In Defense of Animals

A P U B L I C AT I O N O F I N D E F E N S E O F A N I M A L S
GUARDIANS
INTERNATIONAL
FALL 2009
WILD HORSES
IMPERILED
PUPPY MILLS BEWARE
SCAMP’S STAMPED OUT
IDA LANDMARK
FOIA VICTORY
One Large
Victory for Tina and Jewel
THE FIGHT FOR OTHER ELEPHANTS CONTINUES
CREATING A MORE JUST AND COMPASSIONATE WORLD
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President’s Message
A
s you read this latest
issue of Guardians International, it will become
obvious to you why I’m so proud of
In Defense of Animals and grateful
to the tens of thousands of IDA
members like you, who have provided
the resources to make all of our work
possible—to allow IDA to become
one of the few animal-protection
organizations in the world whose
work extends beyond borders and
oceans on behalf of all species.
Some of our more recent victories include the precedent-setting forced removal of two elephants, Tina and Jewel, from their
abusive “owner”; the landmark Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit victory over the
United States Department of Agriculture and Huntingdon Life Sciences; and the closing
down of the Scamp’s Pet Store chain, once again proving that IDA’s tenacity and determination ensures that justice is carried out no matter how long it takes. We will not stop, nor will
we turn our backs on animals who suffer at the hands of those who would exploit, harm, and
kill them out of ignorance, fun, profit, and sheer cruelty. Your support also keeps IDA Africa,
IDA India, and Project Hope alive and well, so that each of these programs can continue to
save lives and provide sanctuary for animals who would otherwise be in harm’s way. Each IDA
sanctuary has different challenges to overcome, and yet they share a common bond—to save
lives and make a difference for every animal they rescue and protect.
Despite the world’s present turbulent state, we’ve remained focused on our goals. In
Defense of Animals is a powerful force for change, and an even mightier force to be reckoned
with for those who abuse and kill animals. With your continued support, we can intensify our
efforts to raise the status of other species beyond that of mere property, objects, commodities,
and things. We will continue to persuade people around the globe to think and act as “guardians,” protectors of the animals who share our lives and our planet.
I thank you and the many other IDA supporters and volunteers and activists for your
unending generosity and kindness. Together, we have made a difference in the lives of animals,
as we continue to remain steadfastly together, to be an important voice and source of strength
for the well-being of those who cannot speak for themselves.
The limited space in this magazine can never do justice to all of IDA’s many campaigns
and accomplishments. As a result, I encourage you to visit our Web site at www.idausa.org,
and if you have not already done so, please sign up for IDA’s free, weekly e-newsletters and
action alerts. They will provide you with additional updates on IDA’s lifesaving work, and
what you can do to become a more effective animal guardian.
I thank you once again for your kindness and generosity and for partnering with IDA to
make the world a more just and compassionate place for all our fellow beings.
Contents
Fall 2009
GUARDIANS MAGAZINE
PUBLISHER
In Defense of Animals
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Elliot M. Katz, DVM, President
Theresa Macellaro, Vice-President
Elaine Hendrix, Treasurer
Randy Grim, Secretary
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Guest Editorial
Controversy Follows Michael Vick
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Front Lines
Updates On Saving Japan’s
Dolphins, Fighting the Puppy
Mill Trade, and America’s
Wild Horses
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Battling the Dog and Cat
Meat Trade
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IDA Africa
Farewell to Gwendolyn and
Arrival of Orphaned Baby
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IDA India
Teaching Compassion and
Caring for the Many
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Project Hope
Celebrating Sixteen Years of
Precedent-Setting Victories
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Anand Ramanathan, BVSc, MSc
EDITORS
Robin Bernstein
Robin Dorman
Mike Winikoff
GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Nobuko Kimura
DESIGN CONSULTANT
Linda G. Fisher
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
Hope Bohanec
Robin Dorman
Catherine Doyle
Melissa Gonzalez
Eric Kleiman
Andrea Kozil
Matt Rossell
Suzanne Roy
Doll Stanley
Mike Winikoff
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Features
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Respectfully,
Elliot M. Katz, DVM
GUARDIANS FALL 2009
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San Rafael, CA 94901
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Our Own Bill Dyer and Actress
Elaine Hendrix Honored
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CONTACT
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Animal Rights Conference
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Landmark FOIA Victory
USDA Forced to Disclose Records from
Huntingdon Life Sciences
FOIA VICTORY
Tina and Jewel Seized from
Abusive “Owner”
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Guest Editorial
Front Lines
Controversy Follows Michael Vick
International Fury Runs Deep
By Martin Snapp, Contra Costa Times
The End of Japanese Dolphin Slaughter Near?
Posted: 08/27/2009
EVER SINCE Michael Vick signed
a $6.875 million contract with the Philadelphia Eagles on Aug.13, the reaction
from the sports media has been overwhelmingly positive. The only debate has
been whether he’ll be rusty from the yearand-a-half layoff.
Vick spent the time in federal prison
for running a dogfighting ring out of his
home. Many dogs died, some by Vick’s
own hand.
Some he hanged, some he shot,
some he electrocuted, some he drowned,
and some he simply beat to death.
And what was their crime? They
wouldn’t fight because they were too
gentle.
During his trial, one of his co-defendants said he suggested that dogs who
wouldn’t fight should be given away, but
Vick replied, “They got to go.” At the
time, Vick denied being anywhere near the
scene of the crime.
“It’s a property where I’m never there.
I’m never at the house,” he said.
“I take these charges very seriously
and look forward to clearing my good
name.”
Now, flash forward to his interview
on “60 Minutes” last week.
He said he cried many nights
thinking about how he had let down his
fiancée, his kids, his teammates, his fans,
even Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank.
Most of all, “I let myself down, you
know, not being out on the football field,
being in a prison bed, in a prison bunk,
writing letters home.”
The only ones he didn’t apologize to
were the victims of his crimes.
Interviewer James Brown tried his
best to prompt him, repeating, “But what
about the dogs, Michael?” But the most he
would say was, “It was wrong.” In short,
he doesn’t get it, and he never will. He
seems sorry that he was caught more than
anything else.
And it’s not as if anyone held a gun
to his head and made him do it.
“I thought it was cool,” he told
Brown. “And I thought it was, you know, it
was fun, and it was exciting at the time.”
His defenders say everyone deserves a
second chance, but is that necessarily true?
What if he had been convicted of child
molesting instead of killing dogs? Does
anyone think the NFL would—or should
—give him a second chance then?
Of course not, because child
molesting is just too heinous. So all we’re
really debating is whether a given offense
passes the heinousness threshold.
And I think killing and torturing
dogs does.
Like children, dogs are innocent,
trusting, completely dependent and utterly
vulnerable. They feel love, fear and pain,
just like us. And they don’t want to die.
Besides, the dogs aren’t the only
victims. Do you know how they are trained
to fight? By giving them smaller animals,
like puppies and kittens, to “practice” on.
Hector, a former Vick dog. Photo by Joshua Grenell
A large number of family pets that go
missing from the backyard turn out to
be kidnapped by organized dogfighting
rings.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell
has conditionally suspended Vick through
Oct. 18, although Vick could play as early
as Sept. 13, pending a final decision by
Goodell.
By coincidence, the Eagles’ game on
Oct. 18 is against the Raiders, here at the
Coliseum. Kickoff time is 1:05 p.m.
If Vick is reinstated by then, I hope
the Coliseum will be ringed by peaceful
picket lines of dog lovers and their
pooches. Wear your Raiders jerseys if you
have them.
And if you attend the game, let the
boos echo to the top of Mount Davis. Let
Vick know that football fans love their
dogs, too.
Reach Martin Snapp at [email protected].
Heeding Mr. Snapp’s wishes, on October 18th, IDA did indeed hold a protest outside the Oakland Coliseum. Our purpose—to
publicize our campaign to have dogfighting and cockfighting included in the NFL’s Personal Conduct Policies. Please contact
Commissioner Roger Goodell and respectfully request that he take action on this matter.
Commissioner Roger Goodell
E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 1-212-450-2000 (public relations) or 212-450-2027
GUARDIANS FALL 2009
It’s September 1, in Taiji, off the
rural coast of Japan, and the cove is serene.
Amid such hypnotic beauty the exceptionally profitable capture and grotesque ritualized mass killing of dolphins is scheduled to take place. The most appealing are
captured for aquariums worldwide while
those less fetching suffer a sickening and
merciless end. Some 2,000 dolphins are
killed for their meat during the six-month
season.
But on this day, Ric O’Barry,
campaign director of the Save Japan
Dolphin Coalition and leading hunt saboteur, is visiting the fishing village for one
reason: to stop the slaughter. He is with a
camera crew and a few foreign reporters,
including an unprecedented three Japanese news stations interviewing him about
the stunning success of the film The Cove,
which exposes Taiji’s hidden horror, and
is garnering rave reviews as well as hunt
protestors around the world.
During the first few days of his trip,
O’Barry delights in the fact that fishermen do not participate in the hunt and
he declares it “a good day for dolphins.”
But he experiences some unpleasantness.
About to enter a grocery store, the head
of the fishing union blocks his path and
refuses to allow him to buy any food. Yet
O’Barry insists on keeping the pressure
on, so “they cannot hunt the dolphins.”
Which is exactly what happens. No
captures or killings occur while the team
is in town. And stunningly, several TV
news programs discuss dolphins killed for
meat, and even show clips from The Cove
film, the first time in Japan that the media
blackout is shattered regarding Taiji, especially about mercury contamination. The
Cove is blacklisted here.
THE POWER OF FILM
Japan’s killing cove was
illuminated with a cameraseizing brightness that is brilliantly captured in The Cove.
Director and dive photographer Louie Psihoyos’
scenes are almost unbearably
tense. With a haunting ferocity, the Taiji
fishermen herd the dolphins into a cove,
sealed off by barbed wire, before daylight,
and butcher them to death, in darkness,
with knives and harpoons. The slaughtered become food served to the Japanese
public, including children, despite frighteningly high mercury levels. This violent
slaying spectacle comes wrapped in a stirring thriller as the filmmakers infiltrate
the cove, documenting the concealed
murders under the green lens of nightvision goggles with hand-held cameras.
The protagonist is Ric O’Barry, the nearmythic trainer of television’s famously
smiling “Flipper” in the 1960s, and who
has spent the next forty years as liberator
of dolphins. Earth Island Institute, In
Defense of Animals, the Animal Welfare
Institute, and Elsa Nature Conservancy
are the four founding members of the Save
Japan Dolphins Coalition, whose ardent
dedication is to see that O’Barry’s dream
to end the unspeakable abuse and murder
of dolphins.
And while O’Barry is still in Japan,
Taiji issues a shocking announcement.
It will release captured dolphins without
slaughtering any. Reports indicate a new
“nonslaughter” policy is in the works as a
response to the wave of international pressure to end the dolphin killing and selling
of contaminated dolphin meat.
O’Barry acknowledges that international pressure works and expresses
hope that Taiji will now institute a “noslaughter policy.” Once the team leaves
Taiji for Tokyo, news surfaces that boats
begin to capture “about 100” bottlenose
dolphins (or “Flippers”) and 50 pilot
whales. It is learned that some of the
bottlenose dolphins will be kept to sell to
aquariums.
But rather than butchering the
remaining dolphins for sale of meat, Taiji
announces that it will instead release any
dolphins not selected for captivity.
“The world is watching,” says
O’Barry. “We call on the Japanese Fisheries Minister and the Taiji Town Council
to make the nonslaughter policy permanent, and revoke all permits allowing
capture and slaughter.”
Dr. Elliot Katz, President of IDA,
said, “On behalf of the members of IDA,
I congratulate Ric O’Barry, the members
of the Save Japan Dolphins Coalition, and
Cove Director Louie Psihoyos for taking
us one giant step closer to ending the
horrific slaughter of these sensitive and
intelligent beings. IDA is so very proud to
be a founding member of this incredible
lifesaving coalition.”
Breaking news is happening every
day. As of this writing, there is uncertainty
about what will happen to the dolphins
in future hunts. The Japan Dolphin team
is returning to Taiji to keep the pressure
on. For the latest information, please visit
http://www.SaveJapanDolphins.org
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Front Lines
Scamp’s Stamped Out
Puppy mill victory—pet store chain goes bankrupt
Puppy mills are cruel, filthy, massbreeding operations that exist because
unsuspecting people fall for that cute
doggie in the window at pet stores. But
thanks to successful, high-profile education campaigns, times are changing and
more people are choosing to adopt animal
companions from shelters rather than buy
from breeders and pet stores. Across the
country, caring people are campaigning
against puppy mills by holding signs and
leafleting outside the unscrupulous pet
stores that sell animals from puppy and
kitten mills. In Los Angeles and elsewhere, dozens of these stores have either
shut down for good or have moved to a
humane model of only offering rescue
dogs and cats for adoption.
For nearly a decade, IDA has
campaigned loudly and visibly to educate
the public about Scamp’s Pet Stores, a
notorious Northwest chain. We organized
seasonal demonstrations
outside Scamp’s stores
and circulated information from customers and
store employees detailing
the stores’ ongoing sale
of sick and genetically
defective puppies from
puppy mills. The public
eventually came to agree
with our concerns, and
the five-store chain is
Portland activists against pet shops and puppy mills
GUARDIANS FALL 2009
now officially closed for good, after the
owner filed for bankruptcy this year.
To sweeten the victory, a Multnomah County, Oregon, circuit judge has
dismissed trespass charges against IDA’s
Matt Rossell, who was falsely arrested
by mall security at a Scamp’s protest last
winter. The dramatic scene that started
with rousing cheers from a unique group
of pom-pom-carrying activists called the
Radical Cheerleaders for Animal Rights
ended with security guards roughly tackling Matt to the ground—before even
asking him to leave—with his traumatized, two-year-old daughter watching.
Attorney Stu Sugarman, who generously
took Matt’s case pro bono, negotiated an
out-of-court settlement, where the mall
agreed to dismiss all criminal charges
and lift the four-year exclusion against
IDA’s Northwest Director returning to
the mall. In exchange, Matt promised not
to sue the mall in civil court. The videotaped protest and arrest went viral on the
Internet via YouTube, educating untold
numbers of people about the barbarity of
puppy mills—and our rights to protest
against them.
Put The Horses Before The Cart
Horses and congested city traffic don’t mix. Across
the country, wherever horses are forced to pull carriages
through urban streets, fatal accidents occur. These poor
horses are vulnerable to injuries, car collisions, exhaust,
and exhaustion. The hard pavement is harmful to their
joints and legs—their shoes limit effective circulation.
Throughout their working hours, the horses are denied free
access to much-needed water.
Horses simply don’t belong in the city.
IDA is leading a campaign to help these horses in
Portland, Oregon, after 23-year-old Balatore collapsed and
died on a downtown street while pulling a carriage. Thanks
to our action alert, hundreds of calls and e-mails from
concerned IDA members overwhelmed the Mayor’s office,
and city leaders are now listening.
IDA was invited to a meeting in the Mayor’s office to
discuss strictly regulating or banning carriage horses. Portland currently has no regulations governing horse-drawn
carts. IDA has also been working with law enforcement to
find witnesses to the circumstances surrounding Balatore’s
death, which occurred on the ninth day of a heat wave with
a reported street temperature of 97 degrees. Neglect or
cruelty charges are possible.
IDA will keep encouraging Portland to join the ranks
of other progressive cities that have banned horse-drawn
carriages, including Santa Fe, New Mexico, Camden, New
Jersey, and Biloxi, Mississippi.
IDA’s Matt Rossell demos with his daughter in tow
A chained Boo Boo with her puppies
All in a Day’s Work
Removing Chains of Despair
The call for help came from my daughter’s 11-yearold friend. “My neighbor’s dog is on a chain and she has
puppies—help!!”
“Oh no, not again,” recalling how difficult rescues of
chained dogs can be.
Down a long, gravel drive, I came upon a white shepherd/husky mix on a chain and surrounded by gorgeous
little puppies. Hesitantly, I knocked on the door.
I was pleased to find that the mamma dog, Boo Boo,
had a wonderfully sweet demeanor, and her guardian Susan
was a nice person who was eager for help with the puppies.
She was greatly relieved at my offer, because animal control
was scheduled to pick them up that afternoon.
My rescue at this house quickly expanded. By the
end of the month, I placed two of the puppies with a
wonderful couple and the rest with an adoption program;
took a mother cat and her kittens to the adoption center
at the Wake County, N.C., SPCA; got a pregnant cat spayed
and placed in an adoption program, and got Boo Boo and
Susan’s cat spayed, and, lastly, neutered one of the puppies
she had decided to keep.
With the help of our amazing local Coalition to
Unchain Dogs, we will build a fence for Boo Boo and her
puppy Butch so they can be permanently off chains.
The heartening news is that we have recently passed
a dog-chaining restriction in Orange County, N.C., which
takes effect in November. Already I see pens and fences
sprouting up for dogs who used to be chained. A total ban
on chaining will soon take effect in neighboring Durham
County. All dogs must be freed from the misery of life at the
end of a chain.
—By Suzanne Roy, IDA co-director captive elephant campaign
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Front Lines
WHAT YOU CAN DO:
1. Ask your U.S. Senators to support
the ROAM Act (S 1579). See IDA’s
Action Center at www.idausa.org for
talking points, a sample e-mail ready
to go to your Senator, and his/her
contact information.
2. Tell President Obama it’s time to
change our wild-horse management
policies. Ask the President to:
• Stop the BLM’s aggressive horse
removal campaign, underway at
the behest of special ranching
interests and costing taxpayers
millions of dollars.
Wild Horses Imperiled
• Implement a moratorium on
roundups until actual numbers of
wild horses on public lands have
been independently assessed and
a humane plan is in place for the
management of these horses on
the range and in captivity.
Across the western United States wild horses are in crisis
In 1971, Congress unanimously
passed the Wild Free-Roaming Horses
and Burros Act to forever protect wild
horses and burros on public lands. Today,
the survival of these majestic mustangs is
imperiled by the very agency charged with
protecting them.
CLOUD’S OFFSPRING ON THE
AUCTION BLOCK
Over Labor Day weekend, the Bureau
of Land Management (BLM) rounded
up Cloud, whose life was chronicled in
“Cloud: Wild Stallion of the Rockies,” an
episode of the popular PBS series Nature.
Cloud’s herd and the other wild horses
who inhabit the Pryor Mountain Wild
Horse Range on the border of Wyoming
and Montana were chased by helicopter
into holding pens.
Elyse Gardner, IDA’s official observer,
documented the roundup and obtained
video, which is available on our Web site.
Young foals and older horses were mercilessly chased for ten miles over a 5,000 GUARDIANS FALL 2009
foot descent, causing injuries and lameness.
Public outcry eventually led to the release
of Cloud and his immediate family, but
57 horses were kept in captivity, including
some of Cloud’s offspring, and older horses
like Conquistador, a 19-year-old stallion
and his 21-year-old mare. When Cloud
was released, he tried for 20 minutes to
keep his family intact by circling the pen
that still held one of his daughters.
The older horses are unsuitable for
adoption and would have been sold to
the highest bidder. But filmmaker Ginger
Kathrens and other wild-horse advocates
raised the funds to purchase these horses.
All of the older horses were relocated to a
700-acre ranch in the foothills of the Pryor
Mountains where they remain together
as a family. Ms. Kathrens said the light
returned to Conquistador’s eyes when he
was reunited with his mare.
Incredibly, Interior Secretary Ken
Salazar’s office called the Pryor roundup
a model on which other BLM roundups
would be based.
NEVADA HORSES TARGETED
The BLM is targeting over 12,000
horses this coming year. In Nevada, the
BLM intends to remove all wild horses
from the Caliente Wild Horse Complex
and the Seaman and White River Herd
Areas.
The government agency claims the
600 horses overpopulate the 1.4 million
acres (2,000 square miles!) encompassed
by these ranges, but wildlife ecologist
Craig Downer, who surveyed the area, says
the horses are being removed to appease
ranchers, who view them as competition
to the millions of cattle grazing our public
lands. As of October, 1,350 horses were
removed, and the capture of 270 more
was scheduled to happen within weeks.
WILD HORSES ZEROED OUT
This “zeroing out” of wild horses
is contrary to the Wild Free-Roaming
Horses and Burros Act and the BLM’s
regional office 2008 goal to “Maintain
and manage healthy, self-sustaining wild
horse herds inside herd management areas
within appropriate management levels to
ensure a thriving and natural ecological
balance.” Since 1971, when the Act took
effect, wild horses have been zeroed out
from 111 herd areas representing over 19
million acres of public land.
In November, 2008, and September,
2009, at public meetings of the National
Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board,
IDA lambasted the BLM for its decadeslong bungling of wild-horse management,
creating the current crisis where nearly half
of America’s wild horses, approximately
32,000, have been rounded up and put
into holding areas with fates unknown.
The BLM plans to round up 12,000 more
in 2010, bringing the total in holding to
44,000. Meanwhile, the BLM only adopts
out 1,300 horses per year.
This stockpiling of horses makes no
sense, unless the BLM intends to kill these
horses or lift restrictions on sales, opening
the door for slaughter buyers (aka “killer
buyers”), as a solution to the rising cost of
maintaining them, and a sluggish adoption
market. This move by the U.S. government would be an unacceptable breach of
the public trust.
ACTION ON CAPITOL HILL TO SAVE
AMERICA’S WILD HORSES
IDA supports passage of the
Restoring Our American Mustangs Act
(ROAM), which would encourage the
reopening of certain public lands to the
mustangs, potentially decreasing the
number in captivity. The ROAM Act also
restores a crucial protection to keep wild
horses from going to slaughter, which was
stripped away several years ago, and would
facilitate the creation of sanctuaries to
house the 32,000 wild horses in government holding facilities.
The ROAM Act has passed the House
of Representatives. The Senate version (S
1579) is now in the Senate’s Energy and
Natural Resources Committee.
• Require horse-advocate observers
on any future roundups.
• Support the creation of wild-horse
sanctuaries for the 33,000 wild
horses in holding facilities costing
taxpayers $100,000 per day and
tens of millions annually.
President Barack Obama
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20500
fax: 202-456-2461
E-mail through http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/
Cloud and his family
WWW.IDAUSA.ORG
Protecting South Korea’s Dogs and Cats
South Korean Activists Take the Lead Against Cat and Dog Consumption
Protesting in Boston, MA
In South Korea, some dogs and cats live comfortably cared for by their human guardians; others are raised for human
consumption. At outdoor market stalls, you find dogs, like vegetables, tightly crammed into crates. When a customer selects
a dog, he or she is roughly yanked from the cage, usually strung up, and then, in front of the other dogs, ruthlessly beaten
while he or she writhes and cries out in pain, urinates and defecates, and slowly strangles to death.
Some South Koreans believe that the
adrenaline released into the dogs’ bloodstreams by their terror and agony will
increase sexual potency in the consumer.
Such is the fate every year of approximately two million South Korean dogs.
But thanks to a new generation
of South Korean activists, this may be
changing.
Lee Won-bok is a South Korean
who has spoken out against the dog
markets for nine years. He spends many
days gathering up stray dogs to keep them
from the meat venders. According to the
Los Angeles Times (Sept. 4, 2009), Lee has
also collected over 300,000 signatures
from his fellow South Koreans on a petition to ban dog consumption. His organization,
the Korea Association of
Animal Protection, is just
one of nine South Korean
organizations that have
arisen in recent years to
oppose the eating of dogs.
“People don’t comprehend the suffering these
dogs endure,” Lee told the
Times. “Dog eating in Korea is not going
to end in one day or one year, but it’s only
a matter of time.”
Protesting in South Korea
GUARDIANS FALL 2009
As he stood in line to sign a petition 14, 2009. IDA’s activities will finally win
to outlaw the eating of dog meat, 17-year- public opinion, especially among South
old-Won Ji-yeaon told the Times: “We are Koreans. No more animals will have to
a new generation of Koreans, and it’s up suffer. Let us march together ...”
to us to stop this practice.”
Another South Korean, Elaine
Cats are not frequently eaten— Eunjoo, writes: “Please remember that the
rather, they are boiled alive to produce majority of South Koreans are dog and cat
“tonics” that some claim treat arthritis and lovers and they will fight with IDA. Thank
rheumatism. Activist Mun Ju-Young told you for taking action and I will be part of
The Seoul Times (Sept.
it until we end of this
16, 2009) about a
tragedy.”
As he stood in line to sign
scene she witnessed in a
We support
a petition to outlaw the
restaurant: “Stopping at
the efforts of South
eating of dog meat, 17one of the hot kettles,
Korean organizations
year-old
Won
Ji-yeaon
told
the woman sniffed once
like CARE, Korean
and dropped the cat
Animal Rights Advothe Times: “We are a new
into the boiling water.
cates (KARA), and
generation of Koreans,
Hideously scalded by
other organizations
and
it’s
up
to
us
to
stop
the boiling water the cat
to end this brutal
screamed and clawed its
mistreatment
and
this practice.”
way out but the blankslaughter. In addition
faced woman pushed it back in the water to coordinating the International Day of
with a stick over and over again until the Action for Dogs and Cats in South Korea,
cat finally lost consciousness.”
IDA donates directly to South Korean orgaOn July 14, 2009, IDA coordi- nizations who are putting pressure on their
nated the 5th annual International Day government to end this tragic practice.
of Action for Dogs and Cats in South
Korea. Judging by worldwide participation, the event was a huge success. Protests
were held in 21 cities, with a presence at
all South Korean Embassies and Consulates in the U.S., plus demonstrations in
Ireland, Canada, Bolivia, Peru, South
Africa, and, of course, South Korea.
Rue McClanahan of the “Golden Girls”
endorsed our campaign and spoke at
the New York event. In San Francisco,
we presented the Consulate with over
18,000 individually signed petitions from
IDA members asking the South Korean
Government to protect dogs and cats in
its country.
Jihyun Jun, of the organization
Coexistence for Animal Rights on Earth
(CARE), wrote to say: “I sincerely thank
IDA for working to end the killing of dogs
for human consumption in South Korea.
I also thank you for having held demonstrations all around the world on July
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to learn more, view videos, and to see how
you can help.
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Guardian in the Spotlight
Raise your
voice
for the
voiceless.
The Man who Saves Ducklings
The first heart-piercing rescue
happened a year ago: Spokane, Washington, Loan Officer Joel Armstrong was
looking outside his office window when
he saw a tiny fluff of a duckling step off
the ledge to her death. Quick on his feet,
Armstrong raced down stairs and positioned himself under the awning in time
to catch the next little one and then the
next, until each of the remaining eight
ducklings were safely placed on the
ground. He was assisted by a cohort on
the second floor, who called out each
jump to Joel. Once reunited with their
mother, the feathered family was led by
Armstrong through traffic, across the
streets of Spokane to the river.
And so in May when this year’s
hatchings occurred, Armstrong was ready
to provide the same ground support. This
time, as the ducklings neared the edge,
the mother duck let out a robust quack to
signal the first in line to take the plunge.
Steadying himself once again in the safety
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have instead embraced compassionate alternatives. Why?
Because the fur industry inflicts unimaginable cruelty to animals. Every year, more than 50 million animals are brutally
killed for their fur.
Nordstrom carries a large line of faux fur and customers love
it. Nordstrom, however, continues to sell real fur coats and
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zone, Armstrong extended his arms,
cupped his hands, and carefully caught
one duckling after another. An enthusiastic crowd with a sign that read, “Brake
for Ducks,” cheered as Armstrong again led
mom and her brood of 12 waddling ducklings toward the river. Armstrong isn’t sure
if she was the same mother duck, but he
doesn’t care, because he’s a duck man. “If I
were that duck, I would want someone to
help me. It’s a natural inclination.”
Joel Armstrong, bank man, family
man, guardian of a female cat named Kiki,
and duck man, is now in possession of
the IDA Guardian Award for his heroic
acts. The Guardian Award is part of IDA’s
Guardian Campaign, created in 1999, to
signify a growing public concern for a more
humane, responsible, and respectful attitude toward other species. The campaign
encourages people to act as guardians
and protectors of the animals who share
our world—and to treat other species not
as disposable objects, commodities, or
things, but as beings who have feelings,
social lives, and a wish to live.
If you know someone who deserves
a Guardian Award, please contact IDA at
[email protected].
protected, and by arguing that animals in
laboratories are treated humanely because
of the Animal Welfare Act, the abusers
encourage inaction and passive acceptance.
The mainstream media, with few notable
exceptions (see each year’s Genesis Awards),
are willing accomplices in the deception. IDA’s
Undercover TV takes the opposite
approach—we reveal truth to
encourage action. Undercover TV
is ambitious—we believe we can
change the world for animals, one
community at a time.
IDA is seeking dedicated
activists throughout the country
to help air Undercover TV on
public access stations. You will
likely need to attend an orientation at your community public
access station and submit episodes, which
we provide, either weekly or monthly. The
process for submitting episodes varies from
city to city.
Contact Eric Phelps ([email protected])
for more information or to get involved. Or
visit www.undercovertv.org.
Joel Armstrong
Undercover TV
This revolutionary, IDA-produced,
half-hour television program, with our 68th
upcoming episode, takes viewers where
other TV shows won’t—inside factory farms,
vivisection laboratories, fur farms, puppy
mills, and other cruel and exploitive industries. We peel back the curtain to expose the
behind-the-scenes truth—massive, institutional, unnecessary animal suffering. You
will never view a circus, hamburger, or eye
shadow the same again.
Most people have never seen how
animals used for food, clothing, entertainment, or scientific experiments are treated.
Those who profit from the suffering try to
keep it hidden behind locked and guarded
doors. By showing laughing, animated
animals on TV commercials, by claiming that
the elephants in their circuses are happy and
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ANIMAL RIGHTS CONFERENCE 2009
Over 900 participants from all over the world attended this year’s Animal Rights Conference, which was held on July 16-20, in Los
Angeles , presented by FARM and co-sponsored by IDA and Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. There were 105 speakers from 60
organizations who took part in 120 sessions, including plenaries, workshops, raps, and campaign reports. Nearly 90 organizations
exhibited their literature and merchandise. More than 60 videos of animal abuse and protective actions were screened, including
premieres. This event presents an opportunity to be vigorously involved in the culture of animal protection, centered around the
staggering exploitation and cruelty committed against animals across the nation and around the world.
IDA STAFF PRESENTATIONS
Bill Dyer receiving his Lifetime Guardian Achievement Award. Photo by David Sobel Photography
spoke at hearings on every possible animal concern, including
recently focusing attention upon Billy the elephant at the L.A.
Zoo. But what took place on Catalina Island, 23 miles west off
the coast of Los Angeles, perfectly exemplifies the Ambassador.
Some years ago, Bill learned that the Catalina Island
Conservancy, which controls more than 90 percent of the island,
was going to shoot over 100 remaining goats in its quest to
banish any non-native animals or plants. Bill met with Conservancy officials and was granted permission to relocate the goats
to the mainland. He raised the funds and found a new home
for the 123 goats with an organization in Northern California
Key members of IDA staff gave presentations on wide-ranging topics within the
animal-rights movement. Founder and
President of IDA, Dr. Elliot Katz, gave
welcoming remarks and thanked attendees
for all their efforts and support to create
a more compassionate world. In subsequent panels, Dr. Katz spoke about IDA’s
Guardian Campaign and other companion
animal issues, from abuse to reducing the
numbers of animals killed in our nation’s
shelters. Other presenters were Director
of Project Hope Doll Stanley, Northwest
Director Matt Rossell, Grassroots Field
Director Hope Bohanec, Research Analyst
Tony Carr, and Elephant Specialist Catherine Doyle on various topics, including
managing a sanctuary to our efforts against
the vivisection, factory farming, fur, and
entertainment industries.
ELAINE HENDRIX
Left to right: Jessica Carroll, Dr. Katz, Hope Bohanec, Kim Flaherty, Matt Rossell, Bill Dyer
IDA AWARDS
Two ardent animal advocates received
IDA awards—IDA’s Southern California
Coordinator Bill Dyer and actress-activist
IDA spokesperson, Elaine Hendrix.
BILL DYER
IDA President and Founder, Elliot
M. Katz, presented Bill Dyer—“the heart
and soul of the organization”—with a
Lifetime Guardian Achievement Award.
12 GUARDIANS FALL 2009
called Goats ‘R Us, who lease out goats to eat brush and weeds
that often fuel deadly fires. The goats were put in trucks and
transported to a barge for an overnight trip to the mainland. At
the dock Bill held a baby goat in his arms, a euphoric-bringing
moment.
Years later, on the same island, Bill learned that the nonnative buffalo were facing an uncertain future. Rising to the
occasion again, he asked if he and others might relocate them.
Once agreed upon, Bill quickly raised the money and found
three Indian reservations in South Dakota that would willingly
adopt them with the understanding that those 103 buffalo
would not be killed or hunted. The trip was a daunting enterprise, a long odyssey that took three days from Catalina to
South Dakota, where the buffalo made it in good spirits to the
land their ancestors once flourished.
For Bill, it was the consistency of IDA campaigns and
demonstrations during the 1980s and 1990s that gave animal
rights an entrée into the national arena—his and IDA’s actions
defined and catalyzed a movement. A difference was made. And
must continue to do so.
About his Lifetime Achievement Award, Bill said, “I’ve
been with In Defense of Animals for thirteen years and I appreciate the many animal issues and campaigns IDA has addressed.
Through it all I have learned that finding a cause gives meaning
to one’s life. I am proud and humbled to be a part of the greatest
cause of all, animal rights. Go vegan, go vegan, go vegan. Free
Billy, free Billy, free Billy. ”
Several of Bill’s most intimate friends and
colleagues referred to Bill as “an ambassador to animal rights.”
IDA’s elephant specialist Catherine
Doyle said Bill is a legendary figure on
the L.A. animal-rights scene—someone
who never says no to take an action and
who invariably leads. He is a constant
presence outside pet stores, department
stores, universities, wherever animals are
exploited and abused. He is persistent,
brave, and loyal. “With people like Bill,
we will win the fight for animals,” Catherine declared. Longtime activist and
dear friend Marlene Goodman, who has
worked with Bill on animal issues for
twenty years said, “He is the most feeling
and passionate activist I know.”
From feral cats to elephants to dogs
to whales to goats to bison, from A to Z—
with a messianic zeal, Bill Dyer has helped
them all. He has led scores of protests and
Elaine Hendrix, an “actor’s actor,” producer, songwriter,
and author was presented with IDA’s Guardian Celebrity
Activist Award for her dedication to other species. Recognized
for roles in The Parent Trap, What the Bleep Do We Know?!, Romy
& Michele’s High School Reunion, Elaine has also made appearances on TV series such as “Joan of Arcadia,” “Privileged,”
“Ghost Whisperer,” “ER,” and “CSI.”
Elaine embodies the ethos of a guardian: to respect and
honor the profound individuality of other species.
A true renaissance woman, Elaine is a classically trained
dancer and has written songs for film and television. She has
also contributed to the books Voices of Breast Cancer and Wake
Up Women and has written many magazine articles. For 20
years, Elaine has produced live events for corporations such as
FOX and magazines like Glamour.
A voice for the animals in myriad ways, Elaine has been a
spokesperson for In Defense of Animals, a volunteer and host
for the cable show “Pets 90210,” and an Honorary Committee
Member of the 2008 and 2009 Genesis Awards.
She has spoken before city councils and regularly attends
adoption events for various rescue organizations. Spirited and
indefatigable, she has produced fund-raisers for IDA and “Pets
Elaine Hendrix receiving IDA’s Guardian Activist Award. Photo by David Sobel Photography
90210,” and participated on every phase of the Prop 2 campaign
in California.
Raised in East Tennessee, Elaine was the guardian of 103
stuffed animal toys as a child—and could name every single one.
She now lives in Los Angeles with her four rescued companions:
two felines and two canines.
We are pleased to announce that Elaine was recently elected
to the Board of Directors of IDA.
Please visit www.arconference. org and watch the videos.
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In Defense of Animals Wins
Landmark FOIA Victory in Federal Court
USDA Forced to Disclose Records from Controversial Animal Testing Lab
Huntingdon Life Sciences
IDA has won multiple FOIA victories as part of our long-standing
campaign to uncover government malfeasance and animal
abuse through various means,
including lawsuits.
After a seven-year court battle,
including the first trial in years involving
the federal Freedom of Information Act
(FOIA), the U.S. Department of Agriculture was ordered by federal Judge
Richard W. Roberts on September 18,
2009, to disclose to IDA 1,017 pages of
research records obtained during an
investigation of controversial toxicology
lab Huntingdon Life Sciences (HLS).
These records will illuminate the
USDA’s failure to enforce the Animal
Welfare Act. IDA also expects to find
answers to why the USDA, later joined
by HLS as an “intervenor,” fought so hard
and long to prevent the public from seeing
these records, which the judge ordered
disclosed to IDA by mid-November.
The records include test results, notes
of observations of primates involved in
toxicology testing, Animal Care and Use
Committee minutes, necropsy reports,
and requests for veterinary care from six
studies.
IDA filed the lawsuit in 2002 against
the USDA. HLS later “intervened” and
also became a defendant. At trial, the
USDA did not produce one witness; HLS
had two. During the December, 2008,
trial, which focused on the issue of competitive harm, HLS fact witness Michael
Caulfied, who is General Manager of the
lab, admitted under oath that he had not
reviewed “for some significant period of
time” many of the records at issue. HLS
expert witness Dr. Robert Szot revealed
that he had reviewed only approximately
30 of the 1,017 pages of records at issue.
As the Reporters Committee for Freedom
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private), expressed his doubt that defendants could prevail at a trial focusing on
the issue of competitive harm. The judge
stated that the USDA and HLS came
“mighty close” to “blatantly contradicting
the record.” He also noted that the USDA
had violated a prior court order by failing
to produce an analysis of what could be
redacted from the records.
of the Press noted, HLS witnesses’ admission that they had not reviewed every
withheld record “proved particularly
damaging,” while The FOIA Blog wrote
that “the defendants got a chance to put
on testimony” regarding competitive harm
but “failed to meet the burden.” HLS paid
over $20,000 for witnesses.
IDA won the trial and the entire
case because of this failure by defendants
to prove that competitive harm would
result if the records were divulged. The
records obtained by the USDA during its
investigation of the lab formed the basis
of the USDA’s formal complaint against
HLS, alleging multiple and grave violations of the Animal Welfare Act (AWA).
The charges included multiple counts of
failing to provide adequate veterinary care
and research oversight.
Within days of filing the complaint
against HLS, the USDA settled it with
what IDA considers a “slap-on-the-wrist”
fine, which was consistent with multiple
USDA Inspector General (IG) reports
regarding the agency’s lax enforcement
of the AWA. The 2005 IG report, for
example, stated that the USDA imposes
“minimal” fines that “violators consider…
a normal cost of conducting business
rather than a deterrent for violating the
law.”
The FOIA trial resulted from an
opinion by another judge, Louis F. Oberdorfer, who, after reviewing a sampling
of the unredacted records in camera (in
In his September 18 decision, Judge
Roberts noted that on the eve of trial, HLS
attempted to claim for the first time that
it had submitted the records voluntarily,
despite years of litigation and multiple
admissions to the court that the records
were obtained by the USDA involuntarily
(voluntary submission by HLS would have
significantly eased the burden of proving
competitive harm). The judge summarily
rejected this “untimely argument that was
clearly inconsistent with the position it
(HLS) had maintained for years.”
IDA has won multiple FOIA victories as part of our long-standing campaign
to uncover government malfeasance and
animal abuse through various means,
including lawsuits. These victories include
a court-ordered public interest fee waiver
for thousands of pages of NIH records
after IDA had proven its “dissemination
methods and history demonstrate that
the disclosure will contribute to a greater
understanding” by the public. If the
USDA and HLS appeal the judge’s decision, we will continue to fight—all the
way to the Supreme Court, if necessary.
The public interest law firm Meyer,
Glitzenstein & Crystal represents IDA in
this case. Judge Roberts’ opinion is available
online at https://ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgibin/show_public_doc?2002cv0557-121
Other ongoing activities of IDA’s Vivisection
Team include:
• Submitting a 25-page report to NIH peer reviewers in August highlighting the
broken grant funding system, the systemic problems with “animal models,”
and showcasing three cutting-edge but underfunded non-animal methods
of research. In September, we also submitted letters to those peer-reviewing
construction grants, and noted that the National Primate Research Centers
had received over $1.3 billion in taxpayer-funded support since 1992, which
didn’t take into account the over 30 years of funding between 1960 and 1992.
A half-century of taxpayer support has resulted in published experiments
such as “Sex Differences in Juvenile Rhesus Macaque Agonistic Screams,”
“Sex Differences in Rhesus Monkey Toy Preferences,” and “Androgen-Induced
Yawning in Rhesus Monkey Females.” We urged the reviewers to give the
science of the future the same long-term funding and support.
• Continuing our work regarding the explosive issue of transgenic experiments
in primates. In 2001, the Washington Post first quoted IDA about this issue
when researchers inserted glowing jellyfish genes into a monkey. Last May,
the Post again quoted IDA when experimenters in Japan manufactured “glowin-the-dark” marmosets who pass genetic manipulations to their offspring.
This horrific “research” is routinely touted as a “breakthrough” by one group:
those mired in the anachronistic “animal model” mind-set.
• Supporting groundbreaking federal legislation—H.R. 1326, the Great Ape
Protection Act, which would ban chimpanzee experimentation and breeding
in the United States. Representative Edolphus Towns re-introduced the bill
last March with 22 initial co-sponsors. By September, the co-sponsor count
had swelled to 67. When initially introduced in the last Congress in 2008, it
gained only 29 co-sponsors, so the momentum is clearly building. Let’s add
to that momentum.
To support H.R. 1326, please contact your U.S. Representative and
Senators by E-mail or FAX urging them to support this historic legislation and the introduction of a companion bill in the Senate.
You can find their contact info in our Action Center at www.idausa.org.
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ELEPHANTS IN ZOOS AND CIRCUSES
Victory for the Elephants
Tina and Jewel Find Relief
For two decades, animal-protection
advocates worked to end the Davenport
circus family’s long reign of abuse and
exploitation of animals. That day finally
came on August 20, 2009, when Tina and
Jewel, two Asian elephants IDA worked
for two years to rescue, were taken into
custody through the combined actions
of the U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (USFWS).
Will Davenport, the elephants’
handler, and the third generation of this
notorious circus family, surrendered his
USDA license, making him the third
Davenport in 12 years to lose or give up
their license to exhibit exotic animals.
Among the Davenport family’s victims: a
baby elephant named Heather who overheated to death in 1997 in the back of an
unventilated truck and a young elephant
named Mickey who was publicly beaten
after a circus performance in 1994.
For decades, Queenie had lived with
the Davenport’s and was trucked around
the country to perform in circuses. When
not on the road, she was chained to a tree
at the Davenport’s home base in Leggett,
Texas. In 2006, she was joined by Tina and
Jewel, two elephants formerly “owned” by
the Cole Brothers Circus. The Davenports
purchased these elephants in violation of
the U.S. Endangered Species Act, a fact
that IDA brought to the attention of
authorities, and which eventually played
a critical role in their rescue.
During their long circus careers, all
three elephants endured hellish treatment.
While traveling with Cole Brothers, Tina
and Jewel were observed being beaten
with baseball bats, broomsticks, and PVC
pipes. In 2006, a Davenport employee was
videotaped by an undercover investigator
beating Queenie and another elephant
named Chrissy. A year later, the USDA
itself documented the abuse of Queenie
by her handler, who by this time was Will
Davenport.
In a March, 2007, inspection report,
the USDA found Queenie with “multiple
wounds draining yellowish exudates inside
“Everything that my family
has stood for over the
last 75 years just
came to a stop.”
–Will Davenport
Jewel with Will Davenport
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the left ear” that were “consistent with the violations in the purchase of Tina and
improper use of an ankus in the ear.” The Jewel without a federal permit.
USDA also reported that the “handler
IDA also tracked the three elephants
had to continuously rely on excessive and as they were trucked around the country,
inappropriate use of the ankus to get the appearing in circuses. We organized members
elephant to perform. . . during the rides to leaflet performances nationwide and
and performances,
document the elephants’
the handler was “Tina and Jewel were
deteriorating
conditions.
observed repeatedly living every day on a con- We notified authorities and
jabbing and hitting
mobilized our members to
crete
slab
surrounded
by
the elephant with
generate tens of thousands
the ankus. . . . This building debris and half- of e-mails and telephone
is inappropriate
calls to the Secretary of
burned garbage. Their
and abusive use
Agriculture and Congress
of the ankus and hard slab...is surrounded urging them to rescue
such use is likely by electrified wire...”
these elephants.
to cause trauma,
By June, 2009, all
behavioral stress, physical harm or unnec- three elephants had lost weight, a ton
essary discomfort . . . This type of inap- combined, in less than a year. Jewel was
propriate use can cause the elephants to particularly emaciated, and appeared to
become more aggressive.”
be favoring one of her legs and sporting
In July, 2007, the living nightmare wounds on her head.
these elephants endured came to IDA’s
IDA immediately escalated our
attention when a circus insider gave us campaign to focus on the Secretary of
a tip on the location of Tina and Jewel Agriculture and force the agency into
in Leggett, Texas, where they were taken action before it was too late.
after being ordered off the road by the
On August 20, we finally succeeded,
USDA because of severe weight loss.
when the USDA confiscated Jewel due
IDA quickly dispatched an investi- to her extremely poor medical condigator to Leggett. She reported “Tina and tion, and Davenport agreed to relinquish
Jewel were living every day on a concrete custody of Tina as a plea bargain to settle
slab surrounded by building debris and USFWS charges for Endangered Species
half-burned garbage. Their hard slab esti- Act violations.
mated at a mere 12’ x 24’ is surrounded
Tina and Jewel were sent to the San
by electrified wire. . . . Emaciated. . .the Diego Zoo, a destination chosen by the
photographic images reveal Tina and USDA, despite IDA’s repeated recommenJewel’s sunken faces and sad eyes.”
dation that they go to a sanctuary. From
Tina and Jewel remained in Leggett Tina and Jewel’s perspective, though, life
until November, 2007, when the USDA has changed dramatically for the better.
re-authorized travel, even though the These closely bonded companions remain
cause of their weight loss was never diag- together and they are receiving the necesnosed. By that time, IDA had launched sary veterinary care. They will never
an intensive campaign to rescue these again be trucked around the country in
elephants.
a trailer or kept tightly chained to a tree,
Over the next two years IDA filed wondering when the next meal will come.
multiple complaints with the USDA They will never have to perform ridiculous
documenting the illegal conditions under tricks, give rides, or live in fear of the bullwhich the elephants were being held and hook. Despite our many differences, IDA
ongoing AWA violations. IDA also hired thanks the San Diego Zoo for committing
the respected law firm of Meyer, Glitzen- the resources necessary to restore Tina
stein & Crystal to file the complaint that and Jewel’s health. We continue to closely
secured a USFWS investigation of the monitor their conditions.
Davenports for Endangered Species Act
The Fight Goes on For
Queenie
Queenie in Love’s Park, IL
Unfortunately, Queenie remains
behind, still chained to a tree in
Leggett, at the mercy of a handler
who has demonstrated again and
again that he is unable or unwilling
to provide her with adequate care.
The USDA has stated that it is
pursuing outstanding legal issues
related to Davenport’s conduct
prior to surrendering his license,
and IDA is encouraging the government agency to prosecute Davenport to the full extent of the law.
Meanwhile, we must keep the pressure on the USDA so that the agency
returns for Queenie, and to ensure
that she is sent to a sanctuary, not a
zoo. Already we have generated tens
of thousands of calls and e-mails in
support of Queenie. Please don’t give
up until she is safely at a sanctuary!
Contact these people today:
Secretary of Agriculture
Tom Vilsack
Phone: 202-720-3631
Fax: 202-720-2166
Acting APHIS Administrator
Kevin Shea
Phone: 202-720-3861
E-mail: [email protected]
Your Congressperson and Senators.
Ask them to contact Secretary Vilsack
regarding Queenie’s rescue and
transfer to a sanctuary. To locate your
U.S. Representative, call the Capitol
Hill switchboard at 202-224-3121 or
check online at: http://www.idausa.
org/electedofficials.
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ELEPHANTS IN ZOOS AND CIRCUSES
Efforts on Behalf of Lucy, Billy, and Lucky Continue
International Day of Action for Elephants in Zoos
Actress Lily Tomlin supported IDAEZ, stating: “Elephants were
never meant to live in the confinement of small urban zoos,
where they are suffering terribly every day…”
On June 20, IDA’s first International
Day of Action for Elephants in Zoos
(IDAEZ) drew hundreds of activists to 33
animated and peaceful demonstrations.
Actress Lily Tomlin supported IDAEZ,
stating: “Elephants were never meant to
live in the confinement of small urban
zoos, where they are suffering terribly every
day… But if the public is informed, they
will raise an outcry and demand change.
It’s time to stop the destructive practice of
keeping elephants in zoos.” From Toronto
to Paris to Los Angeles to St. Louis to San
Antonio and many other cities, elephant
advocates took to the streets with leaflets, petitions, colorful banners and signs,
sculpture, and street theater to raise
awareness of the tragic circumstances of
elephants in zoos. The day was filled with
determination, compassion, and hope.
IDA thanks all the organizers and activists who took part in this year’s historic
event.
Protestors in France
Lies, Deceit, and Cover-ups
IDA vs. AZA
The L.A. Zoo just can’t hide its dirty secrets and duplicities from
IDA’s elephant team. In July, IDA again caught the L.A. Zoo concealing
critical information regarding the 2006 death of the elephant Gita.
This time it was the fact that the zoo paid a $3,281 fine for Animal
Welfare Act violations committed during the failure to attend to Gita
for up to 12 hours while she lay slowly dying after collapsing overnight at the zoo. Zoo officials repeatedly failed to disclose this information in response to IDA Public Records Act requests. Had the zoo
not hidden this information, its wrongdoing and resultant federal fine
may have had a profound effect on this year’s L.A. City Council vote to
continue keeping elephants at the zoo. Upon learning of the fine, IDA
immediately contacted the media, garnering broad coverage, and
moving L.A. City Councilmember Tony Cardenas to present a motion
calling for a City Attorney investigation of the matter. A committee
hearing on the motion is pending. In August, IDA filed a complaint
with the Los Angeles Civil Grand Jury, seeking an investigation of
the L.A. Zoo for engaging in lies, deceit, and cover-ups to push the
elephant exhibit project through City Council.
As members of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA)
gathered at their annual conference, in September, in Portland,
Oregon, IDA was there to confront the zoo industry trade association for failing to take a stand against the abusive use of elephants
in circuses. In a leaflet handed out to conference attendees and in
a hard-hitting USA Today ad, IDA took particular aim at Mike Keele,
acting director of the Oregon Zoo and head of the AZA’s elephant
specialist group, for his paid expert testimony in support of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus during a federal elephant
abuse trial this spring. By testifying for Ringling at this trial, Keele was
giving zoos’ tacit seal-of-approval to the circus and its routine hitting,
chaining, and abuse of elephants, which was documented by mountains of evidence. Ironically, Ringling opened in Portland that same
week, and IDA was there to educate circus patrons about the cruel
treatment of elephants and other animals in the circus.
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LUCY
Lucy, a 34-year-old Asian elephant,
suffers in solitary confinement at the Valley
Zoo in Alberta, Canada.
The campaign to free Lucy began in
earnest after elephant biologist Winnie Kiiru
traveled to Edmonton, in 2007, and called
the Valley Zoo the “worst of all the elephant
enclosures in Canadian zoos.”
In September, the international chorus
calling for Lucy’s release to the PAWS sanctuary in California became louder when actor
William Shatner wrote to Mayor Stephen
Mandel, stating, “I humbly ask you to allow
Lucy to retire to better circumstances .”
Later that month television personality
Bob Barker and elephant expert Joyce Poole
traveled to Edmonton to join Zoocheck
Canada in calling for her release, propelling
Lucy’s plight to greater public attention.
To date, the zoo has stubbornly refused
to free Lucy, contradicting itself by claiming
at once that she is too ill to move and that
she is fine where she is.
Lucy was captured in Sri Lanka at age
two, shattering the family bonds elephants
enjoy and replacing them with solitude at
the zoo, where she was kept alone for most
of the next 12 years. She suffers physical
and psychological ailments due to grossly
inadequate conditions, including isolation,
lack of space, cold hard surfaces, and a frigid
climate that forces Lucy indoors for at least
five months each year.
As winter approaches, it is essential
that Lucy be sent to the PAWS sanctuary.
Please send a polite letter to the Mayor and
City Council urging them to intervene before
it is too late.
Lucy. Photo by ZOOCHECK CANADA
Mayor Stephen Mandel
E-mail:[email protected]
Phone: 780-496-8100
Edmonton City Council
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 780-496-8110
Street address:
City of Edmonton, City Hall
1 Sir Winston Churchill Sq.
Edmonton, AB T5J 2R7 Canada
BILLY
IDA is continuing to work to secure
the freedom of the elephant Billy from his
solitary confinement at the Los Angeles
Zoo. Though male elephants are very social,
this 24-year-old Asian has not seen or heard
another elephant for more than three years.
Adding to his cruel confinement is the size of
his tiny yard—less than a half-acre—in which
he incessantly bobs his head up and down, a
sign of psychological distress.
While the zoo promises a new exhibit
for Billy and other Asian elephants yet to be
obtained, its small size and huge $42 million
price tag have stirred controversy amongst
Los Angeles taxpayers and elephant advocates alike. At only 3.5 acres, subdivided into
four yards, the exhibit is just too small for
elephants—including a powerful male like
Billy. Sadly, more elephants are sure to suffer
and die prematurely in the zoo’s expensive
new display, joining the 14 others who lost
their lives at the L.A. Zoo. More than half of
them did not live to age 20.
IDA is committed to helping free Billy
and will not stop until he is sent to a sanctuary, where he can live a life much closer to
what nature intended for the Earth’s largest
land mammals.
Please call Mayor Villaraigosa
Politely ask him to free Billy now! Phone: 213- 978-0600
Billy
LUCKY
To win freedom for Lucky, the lone
elephant at the San Antonio Zoo, IDA
continues to work in partnership with Texasbased animal-protection organizations and
caring individuals to free her from solitary
confinement and send her to a spacious
elephant sanctuary. The 49-year-old Asian
elephant has been held alone since the death
of her companion, Alport, in November,
2007, despite the cruelty of keeping this
highly social species in isolation. Though the
zoo plans to construct a new African-themed
attraction and hold only African elephants, it
will not release Lucky—an Asian elephant—
to live out her life in a natural-habitat sanctuary in the company of other elephants.
Instead, Lucky endures life in a tiny, barren
enclosure, where she regularly engages
in abnormal repetitive behaviors, a sign of
psychological stress. Such behaviors can also
cause chronic foot ailments. In 2004, the zoo
euthanized the elephant Ginny following
years of painful foot disease and arthritis.
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IDA Africa
Cameroon
stare. Gweno (as I called her) was the very
first chimpanzee I took care of when I
came to Sanaga-Yong Center as a volunteer
in August, 2002. My first contact with a
chimpanzee opened a window to a whole
new world that I have not since left. Dr.
Speede and I were unable to determine
the cause of her sudden death. She had
not shown signs of illness the days prior.
Did she fall? Did she get bitten by a snake
or a scorpion? I will always have a special
place in my heart for Gweno.”
Dr. Sheri Speede, Sanaga-Yong Center
founder and director, said of Gwen, “Just
as in our own families, each person has
her place, her special connections, and her
role in the family dynamics. Gwen was the
family member who had a strong, positive
connection with everyone. She was easygoing, kind, and patient. This family unit
has lost three significant females in a short
time: Becky, Dorothy, and now Gwen.
As all families do, they have mourned
Gwendolyn with friend
Funeral for a Friend
Gwendolyn
On April 6, 2002, the Cameroonian
government, with technical and logistical
assistance from IDA Africa, confiscated
Gwendolyn, a tiny and forgotten chimpanzee, tied alone near a garbage heap
behind a restaurant. Malnourished and
fearful, once she arrived at Sanaga-Yong
Chimpanzee Rescue Center, a sanctuary for orphans, she was restored to
robust health by loving human surrogate
mothers. The friendship of other young
orphans, especially Emma and Niete who
arrived at the center about the same time,
contributed significantly to Gwendolyn’s
revival and growing strength.
Over the years, Gweno, a name
bestowed upon her by Agnes Souchal, the
center’s manager, developed a real talent
for painting. Some of these magical works
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Gwendolyn’s favorite pastime
of art were auctioned at events to help
support her and her family of chimpanzees. She seemed to experience so much
delight with a brush in her hand, creating
such colorful images.
Since late 2004, Gweno lived in a
25-acre forested enclosure with a large
family led by protective adult chimpanzees, including Jacky and Nama. Gweno
was kind and gentle—rarely involved in
conflict, unless it was to act as peacemaker.
She reveled in the company of chimpanzee
friends, including alpha female Nama and
older adolescent Cindy. Throughout her
life she stayed very connected to her first
friends, Emma and Niete.
On August 8th, 2009, Gwendolyn
was found dead in a nest on the ground
in the forested enclosure. IDA Africa is
grieving still. She will never be forgotten.
Agnes Souchal wrote a brief account
upon finding Gewndolyn: “...All the chimpanzees of her group were surrounding
her, touching her, making vocalizations
of mild fear like facing a situation they
don’t understand. Bouboule displayed and
pulled her over two meters as if to make
her move or react. Nama then started to
groom her and sit by her with an empty
together, grown closer, and helped one
another to carry on. Gwen’s chimpanzee
family dearly misses her, and her human
caregivers will always remember sweet
Gwen.”
Gwendolyn was buried next to Becky
and Dorothy just outside of the forested
enclosure where she had lived with
her cherished family, all of whom were
watching as they had done at the burials
of Becky and Dorothy.
IDA Africa extends its profound
gratitude to all the supporters who have
made the sanctuary and Dr. Sheri Speede’s
work possible.
Kenza
IDA Africa’s Sanaga-Yong Chimpanzee Rescue Center occupies over
two square kilometers and is currently home to 62 chimpanzees and five to
eight humans. It employs 25 Cameroonians from local villages who serve
as chimpanzee caregivers, round-the-clock security guards, and groundskeepers. The grounds include cabins for volunteers, a combination kitchenoffice building, a vet clinic, an education center, a shelter for staff meetings
and meals, chimpanzee enclosures and cages, and a small garden where
some of the food for the chimpanzees is grown.
Like all the orphans at Sanaga-Yong Center, little Kenza lost her mother
to hunters, who cut her to pieces—mother and daughter both victimized
by the illegal bushmeat trade. As Kenza is still young, she most certainly had
been clinging to her mother when she was killed.
The priest who had been holding Kenza voluntarily relinquished her
to Sanaga-Yong Center in May, 2009. He drove a difficult 70 miles—about
halfway to the center—on very rough roads to deliver her to our staff in the
town of Bertoua, Cameroon.
Kenza’s condition was poor: she was dehydrated, undernourished, full
of lice, and battling a skin infection. On the ride to Sanaga-Yong Center she
gave several pant hoots, a common chimpanzee greeting and an assertion
of self. This sign of self-confidence is unusual in chimpanzees as young as
Kenza.
Today, she has physically healed and lives with six other chimpanzees—Ginger, Shy, Arvid, Tilly, Xeco, and Daniel in a forested enclosure.
Despite her small size, she is strong, and spends much of the day high in
the trees munching on wild fruits.
Kenza prefers to keep to herself most days; her big eyes are often
filled with sadness. Her emotional healing has only begun, and she will
need the love and support of her adoptive family to help her settle into her
new surroundings and fully recover.
Only with contributions from caring people around the world were
we able to rescue Kenza and all the other orphans at Sanaga-Yong Center.
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Mumbai
2. Some walkers rescued a sick, abandoned rabbit being chased by stray dogs
and brought her to IDA’s Vashi Center.
The rabbit would soon meet a nervous
little puppy rescued from a road accident a few weeks before. Both the rabbit
and the pup were crying and shivering
in fear until they were housed together.
Immediately they became cozy friends,
and settled down. Unfortunately, the
rabbit did not recover, but died peacefully, with dignity, in the warm company
of the puppy, who found caretakers to
give him a splendid new home.
The history of India, with its three great religions—Hinduism, Buddhism, and
Jainism, as well as its philosophical teachings and traditions, has always conferred upon
nonhuman species a profound reverence and ethical responsibility, even marveling at the
insect, who also glows with a divine spark. The foundation of Buddhism and Jainism is
“Ahimsa” or “nonviolence,” extending toward every human and nonhuman animal—to
live compassionately, where the powerful protect the weak.
But with India’s calamitous human population explosion and its striving towards
urbanization and consumerism, animals have become easy prey for human greed,
prime candidates for exploitation. Chickens are cramped in battery cages; animals to be
slaughtered are carted in teeming trucks. Some die of suffocation before reaching their
destination. Rhesus monkeys and dancing bears perform on the streets, with the fear of
the baton falling on their backs. Animals in circuses, laboratories, and ill-managed zoos
endure other unremittingly bleak fates.
There are also the ubiquitous carts drawn by gaunt bullocks, ponies, and donkeys
carrying immense loads. Cows and buffaloes stand in the middle of busy streets eating
garbage, having been let loose to fend for themselves after having their milk extracted
each day. Homelessness and pariahship are experienced by thousands of stray dogs and
cats who live on the streets.
Amid such tragic circumstances, IDA India is out there, every day, on the front lines,
reaching out to those suffering, and instilling a deeper and more profound consciousness about the human-nonhuman bond, promoting India’s long and proud history of
empathy and respect. IDA India envisions a world in which present and future generations honor other species’ essential value, feelings, and lives and, to that end, has successfully launched humane education and awareness programs.
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Teaching “Ahimsa”
One Animal At A Time
3. One night a call came about an
elephant having a burn wound. IDA
India’s 24/7 services team reached the
area and, with great difficulty, located
the elephant. There was a deep wound
in his rear, which he had rubbed against
a tree, leading to further infection. The
team probed deep and drained off all
the pus and debris, dressed the wound,
and gave follow-up medicine to the
handler, training him to properly dress
the wound.
2
Memorable Cases
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4. IDA India confiscated nine dogs from
a breeder who were kept in miserable
condition, in dingy and cramped cages.
The lower court directed that the dogs
should be handed back to the breeder on
payment of a fine, which was unacceptable to IDA, so the decision was appealed
to a higher court, and a stay was obtained
against the order of the lower court. IDA
India placed all nine dogs, now hale and
hearty, in loving homes.
IDA India Facilities
IDA India’s Deonar Center in Mumbai
spays/neuters around 800 dogs and
cats every month, treats 150 ill and
injured animals, and is home to about
120 old, blind, or handicapped dogs
and cats.
Each month, the Vashi Center in Navi
Mumbai spays/neuters 350 dogs,
treats 35 ill and injured animals,
and is home to about 15 dogs. IDA
India also runs several dog sterilization camps in smaller towns like
Matheran, Karjat, Lonavala, Panvel,
and Alibag.
1. One evening IDA India’s Naina got a
call from a 14-year-old boy who had seen
a mother dog in the mangroves. It was
pouring with lightening and thunder, and
the area had already started flooding. Staff
members rushed to the spot, and saw a
speck of a dog far in the distance and stuck
in the mangroves with her pups cuddled
against her, as the water was rising around
them. Staff waded into the marsh, separating
the bushes as they went along, nearly falling
into the mud to reach out to the mother
and her pups. After gathering them up, they
brought the starving and bony mother with
her babies to the center. The photos were
taken a few hours after they were all rubbed
to warmth. The mother was ravenous but,
when her pups started eating her food, she
let them. Possibly dumped in the marshes
when she was close to her delivery, she had
somehow managed to survive. Although her
condition was miserable, she still zealously
loved her pups.
An inauguration ceremony for new ambulance
5. The abandoned Labrador who was
staying in IDA’s center was adopted
into the Virdi family of Ghatkopar. She is
now called Bubbles. Upon leaving the
center for the last time, Bubbles jumped
into the car and rode away happily with
her ears flapping in the wind. IDA India
wishes this delightful girl and her new
family all the best.
Two mobile clinics treat minor
ailments on the road, with proper
follow-up. All serious cases are taken
to the center.
There is also a special project to
provide aid to “working” animals—
horses, bullocks, and donkeys in
Mumbai and Neral, with 24/7 emergency services.
IDA India’s new ambulance:
A sparkling new ambulance with
a brilliantly designed hydraulic lift
for large animals was inaugurated
recently for the Navi Mumbai region
to care for and rescue sick, injured,
and abused animals.
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Project Hope
Celebrating 16 years of Precedent-Setting
VICTORIES
THE LIFE OF RILEY
The Daily Star
August 4, 2009
Miracle & Doll
Project Hope marks 16th anniversary
Special to The Daily Star
In Defense of Animals (IDA) is celebrating
the 16th Anniversary of the international organization’s Mid-South Office, which evolved
into the Project Hope Sanctuary.
With additional animal sanctuaries in Africa
and India, IDA’s first sanctuary was established in Carroll County, Miss., seven years
after the Aug. 1, 1993. birth of the office.
IDA came to Mississippi after hearing the
concerns of Grenada and Montgomery County
residents who discovered that two USDAlicensed animal dealers were operating in the
region. Missing dogs were discovered at one
of the kennels and horrid abuse at the other.
IDA successfully worked to shut them down,
then stayed to help with other animal issues.
Soon, IDA was involved in cases resulting
in the seizure of hundreds of dogs; an 86-
animal cruelty case including lions, tigers,
bears, cougars, and a camel; the closing of
a pet shop supplier’s warehouse containing
683 birds, reptiles, and rodents; and other
animal seizures and successful prosecutions.
IDA needed a haven for animals to heal, and a
location from which to find them new homes.
Project Hope Sanctuary was created to fill
this need. Today, Project Hope ins the temporary or permanent home for an ever-changing
cast of approximately 150 animals including
dogs, cats, horses, donkeys, rabbits, pigs,
emus, and a goat.
IDA’s partners, working to ensure the wellness of our rescues and their placement in
caring, lasting homes, include the Mississippi
State University’s (MSU) mobile student spay
and neuter team and MSU’s volunteer student
“Homeward Bound” adoption team.
ELY
Ely’s story is simple. He was born a
hound. If you live in the Southern region
of the United States, you know thousands
of hounds are bred for hunting. Many are
kept for a season and then abandoned to
fend for themselves or are sold or traded at
“Trade & Sell Days” and auctions. Most
hounds are kept at hunting camps where
they are fed irregularly, fight for their food,
and know little of human companionship.
Hounds who lose their way in the chase,
or are deserted, seldom trust strangers and
soon become emaciated victims of road
traffic, parasites, even coyote packs.
Long-legged and well-speckled, Ely
was one of the happy few. While out
wandering on the road, he allowed a
sympathetic person to help him, and Ely
was soon on his way to Project Hope,
It was a mercilessly cold and icy morning in December
when, on an investigation about neglected donkeys, Lauren
and I came upon three hairless pups, shivering against a trailer,
which was in the vicinity. Ely’s photo was
one of many Project Hope shared with
Homeward Bound, which forwarded the
photos to groups with which it’s affiliated on the East Coast. One agreed to
accept Ely in its adoption program, finally
ending Ely’s plight of peril. He and his
fellow travelers arrived at their shelter
destinations and were adopted by guardians who love and appreciate them for the
marvelous beings they are.
After mourning the loss of their dog,
also a rescue, Ely’s guardians fell in love
with his houndly photos. Diane writes,
“Ely is loved and will be cared for and
cherished for the rest of his life. What a
great dog! We feel lucky to have found
him. The cats will come around in time—
Ely just ignores them in his very dignified
hound way.”
He is adorable! We have come a LOOONG way
together since he came to my house on April 5th. He was
SO fearful and insecure but is doing so much better. He
makes me laugh, and he seems so proud of himself when
he gets to run around the park off leash, or walk through
town with strangers all around and doesn’t cower from
them anymore.
Riley is happiest with other dogs around and
wants to play with ANY dog no matter the size or
shape. We have lots of “play dates” and trips to the dog
park. He gets compliments wherever we go; he is just
so beautiful. He LOVES being outside and especially
near water—he has such a joyous time. The funniest
thing about Riley is how he acts when he gets near or
in the water. He just goes CRAZY! He leaps around
and runs as fast as he can in and out—it is very
amusing. He’s about 50 pounds now and his paws look
enormous, so he may have more growing to do.
I love him so dearly and it has been so rewarding
watching him become a confident, happy dog.
THANK YOU for all you did
to save him!
Ely
desperate to absorb the morning sun. Reaching for the trembling pups, who had been living outside with little shelter and
exposed to frigid temperatures, they cried out in fear. As we
were negotiating the release of the donkeys we were also taking
the puppies, with their distended bellies the size of footballs and
suffering from mange.
Back at the sanctuary, they were fed and bathed and one
was immediately given the new name of Itamar. He was the
shy grape of the siblings and adored by the Project Hope staff.
Itamar’s recovery was long and difficult, but I was not giving
up on this angel who was growing stronger and more beautiful
every day. He tried to bite us when
we cared for him but I eased him into
the corner of his crate, where he felt
safe, and then carefully brought him
close to me.
Over the next three months
the siblings were restored to roaring
health and, in late February, it was
time for a transport to Every Creature Counts (ECC) in Denver,
Colorado. I knew Itamar wasn’t
really ready but, if he stayed, he
might never trust anyone but me.
Upon arrival I had concerns but felt
reassured leaving them in the capable hands of the ECC staff,
with their resolve and commitment.
Itamar was adopted shortly afterward, and Project Hope
staff recently heard from his new guardian, Tracy, with stunning
photos of an almost unrecognizable dog. Itamar was now the
jovial “Riley,” and he is indeed living the good life.
An Unexpected Court Victory
I received a frantic call about dogs in appalling condition. At the location, I documented the shocking neglect of ten animals who’d been
dealt no mercy, no compassion—emaciated, laden with feces and
maggots, suffering from mange, crammed in filthy cages. I captured
the plight of the dogs and immediately headed for Justice Court to
obtain a seizure order.
The judge decided to speak to the “owner” instead of seizing the
dogs. I contacted Dr. Bushby, head of the Mississippi State University
(MSU) student surgery team, who looked at the photos and agreed
the dogs should be seized. Both he and IDA’s President Dr. Katz wrote
letters to Judge Avant urging him to take action.
The judge then asked the local deputy to take another look at the
dogs. Deputy Carver reported that the dogs endured but had not
improved. The seizure order was signed. Four court dates later we
were granted full custody and guardianship of the dogs.
All the dogs are recovering, despite nine of the twelve being heartworm-positive. We’re thrilled to have saved these beautiful beings.
We will work with MSU Homeward Bound to get them treated and
adopted.
—By Doll Stanley, Director, Project Hope
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DONATING A VEHICLE
Donating your old vehicle directly saves animals’ lives. Proceeds generated from the auction of your used car, boat, RV, van,
truck, or motorcycle create funds to finance IDA’s ongoing campaigns. Your donated vehicle, a tax-deductible contribution, does not need to be registered or in running condition. Additionally, we will arrange to have the vehicle picked up or
towed from almost anywhere. For more information, visit www.idausa.org/support/carform.html.
All of your gifts have a transformative and enduring effect upon IDA’s mission to help animals. On behalf
of animals everywhere, we are grateful for your kind generosity and support of In Defense of Animals.
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For more information, please contact our Director of Planned Giving, Nicole Otoupalik,
at 1-800-338-4451 or [email protected].
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INVEST IN COMPASSION
WITH THE GIFT THAT GIVES BACK
Setting up a gift annuity with IDA will
enable you to reap long-term financial
benefits and provide IDA with the essential
funds we need to run effective campaigns
and programs to help animals around the
world. Your annuity with IDA will give
you:
. The security of fixed annual payments for the
lifetime of you and a loved one or just a loved
one.
. Reduced capital gains taxes (if your annuity is
funded with long-term, appreciated securities).
. A deduction from your federal income taxes based
on a portion of your gift.
For more information on establishing an
annuity, please contact Nicole Otoupalik at
[email protected] or 1-800-338-4451.
Charitable Gift Annuity Rates
Age
65
70
75
80
85
90
Rate
5.3%
5.7%
6.3%
7.1%
8.1%
9.5%
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For illustrative purposes only.
Suggested charitable gift annuity
rates by the American Council on
Gift Annuities, effective July 1, 2007.
Always consult your financial
advisor when making investment and
charitable donation decisions.