"Think globally. ACT locally".
Please go to Yahoo Groups and join our local organizations - Animal Connection of Texas and North Texas Animal Rights Network. There are posts everyday on upcoming events, protests, activist opportunities, and news.
SEPTEMBER PROTESTS/EVENTS:
Mark your calendars now for the following dates (specifics will follow):
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20th:
Handing out "Send Jenny to Tenny" buttons at the Dallas zoo for public awareness that the last remaining elephant, Jenny, should be sent to the Elephant Sanctuary.
More to come; check with us next week; we'll probably be doing protests weekly.
We will also try to fit in some STAPLES/HLS demos at the new awesome Addison location and/or in Dallas/FW along with regular anti-fur demos and Petland protests as we get nearer the holidays. Will post as soon as we know; sorry for the short notice on the Jenny Campaign on Sunday! Will be giving at least a week's notice of ACTivities to come.
Oct. 11, 2008
Kicking off Petland campaign today - opening day for store in Plano, TX. Will be every Saturday until after the holidays.
Oct. 11, 2008
Doing a fur demo today also (see comments for details)
October 17-18
Will be protesting the Shrine Circus in Ft. Worth
Thanks for all you do for the animals. This fall/winter will be very, very busy! We hope to see you at some or all of these events!
Animal Connection of Texas is a grassroots group dedicated to the end of animal suffering. We are based in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, and are in our 22nd year. Some of our campaigns include demos at several circuses each year Circuses.com, Fur Free Friday FurIsDead.com, Staples/HLS protests, rodeo protests, Petland demos and tabling at numerous local events.
Founded in 1986, ACT has accomplished the following:
June 2008: Fought and won to pass the Mandatory Spay/Neuter.
June 2008: Fought to make it illegal to tether dogs in Dallas.
--Fought and won a 4-year battle to end pound seizure in Dallas (the practice of selling dogs and cats from city shelters to research labs).
--Established SNYP (discount spay/neuter coupon program, used throughout the metroplex). Call 214-349-SNYP for coupons and information.
--Helped bring to Dallas:
-Pet-Fixx (mobile spay/neuter clinic, free to low-income residents)
-Luv-A-Pet (now Spay/Neuter Assistance Program)
--Placed spay/neuter ads on DART buses
--Placed anti-fur billboards and TV commercials
--Placed anti-rodeo ads on DART buses
--ACT members collected signatures and spoke at city council meetings to help pass a proposition to fund a new animal shelter for the city of Dallas. The proposition passed in the 1996 bond election.
--Hosted a 9-month long weekly radio show that featured topics on animal welfare, animal rights, the environment, and some social justice issues.
--Organizes and leads many events and protests.
--Public education on spay/neuter. ACT worked with SNAP to widely distribute Spanish-language spay/neuter information as well as continuing to promote SNYP's discount coupons.
