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05-27-2008, 01:15 PM | #1 |
Luvin' 6 Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Bryan/College Station, TX
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| Boycott Amazon.com I received this email from The Humane Society of the United States, it seems that Amazon.com is fighting for it's right to sell illegal animal fighting contraband. Read below: May 23, 2008 Dear Cynthia, This week, The Humane Society of the United States, as a result of our recent undercover investigations, helped achieve a major victory for farm animals when the USDA announced it will ban all downed cows from the food supply. Although more needs to be done to protect these animals, the ban will spare many of these sick and crippled cows from further mishandling and misery in the slaughterhouse. Today, I want to give you our take on three more recent victories for animals: New Law Cracks Down on Animal Fighting and Puppy Mills The U.S. Senate yesterday followed the lead of the House of Representatives and overrode President Bush’s veto of the Farm Bill, ushering in key new protections for animals. The final bill -- which is now considered law, except for one section excluded due to a technical glitch -- bans the import of puppies from foreign puppy mills for commercial sale in the U.S. The law spares young, unweaned, and unvaccinated pups from harsh, long-distance transport -- during which they are exposed to extreme temperatures and often die in cargo holds -- and will keep foreign breeders from adding to the tragic overpopulation of pets in this country. The Farm bill also adds a provision to federal law to make almost any form of animal fighting a federal felony. It’s also now a federal crime to knowingly possess or train animals for fighting, and the maximum prison time for a single violation of any section of the law goes from three years to five years. It is hard to overstate what a blow this is to dogfighters and cockfighters, and it brings us one step closer to eradicating these criminal industries. The law also authorizes an increase in potential fines -- quadrupled from $2,500 to $10,000 -- for violations of the Animal Welfare Act, fines that haven’t been upgraded in more than 20 years. Such penalties will more effectively deter abuses at puppy mills, laboratories, circuses, and other facilities that use animals. Animal Fighting Magazine to be Pulled from Amazon.com On Tuesday, in another blow to animal fighters, we reached a settlement with one of the defendants in our federal lawsuit challenging the sale of two criminal animal fighting magazines on Amazon.com in violation of the federal Animal Welfare Act. The publishers of “The Gamecock” magazine agreed to permanently change the magazine’s format to exclude all ads for fighting animals, knives, and other illegal paraphernalia, and to stop selling the magazine on Amazon.com until it has demonstrated full compliance with federal law for one year. Sadly, Amazon.com has vowed to fight on in the case, arguing that the First Amendment gives it the right to sell illegal animal fighting contraband. It wants to remain the only online retailer selling “The Feathered Warrior,” soon to be the sole remaining cockfighting trade publication sold on Amazon.com in violation of federal law. Tell Amazon.com what you think of its decision to continue profiting from illegal animal fighting. Polar Bears Get Protection from Trophy Hunters Finally, you probably heard last week’s announcement by the Interior Department that polar bears will be listed as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. What you may not have heard is that the decision will save these majestic creatures from the bullets of American trophy hunters. The listing closes an unacceptable loophole in the Marine Mammal Protection Act, a loophole exploited by wealthy sport hunters who killed and then imported more than 900 polar bears from Canada as trophies over the past decade. The long-term prospects for polar bears remain uncertain because of global warming, but thanks to this decision, these animals will face one less threat to their survival. All these victories were made possible by your emails, phone calls, letters, and donations. Thank you for standing with us, and for all you do for animals. Sincerely, Wayne Pacelle President & CEO The Humane Society of the United States Copyright © 2008 The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) | All Rights Reserved. The Humane Society of the United States | 2100 L Street, NW | Washington, DC 20037 USA humanesociety@humanesociety.org | 202-452-1100 | humanesociety.org |
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05-27-2008, 02:30 PM | #2 |
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| Oh no, that is so sad!!! I had no idea. Amazon.com is one of my favorite places to shop ... they're one of the few big stores that ship to Hawaii that don't charge you like crazy for shipping ... I wish I could stop using it now that I've read this, but some things that I cannot find here in Hawaii I can find there for cheap ... Thanks for sharing! Amy
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05-27-2008, 06:55 PM | #3 |
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| Yuck! i don't usually shop on Amazon, but now i definitely won't! It amazes me they're fighting it. surely those magazines can't make up that much of amazon's profit.. i think they'll prbably loss more revenue from people boycotting then they would have earned keeping those magazines.
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05-27-2008, 07:26 PM | #4 | |
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05-28-2008, 01:54 AM | #5 |
..... and BLAIR'S too ...... Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: USA
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