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Marine
Mammal
Amusement
Parks
a
Bad
Idea
Captive
marine
mammals,
like
dolphins
and
whales,
suffer
in
the
show
business
atmosphere
of
water
parks,
such
as
Six
Flags
and
Sea
World.
The
WSPA
recently
updated
their report,
"The
Case
Against
Marine
Mammals
in
Captivity,"
and
you
can
access
it
free
through
their
website.
(Animals
&
Society
Institute
has
their own
report
on
dolphin-human
interaction
and
its
negative
effects,
but
there
is
a
cost
to
order
it.)
We bring
this
up
because
again
this
year
the
Humane
Society
of
MO
partnered
with
Sea
World
for
the
Bark
in
the
Park
event,
held last
weekend.
We
aren't
Humane
Society bashing
here;
but,
you
have
to
wonder
why,
of
all
the
companies
to
sponsor
a
great
event
like
Bark
in
the
Park,
the
Humane
Society
insists
on
one
that
blatantly
exploits
wildlife.
In
addition
to the
animals
that
are
used
at
the
Sea
World
facility,
they
brought a
penguin
and
some
crocodiles to
the
event
under
the
pretense
that it's
an education
and
conservation
issue.
Everyone
knows
it's
really PR
to
coax
more
people
to
Sea
World.
We
respect
what
the
Humane
Society
does
in
terms
of
rescues
and
investigations,
adoptions,
veterinary
care,
and
so
forth.
Still, it
is
not
only
unnecessary
but
downright
misguided
to
use one
type
of
animal
in
the
process
of helping
another.
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Please
contact
the
Humane
Society
and
politely
ask
them
to
reconsider
their
partnership
with Sea
World.
Nothing
would
be
lost
by
having
an
event
free
from
all
animal
exploitation. Humane
Society of MO
1201
Macklind Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63110
(the website e-mail form
only
allows
a
couple
of
sentences,
but
it
is
here)
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Carriage Rides in U City
We
thank
Kinship
Circle
for
alerting
us
to
this
development,
and
they
will
have
even
more
details
and
contacts
upcoming.
According
to
a
Post-Dispatch
article,
University
City
officials
are
experimenting
with
the
idea
of horse-drawn
carriages.
We
object
to
another
city
forcing
horses
to
breathe
exhaust,
work
in
the
heat,
and
battle
traffic,
just
to
please
some
tourists.
Contact
U
City
officials
and the
restaurant
manager,
who
is
underwriting
this
trial.
Contacts
are
here.
Be
polite!
(We have
also
included
links
to
some
of
the
issues,
and articles
on
these
issues.)
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Paw Festival - Paws on Parade - May 30, 10:00
am to 2:00 pm, Melvin Price Memorial Park, Swansea, IL
Details of event |
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Anti-Fur
Demo
-
May
31,
Noon,
Saks Fifth Avenue, Plaza
Frontenac,
Justin
and
peta2
organizing,
contact
for
details
and
RSVP,
636-579-6546 |
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Animal Awareness Fair
June
6,
11:00 am to 4:00 pm,
Fox C-6 Service
Center Parking Lot
Let us know if you can help table! |
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International Day of
Action for Elephants in Zoos - Zoo Demo, June 20, time TBA
Details
of
campaign
Details
of
Ned's
death |
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Worldwide
Vegan
Bake
Sale
-
June
27,
8:30 am to 12:30 pm,
Tower Grove Farmer's
Market Details
of
Bake
Sale
Details
of
local
event |
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