Friday, April 4th, 2003
PAWS
Actionline
A weekly opportunity
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for animals
PAWS Campaign Against Circuses That Use Performing Animals
Important Links
PAWS Animal Cruelty Resources and Links
Legislative Links
Washington State- House of Representatives
- Senate
Federal
- House of Representatives
- Senator Maria Cantwell
- Senator Patty Murray
Vote Smart is an excellent resource for all sorts of legislation.
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Progressive Animal
Welfare Society
PO Box 1037
Lynnwood WA, 98046
Support Prevention Of Animal Cruelty Month
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) sponsors April as Prevention of Animal Cruelty Month. Animal cruelty laws, and the agencies responsible for investigating cruelty complaints, vary from state to state. Cruelty can range from neglect (failure to provide food, water, shelter or necessary medical care) to intentional abuse, torture or death. Studies by the F.B.I. and U.S. Department of Justice have also proven that violence against animals is often a precursor to violence against people.
If you witness animal neglect or abuse, please visit the PAWS web site at www.paws.org/help/report for information on how to report the incident to local law enforcement. This link also contains the Washington State animal cruelty statute.
In honor of Prevention of Animal Cruelty Month, here are some suggestions for helping to protect animals:
- Adopt, don't buy! Adopt a companion animal at your local shelter, rather than purchasing from breeders or pet stores.
- Eat a vegetarian or vegan diet. Contact PAWS Humane Educator, Sheridan Thomas, for a free vegetarian starter kit, (425) 742-4009, ext. 258 or sheridan@paws.org
- Plant native vegetation in your backyard to encourage wildlife.
- Refrain from attending animal circuses, rodeos and other venues with performing animals.
- Buy cruelty-free cosmetics and household products. For a list of companies that do and don't animal test, go to: www.peta.org/mall/cc.html
- If you live with a companion animal, be a responsible guardian by providing it with annual veterinary check-ups. Make sure your companion animals are spayed or neutered to reduce the pet population, and urge your friends to do the same.
- Support animal shelters, rescue groups and other organizations working to protect animals through volunteering and donations.
Take Action to Stop Dog Labs at UCSD
The University of California-San Diego (UCSD) medical school kills dozens of dogs each year in its pharmacology and physiology classes. This type of educational training is unnecessary and inhumane; 95 percent of U.S. medical schools do not kill animals in pharmacology, and 82 percent do not kill animals for use in physiology classes. Please remind UCSD of the many effective, economical, and humane teaching alternatives such as videos, computer simulators, mathematical modeling and the observation of human surgery. For more information about the decreased use of animals in medical education, especially dogs, visit this link from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) www.pcrm.org/news/issues021119.html.
For information on alternatives to animal testing, visit PCRM's main web page at www.pcrm.org.
Contact info:
Dean Edward Holmes
University of California-San Diego
School of Medicine
Rm. 1313, Basic Science Bldg.
9500 Gilman Dr.
La Jolla, CA 92093-0602
Tel.: 858-534-1501
E-Mail: ewholmes@ucsd.edu
Chancellor Robert C. Dynes
University of California-San Diego
9500 Gilman Dr.
La Jolla, CA 92093-0005
Tel.: 858-534-3135
Fax: 858-534-6523
E-Mail: rdynes@ucsd.edu
Animal Subjects Committee
University of California-San Diego
E-Mail: iacuc@ucsd.edu
Dr. Hampton Atkinson, Chair
Core Curriculum Committee
E-Mail: jhatkinson@ucsd.edu
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