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June 2010
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Colony Help Needed
If you live in the Greenwood and Gerrard area of Toronto, and would be willing to help with the care of a feral cat colony, please contact Shelly
 
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Monthly Donors
Did you know that the best way to ensure a compassionate future is to become a monthly supporter of Animal Alliance today?
 
Having a reliable monthly committment allows us to plan long-term strategy and ensures that the funds needed to fight for the animals, are always there.
 
Please consider joining us!
 
For more informtaion on mothly giving, please contact Liz White at 416-462-9541 x23 or
 
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Dear animal advocate,
Welcome to the first edition of our e-newsletter!
 
We are planning on publishing once a month or so, which should let us bring you info in a more timely fashion (and save a few trees in the process).
 
Please feel free to email me with any suggestions or comments!
 
Upcoming Events 
Project Jessie at the K9 Rescue Me walkathon
Once again, Project Jessie will be participating in the K9 Rescue Me walkathon at Woofstock (www.Woofstock.ca) in Toronto, on Sunday June 13th.
 
If you are interested in walking, you can get more information on the Project Jessie website under "Events", including a downloadable pledge form.(www.ProjectJessie.ca/events.html)
 
If you are not able to walk but would like to sponsor a walker, you can pledge online using the secure server [ click here ] or by debit or credit card by phoning the main office 416-462-9541, or by Paypal (shelly@animalalliance.ca) 
 
Thanks! 
 
 
71,000 Coyotes Killed Under Saskatchewan Program 
Number far greater than predicted
More than 71,000 coyotes have been killed under a bounty program run by the
Saskatchewan government — a number far greater than what Agriculture
Minister Bob Bjornerud had predicted earlier.

Under the program that ran from November 2009 to March 2010, people had to
bring in the paws to be paid $20 an animal.
 
read the whole article here...
 
 
CBC National looks at the horse slaughter issue 
(aired May 17, 2010)
For those who missed seeing the excellent CBC National in-depth piece on horse slaughter --or would like to watch it again--click here.
 
 
Planet still losing too many species: UN 
Nearly a quarter of all plant species is threatened, Convention on
Biological Diversity reports
Far too many of the world's plants and animals ‹ and the wild places that support them are at risk of collapse, a U.N. report finds, despite a global goal set in 2002 for major improvement by this year.

Frogs and other amphibians are most at risk of extinction, coral reefs are the species deteriorating most rapidly and the survival of nearly a quarter of all plant species is threatened, the U.N. Convention on Biological Diversity said Monday in a report issued every four years.

Pollution, climate change, drought, deforestation, illegal poaching and overfishing are among the many culprits named.  To read the full article click here