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CITIZEN COMPLAINT

CITIZEN COMPLAINT To: Secretary of Defense Leon Edward Panetta From: Hope Bohanec, In Defense of Animals hope@idausa.org Submitted by fax: (703) 571-8951 December 13, 2011 On behalf of our 100,000 members worldwide, In Defense of Animals (IDA) requests an investigation into the brutal beating of a sheep by a soldier with a metal baseball bat. This November 2011 incident was caught on video in Afghanistan and has circulated around the ... Full story

Stop wasting tax dollars on chimp abuse

Eric Kleiman | In Defense of Animals The National Institutes of Health wants you to believe that chimpanzee experimentation is necessary. It so badly wants you to believe this that the agency just two months ago began to use your tax dollars to fund a propaganda campaign for "educating the public" regarding the "importance of chimpanzees in biomedical research." Why is the ... Full story
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In Defense Of Animals Applauds Conviction In Charleston, Mississippi Cruelty Case

Woman found guilty of starving dogs Charleston, Miss. (August 17, 2011) - In Defense of Animals (IDA), the international animal protection organization that operates Hope Animal Sanctuary in Grenada, Mississippi, applauds the conviction of Sherry White and Ricardo Simpson of Charleston, Mississippi on charges of animal cruelty. IDA’s Hope Animal Sanctuary rescue team aided the Charleston Police Department with the seizure of six severely neglected dogs on ... Full story
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In Defense Of Animals Adds $3,000 To Reward Fund To Find Missing Dog

$8,000 now available for information leading to safe rescue of Kapone, an 11-year-old family dog missing from Memphis Animal Services Memphis, Tenn. (July 15, 2011) – In Defense of Animals (IDA), the international animal protection organization that operates Hope Animal Sanctuary in Grenada, Mississippi, has added $3,000 to the reward fund for information about Kapone, the Shoup family’s adored pit bull, who has been missing since ... Full story

In Defense Of Animals Applauds Historic McClatchy Chimpanzee Expose

Medical records are next phase in fight to end chimpanzee experimentation In Defense of Animals applauds the three-part "Special Report" on chimpanzee experimentation by McClatchy Newspapers investigative reporter Chris Adams, which has been featured in papers nationwide including the Sacramento Bee, San Jose Mercury News, Kansas City Star, Miami Herald, Arizona Republic, and Charlotte Observer; high-profile blogs such as the Huffington Post and DailyKos; ... Full story

Portland Activists Speak Out Against Animal Experimentation

Wednesday demonstration to highlight World Week for Animals in Laboratories Portland, Ore. (April 19, 2011) - Millions of Americans are filing their taxes this week, unaware that their tax dollars support "cash cow" scientists, some of whom receive millions of dollars in grants each year, as well as a large population of chimpanzees growing old in laboratories. But some people are aware of this waste, and this ... Full story

Los Angeles - Shrine Circus Demos

Main demo April 9 at 1 p.m. - plus two additional demos Join with IDA to protest circus cruelty at the Shrine Circus in Los Angeles. Last year’s demo drew more than 40 people, and we hope to top that this year, sending a clear message to the Shriners, the media, and circus patrons that animal abuse is not entertainment. The Shriners usually contract with Circus Gatti ... Full story

NYC Geese In Peril - Two Ways You Can Help

Contact NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg to cancel the contract with USDA Attend "Hands Around the Lake" event in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Saturday, March 26, 12:30 p.m., Prospect Park Lake, Enter at Vanderbilt Street & Prospect Park SW Join with members of "For the Love of Prospect Park Geese" as they demand the city end its contract to slaughter hundreds more of our beloved NYC geese and their ... Full story

In Defense Of Animals Reward Increased To $1,000 To Catch Grenada County Horse Killer

Grenada, Miss. (Dec. 22, 2010) – On December 9, Lee Pickens of Grenada, Mississippi discovered that one of his horses had been killed and the other wounded. In Defense of Animals (IDA), an international animal protection organization that operates the Hope Animal Sanctuary in Grenada, offered a $500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons who shot the ... Full story

REWARD OFFERED IN MALICIOUS SHOOTING OF GRENADA COUNTY HORSES

IN DEFENSE OF ANIMALS OFFERS $500 FOR ARREST & CONVICTION OF SHOOTER Grenada, Miss. (Dec. 9, 2010) – In Defense of Animals, an international animal protection organization, has posted a $500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons who callously and maliciously shot two horses in their pasture on 4897 Sweethome Road, Grenada, MS. On December 9, Lee Pickens received ... Full story
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In Defense Of Animals Adds $1,500 To Reward Fund To Catch Criminal Who Cut Off Puppy’s Ears

San Diego, Calif. (December 2, 2010) – In Defense of Animals (IDA), an international animal protection organization with over 85,000 members, announced today it has added $1,500 to a $3,000 reward fund established by San Diego Animal Advocates. The reward is offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for cutting the ears off of a one month old puppy ... Full story
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In Defense Of Animals Pledges $2,500 To Catch And Convict Killers Of Swan At Palace Of Fine Arts

San Rafael, Calif. (November 22, 2010) – In Defense of Animals (IDA) has pledged $2,500 to a reward fund for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those who killed a Mute Swan at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco. The bird was one of the last remaining members of a swan family who have lived in the Palace of Fine Arts ... Full story
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In Defense of Animals Urges Feds to Bust Cole Brothers Circus

Animal protection organization uncovers scheme to circumvent federal law San Rafael, Calif. (November 4, 2010) – In Defense of Animals (IDA), an international animal protection organization, is urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to take action against the Cole Brothers Circus for its seeming role in an elaborate scheme to circumvent federal animal welfare laws by helping Florida-based animal handler Lance Ramos Kollman exhibit his ... Full story
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In Defense Of Animals Urges Feds To Investigate Elephant Death At Wildlife Safari

Zoo urged to publicly release Tiki’s veterinary records San Rafael, Calif. (October 7, 2010) – In Defense of Animals (IDA) today filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), urging an investigation into the death of Tiki, a female African elephant held at the Wildlife Safari in Winston, Oregon. Tiki died on Wednesday after suffering an unidentified illness. “Tiki’s unexpected death raises a red flag ... Full story
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In Defense of Animals Offers a One-Time $2000 Reward for Information Leading to the Arrest and Conviction of a Deer Poacher

Deer Defender’s anti-poaching program introduced to combat increasing numbers of illegally killed deer Cuyahoga County, OH (September 24, 2010) - In Defense of Animals (IDA), an international animal-protection organization, is offering a $2000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of any individual(s) who has illegally harmed or killed white-tailed deer in Cuyahoga County. Local citizens have spotted deer wandering through urban areas, wounded with ... Full story
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In Defense Of Animals Rebukes SeaWorld For Deadly Captive Breeding Programs And Public Display of Orcas

Following premature death of young orca Sumar, IDA renews call for government action San Rafael, Calif. (September 9, 2010) – In Defense of Animals (IDA) today blasted SeaWorld for the death of Sumar, a young 12-year old male orca who lived a tragic and completely unnatural existence as a circus animal at SeaWorld in San Diego. A victim of SeaWorld’s ruthless and continuing attempts to breed ... Full story
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In Defense Of Animals Applauds Cruelty Conviction

Grenada, Miss. (September 1, 2010) – In Defense of Animals (IDA) today applauded the animal cruelty conviction of Annie Ruth Sanders. IDA’s Hope Animal Sanctuary (HAS, formerly Project Hope) and the Charleston, Mississippi Police Department worked together in July to rescue six starving, chained dogs from Sanders’ property on West Main Street in Charleston. Videotape of the dogs’ conditions and the rescues may be seen at ... Full story
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Reward Offered In Case Of Internet Puppy Killer

In Defense of Animals offers $5,000 for information leading to conviction of woman who threw puppies in river San Francisco, Calif. (August 31, 2010) – In Defense of Animals (IDA), an international animal protection organization, today offered a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest, prosecution, and conviction of a woman videotaped throwing puppies into a river. The act is believed to have occurred in ... Full story
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Thursday: Opening Night Protest of Ringling Bros. Circus

Circus mired in controversy over abusive treatment of elephants Portland, Ore. (August 31, 2010) – This Thursday, Oregon members of In Defense of Animals (IDA) will join other concerned citizens to protest the opening night of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in Portland. Ringling has been embroiled in controversy over its brutal treatment of elephants, including calves ripped away from their mothers for ... Full story
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In Defense Of Animals Praises OSHA Citation Of SeaWorld For Knowingly Endangering Human Lives

San Rafael, Calif. (August 25, 2010) – In Defense of Animals (IDA) today praised the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for issuing three safety violations, including one classified as “willful,” to SeaWorld Orlando as a result of the death of Dawn Brancheau, a dolphin trainer killed at SeaWorld by Tilikum, a 17 foot male orca. “Orcas are apex predators who suffer intensely from the confinement ... Full story
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Egg Recall Reveals Dangers of Eating Animal Products

In Defense of Animals warns against eating sick birds or their eggs San Rafael, Calif. (August 20, 2010) – In Defense of Animals (IDA) said today that the salmonella outbreak requiring the recall of close to 400 million eggs is not an isolated incident, and demonstrates the danger of consuming animal products produced in factory farms. Since January, there have been dozens of recalls by the ... Full story
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Geese Returning To Prospect Park Shows Slaughter Failed

As In Defense of Animals predicted, 107 new geese replaced those city killed New York, NY (August 19, 2010) – In the thirty-eight days since New York City captured and gassed to death an entire population of Canada geese in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park, 107 new geese have taken their place, reports In Defense of Animals, an international animal protection organization that has campaigned to end the ... Full story
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City Council Members Join In Defense of Animals To Protest New York City’s Massacre of Canada Geese

Rally at City Hall Calls for Humane, Non-Lethal Population Control Programs New York, New York (August 11, 2010) – In Defense of Animals, an international animal protection organization, will be joined by New York City Council members Brad Lander, Stephen Levin, and Letitia James on the steps of City Hall in Manhattan on Thursday, August 12, at noon, to call for an end to the city’s ... Full story
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City Council Members Join In Defense of Animals To Protest NYC’s Massacre of Canada Geese

Rally at City Hall Calls for Humane Methods New York (August 9, 2010) – In Defense of Animals (IDA), an international animal protection organization, will be joined by New York City Council members Brad Lander, Stephen Levin, and Letitia James on the steps of City Hall in Manhattan on Thursday, August 12, at noon, to call for an end to the city’s contract with the ... Full story
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Avalon Hotel In Beverly Hills Removing Foie Gras From Menu

Compassionate decision follows discussions with In Defense of Animals about the cruelty inherent in foie gras production Beverly Hills, Calif. (August 5, 2010) – In Defense of Animals (IDA) today congratulated the luxurious Beverly Hills Avalon Hotel for their compassionate decision to remove foie gras from their menu. The Avalon Hotel joins Spago as the second Beverly Hills establishment to remove foie gras. “Foie gras production universally ... Full story
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In Defense Of Animals Offers Reward for Information Leading to Arrest and Conviction of Those who Decapitated Goats in San Jose

Three decapitated goats left at entrance to popular park evoke outrage from animal protection organization San Rafael, Calif. (August 5, 2010) - In Defense of Animals (IDA), an international animal protection organization that operates hands-on rescue facilities in Mississippi, Africa and India, has offered a reward of $2,500 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the reprehensible be-heading of three goats, ... Full story
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In Defense of Animals Offers $2,500 Reward In Dog Burning Case

Animal protection organization seeks information leading to arrest and conviction of whomever burned “Ginger” Milford, Conn. (July 22, 2010) – On July 11, 2010 a two-year-old female Staffordshire Terrier, dubbed “Ginger” in the media, was found roaming the streets of Milford, Connecticut with third degree burns all over her head and upper body. The international animal protection organization In Defense of Animals (IDA) has offered a ... Full story
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In Defense Of Animals Offers $5,000 Reward For Information Leading To Arrest And Conviction Of Those Who Slaughtered Geese And Ducks

Mount Laurel, N.J. (July 13, 2010) – On Sunday July 11, more than 30 Canada geese and ducks were found shot and mutilated at the East Gate Square in Mount Laurel, New Jersey. The international animal protection organization In Defense of Animals (IDA) offered a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the killing. Some of the geese and ... Full story
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In Defense Of Animals And Local Citizens Call On Mount Laurel City Officials To Abandon Archaic Geese Extermination

Mount Laurel, NJ (July 9, 2010) – Following Mount Laurel township’s decision to kill with gas an entire flock of Canada geese at Laurel Acres Park despite widespread community opposition, the international animal protection organization In Defense of Animals (IDA) and Mount Laurel citizens are urging the township to utilize humane, non-lethal, long-term solutions to address the Canada Geese population issue. As Mount Laurel township officials ... Full story
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Activists Protest Torture And Slaughter Of Dogs And Cats For Human Consumption In South Korea

Demonstrations today at South Korean Embassies and Consulates around the World San Rafael, Calif. – Today, activists in 40 cities around the world will converge on South Korean Embassies and Consulates, protesting the cruelty associated with South Korea's dog and cat meat trade. In Defense of Animals (IDA) is coordinating the demonstrations. At the Embassy of the Republic of Korea (South Korea) in San Francisco, IDA will ... Full story
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Activists Protest Firehouse Restaurant For Animal Cruelty

Demonstration will highlight restaurant's sale of diseased livers from mistreated ducks Sacramento, Calif. (May 21, 2010) - Activists with In Defense of Animals (IDA), the Animal Protection and Rescue League (APRL), and Sacramento Animal Rights will be protesting outside of Firehouse Restaurant in Sacramento today at 6:00 p.m. against the sale of foie gras - diseased, enlarged livers from mistreated, force-fed ducks. The activists will be displaying ... Full story
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Forty Six Dogs Missing In Rural Iowa

In Defense of Animals adds $500 to raise reward fund to $1,500 Van Meter, Iowa (May 20, 2010) – An epidemic of missing dogs in south central Iowa has many families desperately searching for their beloved companions. In Defense of Animals (IDA) today added $500 to the $1,000 reward pledged by one victimized family for information leading to the location of the missing dogs and their ... Full story
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Animal Protection Organization Buys Tranquilizer Guns For Oakland Police

Donation intended to eliminate unnecessary killing of wildlife Oakland, Calif. (May 11, 2010)– In Defense of Animals (IDA) is donating $1,500 to the city of Oakland for the purchase of tranquilizer dart guns, to help police avoid killing wildlife who wander into residential neighborhoods. The donation is in response to an incident last month in which Oakland police shot and killed a young deer. Dr. Elliot ... Full story
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New Scientific Analysis Debunks Zoos’ Education Claims

In Defense of Animals says report shows zoos mislead public and media San Rafael, Calif. – A new scientific critique questions claims by zoos and aquariums to be educating the public, finding that a key study conducted by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) is fatally flawed in its conclusions. IDA is calling on zoos and aquariums to stop misleading the public and admit they ... Full story
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In Defense Of Animals Slams Supreme Court Decision On Animal Cruelty Videos

Animal protection organization says cruel videos already returning to internet thanks to Court San Rafael, Calif. (April 20, 2010) – In Defense of Animals (IDA) today denounced the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to legalize the sale of videos depicting animal cruelty as entertainment. IDA also urged Congress to immediately craft a replacement bill that can pass the Supreme Court's First Amendment analysis. The case throws out the ... Full story
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In Defense Of Animals Urges California Fish & Game Commission To Reject Black Bear Hunting Proposal

Funeral motorcade Saturday will honor bears killed in California San Francisco, Calif. (April 9, 2010) – The California Fish & Game Commission met Wednesday to hear public comments concerning proposals to expand bear hunting across the state.  In Defense of Animals (IDA) urged the Commission to reject proposals to increase the total number of bears killed annually, expand the area dogs can be trained on live ... Full story
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In Defense of Animals Increases Reward To $2,500 To Catch Cat Torturers

Actress Elaine Hendrix, a Tennessee native, urges public to help catch criminal. Rogersville, Tenn. – A series of East Tennessee crimes against cats may not be connected, but actress Elaine Hendrix and In Defense of Animals (IDA) fear a serial abuser may be roaming the streets, and IDA is offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the perpetrator(s). Ms. Hendrix, who ... Full story
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In Defense Of Animals Calls For End To Captive Breeding And Exhibition Of Whales And Dolphins

San Rafael, Calif. – In Defense of Animals (IDA) says the tragic death of a trainer at SeaWorld in Orlando, Florida reinforces IDA’s argument that orcas (killer whales) and other dolphins should not be held in captivity. All amusement parks that hold such animals captive are cruel, exploitative, and dangerous to the marine mammals and the people who come in direct contact with ... Full story

Carnival Cruise Line Dishes Up Cruelty

Animal protection organization asks Carnival to remove foie gras from their menu San Rafael, Calif. – In Defense of Animals (IDA) today launched a new campaign, “Carnival Cruise Lines Dishes Up Cruelty,” urging the world’s largest cruise line to stop serving foie gras, one of the world’s cruelest dishes. Carnival serves foie gras on their ships to exotic destinations, but there is nothing exotic about ... Full story
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In Defense of Animals Urges California Fish & Game To Halt Expansion Of Black Bear Hunting

IDA also opposes use of high-tech killing aids like GPS Sacramento, Calif. (Feb. 4, 2010) – In Defense of Animals (IDA), an international animal protection organization with over 85,000 members, including 10,000 in California, has asked the California Fish and Game Commission to reconsider and reject  plans to expand the range of legal hunting territory and the number of bears who can be hunted in California. IDA, ... Full story

In Defense of Animals Announces Reward in Killing of Animals

Eleven Winona, Mississippi Dogs and Cats Shot and Poisoned Winona, Mississippi - In the first week of 2010, nine dogs and one cat were poisoned, and one dog was shot, in a Winona, Mississippi neighborhood. The Mid-South Office of In Defense of Animals (IDA-Project Hope) is offering a $500 reward for Information leading to the arrest and conviction of the perpetrator(s). The neighborhood surrounds New Hope ... Full story

MISSISSIPPI ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER FIRED FOR ANIMAL DEATHS

For Immediate Release Grenada, Mississippi (January 6, 2010) - On behalf of In Defense of Animals, an animal-protection organization with over 85,000 members, Debbie Young, a volunteer at IDA's Project Hope Sanctuary in Grenada, Mississippi, is filing an affidavit for each animal shot to death by Canton and Madison County, Mississippi, animal control officer, Alonzo Esco. On Tuesday, January 5, the Board of Aldermen approved the ... Full story

San Diego Protest Against Dogfighting And Michael Vick

NFL urged to add animal fighting to “Prohibited Activities” list for players. San Diego, Calif. – Members of In Defense of Animals (IDA) and other pro-animal activists will hold a peaceful and powerful protest against Michael Vick’s San Diego appearance this Sunday. IDA’s message for the demonstration, which will be held at Dog Beach: we have not forgotten Vick’s actions, and we oppose his weak punishment, ... Full story

Press Coverage of Michael Vick Protest and Change in NFL Personal Conduct Manual

IDA to protest Vick in Oakland Animals rights activists dog Michael Vick Michael Vick Protesters Flock to Oakland Coliseum for Eagles-Raiders Game Animal rights group plans Vick protest in Oakland Animal rights group plans protest of Vick before Raiders game Fans Have Mixed Emotions Toward Vick Animal rights group plans Vick protest in Oakland Animal rights ... Full story

Dog-Killer Michael Vick Not Welcome in Oakland

Oakland, Calif. - In Defense of Animals calls on Bay Area residents to be a peaceful and powerful presence at Michael Vick's upcoming Oakland appearance. Activists will hold signs and distribute flyers to fans. IDA's message: we have not forgotten what Vick did, we oppose his weak punishment, and we are disgusted by his lack of remorse and multi-million dollar contract with the Eagles. Full story
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