The thinking person must oppose all cruel customs
no matter how deeply rooted in tradition or surrounded by a halo.
We need a boundless ethic which will include the animals also.
~Dr. Albert Schweitzer
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Dear Friends and Clients,
In my lifetime there has never before been a candidate for President or Vice President of the United States who is such a dangerous foe of the animals as we have now with Sarah Palin.
Her record of cruel and inhumane treatment of animals has received very little national and international press. I learned of it only from the many animal advocacy groups who send me email alerts and from friends who passed on information.
I thought long and hard before writing and sending you this plea for the animals. I don't believe it is my place to tell anyone how to vote. There are, of course, many issues and concerns that impact our private voting decisions and our lives--the economic crisis, taxes, the war, foreign policy, energy costs, affordable health care, education, reproductive choices, the environment and many others. However, I also believe that those of us who love animals need to remember that the animals cannot vote or lobby on behalf of themselves regarding the issues that impact their ability to simply live their natural lives undisturbed on the earth. The people who care about animals are their only voice regarding policies that effect them. So, I decided to send the following information to you as a fellow animal loving human for your consideration when making your voting choices.
If you are not familiar with Palin's policies regarding her support and encouragement of aerial wolf huntng, her bounties for wolf legs as rewards to wolf hunters, the shooting of wolf pups, refusal to accept scientific proof of global warming and its impact on animals, her drive to keep polar bears and beluga whales from needed protection and relentless massacres of moose and caribou, I encourage you to learn more from the following links:
http://hslf.typepad.com/political_animal/elections/index.html
(Humane Society Legislative Fund article on Palin)
http://hslf.typepad.com/political_animal/2008/09/humane-society/html
(Humane Society Legislative Fund article on each candidates' voting record on animal issues)
http://www.friendsofanimals.org
(Friends of Animals)
http://www.defendersactionfund.org/newsroom/sarah_palin.html
(Defenders of Wildlife)
http://www.defendersactionfund.org/index.html
(Defenders of Wildlife)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQobIUE1zTU
WARNING: This last link is a graphic video showing the aerial killing of wolves program that Palin wholeheartedly supports. It is very difficult to watch so please protect yourself energetically before viewing. It is included here as proof of the cruelty condoned by someone who could be one heartbeat away from being President of the United States.
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I quickly became upset and angry when I learned about the aerial wolf killings. These wolves are hunted down and killed not because they have been killing people, pets or "livestock." They are killed because governor Palin doesn't like the fact that wolves eat moose and caribou. The wolves are killed so more moose and caribou are available for "trophy hunters" and for the revenue created from the canned hunts for wolves. When wolf pups are found who have been orphaned from these aerial hunts, they are shot in the head and killed, rather than taken to a wildlife rehab center or even a zoo.
I got so caught up in my outrage about all this that it was impacting my ability to send love and protection to the animals at risk. Sustained anger is not good for our health or our souls. But temporary outrage at injustice may be the only thing that ever movtivates the energy necessary to create change for a more compassionate world. Without a period of voiced outrage and actions to change social injustice, injustices continue. Democracy is about people having the right to say what they think is right and wrong. As Americans we have an important opportunity to vote for what each of us think is right or wrong regarding the treatment of animals in this election.
If you are a US citizen, I encourage you to exercise your privilege and right to vote on November 4th.
The animals cannot vote on behalf of themselves. We are their voice.
Wherever your place of citizenship on earth, if you love animals and care about their welfare, I invite you to join me in:
- Picturing
leaders in the White House, and world leaders everywhere, who support
the compassionate treatment and welfare of animals everywhere on
earth.
- Sending
love to all human beings whose hearts are not yet open to treating
animals with compassion and respect. It is only in receiving love and
compassion that they can learn more about giving it.
May the animals of the earth have the opportunity to live on it in peace~
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