A) START Survey!
B) START's New Year's
Day Brunch
C) AAA Promotes Ringling
Bros. Circus
D) New Bill Restricts
Tethering of Dogs
E) Oxygen Masks Receive Broad Support
F) Easy Activism
G) Stiffen MO Dogfighting Penalties
H) NEWS
A) START Survey
The annual
START Survey
is now available online. For those of you who are START
members, you should have received yours in the mail. If not, or if it's
easier for you, just go to our website where you can fill it out. (Members
can also cast their ballot for the two Board Members at the top of the
page.)
Anyone can fill out the survey.
It doesn't take long and it will really help us in determining where to
focus our efforts in the coming year. We would greatly appreciate it if you
could fill it out by December 31.
Thank
you so much, and thanks to Justin for setting
it up online!
B) START's New Year's Day Brunch
We apologize for the late notice, but we were
working out a few details. This year's New Year's Day Brunch won't
technically be a brunch as much as a dinner with brunch foods. Think of
it as a "brinner"... or "dunch," if you like. We will still have it at
Barrister's Restaurant, but
it will be at 6:30 pm on January 1.
For those who would like to attend and enjoy all the wonderful foods, the
cost is the same as last year, $15. Barrister's is at 15 North
Meramec, in Clayton.
C) AAA Promotes Ringling Bros. Circus
(thanks, Margot!)
AAA has decided to support and promote Ringling Bros.
Circus by discounting tickets to this outdated "entertainment." PETA has a
pre-written, but editable,
letter on
its site, asking AAA to reconsider its involvement with animal
abuse and neglect. Please, go to
Circuses.com and send this letter to AAA. Don't forget to
change or add your own wording for more impact. Even if you don't have
time to do that, it still helps if you sign the letter.
D) New Bill Restricts Tethering
of Dogs (thanks, Sue!)
A new bill that is expected to be signed into law will put restrictions on
the tying of dogs in St. Louis City. The new law puts limits on
the amount of time a dog can be tied up, as well as requires access to
food and water and stipulates length and type of tether.
See the article.
E) Oxygen
Masks Receive Broad Support (thanks, Mack!)