You must now go and bid many munnies on deleeeecious Dutch chocolates and things at tencrush's charity auction at help_haiti. Go.

Folx - pop over here and donate a few quid to Children in Need as a thanks to the Torchwood showmakers, especially poor James Moran, who's borne the brunt of fannish spleen. I thank you!

http://www.justgiving.com/Thankyou-James-Moran/

Help the RSPCA ban the use of sow stalls and farrowing crates in the pork industry by signing an online petition.

Belated news: that provision to expand Medicare coverage for contraceptives in the US got passed.

Netanyahu's 'secret plans' for expansion. Peachy.

US offered Guantánamo prisoner deal in return for silence about torture

Hope is a fanzine to raise money for bushfire relief in Victoria. Check it out.

It's still a mad MAD world, but for how much longer? That's from 7 February - here's one from yesterday: Nuclear agenda draws scrutiny: Obama to seek large cuts in US, Russian warheads

RSPCA Victoria is caring for wildlife, livestock, and pets affected by the bushfires: they can use donations of cash, pet supplies, and other help. They can also provide emergency accomodation for pets.

Sign an online petition in support of the NSW Animals (Regulation of Sale) Bill, which will stop pet shops from selling cats and dogs unless they come from pounds and shelters. This will cut down on animals bought on impulse being dumped and will cut the profits out from under the kitten mills and puppy farms where animals are bred for profit, ( Read more... )

Meanwhile, Californians get to vote on whether to ban gay marriage.

ETA: Say No To Proposition 8 could use a few bucks.

It's kitten season in Sydney. Paypal Cat Rescue if you have a few spare dollars.

Victoria's abortion reform bill will be debated in the upper house this week. The Catholic Church objects to a clause requiring doctors who choose not to perform abortions to refer patients to another doctor, arguing that this breaches that doctor's freedom of religion. A senior Catholic doctor disagrees: "The clause is there to stop the random ( Read more... )

Just squeaking in before the end of Australia's National Desexing Month with a list of the benefits of desexing - and on the same page, help for pet owners who could use low-cost desexing.