Fw: Take ActionThursday! NAVS Legislative Alert

November 1, 2008

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The National Anti-Vivisection Society

10/30/2008 10:22:32 AM

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Take ActionThursday! NAVS Legislative Alert

Take Action Thursday! NAVS Legislative AlertWeek of 10/27/08

This week’s “Take Action Thursday” reminds all readers to VOTE.

State and Federal Legislation

On November 4th GET OUT AND VOTE!

Our votes can help animals, by sending a message to lawmakers that we support those who care about animal issues.

Check your state ballot for any animal initiatives:

California’s Proposition 2—PLEASE SUPPORT THIS MEASURE!Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act

VOTE YES

Massachusetts’ Question 3Greyhound Protection Act

VOTE YES

Arizona’s Proposition 105“Majority Rules” would actually ban ballot initiatives to protect animals

VOTE NO

Oklahoma State Question 742 Would prohibit citizen initiatives to protect wildlife

VOTE NO

Don’t pass up this opportunity to let your voice be heard! VOTE!

Legal Roundup

Pet food recall: Mars Petcare US, manufacturers of SPECIAL KITTY® Gourmet Blend dry cat food, has announced a voluntary recall of a limited number of bags sold at Wal-Mart locations in Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, Vermont, and West Virginia. The pet food is being voluntarily recalled following a positive test result indicating a potential contamination with Salmonella.

In Bremen, Germany, a neuroscientist who conducts research on cognition in mammalian brains was told that his license to conduct experiments on 24 macaques would not be renewed. This action was taken in response to a protest by animal rights activists to the regional parliament earlier in the year. The local licensing department decided to refuse the license to work with primates, even though a national regulatory body had already approved it. The researcher, Andreas Kreiter, stated that he will appeal this decision. University officials pledged their support for Kreiter and will take this to Germany's Federal Constitutional Court if necessary.

For a weekly update on legal news stories, go to "Current events" at Animallaw.com.

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