Re: ALL LIVES MATTER!!!– : 🚨Venezuela earthquake: Animals still trapped || DEADLINE TONIGHT: Help us save an animal’s skin || Polar bear families are falling apart as their homes are destroyed. Help us fight back.
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<anteaterken@aol.com>In a message dated 6/30/2026 1:27:47 PM US Eastern Daylight Time, zpe...@twcmetrobiz.com writes:
ALL LIVES MATTER!!!–
Whether they’re living in a forest or the jungle, a snow laden den in Alaska, traveling in herds across the plains of Africa, swimming deep in our oceans, flying through the skies above.
Whether they’re nesting in the hollow of a tree, in a burrow dug deep in the ground, hopping or scampering across the lawn; munching on our flowers!
Whether they’re living in a city, curled up on someone’s couch, waiting patiently in a shelter, or wandering the streets as a stray.
The life of every single animal matters and especially our beloved, faithful, and playful furry companions. Animals don’t judge us, and companion animals simply give us their unconditional love, loyalty, and companionship. Yet, too often, animals are overlooked or forgotten. Behind every animal wild animal exploited or hunted, behind every stray - is a story, sometimes of neglect, sometimes of loss, but always of resilience and hope. These animals deserve the same kindness and respect as all other animals or any other pet. They are not 'less than' because they don’t have a home they are simply waiting for someone to see their worth and love them. By showing compassion, supporting rescues and spreading awareness, we can help give strays a second chance at life, love, and belonging. Every wagging tail, every hopeful set of eyes, is proof that all Animals matter.
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From: Azzedine Downes, IFAW <in...@ifawnews.org>
Date: Monday, June 29, 2026 at 4:12 PM
🚨Venezuela earthquake: Along with thousands of people, Animals are still trapped
Animals are still trapped beneath collapsed buildings in Venezuela right now.
Injured, frightened, and unable to access food and water, many animals have already spent days beneath the rubble and now face the risk of compartment syndrome—a painful and potentially life-threatening condition caused by prolonged crushing pressure. With every passing hour, their chances of survival become smaller.
Our longstanding partner in the region, Red de Apoyo de Canino, is searching dangerous, rubble-filled streets for injured animals and providing life-saving care. You can help. Will you make a gift today, and be part of these urgent rescue efforts?
Your gift today could help provide:
- Food and clean water for impacted animals
- Critical supplies for rescue teams
- Emergency veterinary treatment
... and more.
Please don’t wait. Be the reason an animal in crisis feels relief in the days ahead.
With heartfelt gratitude,
Azzedine Downes
President & CEO, IFAW
A firefighter rescues a dog from a building that collapsed after an earthquake in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday 24 June 2026. Photo: Pedro Mattey / © AP Photo
Animals are in urgent need following the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela. Will you help? >>
Regions in Venezuela lie in ruins following two of the worst earthquakes to hit the country in over one hundred years. While the death toll continues to rise and tens of thousands of people are missing, a silent disaster is also unfolding for animals.
Dogs, cats, and other community animals are trapped beneath collapsed buildings or separated from the people who care for them. Others are left without food, clean water, shelter, or urgently needed veterinary care. Without urgent help, many of them stand little chance of survival.
Neighborhoods lie in ruins. Hundreds of buildings have collapsed or been severely damaged. Amidst the rubble, rescue workers are searching for survivors at great personal risk. Meanwhile, the earth continues to shake. Dozens of aftershocks make every rescue operation life-threatening.
Many animals could remain trapped beneath the rubble for days, growing weaker from injuries, dehydration, and extreme heat. Every moment matters and could mean the difference between life and death.
We’re sending an emergency grant to Red de Apoyo Canino. Longtime partners of IFAW, their teams are urgently making their way through devastated streets full of rubble and danger to bring every animal to safety. Right now, they desperately need all the support they can get.
Your donation today could help to:
- Provide affected animals with food and clean drinking water;
- Equip rescue teams with medical supplies;
- Set up a mobile veterinary clinic in Caracas where animals can be examined, stabilized, and treated.
The scale of this disaster is immense, and its impact will be felt for months to come. We will continue working to help injured, displaced, and abandoned animals receive the care they urgently need. Every animal’s life matters and your support can help make that care possible.
With grateful regards,
Dr. Erika Flores
Program Officer, Disaster Response
Fo International Fund for Animal Welfare
290 Summer Street, Yarmouth Port, MA, 02675, USA
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From: PETA Australia <in...@peta.org.au>
Sent: Monday, June 29, 2026 6:04 PM
DEADLINE TONIGHT: Help us save an animal’s skin
The challenge ends at midnight – please don't let another animal die for clothing.
⏰ THE CHALLENGE ENDS AT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT ⏰
Meyli was a gentle, trusting dog who deserved safety, not the terror inside that slaughterhouse. She could smell the danger around her. The floor was slick with the blood of dozens of dogs who had already been killed. Dogs have up to 300 million olfactory receptors in their noses – whereas humans have only about 6 million – making the stench of death overwhelming for Meyli. A worker pulled Meyli from the pen with metal pincers – not to save her, but to keep her in place while he bashed her over the head with a wooden club. The blow stunned her but didn't kill her. With her eyes still open, Meyli writhed and struggled to breathe even after the worker slit her throat and began to peel her skin from her body.
We have only until midnight tonight to reach our $84,600 goal – and until then, 100% of your gift will power our hard-hitting campaigns to stop the trade in fur, skins, feathers, and hair.
Workers repeatedly bashed cows in the head with sledgehammers and then cut their throats in a slaughterhouse in Thailand – all while the writhing animals were still conscious and able to feel pain. A chinchilla screamed for over a minute during a botched electrocution. A mink hid under a pile of lifeless bodies, desperately gasping for air in a gas-filled chamber. A raccoon dog with his skin torn off lifted his bloody head and blinked.
None of this is happening far away in an abstraction. It is happening right now – for a handbag, a pair of gloves, a scrap of fur trim.
With the support of compassionate, determined people like you, PETA and PETA entities around the world are working to shut this industry down:
· Fund hard-hitting investigations that dismantle cruel industries, like our landmark exposé of angora rabbit factory farms, which led to an 85% drop in angora wool exports.
· Drive bold campaigns that save animals. PETA entities have persuaded hundreds of companies to ban fur, and we're ramping up the pressure on LVMH – which owns Louis Vuitton, Fendi, Dior, and other brands – to stop propping up this dying industry.
· Score real wins. SHEIN, the world's largest global e-commerce platform, to ban fur, wild-animal skins, and exotic feathers from its in-house brands and third-party sellers. Fur is now officially off the catwalk at New York Fashion Week – and every major fashion magazine has barred fur from its pages.
· Fuel legislation to help close fur markets, slaughterhouses, and other abusive operations. PETA entities are helping ban fur sales and imports – and inspiring entire countries to end fur factory farming.
We are making real progress. But as long as dogs like Meyli, cows like Chantou, and cats like Blue are beaten, killed, and stripped of their skin for clothing, we must keep going – and going strong.
Tonight, friend, is your final chance – we must reach our $84,600 goal by midnight; time is running out.
Thank you for your vital support.
Kind regards,
Mimi Bekhechi
Executive Agent
P.S. Meyli was no different from the loyal, loving dogs who share many of our homes – but rather than receiving treats, toys, or tummy rubs, she was killed so that her skin could be turned into a pair of gloves or other accessories. Please, make your gift to PETA's "Save Our Skin" Challenge before midnight tonight. We must reach our $84,600 goal – every dollar counts.
This e-mail was sent by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) Australia, PO Box 20308, World Square, Sydney NSW 2002, Australia.
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From: Friends of the Earth <f...@foe.org>
Date: Monday, June 29, 2026 at 5:41 PMPolar bear families are falling apart as their homes are destroyed. Help us fight back.
A mama polar bear nurses her newborn cubs in the safety of their den – when suddenly, a DEAFENING THUMPING sounds from outside. The walls shake, ice falls from the ceiling, and finally, the den COLLAPSES – crushing mama and babies instantly.
This is the fate facing vulnerable polar bears in the Arctic, whose homes are being INVADED by 90,000-pound thumper trucks sent in by Big Oil! Soon, we could see avoidable deaths like these become more common – because the Trump administration recently announced plans to reverse protections for MILLIONS of acres of Alaskan lands. That means more and more lethal trucks could be sent into habitats CRITICAL to the survival of endangered polar bears and their cubs!
As a Friend of the Earth, we know you won’t stand by and watch while Trump takes aim at vital habitats and their inhabitants. When you donate today to fight back for polar bears, the Arctic, and our planet, your gift will be MATCHED $2-to-$1 up to $154,000 in total matched gifts – but this match expires at midnight TOMORROW! As one of our most dedicated supporters, we’re reaching out to you first: will you help set the pace for our End of Fiscal Year goal and make your early-bird donation now? We’ve made a custom link just for you:
The Arctic is warming FOUR TIMES faster than the rest of the world. As their habitats melt away, polar bears can be forced to swim for days in search of stable ice patches. One struggling polar bear was recorded swimming for NINE WHOLE DAYS across the Beaufort Sea to reach firm sea ice. Tragically, her little cub was too weak to survive this grueling swim and likely DIED BY DROWNING along the way.
At a time when we should be protecting the lands that sustain vulnerable species like polar bears, the Trump administration is trying to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge – the largest wildlife refuge in the country – to oil and gas leasing. Trump’s plans don’t just threaten vulnerable wildlife, but also the communities that live nearby. But it’s clear that Trump is hell-bent on chasing profit no matter who pays the price.
Friends of the Earth is fighting day in and day out to protect vulnerable wildlife, people, and our planet. And we REFUSE to stand aside as Trump and his Big Polluter allies rewrite federal regulations in their favor and unleash catastrophic pollution at this fragile moment for our planet.
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