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KINSHIP CIRCLE UPDATES / OCTOBER - DECEMBER 2008 1) Donna Karan Announces Fur-Free 2009 Lines2) Dragged Pit Bull Is Healing And Soon Adoptable3) Cat Killing Boyfriend Walks Free4) Records Show Big Industry Planned AETA All Along5) Obama Picks: The Good & The Not So Good6) L.A. Assistant Fire Chief Charged In Karley's Killing7) Netherlands Ban Products Made Of Cape Fur Seals8) Prempro Maker, Wyeth, Pays For Fake Articles9) Report On Hallmark/Westland Downer Scandal10) Eddie Lama's Oasis Sanctuary Closes11) Michael Vick: Early Release & Back To NFL?12) Hero's Plan To Save Wild Horses Moves Forward13) Until Export Is Banned, More Horses Killed14) Rodeo "Horse Tripping" Outlawed In Phoenix15) Houston: Biggest Dogfight Bust In U.S. History16) Activists Vow To Overturn Navy's Use Of Sonar17) Oxford University Lab To Use Thousands Of Animals18) Prop 2 Passes For California's Farmed Animals19) EU Proposal To Ban Great Apes In Experiments20) Ringling Bros. Big Fat Federal Lawsuit21) Alaska Whales: 1 vs. Governor Sarah Palin: 022) Notorious LA Dogfighters Cleared On All Charges |
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1. Donna Karan Announces Fur-Free 2009 Lines Donna Karan has announced that her fall 2009 lines will be fur-free and that she has "no plans" to use fur in the future... Karan's announcement came days after PETA launched our (now offline) DonnaKaranBunnyButcher.com website and after mega-fashion guru Tim Gunn sent Karan and designer Giorgio Armani a video he narrated for PETA showing animals skinned alive and urged them to open their eyes to the violent and bloody fur industry... • 12/18/08: Bunnies Hate Donna Karan's Killer Couture 2. Dragged Pit Bull Is Healing And Soon Adoptable FROM KINSHIP CIRCLE: Many have asked about Prada (renamed Bluebell), the pit bull dragged behind a truck into the parking lot of Southeast Area Animal Control Authority (where she is now sheltered). Jim Willis coordinated the following updates from his sources in Los Angeles:
12/22/08, From Ruth Silny, an area animal advocate who has visited Prada/Bluebell — From what I learned when I spoke with Corp. Torres — once healed, she'll be adoptable. I'm sure they'll fine-tooth comb every applicant already on a list. She cannot be with any dogs due to some aggressiveness... She is adorable, a good natured dog... Her front legs were healing better, her hind needed attention. She is a beautiful blue-grey color with beautiful eyes... They [SEAACA] are on top of this and other cases, and thankfully they have the courts on their side. From Aaron Reyes, Director of Operations, SEAACA — The court case is sitting on the DA's desk, with a March court date per the citation the owner signed... I think we have a solid case that will show negligence which caused Bluebell severe pain and suffering... • 12/17/08: Second Chance For Dragged Pit Bull 3. Cat Killing Boyfriend Walks Free 12/19/08 — READ FULL STORY HERE: Actor pleads guilty in NYC cat-kill case
Joseph Petcka, 38, an actor and former minor league baseball player who killed his girlfriend's cat, pleaded guilty to felony aggravated cruelty to animals. He faces up to 500 hours of community service at his March 2 sentencing. The plea removes the need for a second trial. His first ended with the jury deadlocked 11-1. Prosecutors said Petcka killed the 7-year-old cat, Norman (March 2007) in a drunken, jealous rage... Petcka said outside court that he hopes to do community service in a youth athletics program. ANIMAL ABUSERS BELONG IN JAIL — NOT YOUTH PROGRAMS SOME TALKING POINTS: • 10/24/08: No Plea Deal For Ruthless Cat Killer • 10/7/08: Demand Retrial For Vicious Cat Killer 4. Records Show Big Industry Planned AETA All Along 
by Will Potter, GreenistheNewRed.com —It's been two years since passage of the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act, a sweeping law that wraps up non-violent civil disobedience and hurting corporate profits as "terrorism."
...Here, for the first time, are some of the internal documents outlining how corporations and industry groups planned to label activists "eco-terrorists." I've obtained them from a source who wishes to remain anonymous. They're the creation of the Animal Enterprise Protection Coalition, a network formed for the sole purpose of passing this "eco-terrorism" legislation. Members include corporate powerhouses like Pfizer, Wyeth, GlaxoSmithKline, and industry groups like the Fur Commission and National Cattlemen's Beef Association. The coalition was put together by the National Association for Biomedical Research, an industry group that has one of the most outspoken proponents of the "Green Scare." In short, this coalition is a front group comprised of other front groups... The coalition supplied its members with talking points, fact sheets, letters to Congress, news releases and more to help keep them on message when labeling activists as terrorists... 
SCREEN SHOT, LEFT: Note how "Will Potter's Blog" is listed under the opposition. I guess I should be honored, right?
FROM KINSHIP CIRCLE: And there we are, underneath IDA. We are honored too! We are on Big Industry's pro-animal radar screen. • 12/8/06: AETA UPDATE / Hope For Repeal? • 11/16/06: Questions & Rumors: Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act • 11/13/06: Done Deal? AETA Passes • 11/11/06: Post-Election AETA Action - Your Right To Speak for Animals • 10/25/06: Activism = Terrorism? • 10/5/06: If You Speak For Animals, AETA Concerns You • 9/27/06: URGENT ACTION NEEDED: Protect Your Rights • 8/21/06: Save Your Right To Protest - Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act 5. Obama Picks: The Good & The Not So Good U.S. SEN. KEN SALAZAR (CO) IS NEXT SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR LISA JACKSON TO HEAD THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) 12/17/08 — FULL STORY: 12/8/08, Michael Markarian / Need Change at Interior, Not More of Same OBAMA PASSED ON ANIMAL-FRIENDLY CONGRESSMAN RAUL GRIJALVA (D-ARIZ) President-elect Obama selected not-so-animal-friendly Ken Salazar instead of Raul Grijalva, to be next Secretary of the Interior. • Encourage Government To Improve the Lives of Animals • Animals Would Like President-Elect Barack Obama To Know... • Ken Salazar a Disappointing Choice for Secretary of the Interior 6. L.A. Assistant Fire Chief Charged In Karley's Killing   A Los Angeles County assistant fire chief has been charged with beating a neighbor's puppy so severely it had to be euthanized. Glynn Johnson was arrested at his home in Riverside County and the district attorney has filed felony animal cruelty charges against him. Johnson is accused of beating a 6-month-old shepherd mix with his fist and a 12-pound rock on Nov. 3. Investigators say Johnson told them he acted in self-defense and the dog wounded his wrist and thumb. Los Angeles County Fire Chief P. Michael Freeman said that Johnson has been placed on paid administrative leave. THANK OFFICIALS FOR ARREST & URGE MAXIMUM PENALTIES SOURCE: Lindy Greene, lindygreene@roadrunner.com • 11/14/08: Puppy Fatally Beaten By Los Angeles Firefighter 7. Netherlands Ban Products Made Of Cape Fur Seals 
During the 2008 hunt July 1 to Nov. 15, seal hunters may kill 6,000 adult males and 80,000 pups.
The Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries announced that as of July 1, 2009 a ban on import and trade of fur and other products of Cape Fur Seals will be in force... The Cape Fur Seal hunt takes place on the beaches of Namibia. Second to the Canadian seal hunt this is the biggest annual seal massacre on earth. Annually an average of 80,000 seals are culled and shot for their furs... www.bontvoordieren.nl • July 2008 DIGEST: Help End The Namibian Seal Slaughter • 7/11/07: Namibia's Shame - Massacre Of Nursing Seal Pups & Bulls • Aug-Oct 2006 UPDATES: Namibia's Largest Seal Pup Cull Draws to a Close • May-Jul 2006 UPDATES: De Beers Diamond Producers Condemn Seal Cull 8. Prempro Maker, Wyeth, Pays For Fake Articles FACT SHEETS FOR YOU TO DOWNLOAD: 
9. Report On Hallmark/Westland Downer Scandal
Quote (author unknown) worth adding here: "I think Congressmen should wear uniforms like NASCAR drivers so we could identify their corporate sponsors." ALSO SEE: • Investigation Reveals Flaws in Meat Inspection System • Failures at Hallmark Identified • AUDIT REPORT: Evaluation Of Management Over Pre-Slaughter Activities • Aug-Oct 2008 UPDATES: Politics Trumps Mercy: Still No Downer Ban • 7/14/08: No Downers. No Exceptions. NOW. • Apr-June 2008 UPDATES: Downer News - Big Meat Backs Downer Ban + More... • 3/2/08: I'm Mad. Downer Ban? USDA Says Forget It • 2/23/08: USDA-Certified Cruel: Downers Dragged, Shocked, Rammed FACT SHEETS FOR YOU TO DOWNLOAD:  
10. Eddie Lama's Oasis Sanctuary Closes  Many of you recall Eddie Lama, from Tribe of Heart's film "The Witness." The tough-talking New Yorker whose world revolves around animals opened Oasis Sanctuary a decade ago — as a "home to animals who otherwise had no other place to go. Our wonderful 'D-List' critters have included fighters, biters, 'pee-ers 'n poopers' alongside the blind, the crippled, and the crazy," Eddie writes in his bittersweet farewell. THIS IS WHAT OASIS NEEDS NOW: 11. Michael Vick: Early Release & Back To NFL? Vick pleaded guilty to a state dogfighting charge in a Virginia courtroom. Under a plea agreement, the Falcons quarterback received a 3-year suspended prison term and a $2,500 fine on a charge of attending, sponsoring and participating in dog fights. A charge of cruelty to animals with prejudice was dismissed. He also received 4 years' probation... The [state] charges against Vick carried a maximum sentence of 10 years... Vick is currently serving a 23-month federal sentence on felony charges related to dogfighting. He is suspended indefinitely by the NFL... Vick is scheduled to be released from federal prison July 20, 2009. With his state case completed, he is eligible to participate in the Federal Bureau of Prisons re-entry program. The program could include an early release and a stay at a halfway house for up to 6 months... 11/21/08 — READ FULL STORY: 11/21/08, Report: Vick put family pets in ring VICK'S FAMILY ANIMALS FOUGHT IN THE RING TOO Michael Vick put family pets in rings with pit bulls and thought it was funny watching the trained killers injure or kill the helpless dogs. In a 17-page report filed Aug. 28, 2008, by case agent James Knorr of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and released under the Freedom of Information Act, a person identified as confidential witness No. 1 said Vick placed pets in the ring against pit bulls owned by "Bad Newz Kennels" at least twice and watched as the pit bulls "caused major injuries..." • Jan-Mar 2008 UPDATES: The Dogs That Vick Hurt • Sept-Dec 2007 UPDATES: Vick's Dogs...You Helped Save Their Lives • 10/29/07: KC DIGEST - Ensure Vick's Dogs Are Spared, As Promised • 9/30/07: Vick Teammate Faces Unrelated Cruelty Charges • 8/28/07: Salvation For Vick's Dogs? • 8/21/07: Sick Vick Updates & Feedback • 8/19/07: No Deal For Sick Vick's Dogfighting Crimes • 8/2/07: Michael Vick Dogfighting Files: Action & Updates • June 2007 DIGEST: Massive K-9 Grave Found On Michael Vick's Property 12. Hero's Plan To Save Wild Horses Moves Forward 
Wild horses gathered from the Fox & Lake Herd Management Area in near Empire, Nev., wait in a pen
"I thank every one for their tremendous support. The number of responses has been simply overwhelming. It is very gratifying to know that there is strong support to not let this part of the American heritage become extinct. Be assured I am moving forward as quickly as possible with my plans for this beautiful Sanctuary and I will share with you the progress that I am making. Stay tuned, updates will be posted on my website. Thank you, Madeleine Pickens" • 11/18/08: Update & Action - Doomed Wild Horses Have A Hero? • 7/10/08: BLM Wants To Kill Wild Horses 13. Until Export Is Banned, More Horses Killed • 10/2/08: Call/Write To End Horse Slaughter For Good 14. Rodeo "Horse Tripping" Outlawed In Phoenix FACT SHEETS FOR YOU TO DOWNLOAD: 
15. Houston: Biggest Dogfight Bust In U.S. History FACT SHEETS FOR YOU TO DOWNLOAD: 
16. Activists Vow To Overturn Navy's Use Of Sonar Environmentalists...said studies have shown piercing underwater sounds cause whales to flee in panic or to dive too deeply. Whales have been found beached in Greece, the Canary Islands and the Bahamas after sonar was used, and necropsies showed signs of internal bleeding near the ears... • Jan-Mar 2008 UPDATES: Judge To Bush Admin: You Can't Exempt Navy In Sonar! • May-Jul 2006 UPDATES: Navy Sonar Drills Restricted Near Marine Mammal Habitat • 8/27/04: Whales - Casualties Of Navy Training 17. Oxford University Lab To Use Thousands Of Animals • 3/23/05: Don't Let Oxford Torture More Primates • 7/15/04: Stop Oxford University's Research Expansion 18. Prop 2 Passes For California's Farmed Animals • JULY 2008 DIGEST: Help Proposition 2 Win Relief For Animals In Calif. • Don't Blow This Landmark Chance For Farmed Animals FACT SHEETS FOR YOU TO DOWNLOAD:  
19. EU Proposal To Ban Great Apes In Experiments • 9/6/07: Urge Primate Testing Ban In Europe 20. Ringling Bros. Big Fat Federal Lawsuit 
MAMMOTH OUTRAGE: Animal-rights groups are suing Ringling Bros. over alleged cruel treatment of its elephants.
After 8 years of legal wrangling, Ringling Bros. heads to Washington federal court (10/27/08) to answer charges from animal-rights groups that it beats its Asian elephants. The ASPCA, three other pro-animal groups and a former Ringling employee have filed a suit charging that circus workers routinely hit the elephants with a bull hook - a club with a sharp, pointed hook — while training and disciplining them. "Most people don't realize an elephant's skin is very sensitive, especially behind the ears where trainers are usually striking them. We have evidence that the elephants will bleed," said Tracy Silverman, general counsel of the Animal Welfare Institute of Alexandria, Va., one of the four groups. The suit, filed in June 2000, also contends that Ringling employees forcibly remove baby elephants from their mothers with ropes and chains before they are weaned. And it claims that elephants are kept chained for up to 100 hours while being moved in train cars. All these actions violate the 1973 Endangered Species Act, the suit says... FACT SHEETS FOR YOU TO DOWNLOAD: 
21. Alaska Whales: 1 vs. Governor Sarah Palin: 0 
The Bush administration named the beluga whale in Alaska's Cook Inlet an endangered species despite opposition to the move by Gov. Sarah Palin. By affording the whale protection under the Endangered Species Act, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will now embark on an ambitious research effort to determine why the species is on the decline...
Subsistence hunting took a toll on the Cook Inlet beluga population, which numbered as many as 1,300 in the 1970s but now stands at 375. The federal government limited beluga whale hunting to just 5 animals between 1999-2006, but the population has continued to decline roughly by 1.5% annually... • 9/27/08: Palin's Pro-Death Platform On Animals 22. Notorious LA Dogfighters Cleared On All Charges Louisiana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals argued there was ample evidence of an organized dogfighting operation found during a 2005 bust... In addition to dogfighting tools and paraphernalia, pit bulls were found with scars that suggested past dogfights... Less than 24 hours after the dogs were seized, SPCA euthanized the animals. The defense argued that left too little time to determine how the defendants had treated the dogs. • 1/20/06: LA Dogfight Thugs Are Charged 
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