• Presentation of ACI’s recent investigations and future campaigns
• Vegan hors d’oeuvres and drinks
• Celebrity Guests
• Plus: Fun Prizes! Exclusive Swag!

Where: Animal Acres
5200 Escondido Canyon Road
Acton, Ca
When: Sunday, February 14th
Tours: 11am-2pm (every hour)

On February 20th there will be a fundraiser to benefit Blankets of Love at 360 West 2nd St in Oxnard.  The Happy Tails 911 Save a Homeless Pet Faire starts at 10am and ends at 2pm.  There will be cat and dog adoptions from local animal shelters and rescues.   You can also enjoy a doggie costume contest which starts at 12pm.  Be sure to arrive between 10 and 11:30am for registration and give a $10 suggested donation.  You can also bring blankets and dog toys which will be given to dogs at shelters.  You will receive a voucher for a FREE rabies vaccination with any blanket donation.

The fundraiser is sponsored by the Oxnard Police and Fire Department Communications Center.  You can check it out on their facebook page.  Please attend this fun-filled event and bring a blanket!  Homeless dogs and cats will appreciate your kindness.

The Board will convene a special session, at 12:00 noon on January 12, 2010, in connection with their regular meeting.  Starting at noon, the Board will accept public comment relating to the search for a new General Manager.  Input can be about qualifications, job description, requirement, recruiting ideas, selection criteria, or  other pertinent input.  The search firm handling the General Manager search, and the Personnel Department, will be monitoring the input.

The meeting will be held at City Hall, 200 North Main Street, Los Angeles 90012, in room 1060.

Dogs are Not Livestock

Join In Defense of Animals (IDA) in Los Angeles to protest the South Korean Government’s Plan to Classify Dogs as Livestock.

IDA has long protested the horrific cruelty associated with South Korea’s notorious dog and cat meat trade. They have been working with a local South Korean group, CARE, to bring the practice to an end and urge the government to enforce existing laws that ban dog and cat consumption. Please join them to protest.

When:  Friday, July 18, 2008, 11:00 a.m. -1:00 p.m.
Where: South Korean Consulate, 3243 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90010

For more background and information view the IDA Action Alert.

There is also a protest on the same day in San Francisco. Click HERE to view more information.

So much has happened for animal protection in the last year, and it’s time to gather together to push the cause forward. After the Michael Vick case exposed the world to illegal dogfighting, learn what you can do to combat animal fighting in your community. After the slaughter of sick and crippled cows led to the largest recall of meat in our nation’s history, learn what you can do to protect farm animals from cruelty and abuse. As the November election approaches, learn about animal issues that will be on the ballot and how you can pass laws to protect animals. For more information go to TakingActionForAnimals.org.

Help raise needed funding for Animal Acres farmed animal sanctuary, and educate people about compassionate living choices, as they walk down the Venice Beach boardwalk. Your participation will help Animal Acres open their doors to many more suffering farmed animals, and teach people that farmed animals are friends, not food! All funds raised will help them build rehabilitation pens for suffering farmed animals. Please click here for further information and to register for the walkathon today.