Dear animal friend,
As you probably know, Project Jessie has submitted one of the Ideas in the AVIVA Community Fund competition. If our idea is one that wins, we would get $25,000 to help Project Jessie.
Here we go!!!
The third (and last) semi final round starts TODAY - November 15th. People have emailed me to say that they forgot to vote some days - so I will be posting here every day just for the 10 days of voting and emailing people who are on our e-activists list.
If everyone who voted in the second round, voted every day in the third round - we should easily make it into the top 10 small ideas - and into the finals.
You do need to register once, and create your own password for their site.
To go straight to our idea every time you vote use:
http://www.avivacommunityfund.org/ideas/acf7965
Please help us out, and please pass along to your email list of friends and family.
If there is anyone that you know is voting but isn't on this list, let me know at shelly@animalalliance.ca and I would be happy to add them so that they get a daily reminder.
It would mean a great deal to the animals if we won!
Thank you, thank you!!!
Shelly
Shelly Hawley-Yan
Director, Project Jessie Coordinator
Animal Alliance of Canada
221 Broadview Avenue, Suite 101
Toronto, ON M4M 2G3
On the Web:
http://www.projectjessie.ca/
http://www.animalalliance.ca/
email: shelly@animalalliance.ca
"In a world older and more complete than ours they move finished and complete, gifted with extensions of the senses we have lost or never attained, living by voices we will never hear. They are not brethern, they are not underlings, they are other nations, caught with ourselves in the net of life and time, fellow prisoners of the splendour and travail of the earth." ***Henry Beston (1888-1968)
Monday, 15 November 2010
Wednesday, 10 November 2010
UPDATE - Help Project Jessie Win $25,000
Dear animal friend,
As you probably know, Project Jessie has submitted one of the Ideas in the AVIVA Community Fund competition.
The second round of voting has ended and the bad news is that we were not in the top 10 - which we needed to be to move into the finals.
The good news is - the third (and last) semi final round starts November 15th. People have emailed me to say that they forgot to vote some days - so I will be sending one email reminder every day just for the 10 days of voting.
If everyone who voted at least once in the second round, voted every day in the third round - we should easily make it into the top 10 small ideas - and into the finals.
If our idea is one that wins, we would get $25,000 to help Project Jessie.
You do need to register once, and create your own password for their site. Everyone who registers, is allowed to vote once a day. If you are registered before the 15th then you can jump right in to voting from the first day!
If you save this email, the link below will take you straight to our idea every time you click it to vote.
Please help us out, and please pass along to your email list of friends and family.
It would mean a great deal to the animals!
Thanks,
Thanks,
Shelly
Shelly Hawley-Yan
Director, Project Jessie Coordinator
Animal Alliance of Canada
221 Broadview Avenue, Suite 101
Toronto, ON M4M 2G3
On the Web:
http://www.projectjessie.ca/
http://www.animalalliance.ca/
email: shelly@animalalliance.ca
http://www.projectjessie.ca/
http://www.animalalliance.ca/
email: shelly@animalalliance.ca
"In a world older and more complete than ours they move finished and complete, gifted with extensions of the senses we have lost or never attained, living by voices we will never hear. They are not brethern, they are not underlings, they are other nations, caught with ourselves in the net of life and time, fellow prisoners of the splendour and travail of the earth." ***Henry Beston (1888-1968)
Tuesday, 2 November 2010
Project Jessie Shelter Challenge
Shelter Challenge Update
Thank you for voting!
Thanks so much to everyone who has been voting!
Because of you Project Jessie has been cruising along in first place (for Canada) in this challenge and if we can maintain it - we will win $1000.
It has been brought to my attention, that you can vote multiple times a day, through other pages on the Greater Good website. I suspect this is intentional on the part of the contest holders because they want more people to visit the rest of their site.
(One of our near competitors is urging all of their members to vote often - that's how they are rapidly gaining on us!)
I did contact the site to find out more info, but have not heard back.
So, I have voted multiple times today .. I am asking you to also.
You do need to "setup" each page once - Search under "Project Jessie", city "Caledon" "ON"
just like you did the first time, but after that, it will take you back to "the shelter you last voted for".
If you keep this email, you can click on each of the links below every day, and go directly to another voting page.
Thank you SO MUCH for your help!!!
Shelly and crew =^..^=
Thank you for voting!
Thanks so much to everyone who has been voting!
Because of you Project Jessie has been cruising along in first place (for Canada) in this challenge and if we can maintain it - we will win $1000.
It has been brought to my attention, that you can vote multiple times a day, through other pages on the Greater Good website. I suspect this is intentional on the part of the contest holders because they want more people to visit the rest of their site.
(One of our near competitors is urging all of their members to vote often - that's how they are rapidly gaining on us!)
I did contact the site to find out more info, but have not heard back.
So, I have voted multiple times today .. I am asking you to also.
You do need to "setup" each page once - Search under "Project Jessie", city "Caledon" "ON"
just like you did the first time, but after that, it will take you back to "the shelter you last voted for".
If you keep this email, you can click on each of the links below every day, and go directly to another voting page.
Thank you SO MUCH for your help!!!
Shelly and crew =^..^=
These are all the places where you can go EVERY DAY to vote !!! |
Monday, 18 October 2010
Please Vote Daily!
Thank you all so much for voting for us (Project Jessie) in the third Animal Rescue Site Shelter+ Challenge with Petfinder.com of 2010. The contest closes December 19th and we're holding strong at #1 in Canada! We may be able to win $1000 to help the animals! But we can't get complacent - please keep voting everyday!
Global Pet Foods has always been very supportive of Project Jessie, and the Global store in Alliston, ON always features one or two of our adoptable kitties. This has really helped increase visibility and helped us to find some fabulous homes for cats.
Global has launched a contest to name their mascots. The top 10 dog and cat vote getters, have a chance to win cat or dog food for a year - or even a new hybrid car. We don't have to be number one in this contest, just in the top 10. Then Global decides who the winners are.
You can vote for one dog and one cat, per computer, everyday. Please vote for "Pompfrey and Lloyd" (currently in 20th) and "Sally" (currently in 46th). The contest closes November 1 so we have just a couple weeks to move up in the rankings!
Also, if you are a Facebook member, be sure to join one or both of our FB groups. Search under Animal Alliance and also under Project Jessie to find them. See you on Facebook!
And there's one more contest we need help with...the Global Pet Foods "Name Dropping" Contest.
Global Pet Foods has always been very supportive of Project Jessie, and the Global store in Alliston, ON always features one or two of our adoptable kitties. This has really helped increase visibility and helped us to find some fabulous homes for cats.
Global has launched a contest to name their mascots. The top 10 dog and cat vote getters, have a chance to win cat or dog food for a year - or even a new hybrid car. We don't have to be number one in this contest, just in the top 10. Then Global decides who the winners are.
You can vote for one dog and one cat, per computer, everyday. Please vote for "Pompfrey and Lloyd" (currently in 20th) and "Sally" (currently in 46th). The contest closes November 1 so we have just a couple weeks to move up in the rankings!
Also, if you are a Facebook member, be sure to join one or both of our FB groups. Search under Animal Alliance and also under Project Jessie to find them. See you on Facebook!
As always, thanks!
Shelly, Lia and the Project Jessie crew
Wednesday, 13 October 2010
Stop UBC Animal Research
We have been working with the Stop UBC Animal Research group, and they put out a media release, which has received quite a bit of coverage (see below).
They're doing great work to shine the light on what's happening to animals behind closed doors. Congratulations are in order!
For the Animals,
Lia and the AAC crew
***
GROUPS FROM ACROSS CANADA, US, EUROPE CALL ON UBC TO DISCLOSE INFORMATION ABOUT ITS ANIMAL RESEARCH
VANCOUVER (OCTOBER 12, 2010) – Today, sixty animal advocacy groups from across Canada, the US, and Europe called on the University of British Columbia (UBC) to fully disclose information about its animal research programs. In a letter to UBC, the organizations – led by Stop UBC Animal Research and including UBC student groups, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, National Anti-Vivisection Society, Animal Alliance of Canada, Animal Defenders International, Born Free USA, In Defense of Animals, International Network for Humane Education, Liberation BC, and Vancouver Humane Society, among others – urged UBC to provide details about its animal research, such as the numbers and species of animals used at UBC, research protocols, research grants, assessments of UBC's research, any reports of UBC non-compliance of animal care guidelines, and photo and video documentation of animal experiments. The groups wrote “UBC’s lack of transparency to date has given the impression it does not want the public to see what researchers are doing to animals behind closed doors.”
“UBC must lift its veil of secrecy surrounding animal research,” said Brian Vincent, spokesman for Stop UBC Animal Research. “Since much of UBC’s animal research is funded by taxpayers, the public has a right to know what the university is doing to animals with public money.”
In their letter, the organizations expressed frustration that specifics about UBC’s animal research programs are hidden from the public. The groups wrote, “While published studies can be found on sites such as PubMed, information about UBC’s research, such as key data (e.g. numbers and species of animals used), veterinary and necropsy reports, and photos and video, has not been made available. UBC’s website, and both the Animal Care Centre and Animal Care Committee sites, provide little useful or detailed information about animal research. Furthermore, Canadian Council on Animal Care assessments of UBC's research and reports of non-compliance are confidential, which means the public has no way of knowing if the university has violated animal care standards.” The groups noted that other countries have a far more transparent system. In the US, for instance, the National Institutes of Health and the US Department of Agriculture post comprehensive information about animal experiments online, allowing for public scrutiny of university research.
"It's time for animal experimentation at UBC to come out of the closet,” said Debra Probert, Executive Director of the Vancouver Humane Society. “Society has a right and an obligation to make informed decisions about how far scientists ought to be able to go when using animals in research. With the limited and cryptic information that is presently available to the public, this is impossible."
“Why is UBC so defensive about their animal research?”asked Liz White, Director of the Animal Alliance of Canada. “What have they got to hide? And why is the CCAC supporting the university’s lack of disclosure? Maybe the university is in compliance with CCAC requirements and maybe it is not,” White continued. “We have no way of knowing. Yet, approximately 100,000 animals are subjected to experimentation with oversight from UBC’s Animal Care Committee comprised of a majority members with interests in animal research and the CCAC, an agency whose governing body is made up of 25 organizations, 24 of which either conduct or fund animal research. The entire system is a closed shop. UBC spends millions of tax dollars without ever having to explain how the money is spent and how many animals are used and for what purpose. The University must open up its laboratory doors and its books to allow for full public disclosure. Only then will we really know what happens to the animals at UBC.”
UBC is one of the largest bio-medical campuses in Canada. Each year, UBC conducts thousands of experiments involving animals, including on cats, pigs, mice, rabbits, rats, non-human primates, and other animals.
***
MEDIA COVERAGE ABOUT THE SIXTY-GROUP LETTER TO UBC
Group demands UBC lift 'veil of secrecy' around animal testing (Vancouver Sun)
UBC animal experimentation questioned in letter (Canadian Press wire service. Story ran widely in newspapers across Canada, on CBC, Macleans on campus, other news outlets)
Animal-advocacy groups call on UBC to disclose animal-research activities. 'What have they got to hide?' activists ask (Vancouver Sun wire story. Ran across papers in Canada)
Drop veil of secrecy, UBC. Public has right to know, activists say (The Province)
***
Stop UBC Animal Research is a community grassroots campaign that employs peaceful, legal, and compassionate approaches to educate the public about the grim realities of research on animals at the University of British Columbia and to ultimately bring about an end to research on animals at UBC. Please visit their website at: http://stopubcanimalresearch.org/
They're doing great work to shine the light on what's happening to animals behind closed doors. Congratulations are in order!
For the Animals,
Lia and the AAC crew
***
GROUPS FROM ACROSS CANADA, US, EUROPE CALL ON UBC TO DISCLOSE INFORMATION ABOUT ITS ANIMAL RESEARCH
VANCOUVER (OCTOBER 12, 2010) – Today, sixty animal advocacy groups from across Canada, the US, and Europe called on the University of British Columbia (UBC) to fully disclose information about its animal research programs. In a letter to UBC, the organizations – led by Stop UBC Animal Research and including UBC student groups, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, National Anti-Vivisection Society, Animal Alliance of Canada, Animal Defenders International, Born Free USA, In Defense of Animals, International Network for Humane Education, Liberation BC, and Vancouver Humane Society, among others – urged UBC to provide details about its animal research, such as the numbers and species of animals used at UBC, research protocols, research grants, assessments of UBC's research, any reports of UBC non-compliance of animal care guidelines, and photo and video documentation of animal experiments. The groups wrote “UBC’s lack of transparency to date has given the impression it does not want the public to see what researchers are doing to animals behind closed doors.”
“UBC must lift its veil of secrecy surrounding animal research,” said Brian Vincent, spokesman for Stop UBC Animal Research. “Since much of UBC’s animal research is funded by taxpayers, the public has a right to know what the university is doing to animals with public money.”
In their letter, the organizations expressed frustration that specifics about UBC’s animal research programs are hidden from the public. The groups wrote, “While published studies can be found on sites such as PubMed, information about UBC’s research, such as key data (e.g. numbers and species of animals used), veterinary and necropsy reports, and photos and video, has not been made available. UBC’s website, and both the Animal Care Centre and Animal Care Committee sites, provide little useful or detailed information about animal research. Furthermore, Canadian Council on Animal Care assessments of UBC's research and reports of non-compliance are confidential, which means the public has no way of knowing if the university has violated animal care standards.” The groups noted that other countries have a far more transparent system. In the US, for instance, the National Institutes of Health and the US Department of Agriculture post comprehensive information about animal experiments online, allowing for public scrutiny of university research.
"It's time for animal experimentation at UBC to come out of the closet,” said Debra Probert, Executive Director of the Vancouver Humane Society. “Society has a right and an obligation to make informed decisions about how far scientists ought to be able to go when using animals in research. With the limited and cryptic information that is presently available to the public, this is impossible."
“Why is UBC so defensive about their animal research?”asked Liz White, Director of the Animal Alliance of Canada. “What have they got to hide? And why is the CCAC supporting the university’s lack of disclosure? Maybe the university is in compliance with CCAC requirements and maybe it is not,” White continued. “We have no way of knowing. Yet, approximately 100,000 animals are subjected to experimentation with oversight from UBC’s Animal Care Committee comprised of a majority members with interests in animal research and the CCAC, an agency whose governing body is made up of 25 organizations, 24 of which either conduct or fund animal research. The entire system is a closed shop. UBC spends millions of tax dollars without ever having to explain how the money is spent and how many animals are used and for what purpose. The University must open up its laboratory doors and its books to allow for full public disclosure. Only then will we really know what happens to the animals at UBC.”
UBC is one of the largest bio-medical campuses in Canada. Each year, UBC conducts thousands of experiments involving animals, including on cats, pigs, mice, rabbits, rats, non-human primates, and other animals.
***
MEDIA COVERAGE ABOUT THE SIXTY-GROUP LETTER TO UBC
Group demands UBC lift 'veil of secrecy' around animal testing (Vancouver Sun)
UBC animal experimentation questioned in letter (Canadian Press wire service. Story ran widely in newspapers across Canada, on CBC, Macleans on campus, other news outlets)
Animal-advocacy groups call on UBC to disclose animal-research activities. 'What have they got to hide?' activists ask (Vancouver Sun wire story. Ran across papers in Canada)
Drop veil of secrecy, UBC. Public has right to know, activists say (The Province)
***
Stop UBC Animal Research is a community grassroots campaign that employs peaceful, legal, and compassionate approaches to educate the public about the grim realities of research on animals at the University of British Columbia and to ultimately bring about an end to research on animals at UBC. Please visit their website at: http://stopubcanimalresearch.org/
Tuesday, 5 October 2010
Reminder and Thanks!
Hi Everyone,
This is just a reminder of the next Hamilton Deer Management Advisory Committee meeting tomorrow night, in case anyone would like to join us.
The next meeting is scheduled for October 6th at 7pm in the Murray Ferguson Room (Ancaster Municipal Building), with possible presenters including Hamilton Police Services, to speak about by-laws, and Stacey Baker, Senior Program Consultant for Enteric, Zoonotic and Vector-borne Diseases, Ministry of Health and Long-term Care, to speak about Lyme Disease.
And thanks to all who are voting for Project Jessie on the Shelter Challenge contest! Please keep clicking! We're holding strong at # 1 in Canada = )
This is just a reminder of the next Hamilton Deer Management Advisory Committee meeting tomorrow night, in case anyone would like to join us.
The next meeting is scheduled for October 6th at 7pm in the Murray Ferguson Room (Ancaster Municipal Building), with possible presenters including Hamilton Police Services, to speak about by-laws, and Stacey Baker, Senior Program Consultant for Enteric, Zoonotic and Vector-borne Diseases, Ministry of Health and Long-term Care, to speak about Lyme Disease.
And thanks to all who are voting for Project Jessie on the Shelter Challenge contest! Please keep clicking! We're holding strong at # 1 in Canada = )
Friday, 24 September 2010
Story Book Farm
For those who will be in the Toronto area tomorrow, Story Book Farm, a wonderful primate sanctuary, is having a silent art auction.
Lia and the AAC crew
September 25, 2010
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Jersey Studios
131 Jersey Avenue (Bloor & Christie)
Donation: $10
Contact: Jax, 416-837-9263
They are featuring originals and prints from Canadian artists, including Robert Bateman, AJ Casson and Stephen Watson.
Everyone is welcome and all proceeds go to Story Book.
For more information, you can visit their website at http://www.storybookfarmprimatesanctuary.com/
Have a great weekend, everyone!
Lia and the AAC crew
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