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Vote! Design Against Fur People's Choice Award!
Born Free USA united with the Animal Protection Institute is a sponsor of the 2008 Design Against Fur poster competition. This competition invites design and marketing students from around the world to create creative and compelling posters that convey that fur fashion is cruel and unnecessary.
The Cat Lady
Barack means “blessed” in Swahili. I know this because I was blessed to be in Kenya for two weeks, just before Barack Obama won the election. It’s hard to say who had the bigger parties after he won, the US or Kenya. (Obama’s father is from Kenya.) Everywhere we went, the one word we all knew was “Obama!” And we shouted it back and forth as if a greeting. (“Jambo” is actually “hello” in Swahili).
Who are the REAL savages?
So many of the old western films constantly depicted Indians — the true native Americans, as “savages.” Webster’s Dictionary gives several definitions of the word “savage”, but for the purpose of this dialog, this one works best: lacking the restraints normal to civilized human beings.
Ringling Trial Postponed Once Again
As many of you know, we are embroiled in a lawsuit against Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in federal district court in Washington, DC for the circus’s mistreatment of Asian elephants. The lawsuit was set to start on October 27, 2008 but was yet again delayed due to Ringling Bros. not playing according to the rules. Did we expect anything less?
Cheetah cubs for sale!
Here at Born Free USA united with Animal Protection Institute we believe in compassionate conservation. What this means is that while we strive to protect wildlife at the species level we also believe that the well-being of individual animals also matters.
It’s too bad the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) doesn’t share our vision.
Volunteering for Yes on 2
Yay! The chickens won! California is now on its way to more humane treatment of farm animals. Yes, by 2015 chickens, baby cows, and pregnant pigs will have enough room to turn around, lie down, or stretch their limbs. And as a volunteer for Yes on Prop 2, I thought I’d share how we did it.
Yes We Can
President-elect Barack Obama has popularized the phrase “Yes We Can” throughout the 2008 election campaign. Yes we can elect an African American President of the United States of America. Yes we can have inclusive rather than divisive politics in this country. Yes we can address the staggering challenges of today with hope for tomorrow. Yes we can.
Beef is not green
“Green” seems to be the new buzz-word in the last few years. It seems that everywhere we turn, everyone is going “green.” From recycle/freecycle, to hybrids, to wind-energy, and solar power, we are doing everything that we can do to save the environment and go “green.”
