Hello- Some fellow rescuers at the SF Homeless Animal Coalition recommended this web group as a good venue for outreach and I wanted to in turn pass it along to y'all. I think it would be a great place for Mickaboo to post upcoming bird care classes, adoption events, Ebay sales, recruit for PAs, etc. I will be using it to publicize MickaCoo's birds, needs and events. I also think it is helpful to get the pet bird over-population crisis issue out in front of more animal advocates. Individuals who want to post need to join. e -----Original Message----- From: baarn@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2010 5:04 AM To: baarn@yahoogroups.com Subject: [baarn] Digest Number 2117[1 Attachment] Bay Area Animal Rights Network Messages In This Digest (6 Messages) 1. RABBIT ADOPTION EVENT with 50+ buns in Dublin this Saturday From: Anne 2. Harvest Home's Last Volunteer Day of 2010 is approaching! From: Christine @ Harvest Home 3. TV news: live chickens at farmers' market-need phone calls From: Andrew 4. Whiskers, a Partly Blind Cat, Would Like a Home of His Own From: May, Nadine 5. Two Little Feral Cats Desperately Need a Safe Backyard of their Own From: May, Nadine 6. I Ate My Father-Pig! Where Are My Calming Meat Goggles?! From: Mat Thomas View All Topics | Create New Topic Messages 1. RABBIT ADOPTION EVENT with 50+ buns in Dublin this Saturday Posted by: "Anne" anne_martin@berkeley.edu   annejmartin Fri Dec 3, 2010 8:45 am (PST) At the East Bay SPCA in Dublin, Saturday, Dec 4 I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas and Hanukkah …May your days be merry and bright And may all your bunny rabbits be white Celebrate the holidays with laughter and love this holiday season by adding a bunny to your family. Meet dozens of rescues of every color, size, age and breed! Join us for our monthly adoption event this Saturday at the East Bay SPCA, 4651 Gleason Dr in Dublin from 11 am to 4 pm. And bring home a bunny to light up your life. Participating Rescues & Shelters: Bananas for Bunnies Rescue, Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary, Hayward Animal Services, and the House Rabbit Society. Meet a few of the bunnies! Marcus http://www.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=17983549 East County Animal Services (Dublin) Mini-Lop D'Artagnan http://www.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=16646551 House Rabbit Society Bunny Rabbit Trudy & Bea http://www.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=17248842 Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary New Zealand Mix Pecan http://www.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=17993748 Hayward Animal Services Bunny Rabbit And many, many more...50 more!!! Adopting from participating rescues at this event: * All of our rabbits and bunnies are spayed/neutered at the time of adoption or as soon as age permits. * The mandatory spay/neuter is included in the adoption fee of $50. * We expect you to make a lifetime commitment to your rabbit(s). * All of our rabbits should be treated as an integral part of your family. * The primary caregiver must be a responsible adult. * We only adopt to indoor homes. To see more rabbits available for adoption, please visit * East Bay Rabbit Rescue http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/CA1649.html * House Rabbit Society http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/CA427.html * Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/CA1289.html I hope to see you there! -Anne Back to top Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post Messages in this topic (1) 2. Harvest Home's Last Volunteer Day of 2010 is approaching! Posted by: "Christine @ Harvest Home" christine@harvesthomeanimal.org   harvesthomestockton Fri Dec 3, 2010 8:49 am (PST) Greetings! Join Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary for our next Rabbit Spa Day on Saturday, December 11th from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Volunteers will have an opportunity to interact with Harvest Home’s rescued rabbits by providing health checks and grooming. Holiday vegan refreshments will be provided for volunteers. To volunteer, email us at enews@harvesthomeanimal.org. Driving directions will be provided with your email RSVP. We look forward to seeing you! All the best, Christine @ HarvestHomeSanctuary.org Back to top Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post Messages in this topic (1) 3. TV news: live chickens at farmers' market-need phone calls Posted by: "Andrew" andy94103@hotmail.com   andy94013 Fri Dec 3, 2010 10:02 am (PST) Several weeks ago, the Dept. of Public Health held a hearing with the U.N. Plaza Farmers’ market manager Christine Adams and live poultry vendor Raymond Young to give them their final warning to comply with health laws, or have their permits revoked. We’ve been since documenting and reporting flagrant and defiant continued, while patiently waiting for the Health Dept. to proceed with enforcement. Last night, KRON 4 TV’s Stanley Roberts ran a news story about violations of the “no live animals in the market” law, which should put more pressure on the Health Dept. You may watch the video here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxB8IqITh1U. If you are uncomfortable shopping at the market with the continued violations, please call the health department to complain (mention that you saw the KRON 4 TV news story). You can reach them at (415) 252-3800 from 8 am to 5 pm. (Don’t worry about the future of the market itself – if the permit for the current nonprofit management organization is revoked, management would simply change over to the city’s Real Estate Division.) Also, it would be good if you can post comments on the YouTube video’s page, for city officials to read! Thanks, Andrew www.LGBTcompassion.org Back to top Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post Messages in this topic (1) 4. Whiskers, a Partly Blind Cat, Would Like a Home of His Own Posted by: "May, Nadine" nmay@cbmlaw.com   nmaysf Fri Dec 3, 2010 7:10 pm (PST) [Attachment(s) from May, Nadine included below] Hello fellow animal people, I'm sending this on behalf of Greg, who is a long-time feral cat colony feeder and rescuer. I'm hoping you'll forward this email as widely as possible to all your fellow animal lovers. In case you can't access the flyer that I have attached, here is Whiskers' information: Whiskers was an upstanding member of Greg's feral cat colony until a few months ago, when he noticed that the poor little guy had gone blind -- so of course he had to bring him inside where he would be safe and warm. Whiskers is about 8 years old, black, neutered, vaccinated and FIV/Felv negative. He has been to the vet a few times and, after dental surgery (his teeth were very bad and had to be removed), he has been declared to be in good health. He may have some sight, but we can't be sure about that. He eats well and uses the litterbox like a gentleman! There were never any signs that he had any problems getting along with the other cats in the colony, so he would probably do fine in a new home with other cats, as long as they're not aggressive (obviously he is at a disadvantage there). He is safe and warm and well-fed in San Francisco, but Greg feels he cannot give him the attention or accommodations he should have. For now, he is "warehoused" in Greg's bathroom, just sitting, bored. Being a former feral kitty, he does not seem to crave petting, but he is sweet-natured and tolerates it. If you know of or can provide a situation in which he is safe, well-fed, and perhaps even has an indoor-outdoor enclosed run, please contact Greg at 415.647-1679 or at cogreg@gmail.com. Thank you, everyone, and again, please forward to all fellow animal lovers. Nadine Attachment(s) from May, Nadine 1 of 1 File(s) Whiskers flyer (SF497261).PDF Back to top Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post Messages in this topic (1) 5. Two Little Feral Cats Desperately Need a Safe Backyard of their Own Posted by: "May, Nadine" nmay@cbmlaw.com   nmaysf Fri Dec 3, 2010 7:44 pm (PST) Hello again, fellow animal lovers. This is a sad situation, but I'm hoping there are people out there who might be able to help. There are two feral cats in the Excelsior District of San Francisco who, for about five years, have been fed every day by a very kind woman who has a home there. They wait to be fed on her front porch. Sadly, she is in the last stages of cancer, and probably has just weeks, maybe even days, to live. Yesterday she said that she simply doesn't have the strength to feed them any more, so a neighbor has temporarily stepped in to help, but she cannot take the cats in, and none of the other neighbors have offered to help feed or take care of the cats. The house will be sold after her death and the cats will have nowhere to go. Can YOU help these two kitties? We are desperately looking for a cat-friendly person willing to provide a backyard for the two cats to live out their lives. These cats were trapped, neutered or spayed and vaccinated years ago. The only option available for them is to find them a new backyard "home"; otherwise they will be euthanized, as we simply cannot leave them out there to starve. That's where YOU come in! If you have a backyard and are willing to give these cats a safe place to be, and fresh food and water every day, we will be happy to guide you through the process of helping a feral-in-need accept your back yard as home. You give them a safe place to live and some food and water, and they gratefully watch over your yard and provide the beauty of a feline form at rest and at play. If you love cats but are allergic to them, or don't want cat fur around your house, this is a purrfect solution! Please consider extending a helping hand to these two San Francisco feral cats! If you're interested, or need more information, please call me and I'll be happy to answer any questions you might have. In addition, we always have other feral cats who need to be relocated because they are losing their habitat (new construction, for example) or need to be moved out of a dangerous or unhealthy location -- so if you're interested but would rather take in just one cat, we can find the perfect cat for you! Please forward this as widely as possible to any animal lovers who might be able to help. Thank you so much, as always. Nadine May 415/221-3618 or 415/846-1362 (if no answer, please leave a message with your name, phone number and the best time to call you) Back to top Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post Messages in this topic (1) 6. I Ate My Father-Pig! Where Are My Calming Meat Goggles?! Posted by: "Mat Thomas" mathomas@gmail.com   mathomas331969 Sat Dec 4, 2010 12:55 am (PST) Please check out my new blog post about animal-related video clips from *30 Rock* and *The Colbert Report*http://animalrighter.blogspot.com/2010/12/i-ate-my-father-pig-where-are-my.h... . 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