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July 10, 2009
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Some Stuff in Life is Free
Hi! Hi!
I’m Hayduke!!!
I work
in the RMAD office with Mike. You know that RMAD helps all animals –
even cats!
To keep
up the good work, RMAD needs YOU to help with a contribution. There are
thousands of people on this email list, but only a few hundred of you have
made a contribution this year. If you’re one of those hundred or so,
THANKS! (Tail wag, Tail wag).
Now,
for the rest of you…
Nearly
ALL of RMAD’s tiny budget (less than $100,000) comes from donors
– folks like YOU!
Click here to go to the RMAD
donation page now:
Any
amount helps.
If you become a monthly donor, I’ll send you some special treats! You
can also donate by mailing a check or calling the office: 303-449-4422.
Some
Stuff in Life is Free
I’ll
always give you a free tail wag and maybe even a lick or two! Taking me for
a walk is free, but…
It
costs money to keep RMAD going.
Just to
keep the lights on, to keep our internet service, to pay Mike a little
bit…it all costs money. Even this eNews isn’t free.
Show
your support for RMAD and your appreciation for eNews by making a donation.
Click here and make a generous gift
today.
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Rally for Rex
More to come, but not until Oct
The
arraignment trial for accused animal abuser Abby Toll was Fri, June 26th
and several animal activists (human and canine) were there to meet her.
See the
links below for news stories. RMAD encouraged people to show up to the
demo, but it was the pre-arraignment actions that probably had the best
effect. RMADers contacted the District Attorney and encouraged him to NOT
reduce the animal cruelty charge from a felony to a misdemeanor in a plea
bargain.
Because
Toll pled Not Guilty, asked for a jury trial and a change of venue, it is
probable that the DA kept the felony charge and did not offer a
“sweetheart” deal that the accused animal abuser would accept.
To everyone who worked on this for Rex -- GREAT WORK!
Stay
tuned; when Toll goes on trial in October, we’ll have more things to
do!
Click
here for the pre-arraignment article.
Click
here for the arraignment article.
Click
here for one of the earlier stories about the incident.
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Mingler was fun
June 23rd
saw friends, old and new, meeting at the Wynkoop Brewery in Denver. Tasty!
Vegan BBQ was for
YOU
A few
days later on June 25thrd lots of folks gathered in Westminster for a
FREE BBQ.
Have an idea for
an RMAD social
event?
Contact Mike with your idea!
mikes@RMAD.org
303-449-4422
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RMAD Gets More
Electronic
We
recently had an excellent meeting with SuzAnn Brown of LaunchPad
Interactive. With her help, RMAD has made a plan for modernizing
our electronic outreach.
Thanks,
Suzi!
FaceBook,
WordPress, Twitter, Flikr, Covidian, Constant Contact…these are just some of
our options.
Do
YOU have skills
that could help RMAD with changes like these? RMAD needs YOU! Email your
interest, your concerns, your advice to vol-tech@RMAD.org and
we’ll get in touch.
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Action opportunities
Every
Saturday Fur Demo
Cherry Creek
Shopping Center, starts at 11:30
Stick
Up for the Animals Murdered for THEIR Fur
Contact Ann for info:
vegann@juno.com
North Washington St Kennels Demo
7174 North Washington Street
This
active group is out there every week – the day changes for strategic
reasons.
The
next one is this Fri, 7/17, 4 – 6 p.m.
Join
the Yahoo Group, Denver
Animal Protection, to keep in touch. Contact Pam, pamdickerson@hotmail.com.
 
Foodies Section
Try Veg
Week – want to help?
Lisa Shapiro, animal activist extraordinaire, wants to
encourage cities like Boulder
to go Veg for a week. Click
here for the story that inspired her.
Let her know if you’d like to help: lisashapiro@juno.com
Check out
this DVD
Dr.
Michael Greger, Director, Public Health and Animal Agriculture with HSUS,
has a new DVD out on nutrition.
His
work is always provocative and well-researched.
Click here for ordering info.
Response
to the absurd idea of a “Compassionate Carnivore”
Click
here
Website
of interest
http://cadryskitchen.com/
Humor
(not really about food)
Gymnast
put down after breaking leg (click here)
A few
blurbs about your health
Check out RMAD’s recently updated website VegColorado.com for all sorts of
nutrition news.
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"If slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone
would be a vegetarian.”
~ Paul and Linda McCartney
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NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
Greenwood Village coyote work continues
Hazing
has been effective in saving coyote lives; contact Nicole Rosemarino to
find out how to volunteer:
303-573-4898 nrosmarino@wildearthguardians.org
Want to
help on another level? The coyote strategy team met recently for the second
time to discuss ways to further the coyote protection effort. There are
lots of good efforts cooking, including expanding education efforts and
reaching out to GV businesses to support coyotes. Please let us know if you
are interested in participating in the coyote strategy team. We are meeting
about every 2 weeks. Barbara Sunblade has been coordinating the
meetings: sunblades@msn.com.
Please make a donation to RMAD
There is a LOT going
on with animal issues in Colorado.
It takes money to keep things going.
Click here now
You can donate safely on-line or you can print out a
form and mail it in.
Help RMAD help animals.
Please support RMAD with a donation today!
Do you
have a favorite business that wants to support RMAD?
In
return, RMAD advertises the business AND the owner gets a warm fuzzy
feeling – guaranteed!
Let
Mike know at
303-449-4422 or mikes@rmad.org.
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