: IDA Halts University's Fatal Medical Sales Trainings
  6. San Francisco Protects Wild Parrots' Habitat

Vol. 6, No. 09, February 28, 2007

  1. Help the Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill
  2. Oppose Importation of Dolphins Captured in Japanese Drive Fishery
  3. Help Get Ruby the Elephant to a Sanctuary
  4. Plant Power! IDA Launches "Green Food Bank" Campaign
  5. IDA-Africa Says Goodbye to Beloved Becky
  6. Victory: Fireworks Display Moved Away from Animal Shelter

Vol. 6, No. 08, February 21, 2007

  1. Navy to Proceed with Whale-killing Sonar Exercises
  2. FDA Approves Sale of Meat from Cloned Animals
  3. Congress Considers Animal Fighting Prohibition Enforcement Act
  4. IDA Continues to Help Animals Affected by Hurricane Katrina
  5. Portland Fur Store Announces Permanent Closure
  6. Teens who Cooked Puppy to Death Sentenced to Prison

Vol. 6, No. 07, February 14, 2007

  1. Congress Considers Permanent Ban on Sale of Meat from Downed Animals
  2. Oppose Delisting of Northern Rocky Mountain Gray Wolf Population
  3. Teens Make & Post Video of Dog Killing Cat
  4. Global Day of Action against Chinese Fur a Success
  5. Meatout 2007 is coming March 20th
  6. Get Discounted Tickets for IDA's Benefit Concert

Vol. 6, No. 06, February 7, 2007

  1. Horse Protection Bills Reintroduced to Congress
  2. Have a Heart this Valentine's Day - Not a Liver
  3. One Week to Global Day of Action against the Chinese Fur Industry
  4. IDA's February Guardian of the Month - Dr. Jackie Broome
  5. Black History Month: Celebrating African American Animal Advocates
  6. Rescued Dog Gets a New "Leash" on Life

Vol. 6, No. 05, January 31, 2007

  1. Aquatic Park Seeks to Acquire Dolphins from Japanese Drive Fishery
  2. Teens Plead Guilty to Baking Dog in Oven
  3. Zambia Asks U.S. to Resume Elephant Trophy Hunting
  4. 2007: The Year of the Pig
  5. Tickets to IDA's Star-Studded Benefit Concert Make Unforgettable Gifts
  6. IDA Members: Get Half-price Registration for AR 2007

Vol. 6, No. 04, January 24, 2007

  1. U.S. Soldiers in Iraq Throw Stones at Crippled Dog
  2. Urge EPA to Restrict Rodenticides
  3. Navy Exempts Itself from Laws Protecting Whales from Deadly Sonar
  4. Legislation Could Lower Legal Hunting Age in Five States
  5. IDA Presents Companion Animal Guardian Awards in NYC
  6. IDA Co-sponsors Meatout 2007

Vol. 6, No. 03, January 17, 2007

  1. bebe: Out of Fashion with Animal Lovers
  2. Doctor Kills Dog in Medical Device Demo at Clinic
  3. Urge the FDA to Require Truth in Labeling on Egg Cartons
  4. IDA Fights to Stop Wild Turkey Extermination
  5. Wild Horse Killers At Large in Arizona
  6. Navy's Planned Sonar Training Exercises Get Blown Off Course

Vol. 6, No. 02, January 10, 2007

  1. Volunteer to Help Animals on MLK Day
  2. Help Make Your City a Guardian City in 2007
  3. Urge Prosecution of Man Who Mutilated a Dog with a Chainsaw
  4. IDA Announces "Ten Worst Zoos for Elephants in 2006"
  5. Japanese Supermarket Chain Permanently Bans Dolphin Meat
  6. IDA Joins Global Day of Action against the Chinese Fur Industry

Vol. 6, No. 01, January 3, 2007

  1. Japanese Grocery Chain Drops Dolphin Meat
  2. Governor Pushes to Outlaw Cockfighting in New Mexico
  3. Hunters Target Wolves in Idaho and Montana
  4. IDA's Guardian of the Month for January - Bryan Kortis
  5. IDA's Undercover TV Celebrates Two-Year Anniversary
  6. Rescued Dog Needs Loving Home

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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