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792. DawnWatch: 60 Minutes on protecting animals in Mozambique's National Park 6/28/09
     

     Sent June 29th, 2009

     Last night, June 28, the CBS news magazine show 60 Minutes included a beautiful piece on one philanthropist's efforts to help rebuild the shattered country of Mozambique by rebuilding and protecting the herds of wild animals in the Gorongosa National Park...

791. DawnWatch: AR activism and CMU prisons on Democracy Now 6/25/09
     

     Sent June 25th, 2009

     Tonight, June 25, the news will be nothing but Michael Jackson -- perhaps with some Farrah thrown in. What a strange day for those of us who remember the seventies; a reminder that life is fragile and precious. But this morning there was other news, beauti...

790. DawnWatch: Parrot crisis beautifully covered on CBS Sunday Morning News 6/21/09
     

     Sent June 23rd, 2009

     On Sunday, June 21, CBS Sunday Morning News aired a terrific piece spelling out how difficult it is to care for parrots, and the crisis being caused as people continue to buy them. It is informative and well worth watching. Check it out on line at http://...

789. DawnWatch: NY1 fluff piece on Ringling 6/18/09
     

     Sent June 19th, 2009

     Those of you who have heard me lecture and tell "my NY1 Story" will know how bad it feels today to report that NY1, New York's 24 hour news station, is running a Ringling Bros. fluff piece. The web version of the story, posted June 18, is headed, "Protes...

788. DawnWatch: Wild animal "mausoleum" on LA Times front page 6/18/09
     

     Sent June 18th, 2009

     Today, Thursday June 18, I share a disturbing article from the front page of the Los Angeles Times. It is, unfortunately, big news about a huge business, and the article is sensitively written. The piece, by Thomas Curwen, is headed, "Where the Wild Thin...

787. DawnWatch: Slate 5 part series on animal experimentation 6/1 -- 6/5/09
     

     Sent June 8th, 2009

     I have just read a lengthy, detailed and worthwhile five part series, published Monday-Friday last week, in the online magazine Slate. The series is by Daniel Engber, a research scientist turned science writer. He takes an even-handed look at animal resear...

786. DawnWatch: Time Magazine on city's weekly veg day -- June 8 edition
     

     Sent May 29th, 2009

     The June 8 edition of Time Magazine has a brief piece about a city's weekly veggie day, and the Time website has a much more in-depth story on the same issue. In "The World" section, on page 14, the magazine tells us: "What They're NOT Eating in Belgium...

785. Reminder: National Animal Rights conference, July 16-20 in LA!
     

     Sent May 27th, 2009

     I am reminding folks that the National Animal Conference is coming up -- July 16-20 in Los Angeles. You can still get $20 off the conference fee for early registration, plus folks on my list can get an additional $20 if you mention "Thanking the Monkey." W...

784. DawnWatch: NY Times covers Vick's release and work with HSUS 5/22/09
     

     Sent May 24th, 2009

     The big news in the animal protection world over the last week was that Michael Vick got out of prison and is set to work with the Humane Society of the United States to help combat dogfighting. I will be blogging about that later today, sharing my own tho...

783. DawnWatch: Today Show covers Ringling cruelty case 5/20/09
     

     Sent May 20th, 2009

     The Court Case brought by various animal protection groups against Ringling Brothers for its treatment of elephants was covered today, Wednesday May 20, on NBC's Today Show. Reporter Natalie Morales did a good job of presenting a balanced view. She intervi...

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