The Journal
I cannot express how apologetic I am right now. DAFAC/DTA has been horribly inactive, and I must say, it is probably more my fault than any.
It would mean a lot to me if you guys could just give us a violent push once and awhile. Yell at us and tell us we're doing a horrible job and really need to get to work.
Mostly me, try only to yell at Cuvier.

As you may notice, our subscription has ran out. It would mean the world to me if someone would buy us one. <3
Though we don't deserve it. Mmhmm.

I promise, and you guys can hold me to this, I promise we will get things done. Halloween is this weekend, but that's no excuse. I'm not doing anything today, so I will get to work!

-nods-

DTA SITE: [link]

Submission rules, joining rules and the like are posted in the shoutboard. Please stop asking to join, anyone can join, just give us a watch.

--Cuvier

News Stories
Mental disability cited in animal abuse case. [link]
Animal cruelty arrests hit 44 since shake-up. [link]
Police officers face jail over animal cruelty.
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Dog buried alive showed signs of neglect. [link]
Ornamental dog with cigarette in mouth sparks animal cruelty complaint.
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*If you know of any other news stories that should be mentioned above, 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.

Hard Hitting Stories
Amarina reports:
"BUNNY IS SLAIN BY GIRL YOB - Pals film drunk attack"
I have to say when I saw this title in the paper I was shocked. I read on and was horrfied even more by the opening paragraph that read "A girl of 14 swung a rabbit by its ears and hurled it against a wall - as her pals filmed the sickening attack on a mobile phone". It truly did make me feel sick as I read that the girl slammed the rabbit, called Fi-Fi, against a house FOUR TIMES with the final fatal blow being caught on camera. It took an agonising 12 hours for the poor rabbit to die from massive head injuries. The young thug and her cronies passed on the horrific footage to other friends' phones. The 30-second clip was played to magistrates who could clearly hear a thud as the black-and-white rabbit's head hit the wall of the house. Even worse, a 17-year-old youth was meant to be baby-sitting at the house when the girl arrived wit her friends and downed three litres of Lambrini and two glasses of Baileys liqueur. A boy is heard sniggering on the film and a voice says: "Flat out, as hard as you have done it yet!, just before the girl swings the rabbit and then lets go. She admitted causing unnecessary suffering and was gien a ten-month referral order at court. The youth who was baby-sitting admitted to abetting the girl, he faces being locked up. The Chairman of the bench said: "If you're capable of doing this to animals, what else are you capable of?"

Featured Animal
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 Giant Panda.

Surviving with only fragmented populations of about 250 mature adults, the giant panda is classified as critically endangered. This gentle giant lives in Asia, where their diet consists of bamboo.

More Info: [link]
Image: [link]

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

Events
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.*

Petitions
Help PETA put an end to Iams and it's cruelty. [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]
Wearing real fur is wrong, help stop the cruel slaughter of animals for something that is rightly theirs! [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.*

Competitions
No current competition.

Links
RSPCA: [link]
WSPA: [link]
WHW: [link]
WWF: [link]
COK: [link]
ASPCA: [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.*

Affiliates
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Member List
Member list is now in the Shoutboard.