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Don't forget about the competition folks. ^_^

The name of the site has been decided. 'Dare To Act'. We will be on a hosted site, until we can afford to buy one, which will hopefully be soon coming. We will give you all the link once everything is up and running. Of course, by that time, we'll probably have the money to buy a real site, eh? ^_~

Thank you for your patience over the past couple weeks. I know our activity has been lacking, but we should be back on track soon.

--Cuvier


The Chinese kill thousands of stray dogs in preparation for the Olympic games. [link]
Cats and dogs are crammed into cages, waiting to be slaughtered for food. [link]
Thank you ~MarauderManiac for those two articles.
Animal protection improved in Halifax, NS. [link]
Shelter to be shut down and moved, due to property value? [link]
Bullfighting needs to be stopped, no matter how old a sport, it's still not right. [link]

*If you know of any other news stories that should be mentioned about, let us know. Please realise that we try and mention news from all over the world, but it's sometimes hard to track down recent stories. As well, we can not mention every story. If you are interested in animal abuse in the news, please check out google news and search animal abuse or cruelty. [link] [link]
All commments, opinions, and arguements are welcome. We don't bite.*


Amarina reports:
The story I want to talk about today is actually too long for my little section here, but I will sum it up as best as possible to highlight the sheer cruely of Vickie Rene Kittles, aka Susan Dietrich. She was convicted for 42 accounts of animal abuse in February 1995 after five weeks of trial and months of delay, and years of suffering for her animal victims. She has a history of animal abuse, and is very likely to simply continue her dreadful cycle when she has completed her pathetic 7 month sentence in Oregon. Out of all her offenses, the most sickening has to be the 115 dogs, 4 cats and 2 roosters that were kept on a school bus she had bought, crammed in and caked with urine and feces. The stench was so bad that officials had to use gas masks. Kittles declared to 'love' the animals and in court even boasted that she had not let the dogs off the bus for weeks, to protect them from fleas. The dogs, however, were suffering from almost every other parasite, including hookworm, whipworm and at least 16 cases of the deadly heartworm. While in court she threatened to sue anyone who touched her 'beloved' dogs. Despite her so called love for these animals she FORBID the state from giving medical treatment to any of them. I could go on for pages about how she manipulated the courts, mistreated countless animals and even assaulted people, but even if I did it would still not highlight the sheer torture these animals went through in her care. While she was screeching at the officials who found her and her bus, she held in her arms a dog that was continuously convulsing. The dog could not be saved when it was taken from her grasp, but the autopsy showed that there was NO traces of food in its body and NO body fat on it at all, a sign of prolonged and painful starvation. People like Kittles should be locked up for good, but because of her manipulation and weakness of the courts she would soon be free to torture animals once again.


Hey, Autumn here!
Once a week, we will feature a different endangered animal, and give tips on how you can help them survive.

This weeks featured animal is the Alabama Sturgeon.

The Alabama sturgeon is classified as one of many criticaly endangered species. Due to habitat loss and exploitation, this beautiful fish has lost 80% of its population over the course of the past ten years, and over the next ten years, experts say that it will lose the same number due to the same reason.

More info: [link]


If you have any questions, don't hesitate to note me! Just make sure that in the subject box, you write 'Autumn'.


Check this site out if you live in the UK, they hold many events. [link]

*If there are any anti animal abuse events happening anywhere, that you know of, please alert us so we can add them to the least. Events can include anything, protests, rallies, get togethers, or even days, such as World Ocean Day. If there are no events happening on those days in your town, try and get people interested and maybe have your school, commmunity, town or city put something together. Don't be scared to speak up.*


Help stop Bear Baiting! It's an incredibly cruel sport, and we can not allow it to continue any longer. [link]
Not really a petition, but all the same. Dancing bears is just cruel, and needs to stop. [link]
Bear parks. Horrible. No animal should be forced to beg for their food, especially not for the enterainment of another animal. [link]
Help PETA put an end to Iams and it's cruelty. [link]
Help stop the cruelty that is Bullfighting! [link]
Help horses, sign an online petition to try and get rid of cruelty to horses. [link]
Help stop KFC's reign of terror over the chickens. [link]

*Any good petitions you can show us are welcome. We prefer they be as legit as possible, and not some internet crap that won't ever do anything. Try and find petitions from organizations such as WSPA and ILPH. Yes, sometimes we will have shitty-get-you-no-where-petitions, but that can't be helped. There's only so many good petitions out there.*


Our first competition. Excited? I hope so.

'Design A Logo For DAFAC'

As some, many, or all of you may know DAFAC will be having merchandise. Of course, all funds will go towards organizations such as WSPA or the SPCA. We are a NON-PROFIT organzation. We're all volunteers, and will be getting no money from these products.
Before we can get all the merchandise organized, we need a logo. This is where you all come in. We have some ideas, but it would be better if we see what the public wants. Right?
So, some rules perhaps?

1. The logo has to contain an animal, or animals. IF you have only one animal, try and make it as unidentifiable as possible. We don't want to look like we fav any animal over another.
2. The logo must contain AFAC. Which stands for 'Artists Fighting Animal Cruelty'.
3. In a contradictory statement... You must make two versions, one that says AFAC, and one that says OPAAC. Which stands for 'Ordinary People Against Animal Cruelty'.
4. You must be aware of a couple things. We do not want copy right issues, you must be willing to hand the logo over to us completely. We will give you credit, don't worry. But we do not want legal actions taken against us if you see your logo walking down the street on someone's shirt. To prevent copy right issues, we will ask you to sign a document and mail it to us, or scan it onto the computer and just e-mail it to us. OR you can, if you are willing to put the time in, join the crew. I wouldn't think you would sue us then. I should hope not anyway. We'd probably still ask for a signed document saying you give it over to us completely with no strings attached. Once again, you will get credit! Do not worry about that.
5. Don't let all that copy right hoopla scare you away. And even though this is for a very serious cause, don't be scared to have some fun and experiment with different ideas. You can submit as many entries as you'd like.
6. All entries must be in by June 29th 12:00pm UTC time. That should give all of you lots of time. Polls and judging should be all over by July 10th.

That's it for now. You will all be alerted of any updates.


RSPCA: [link]
WSPA: [link]
WHW: [link]
WWF: [link]
COK: [link]

*If you know of any other organizations that deserve a spot here, please send us a note with a link to their homepage and a brief description of what they do.*


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