Feel free to post and recruit others to join!A forum for Bay Area people to post animal rights or vegan-related messages. Anyone can post. It must be posts which promote vegan values and helping animals....-- ??Judith Gottesman, MSW??
Matchmaker and Dating Coach
Soul Mates Unlimited?
510.418.8813
Here's what clients say about me:
Love is at the root of everything; love, or the lack of it. - Mr. Rogers
Until people extend their circles of compassion to include all living beings,
they will not find peace. - Albert Schweitzer
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REMINDER: save the elk Town Hall is tomorrow, Dec. 15 at 6:30 PM!
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Dear Friends,
With just?weeks left until the National Parks Service finalizes their plan to cull the Tule Elk, it's up to us to take a stand for these special animals.?Right now, that means submitting?public comments to?the California Coastal Commission.
Please join us this?Tuesday, December 15 at 6:30 PM?to learn more about how you can submit a?comment to speak on behalf of our Tule Elk.
Town Hall for Elk in Point Reyes
Tuesday, December 15 at 6:30 PM
or by replying to this email
I'll be joined by Laura Cunningham of Western Watersheds Project, Julie Phillips and Liz Dodge to?discuss?the importance of the Tule Elk in?Point Reyes, and how your public comment could make all the difference.
If you can't make this meeting,?I still urge you to submit your written?comments to the Coastal Commission by 11:59 PM on Friday, December 18. Comments should be emailed to PointReyesManagementPlan@.... Please 'cc' the following addresses:?John.Weber@..., Carey_feierabend@..., Craig_Kenkel@... and?Ryan_olah@....
Here are a few suggested key points to get you started:?
- My coastal access is being blocked by hundreds of miles of cattle fencing, barbed-wire, and herds of cattle. There is so little access to the beaches, even though this is public land.
- The water pollution is severe, and sometimes all the cow manure stinks. I see it getting into the creeks, and sometimes the park service closes beaches because of manure pollution.
- The historic character of the farming at the seashore is marred by new industrial dairy barns, which are modern, not historic, and block vistas of the natural coast.
- I came to see wildlife, native tule elk, elephant seals, whales, salmon runs, and lush coastal prairies with wildflowers. What I see are too many cattle, manure piles, ugly barns, bare ground, and erosion. All this erosion and manure pollution is likely harming coastal marine life. This is not sustainable or furthering the mission of the Coastal Commission.
To stay connected,?hear the latest updates and receive further calls to action,?please like?our ?and follow?our .?
I hope to see you tomorrow at 6:30 PM!
Thank you,
Diana,?Founder of For Elk
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-- ??Judith Gottesman, MSW??
Matchmaker and Dating Coach
Soul Mates Unlimited?
510.418.8813
Here's what clients say about me:
Love is at the root of everything; love, or the lack of it. - Mr. Rogers
Until people extend their circles of compassion to include all living beings,
they will not find peace. - Albert Schweitzer
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My doggie is seriously ill since Monday night. The photo is from the weekend. I¡¯d appreciate prayers for him to have a complete healing. Thanks. -- ??Judith Gottesman, MSW??
Matchmaker and Dating Coach
Soul Mates Unlimited?
510.418.8813
Here's what clients say about me:
Love is at the root of everything; love, or the lack of it. - Mr. Rogers
Until people extend their circles of compassion to include all living beings,
they will not find peace. - Albert Schweitzer
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Cher explains motivations to free the ¡®loneliest elephant in the world¡¯
-- ??Judith Gottesman, MSW??
Matchmaker and Dating Coach
Soul Mates Unlimited?
510.418.8813
Here's what clients say about me:
Love is at the root of everything; love, or the lack of it. - Mr. Rogers
Until people extend their circles of compassion to include all living beings,
they will not find peace. - Albert Schweitzer
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Urgent Elk/Pt. Reyes emails needed!
Date: Thu, Dec 17, 2020 at 5:42 PM
Subject: I'm so inspired by you!
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Dear Friends,
Thank you to the 100+ people who attended our Town Hall on Tule Elk in Point Reyes on Tuesday night! It's up to each of us to do our part to save these majestic creatures and defend our access to public land.?I'm so inspired by how many people are participating in this process.
I'd also like to give a very special thank you to our guest speakers:?Laura Cunningham of Western Watersheds Project, Julie Phillips and Liz Dodge. These women did a fantastic job explaining the broader?biodiversity of Point Reyes, the uniqueness of the Tule Elk, and the public comment process currently underway at?the California Coastal Commission.
If you couldn't make this meeting, don't worry!?You can check out the full video recording here:
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Town Hall on Elk in Point Reyes - December 15, 2020
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Finally, we're asking all of our supporters to submit written comments by tomorrow,?December 18 so that staff can share them quickly with Coastal Commissioners.?You can email your letter to?PointReyesManagementPlan@...?and?'cc' the following addresses:?John.Weber@..., Carey_feierabend@...?and?Craig_Kenkel@....
Here are a few suggested key points to get you started:?
- My coastal access is being blocked by hundreds of miles of cattle fencing, barbed-wire, and herds of cattle. There is so little access to the beaches, even though this is public land.
- The water pollution is severe, and sometimes all the cow manure stinks. I see it getting into the creeks, and sometimes the park service closes beaches because of manure pollution.
- The historic character of the farming at the seashore is marred by new industrial dairy barns, which are modern, not historic, and block vistas of the natural coast.
- I came to see wildlife, native tule elk, elephant seals, whales, salmon runs, and lush coastal prairies with wildflowers. What I see are too many cattle, manure piles, ugly barns, bare ground, and erosion. All this erosion and manure pollution is likely harming coastal marine life. This is not sustainable or furthering the mission of the Coastal Commission.?
- Bonus if you list one of the Coastal Management Act's?articles in your letter!:
- Article 2 ¡ª?development shall not interfere with the public's right to access the sea and coastal beaches
- Article 3 ¡ª?recreation, placing a priority on coastal dependent...?recreation over development
- Article 4 ¡ª?protection of the marine environment, including water quality issues, wetlands protections
- Article 5 ¡ª?protections for environmentally sensitive habitat
- Article 6 ¡ª?protection of coastal views
Thank you, in advance, for doing your part to save our native elk?in Point Reyes.
Be well,
Diana,?Founder of For Elk
P.S. Please forward?this email to anyone who cares about public land and nature wildlife. We need as many people as possible to get involved!
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-- ??Judith Gottesman, MSW??
Matchmaker and Dating Coach
Soul Mates Unlimited?
510.418.8813
Here's what clients say about me:
Love is at the root of everything; love, or the lack of it. - Mr. Rogers
Until people extend their circles of compassion to include all living beings,
they will not find peace. - Albert Schweitzer
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A small town in North Carolina is installing a cannon to get rid of vultures - CNN
A small town in North Carolina is installing a cannon to get rid of vultures - CNN
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---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Coastal Point Reyes Management Plan <PointReyesManagementPlan@...>Date: Fri, Dec 18, 2020 at 4:00 PM Subject: January 2021 California Coastal Commission hearing notice on Federal Consistency Determination CD-0006-20 To: -- ??Judith Gottesman, MSW??
Matchmaker and Dating Coach
Soul Mates Unlimited?
510.418.8813
Here's what clients say about me:
Love is at the root of everything; love, or the lack of it. - Mr. Rogers
Until people extend their circles of compassion to include all living beings,
they will not find peace. - Albert Schweitzer
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Israeli study: more plastic than wildlife in nature:
Center for Biological Diversity highlighted this in a newsletter:
Human-made materials now outweigh Earth's entire biomass ¨C study | Environment | The Guardian
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Some of San Francisco's iconic wild parrots are sick. Meet the people who are saving them.
I saw ¡°The Parrots of Telegraphic Hill¡± about them years ago on PBS. ?
Some of San Francisco's iconic wild parrots are sick. Meet the people who are saving them.
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7 Common Foods that Cause Congestion
Dairy¡¯s on there twice.?
7 Common Foods that Cause Congestion
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All soups are vegan and several dips.
Holiday at Home with Greens (NYE)
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Re: Prayer request for my little Toby
ending?healing?thoughts,Judith!
Best, Shelley ?
Shelley M. Samuels, MS
My doggie is seriously ill since Monday night. The photo is from the weekend. I¡¯d appreciate prayers for him to have a complete healing. Thanks.
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??Judith Gottesman, MSW??
Matchmaker and Dating Coach
Soul Mates Unlimited?
510.418.8813
Here's what clients say about me:
Love is at the root of everything; love, or the lack of it. - Mr. Rogers
Until people extend their circles of compassion to include all living beings,
they will not find peace. - Albert Schweitzer
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COVID & Wildlife Conservation Network webinar recordings:
On a separate note: A friend just told me of several young and old relatives in Vegas, upstate NY, MN, & San Diego who are super sick from COVID right now.?
Things are really bad out there. One got it from work since a co-worker had a big Thanksgiving gathering and came to work asymptomatic and gave it to 4 co-workers. Another just DIED after going to the ER for a fall & contracting it from the short ER visit.?
Please be careful out there and better, yet, don¡¯t go out ¡°there¡± if you don¡¯t have to go. Stores, Costco and other pharmacies, restaurants, etc. all have contactless delivery. ?
Watch the wildlife webinars here: ?You can see all the talks from Expo at?.? -- ??Judith Gottesman, MSW??
Matchmaker and Dating Coach
Soul Mates Unlimited?
510.418.8813
Here's what clients say about me:
Love is at the root of everything; love, or the lack of it. - Mr. Rogers
Until people extend their circles of compassion to include all living beings,
they will not find peace. - Albert Schweitzer
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A big thank you on behalf of small animals
Right here in San Rafael.? ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: WildCare <wildcare@...>Date: Wed, Dec 23, 2020 at 2:01 PM Subject: A big thank you on behalf of small animals
See what you did.
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| This year, we learned something wonderful about you and other WildCare supporters. No matter how difficult things got, you never forgot your wildlife neighbors. So, with your help, we went right on saving injured, ill and orphaned animals. Here's a quick look at what your contributions accomplished this year. |
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Songbird patients
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| Hotline calls, many preventing baby wildlife from being orphaned |
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| Orphaned squirrels raised and released (a record!) |
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| Patients treated large and small |
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| When wildlife needed you most, you were there. We simply can¡¯t thank you enough. From all of us at WildCare, Happy Holidays! |
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-- ??Judith Gottesman, MSW??
Matchmaker and Dating Coach
Soul Mates Unlimited?
510.418.8813
Here's what clients say about me:
Love is at the root of everything; love, or the lack of it. - Mr. Rogers
Until people extend their circles of compassion to include all living beings,
they will not find peace. - Albert Schweitzer
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After 51 years, you can finally hike this Bay Area park. I did, and it made me furious.
I hiked it when I was a Palo Alto resident living on the Stanford campus, almost 20 years ago. Glad it¡¯s finally open to all. ¡ª¡ª¡ª-
After 51 years, you can finally hike this Bay Area park. I did, and it made me furious.
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Last on COVID: FDA authorizes first fully at-home COVID test as more patients are hospitalized than ever before
FDA authorizes first fully at-home test by Ellume as more Covid-19 patients are hospitalized than ever before -?
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Potala shut down the start of COVID and never reopened, but it seems both Shangri-Las are open.?
I just discovered it¡¯s on Door Dash! And, open Christmas Eve.? The healthiest restaurant food around, vegan, whole grain, organic.? And, salt-free options in the Simple meal.
Please post to the group any others you¡¯d like to recommend around the Bay Area.
-- ??Judith Gottesman, MSW??
Matchmaker and Dating Coach
Soul Mates Unlimited?
510.418.8813
Here's what clients say about me:
Love is at the root of everything; love, or the lack of it. - Mr. Rogers
Until people extend their circles of compassion to include all living beings,
they will not find peace. - Albert Schweitzer
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FL Muscovy Ducks Will NOT Be Killed: Activists' & Residents' Voices Were Heard!
Photo Courtesy of Christine Grenier
Muscovy Ducks Will NOT Be Killed:
Activists¡¯ & Residents¡¯ Voices Were Heard!
Dear Friends,
On Dec. 17 we posted
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A clamor of sorrow and outrage from the residents of Island Walk, Florida
and UPC supporters changed the trajectory of a plan by the
community¡¯s board of directors from violence to peaceful resolution.
On Dec. 23, the board voted to:
¡°Rescind the vote to have Ray the Trapper capture Muscovy Ducks and to
suspend any action until additional input can be gathered from state, local
and federal wildlife experts, academics and environmentalists, as well as
residents, on the best methods for managing population growth. The Lake
Committee, along with management and the Board will develop a plan, which
will be discussed with the community and amended as needed.¡±
The Island Walk resident most responsible for saving the ducks is animal
rights vegan activist, Christine Grenier, who on Dec. 11 emailed UPC that
¡°Just tonight, I¡¯ve learned that our community¡¯s board of
directors has voted to round up and kill the Muscovy ducks who reside here
in our lakes. I am angry and near tears. I feel helpless. I wish I could
help the ducks. They are precious, innocent, and beautiful. I appreciate
your time and thoughts on this matter.¡±
Christine turned her tears into the late Congressman John Lewis¡¯s
call to Make Good Trouble. She researched the situation, helped galvanize
community support for the Muscovies, spoke to the media, and created the
petition we posted last week.
When Christine shared the news yesterday, I asked her if she felt the ducks
would be safe from now on, and she replied:
¡°My gut feeling is that the board will do nothing and return to
the status quo, leaving the Muscovies alone and free from harassment or
threat of death. It is possible they may actually find an alternate
humane solution but, honestly, there is no issue with excess
defecation. Whatever is there is left by all of the waterfowl, not only
the Muscovy Ducks. Karen, this was much ado about nothing from the
start. Sad but true.¡±
We¡¯re so happy and grateful to share this wonderful news. Thank you,
Christine, and everyone who joined together to make a Wish Come True!
¨C Karen Davis, United Poultry Concerns
Dear Friends of UPC, your donations enable us to help birds who are in
trouble and to assist people from all walks of life who contact us
requesting our help in saving precious feathered friends from cruelty,
suffering, and death.
Please DONATE Today.
Thank You!
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United Poultry Concerns is a nonprofit organization that promotes
the compassionate and respectful treatment of domestic fowl.
Don't just switch from beef to chicken. Go Vegan.
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United Poultry Concerns | PO Box 150, Machipongo, VA 23405
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-- ??Judith Gottesman, MSW??
Matchmaker and Dating Coach
Soul Mates Unlimited?
510.418.8813
Here's what clients say about me:
Love is at the root of everything; love, or the lack of it. - Mr. Rogers
Until people extend their circles of compassion to include all living beings,
they will not find peace. - Albert Schweitzer
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A Madagascar forest long protected by its remoteness is now threatened by it
A Madagascar forest long protected by its remoteness is now threatened by it
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Sighting of super rare Chacoan fairy armadillo in Bolivia 'a dream come true'
Definitely one of the most unusual looking animals I¡¯ve seen.
Sighting of super rare Chacoan fairy armadillo in Bolivia 'a dream come true'
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Shelley M. Samuels