An Open Letter To Oprah Winfrey

Click here to read the full text of IDA's letter to Oprah.

Nordstrom Fur Campaign Update

Spring is almost here and IDA will soon put our Nordstrom anti-fur campaign on summer hiatus. We still have a few important events coming up, and we had another great outreach in New Jersey this week.

Portland, Oregon Meatout Demo A Huge Success

Crowds lined up all afternoon to sample IDA Oregon's free vegan lunch at this year's Meatout. We gave away 150 Lightlife "Smart Dogs" and 150 vegan cupcakes from Sweet Pea Baking Co. in Portland's Pioneer Courthouse Square. Many people stopped to watch the footage on our 32 inch mobile Free Speech Wagon. Check out this YouTube video!

IDA India Update

IDA India completes an impressive month, neutering 1,320 dogs and cats in February, while our mobile clinic assisted another 269 injured and sick animals. Click here to see what else your donations to IDA India funded in February.

Only Three More Weeks Until World Week for Animals in Laboratories - April 18-26

Please join IDA during World Week for Animals in Laboratories (WWAIL), April 18-26, to speak out against the use of animals in testing and research. If you've already scheduled an event, please register it here. And e-mail us if you'd like help creating an event, or making it more successful.

Russia Bans Baby Seal Hunting

Russia said Wednesday it was banning the hunting of baby harp seals, weeks after Prime Minister Vladimir Putin reportedly called the hunt a "bloody industry."

Spread Your Appreciation Of The Term "Guardian" With An e-Mail Signature Quote

Here's a simple and easy way to send a message of compassion and responsibility every time you write an email - include an email signature quote that expresses your pro-animal values.

Here's one our favorites that we've been promoting here at IDA, which captures the sentiments of our Guardian Campaign:

"Animals have been regarded as property for way too long. It's high time we took on a more loving and responsible relationship with our kindred beings in the web of life on this beautiful planet. I always think and act as a guardian towards my kindred beings, never as their owner."             
                                                                           
                           - Jim Mason, author, An Unnatural Order