EFA: Etsy For Animals Etsy For Animals: 2011 Animal Petitions Corner... Victories !


Etsy for Animals (EFA) aka Artists Helping Animals,

is a team of independent artists, craftspeople,

vintage sellers and craft suppliers on Etsy.com

who are dedicated to providing charitable relief to animals

by donating a portion of the profits from their shops

to an animal charity of their choosing,

and/or to EFA's featured Charity of the Month.

Saturday, December 31, 2011

2011 Animal Petitions Corner... Victories !


Special 2011 edition
presented by Alicia of WoodsEdge


Victories for Animals in 2011 !!!


The petitions seem to just keep on coming, but there have been some BIG victories for animals this year. Here's a list of some of the things that have been accomplished... click to revisit the petitions !



1. PETS/CAPTIVE ANIMALS


Service Pit Bull Reunited With Owner


NC Shelter Drops Plans to Kill Dogs Based on Breed


Austin,TX Becomes a No Kill City


British Columbia Strengthens Animal Cruelty Laws


14 Moon Bears are Rescued in Asia


Nevada Passes Felony Animal Cruelty Law


Pound Seizure Ends in Utah


1,615 Pet Stores Joined HSUS' Campaign to Stop Puppy Mills to promote adoption and stop selling puppy mill dogs.


Peru Bans the Use of Wild Animals


Tiger Truck Stop's Permit Revoked!!!


West Hollywood banned fur


Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey was slapped with a $270,000 lawsuit for violating the animal welfare act.


Bolivia Bans the Use of Wild Animals in Circuses


Animal Abuser Registry Instituted in Suffolk County, NY


Barcelona Bans Bullfighting


Toronto Bans the Sale of Puppy Mill Dogs

Alabama Ends the Use of Gas Chambers as a Form of Euthanasia.


California Strengthens Laws on Cock Fighting and Dog Fighting


Israel Bans Declawing of Cats


Parma, Ohio Became a Gaurdian City


Application Withdrawn for UK Rabbit Breeding Farm



2. WILDLIFE


Sea Shepherd Intercepts Japanese Whaling Fleet with Drones


Russia Bans Harp Seal Imports


House Defeats Extinction Rider


Shark Finning Banned in California


Australian Sharks Saved from Cull


Commercial Shark Finning Banned in the Bahamas


New York Governor Signs Bear Protection Law


Shark Finning Banned in Guam


Sea Lion Killing Suspended on Columbia River


Reindeer Cruelty Ended in Sweden


African Penguins Win Protection


Florida Bans Cruel Fox and Coyote Pens


Plan to Legalize Whaling Fails



3. ANIMAL TESTING


NIH Suspends Funding for Chimp Research


186 Chimps at Alamagordo Primate Facility Granted a Reprieve


FDA Approves Alternatives to Animal Testing for Botox


Nine Schools Stop Using Frogs in Dissection


NASA cancels radiation testing on Monkeys


Lipton Tea Ends Animal Tests


Caribbean Airlines Stops Shipping Primates for Research


Massachusetts General Hospital Stops Using Sheep in Trauma Training



4. FARM ANIMALS


New York, Iowa, Florida and Minnesota Ag Gag Bills Die

Florida's is back on the table: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/2/stop-floridas-ag-gag-bill/


Plans for UK Factory Farm Squashed


Three University Medical Centers End the USe of Animals in Training


Food Service More than Triples Meatless Monday Locations


Sheriff Gets Grant to Care for Rescued Livestock


Live Bird Sales Banned at San Francisco Farmer's Market


Maine Bans Veal and Gestation Crates


High School Rodeo Cancelled



THANKS
FOR TAKING THE TIME
TO HELP ANIMALS
THIS YEAR !

5 comments:

  1. This is incredible! What a fabulous way to celebrate the end of the year!

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  2. Woohoo! I am doing a happy dance for the animals, and I'm sharing this widely! :D

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  3. So nice to hear some good news!

    Here's to a better year for the animals!!;)

    "Small things done with great love can change the world." -Mother Theresa

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  4. Wow, what an awesome and impressive list of good things for animals - I can't believe what I've just read! Thank you Alicia for an uplifting post!

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  5. Hooray hooray hooray!

    As an aside, why in the world was Lipton Tea testing on animals? How much more crazy like that is there out there?

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