A plea to stop Nestle from stealing more water...

Nestle is responsible for taking water from public land in California and then bottling it in plastic and SELLING it back to people. And they have permission from the State to do so. First of all -- who was the bright person who thought that was a great idea? And then, when Nestle took millions of gallons more than they were permitted to do, who was the bright person who said that was OK? Now Nestle wants another permit to raid the water supply under a new label.

Given our very serious, some might even say catastrophic, drought in the West right now, companies taking public water to make a profit has to stop.

Please consider adding your name to the petition to end this blatant form of wanton capitalism over the public good.

	https://act.couragecampaign.org/sign/no-new-water-permit-nestle/

Help feral cats in Los Angeles

Anyone who knows me is aware of my wish that all domestic creatures had good homes with people who love them and care for them. Well, feral cats may not have (or for that matter want) homes with people, but they are better off not breeding more feral kitties. Not only do they face predators and other hardships, but an overpopulation of cats is not good for the safety of birds and other small creatures. I know that first-hand from the feral cats that show up at my critter station and sometimes get lucky by killing a dove. Despite discussions with them outlining the rules: it's an all-you-can-watch area, NOT an all-you-can-eat-buffet, the cats don't seem to subscribe to the notion. So, there is a petition going around to encourage Los Angeles to be more proactive in supporting trap/neuter/return programs to curb the explosion of kitties. Please sign the petition and share, share, share with friends.

Their appeal is as follows:

Nearly 10 years after the L.A. City Council committed to making the city a no-kill community, the struggle continues. Although the 90% threshold was achieved for dogs four years ago, lifesaving efforts for cats have been much more challenging. However, a program currently under consideration would likely push L.A. over the top.

The greatest barrier to saving more cats has been a legal injunction preventing the City from any involvement with trap-neuter-return (TNR) programs. As a result, the number of young kittens entering L.A. shelters is on the rise in recent years, overwhelming available resources.

Last month, the City released the details of its long-awaited Citywide Cat Program, which allocates funding for the surgical sterilization of 20,000 free-roaming cats annually, over and above those funds already allocated for residents’ pets. The process is simple: cats are caught, evaluated by veterinarians, sterilized, vaccinated, and returned to their original location. This promises to be a game-changer without hampering any of the progress already made—overturning the injunction and paving the way for L.A. to become the largest no-kill community in the country.

You can read more and sign the petition here:

https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Faction.bestfriends.org%2Fpetitions%2Fthe-citizens-of-los-angeles-support-their-community-and-cats%3Fshare%3D39076eb0-1544-41fc-964b-ddb0b8fc1283%26source%3Demail-share-button%26utm_campaign%3Dadvocacy%26utm_medium%3Dctrlshft%26utm_source%3Dcs_email&data=04%7C01%7C%7C89fbb0f85d63490f9a9e08d893b156c1%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637421737151364038%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=2MTJh8gV7l6Lig3no3rM1GRBAlctwLrCW66Ka3j33%2Fg%3D&reserved=0

Again, please sign the petition and share, share, share with friends.