News About Animals - March 3, 2011

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March 3, 2011   Cole Bros. Circus And Trainer Fined For Illegal Elephant Sale IDA applauds the results of a federal investigation into the illegal sale of elephants Tina and Jewel. Plea agreements reveal that stiff penalties, including close to $160,000 in fines and probation, will be imposed against the Cole Bros. Circus, its owner John Pugh, and trainer Will Davenport. The investigation was initiated after IDA filed a complaint with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), charging that the parties violated the Endangered Species Act when Cole Bros. and Pugh sold two endangered Asian elephants to Davenport without the required permits. We are pleased that, following a four-year investigation by USFWS, the parties will finally be penalized for violating federal law. Click here to read more! Save The Date - World Week For Animals In Laboratories, April 16-24 World Week for Animals in Laboratories is our annual chance to remind the world of the horrors that animals suffer every day in the name of science. This year, IDA will be sponsoring protests in select cities around the world to shine light on some of the cruelest experiments. Please consider organizing a protest in your hometown as well - whether it is at a medical research center or a supermarket selling products tested on animals. Contact us at wwail@idausa.org for literature, posters, or organizing ideas to help your event make an impact for animals. Saving America's Horses Los Angeles Premiere, March 27 If you're near Los Angeles, you are cordially invited to a screening of a new documentary, "Saving America's Horses - A Nation Betrayed" on Sunday, March 27, 12:45 p.m. at the Laemmle Theatre, 8000 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, 90046 (Sunset at Crescent Heights). The film, directed and produced by Katia Louise, is an official selection of the Los Angeles Women's International Film Festival. "Saving America's Horses - A Nation Betrayed" is a feature length documentary that examines the arguments made by both the proponents and opponents of horse slaughter; bringing forth the unwhitewashed truth to the public. Tickets ($12.00) are available at the door or on line here. Info: Bill Dyer, 310-301-7730, Bill@idausa.org. There's Still Time To Let Us DOUBLE Your Donation For Animals IDA's Hope Animal Sanctuary in Mississippi is the last hope for animals of all species, including the pigs and chicken pictured here sharing a watermelon. For a limited time, all donations up to $100,000 made through this secure link will be matched (doubled) by a very generous and anonymous donor.    Puppy Mill Demo Draws 68 To BarkWorks In Thousand Oaks, California Click here to read about it!        At only $12, these travel mugs are a bargain. Get yours today!    "Go Vegan And No Body Gets Hurt." Shirt $16, buttons $1.     Support IDA with custom greeting cards from CardsDirect!  This message was sent to sweetygirl2002@uol.com.br In Defense of Animals, located in San Rafael, Calif., is an international animal protection organization with more than 100,000 members and supporters dedicated to ending the abuse and exploitation of animals by protecting their rights and welfare. IDA's efforts include educational events, cruelty investigations, boycotts, grassroots activism, and hands-on rescue through our sanctuaries in Mississippi, Mumbai, India, and Cameroon, Africa. In Defense of Animals is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit organization. We welcome your feedback and appreciate your donations. Please join today! All donations to IDA are tax-deductible. In Defense of Animals 3010 Kerner, San Rafael, CA 94901 Tel. (415) 448-0048 Fax (415) 454-1031 idainfo@idausa.org To unsubscribe, please click here.

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