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Compassionate Times Fall Newsletter

Take a look at some of CAA's recent accomplishments as detailed in the online edition of our Fall 2008 Compassionate Times Newsletter. In this newsletter, you'll find exciting information about popular events and recent campaigns, and get a glimpse of how your donations and our volunteers have helped make a difference in the lives of thousands of animals. You'll also find a recipe, restaurant review, and a couple of exclusive essays.

Thanks to all of our hard-working volunteers and generous supporters, CAA has been able to make this past season a strong one for positive social change and animal awareness!

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Outreach for Animals Week 2008 Wrap-Up

Last week wrapped up Outreach for Animals Week 2008, during which 33 volunteers handed out more than 8,500 leaflets and raised more than $3,000!

Thank you to:

• The donors who sponsored leafleters. Your financial support makes our animal advocacy possible.
• The volunteers who leafleted. Your time and energy advocating for animals makes a real difference in the lives of animals who suffer daily due to the cruelties of animal agriculture.
• The people who took our leaflets. Thanks for considering the plight of the animals, educating yourself about animal abuse, and for changing your eating habits to reduce animal suffering!

Please consider donating or volunteering to raise awareness and help end animal abuse!

New Investigation and Video: California Egg Factory Farm

A new Mercy For Animals undercover investigation is throwing back the curtains on one of California's largest factory egg farms and exposing the routine abuse that takes place behind the closed doors of our nation's egg industry.

From August - September, an MFA investigator worked at Norco Ranch in Menifee, CA, documenting standard egg industry animal abuse, including:

• Birds confined in tiny wire cages so small they couldn't walk, perch, fully stretch their wings, or engage in other basic behaviors
• Ill birds neglected to die on top of dead piles - denied veterinary care or proper attention
• Workers killing birds by grabbing their necks and swinging them around in circles - an attempt to break their necks which often resulted in prolonged deaths for the animals
• Hens suffering from bloody open wounds and untreated infections
• Dead hens left to decompose in cages with birds still laying eggs for human consumption
• Birds trapped in the wire of their cages or under the feeding trays without access to food or water

MFA's newest investigation illustrates once again that animal cruelty and neglect are the egg industry standard.

Such investigative footage is further evidence that battery cages are inherently cruel and should be banned. This November, Californians will have a chance to do just that by voting YES on Proposition 2, a modest proposal that would grant farmed animals in the state the ability to stand up, turn around, lie down, and extend their limbs.

As consumers we can choose to support kindness over cruelty at each meal. Adopting a compassionate vegan diet is one of the best actions we can take to prevent needless animal suffering and end the conditions documented during this investigation.

Learn more about the investigation and watch the video. (Warning: Includes graphic footage)