Health, Justice and Sustainability News Tidbits with an Edge!
Written and edited by Craig Minowa and Ronnie Cummins
Consumer and Farmer Victory!
Monsanto Finally Forced to Dump rBGH
The Miracles of MonsantoMonsanto announced on August 6 it will "divest" or sell off its controversial genetically engineered animal drug, recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone (rBGH).
Monsanto's divestment of rBGH is a direct result of 14 years of determined opposition by organic consumer, public interest, and family farmer groups. Since its founding, the Organic Consumers Association has campaigned against this cruel and dangerous drug, pointing out to organic and health-minded consumers that rBGH-tainted dairy products pose unacceptable dangers to humans from increased antibiotic residues and elevated levels of a potent cancer tumor promoter called IGF-1. OCA's "Millions Against Monsanto" campaign has generated over a quarter million emails and petition signatures on the topic of rBGH, helping make rBGH one of the most controversial food products in the world.
Learn more: organicconsumers.org/rbghlink.cfm
Millions Against monsantoWe'd like to thank you and all our allies for taking part in this 14-year campaign and helping to bring one of the world's largest and most powerful corporations to its knees. Now let's break Monsanto's stranglehold over seeds and take away their mandate to force-feed genetically engineered food to an unwilling public. Help us push through federal legislation to require mandatory labeling and safety-testing of GMOs (genetically modified organisms.)
Contact us with any other campaign ideas you may have: organicconsumers.org/aboutus.cfm#contact
Learn more about the Millions Against Monsanto campaign: organicconsumers.org/monlink.cfm
Animal Welfare Victory!
Court Rules Common Factory Farm Practices Are Inhumane
CowsA landmark unanimous vote by the New Jersey Supreme Court will require more humane treatment of animals on factory farms. The case was originally brought to the Supreme Court by a coalition of organizations led by Farm Sanctuary, including the Organic Consumers Association.
The decision, which is the first of its kind, could cause a domino-effect across the U.S. The court ruled that widespread factory farm practices, such as "tail-docking" or cutting off the tails of cattle, cannot be considered "humane" simply because they are considered "routine". Many states have a similar exemption to their cruelty code for "common" practices.
The court's decision means these factory farm abuses will be reassessed, and if they are considered inhumane, they will be banned. "This decision will protect thousands of animals in New Jersey, and also calls into question some of the worst factory farm abuses practiced throughout the country," said Jonathan Lovvorn, vice president of animal protection litigation for The Humane Society of the United States.
Learn more: organicconsumers.org/articles/article_14067.cfm
Alison Des Forges - A
Tribute
February 13, 2009
(New York) - It is with
enormous sadness that
Human Rights Watch
announces the death of
our beloved colleague Dr.
Alison Des Forges, who
was kil...
[] There comes a
point in your life when
you realize who matters,
who never did, who
won't anymore... and who
always will. So, don't
worry about people from
your past, there's a
reason why they didn't
make it to your future.
Give this hear...
"War is not the answer"
Friends Committee on
National Legislation
245 Second St. NE,
Washington, DC
20002-5795
fcnl@fcnl.org *
http://www.fcnl.org
phone: (202)547-6000 *
toll-free: (800)630-1330
We seek a world free of
war and the threat of...
An eco-shitstorm is
coming...everything rests
upon whether or not we
come to terms with the
politics of earth and
sky, evolution and
transformation.
Otherwise, in our
lifetimes, we shall
suffer......the fall of
nature
itself."  
; - Bob...
CPR Pets stands for
Coalition to Protect and
Rescue Pets. It's an
unfunded all volunteer
network of pet owners and
advocates all throughout
Massachusetts. CPR Pets
is responsible for
passing a law to ban pet
renting in Massachusetts
last year and is t...
After torturing,
fighting, and killing so
many dogs, I can't even
imagine how Michael Vick
is back in the NFL! What
the f***. Yes, he's a
good player but the
things he's done are
unexcusable and he's
horrible! People have
asked me, "don't you
believe ...
Well it looks to be a
real birth certificate!!I
kind of think that since
his mom was born and
raised here and a US
citizen that he should
still be
president....Becca
Taitz Moves For
Authentication Of Kenyan
Birth CertificateFrom
Orly T...
Dear Gladys,
Thank you for contacting
me regarding the Protect
America's Wildlife Act. I
appreciate your taking
the time to share your
thoughts with me.
This legislation would
end the use of aircraft
to hunt Alaska wolves...
Alert: Aniaml Rights and Perpetrators by Porscha W.
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This is a petition I made
for a cause I strongly
want to ajust. It refers
to animal abuse and the
people who commit the
crimes against animals.
Please help me reach my
goal of 1,500
signatures.
Click to follow the link
below.
http://www.thepetition... more
Alert: Be The Match: Young Muncie woman in dire need of blood stem cell transplant by Kristi K.
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— MUNCIE -- The clock is
ticking.
At age 21, Kelsey Koch is
fighting for her life.
Afflicted with Job's
Disease, more recently
pinpointed as genetic
Dock 8 Disease, she is in
dire need of a blood stem
cell transplant.
"All of my thoughts are
on get... more
Alert: Stop the killing of homeless dogs and cats in the Valencian Community (Spain) by Ana Q.
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http://www.petitiononline
.com/ARCADYS/petition.htm
lTo: Generalitat
Valenciana (Valencian
Community Government)
ARCADYS is an animal
defense entity located in
Valencia (Spain)
operating in the whole
Comunidad Valenciana
(Valencian Community)
We... more
Alert: The email I received by Alicia O.
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— Alicia --This evening, at
11:15 p.m., the House of
Representatives voted to
pass their health
insurance reform bill.
Despite countless
attempts over nearly a
century, no chamber of
Congress has ever before
passed comprehensive
health reform. This is
h... more
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