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The Interior Dept has proposed to de-list wolves across the West and Midwest – an administrative act that would trigger killing of more than 1,000 wolves a year

WASHINGTON, DC, USA, June 25, 2019 /EINPresswire.com/ — Today, Animal Wellness Action, the Animal Wellness Foundation, and the Center for a Humane Economy released a full-page ad in today’s print edition of The New York Times, calling on President Trump to show "mercy for wolves" and prevent a half dozen states from opening trophy hunting and trapping seasons by maintaining their status as “threatened” or “endangered” across much of their range in the contiguous states.

“Since 1900, it’s been a one-sided war between humans and wolves,” said Leslie Alexander, co-author of the published letter to President Trump and the financial supporter of today’s advertisement. “Humans have killed more than 100,000 wolves, and healthy wolves have not killed a single person. “

“We’ve got to stop the hysteria and hating and begin to understand that wolves bring a range of benefits to the regions they inhabit,” added Wayne Pacelle, co-author of the letter and founder of Animal Wellness Action. “It’s too soon and too risky to unleash trophy hunters and trappers to kill them, and it’s self-defeating because wolves, through their natural behavior, improve the health of ecosystems, reduce crop and timber losses by controlling prey populations, reduce the frequency of deer-auto collisions, and act as a bulwark against the spread of wildlife diseases."

Gray wolves, virtually eradicated from the lower 48 states in the latter part of the 19th century and early part of 20th, have had a slow walk back from near extirpation. For decades, federal, state, and local governments offered bounties on wolves and also executed their own government-sponsored predator-killing operations – a slaughter that stands alongside the massacre of bison as among the most wanton chapters in the history of American wildlife management.

With wolves holding on only in the northern tier Minnesota by the early 1970s, the federal government established protections for gray wolves under the Endangered Species Act, and in the decades since, they have only slowly increased in number and reclaimed a fraction of their original range. Just more than 5,000 wolves survive in the contiguous states, and they face a range of threats, including poaching, mistaken identify killing, habitat loss and fragmentation, disease, intra-specific aggression, and other threats.

"Wolves feel pain just like dogs do," noted Mr. Alexander. "Killing these family-oriented animals just for trophies or snaring them or catching them in a steel-jawed leghold trap is deeply disturbing to me and so many other animal lovers."

Citizens can go to the Animal Wellness Action website at www.animalwellnessaction.org/wolves and send a letter to President Trump and to Interior Secretary David Bernhardt.

The ad campaign will continue at least until the public comment period on the wolf de-listing proposal ends on July 15th.

The Animal Wellness Foundation (Foundation) is a Los Angeles-based private charitable organization with a mission of helping animals by making veterinary care available to everyone with a pet, regardless of economic ability. We organize rescue efforts and medical services for dogs and cats in need and help homeless pets find a loving caregiver. We are advocates for getting veterinarians to the front lines of the animal welfare movement; promoting responsible pet ownership; and vaccinating animals against infectious diseases such as distemper. We also support policies that prevent animal cruelty and that alleviate suffering. We believe helping animals helps us all.

Animal Wellness Action (Action) is a Washington, D.C.-based 501(c)(4) organization with a mission of helping animals by promoting legal standards forbidding cruelty. We champion causes that alleviate the suffering of companion animals, farm animals, and wildlife. We advocate for policies to stop dogfighting and cockfighting and other forms of malicious cruelty and to confront factory farming and other systemic forms of animal exploitation. To prevent cruelty, we promote enacting good public policies and we work to enforce those policies. To enact good laws, we must elect good lawmakers, and that’s why we remind voters which candidates care about our issues and which ones don’t. We believe helping animals helps us all.

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Ionic Paint Additive

With use of Ionic Paint Additive, medical marijuana growers can transform the walls of their grow rooms into a permanent air ionization system.

PALM COAST, FL, USA, June 25, 2019 /EINPresswire.com/ — Air-ReNu has been renowned for its Ionic Paint Additive for over a decade. A permanent air purification system, this remarkable product transforms walls to improve indoor air quality and remove offensive odors including smoke, pet urine, mold spores, cooking odors, and airborne microscopic dust particles.

The additive is mixed with interior house paint and is applied to interior walls. And the results are spectacular. Even the strongest odors will be permanently eliminated for the life of the paint, usually about eight to twelve years. A proprietary blend of 31 all-natural rare-earth minerals containing piezoelectric and pyroelectric properties, Ionic Paint Additive creates air ionization, a purification process activated by normal air movement within a room. Not only does the additive remove odors, but it also removes fine and ultrafine dust particles from the air, thus helping prevent serious health issues including asthma, bronchitis, COPD and cardiovascular disease.

Up until fairly recently, Ionic Paint Additive was used almost exclusively in homes to get rid of common, but unpleasant household odors. But according to company founder and President Vincent Valles, many customers have been purchasing the ionic additive to use in their medical marijuana grow rooms.

“I researched the marijuana industry and was surprised by my findings,” says Valles. “There is insufficient information about using air ionization in grow rooms, so many growers aren’t aware of the tremendous benefits that can be had by using this technique.”

With Ionic Paint Additive, growers can transform the walls of their grow room into a permanent air ionization system, and by so doing, substantially increase plant yield. The process will quickly eliminate any potential contamination from harmful contaminants including powdery mildew, botrytis, gray mold, bacteria, viruses, and mold spores. “It’s a simple process,” Valles explains. “Just mix the ionic paint additive with interior house paint and apply the blended mixture to the walls of your grow room. One application produces 139.600 anion output per cubic centimeter. Your plants will produce greater yields and your employees will have a healthy environment to work in.”

It’s well documented that people who work in the marijuana industry face many potential threats to their health and well-being, with respiratory issues, eye, skin, and throat irritations, nasal congestion and asthmatic conditions being commonplace. Scientific research has proven beyond a doubt that air ionization is the best way to eliminate the particles in the air that are the cause of these health issues.

“Ionic Paint Additive is the perfect solution for marijuana grow rooms,” concludes Valles. “It’s easy, effective, long-lasting and inexpensive. After a one-time coat of paint on your walls, you’ll have clean and healthy air with no need for electricity, filters, or additional service of any kind.”

About the Company

Founded in 2008 and located in Florida, Air-ReNu is renowned for Ionic Paint Additive, an effective solution for eliminating offensive smoking and cat urine odors. With a customer satisfaction rate of 99.99%, the company has accumulated hundreds of positive reviews from happy customers, which can be viewed on the website.

Air-ReNu is the recipient of several awards, including Best Eco-Friendly Paint Additive – South East USA, and Acquisition INTL Global Excellence Award of Best Clean-Air Ion Technology Product 2019.

For more information, visit the website at http://ionicpaint.com.

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IDS Asset Finance Technology

Leading Agricultural equipment finance company to implement IDS InfoLease® and Rapport® for end-to-end lease portfolio management

MINNEAPOLIS, MN, UNITED STATES, June 25, 2019 /EINPresswire.com/ —
Diversified Financial Selects IDS Asset Finance Technology to Support Growth

Leading Agricultural equipment finance company to implement IDS InfoLease^® and Rapport^® for end-to-end lease portfolio management

MINNEAPOLIS, MN, June 25, 2019 — IDS, a leading provider of asset finance and origination technology, announced today that Diversified Financial Services (”Diversified”) has selected IDS InfoLease portfolio management and Rapport origination platform to provide end-to-end management of their asset finance portfolio. A leading provider of leasing and loan solutions to the agricultural sector, DFS will leverage the IDS platform to support its ongoing strategy to provide personal, relationship driven support to customers.

“Diversified selected the IDS platform because it aligns with our mission – to provide efficient and timely processes and superior personal service to our customers”, commented Jeff Focht, Diversified President. “IDS demonstrated they could provide the scalability, reliability, and operational efficiency we need to support our growing business and to provide the right set of tools we need to support the needs of our customers”.

Headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, Diversified Financial is a dynamic financial services company that provides retail financing, leasing, and insurance programs for the agricultural industry. For over 50 years, Diversified has focused on building long-term relationships with their customers in the agricultural industry. Diversified has partnered with IDS to provide the underlying technology platform to support Diversified’s efficient and streamlined approach to delivering their lease and loan products from origination through the full lifecycle of the contract.

“Diversified’s focus on customer experience represents the type of mindset that drives our product innovation”, stated David Hamilton, IDS CEO. “Our ongoing innovation in building a world-class portfolio management and origination platform centers on supporting our customers’ current and future technology needs. We are excited to be working with a company who values customer relationships and has selected a technology platform to enable the efficient and timely delivery of financial solutions to their customers.”

IDS InfoLease is recognized globally as a leading solution for portfolio management. The product offers standard accounting formulas, calculations, and reports that have been perfected through decades of audit scrutiny. InfoLease supports all contract structures, including tax and non-tax leases, leveraged leases, loans, conditional sales contracts, floating rate, and revolving accounts. Key features — such as an open architecture, streamlined access to data and webservice based integrations to an ecosystem of third-party services— simplify compliance and help banks, captives, and independents of all sizes grow their enterprises and support the changing needs of their customers.

About IDS
Leading asset finance enterprises build their businesses on full lifecycle solutions from IDS. Our software streamlines the entire asset finance process from origination, to portfolio management, to end-of term. Our new cloud-based offerings integrate into any asset finance ecosystem. The scalability, flexibility, and economy of our cloud solution makes IDS best-in-class asset finance software accessible to banks, independents, and captives of all sizes. Headquartered in Minneapolis, MN, the company also has offices in the United Kingdom, Australia, Singapore and India. For additional information, visit www.idsgrp.com or email information@idsgrp.com.
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Launched in 2007, America's Business to Consumers provides consumers a venue for U.S. products. Saf-T-Lite "Trouble-Lights" Featured.

GAITHERSBURG, MARYLAND, UNITED STATES, June 25, 2019 /EINPresswire.com/ — America's Business to Consumers Inc., (USAB2C.com) provides a venue for consumers to find U.S. made products. Given a choice between items made in America and similar items made overseas, consumers would rather buy the American product, according to a nationally representative survey by the Consumer Reports National Research Center.

Made in USA products offered run the gamut from: toys, to tools, homegoods, towels, work & dress gloves, kitchen gear, work & trouble lights, decorative windmills, sunglasses, children's shoes, scissors, office clocks, nail clippers and more.

This month, Saf-T-Lite^® work-lights are featured.
Saf-T-Lite^® products are built tough for the professional user. Saf-T-Lite^® fluorescent lights come with soft end caps, steel hooks, and tough polycarbonate outer tubes to last the long haul. The Saf-T-Lite^® design concept is to build a cool operating light and protect all the electrical components inside a closed chamber.

Established in 1962, General Mfg., Inc. was the first company to offer portable fluorescent lighting to the automotive aftermarket. At the time, the company operated out of a small shop in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The light design of a cool operating fluorescent lamp and all electrical components inside the light fixture protected by a hard outer tube and soft end caps necessitated a brand name that indicated the newfound safety. The Saf-T-Lite^® brand name quickly became recognized for its leadership in safety and durability.

After great initial success, the owners felt the company was getting too big and decided to sell. The company was sold changing hands several times until 1986 when the current owners purchased General Mfg. and all of its assets. At the time of purchase, the company had 1 employee and two light offerings; a 15-watt fluorescent light and an incandescent trouble light.

Today, General Mfg. has three facilities in Bluffton, Indiana, two for manufacturing and one for warehousing of raw materials. The product line has grown from a single fluorescent work light to hundreds of lighting, non-tipping wobble lights, and power supply products. Markets currently being served include Automotive Aftermarket, Industrial, Heating, Plumbing & HVAC, Hardware, Original Equipment Manufacturers, Government, Military, and numerous Specialty markets. .

Why USAB2C?
Chief Operations Officer George P. Hanos relayed, "USAB2C is a modern day marketplace in the tradition of the ancient Greek 'Agora'; a virtual channel where consumers and American manufacturers come together to exchange ideas, concerns and conduct business. On USAB2C.com, customers can browse an online catalog and order products sourced from USAB2C Certified American through a safe and secure website. The effort to uncover American made products is ongoing.”
USAB2C founders are intent on providing USA products that minimize exposure to some inferior materials found at times in Asian imports, particularly seen in toys. The “Made in the USA News” section presents consumers with daily stories dealing with “PRODUCT RECALLS,” new product introductions and related retailing / safety news.
Consumers can submit inquiries to USAB2C directly on the "CONTACT US" page: https://www.usab2c.com/page/contact.

About America's Business to Consumers Inc.
America's Business to Consumers Inc. is a private company experienced in retail marketing, consumer research and e-Commerce. Established in 2007, USAB2C seeks to be a single source of American manufactured products. A site where consumers can find a multitude of products manufactured in the U.S. at a competitive price. The www.USAB2C.com web-portal, facilitates interactive communication between consumers and those “in-demand” products to numerous American manufacturers.

The USAB2C team takes this occasion to sincerely wish consumers that 2019 will bring more success and happiness than any which has gone before!

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“Can I find America Products – YES or NO?”

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Root Engineers

CBD Expo NORTHWEST 2019

Managing principal and mechanical engineer will explore regulatory considerations for hemp processing facilities

BEND, OREGON, USA, June 24, 2019 /EINPresswire.com/ — Laura J. Breit, PE, founder and managing principal of Root Engineers, is honored to announce her upcoming presentation at the CBD Expo NORTHWEST 2019 event in Seattle, Washington. This speaking engagement comes on the heels of a presentation by Breit’s colleague, Rob James, at MJBizConNEXT in New Orleans.

Breit’s presentation, “Regulatory Considerations for Hemp Extraction,” will explore the different regulatory considerations that go along with producing CBD. Attendees will develop a strong understanding of the different federal, state and local governing bodies and codes, as well as dive into the permitting process and the different steps involved at each stage of building a processing facility. Breit will bring her presentation to life with real-world examples of common mistakes and complications from her experience in designing more than 80 cannabis operations.

“The CBD market is growing rapidly as more and more players enter the game every day,” said Breit. “My goal is to help operations ensure their ability not only to pass inspections, but to scale with growth and build a successful processing operation.”

In addition to her presentation on regulatory considerations, Breit will also serve as a panel member on the panel “Certify This: GMP Certifications Take Facilities And Products To Next Level.” This panel will discuss good manufacturing practices and how they can set apart an amateur operation from an industrial facility capable of meeting customer needs.

“Certify This: GMP Certifications Take Facilities And Products To Next Level” will take place on Friday, June 28 from 1:30 – 2:15 p.m. Breit’s presentation, “Regulatory Considerations for Hemp Extraction,” will follow from 3:00 – 3:30 p.m.

The CBD Expo Series is powered by CBD Health and Wellness Magazine and is the original CBD event platform to share knowledge with the industry. CBD Expo NORTHWEST will feature a substantial lineup of speaker presentations and panel discussions from experts in the research, technology, production, globalization and sale of CBD and cannabinoid products. The themes of CBD Expo NORTHWEST 2019 are Innovations in Technology, Medical Trends and Broad and Full Spectrum.

To learn more about CBD Expo NORTHWEST and Laura Breit’s presentations, visit: https://cbdexpo.net/cbd-expo-north-west/.

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About Root Engineers
Root Engineers, a division of established firm ColeBreit Engineering, is a team of licensed professional engineers providing engineering, design, and consulting services for cannabis cultivation and processing facilities across the country. Root Engineers began building partnerships in its home state of Oregon in 2014 with growers, architects, contractors, and investors. With more than 100 years of combined engineering experience and more than 80 cannabis engineering projects in their portfolio, Root Engineers is a market leader in engineering services including mechanical, electrical, plumbing and process engineering. www.rootengineers.com @rootengineers

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Protesters will beg Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey to switch to plant-based milks!

Protesters will beg Jim Dinkins, President of Coca-Cola North America, to ditch dairy!

Demonstrators will beg Tim Doelman, COO Fairlife, to Switch to Plant-Based Milks!

Dani Alexander is a Houston, Texas mom who says dairy must go!

Lawsuits mount as more grassroots protests hit in US & UK this week over horrific cow/calf abuse at Coca-Cola partner Fairlife Milk's supplier Fair Oaks Farms

MARINA DEL REY, CA, UNITED STATES, June 24, 2019 /EINPresswire.com/ — As Fairlife and Coca-Cola are hit with another wave of lawsuits over video showing horrific animal abuse, a new round of grassroots protests will also occur this week, coast to coast in America and in the United Kingdom! See the events pages below with upcoming protests in London, Los Angeles, Houston, Connecticut, Portland and – in July – in New York City! Still more demonstrations are in the planning stages. A wide array of animal welfare and environmental groups, under the banner Coalition Against Cruelty, are demanding Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey immediately take steps to cut his beverage company's ties with the cruel and environmentally unsustainable dairy industry.

The Coalition Against Cruelty urges Coca-Cola to switch to healthier, more environmentally friendly and cruelty-free plant-based milks. Coca-Cola's own website states, "Fairlife is a partnership between The Coca-Cola Company and Select Milk Producers Inc. Coca-Cola distributes Fairlife products." Fairlife has become embroiled in scandal in the wake of Animal Recovery Mission's explosive undercover investigation of Fairlife Milk's longtime supplier Fair Oaks Farms. The video shows calves being hit, dragged, shot, sat on, left on dead piles and, in other ways, subjected to nightmarish abuse. All this while Coca-Cola insists, in its written material, its partnership with Fairlife is based on "…exceptional cow care, smart and responsible farming, and sustainable agriculture."

Demonstrators implore CEO Quincey to consider the reality: the dairy industry is inherently cruel. For humans to drink cow's milk, cows must be impregnated and – after giving birth – separated from their babies, who would otherwise drink the mother's milk nature intended for them. This is why the Animal Recovery Mission's video shows rows upon rows of calves in hutches, alone, away from their mothers. Protesters point out the obvious. The calves become despondent and don't want to drink the replacement fluid from the rubber nipples. Workers are tasked with getting them to drink it. Frustration ensues, creating an environment ripe for abuse. This is why undercover investigations at dairy farms routinely undercover abuse. No "review" will change the fundamental cruelty of the dairy industry. No arrest of low level workers will get to the heart of the malignancy at the core of this process.

No desperate attempts to blame the messenger will mask the industry's harsh realities. Indeed, that will only confirm the moral bankruptcy of the industry's doublespeak, where shock is expressed over dead piles brazenly left out in the open, where people who systematically exploit animals feign heartbreak and blame underlings when exposed. The playbook has become worn and the world is getting wise to it.

Demonstrators will perform street theater where they will display the readily-available alternatives to cruelty-filled cow's milk. Holding cartons of almond, soy, cashew, oat, rice and hemp milk, demonstrators in cow masks will respectfully beg CEO Quincey, Coca-Cola North America President Jim Dinkins and Fairlife COO Tim Doelman to discard their willful ignorance and admit the obvious: their stated values of integrity and high animal welfare standards are inherently incompatible with dairy. Simply put, there is no nice way to rip a baby away from his or her mother, much less do that to tens of thousands of calves.

Coca-Cola executives have publicly revealed their strategy to premium-ize milk and, thereby, be able to charge a premium. The Coalition Against Cruelty suggests the wiser strategy would be to pivot to the products being increasingly embraced by millennials and Gen Z'ers: plant-based milks. Coca-Cola's stated corporate vision includes the following: "Be a responsible citizen that makes a difference by helping build and support sustainable communities." Animal agriculture, which includes dairy, is a leading cause of climate change, responsible for more greenhouses gases than all transportation combined.

In crisis there is opportunity. A pivot to genuine compassion and genuine sustainability would be applauded globally by animal lovers, environmentalists and consumers in general, all of whom were revolted by the video evidence of barbarism and hypocrisy. Climate change is getting worse and will soon create an economic catastrophe that will devastate all businesses including Coca-Cola. We know this switch can be done because one google search shows it is being done. Compassion Over Cruelty's protests against Coca-Cola will not end until a real change occurs. The time is now.

Click hyperlinks below for details on upcoming Coca-Cola protests.

COCA-COLA PROTEST SCHEDULE:

London, England Protest:
Wednesday, June 26, 2019 at 5 PM – 7 PM UTC+01
The London Eye, DA14 4
https://www.facebook.com/events/2057046914404012/

Los Angeles Protest:
Wednesday, June 26th, 7-9pm
Santa Monica's 3rd Street Promenade (Broadway & Third)
https://www.facebook.com/events/197411117860759/

Houston, Texas Protest:
Thursday, June 27th, noon-1:30pm
Coca-cola Bissonnet Bottling Facility
2800 Bissonnet St, Houston, TX 77005
https://www.facebook.com/events/557808244747273/

Hartford, Connecticut Protest:
Friday, June 28th, 1:30pm-3:30pm
Coca-Cola Bottling
471 Main Street, East Hartford 06118
https://www.facebook.com/events/941225656213444/

Portland, Oregon Protest:
Saturday, June 29th, 2-4pm
https://www.facebook.com/events/2281581358605788/

New York City Protest:
Wednesday, July 10th, 12:30pm-1:30pm
Times Square, at the base of the red steps
https://www.facebook.com/events/2431251527145272/

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Protest outside the Coca-Cola Bottling Company in LA. Olympic Medalist Dotsie Bausch urged Coca-Cola to ditch dairy! Street theater showcased dairy’s cruelty.

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Annual Conference & Metaphysical Expo

This year will be the first time in 60 years that the American Society of Dowsers will be streaming the Convention live.

PLYMOUTH, NH, US, June 22, 2019 /EINPresswire.com/ — Since 1961, The American Society of Dowsers (ASD) has been a pioneer for scientific and technical exploration of dowsing, as well as the esoteric, spiritual and psychic arts in the United States. This year, the American Society of Dowsers will be celebrating its 59th Annual ASD Convention and offering a new livestream option for members across the globe.

PLYMOUTH, NH, June 21, 2019 – The American Society of Dowsers is presenting its first livestream of the 2019 National Dowsing Convention and Metaphysical Expo on Friday June 28th 2019 through Sunday June 30th 2019. The livestream will feature fantastic workshops, lectures, wellness practitioners, and formal training to develop your inner knowing using dowsing techniques. This year will be the first time in 60 years that the American Society of Dowsers will be streaming the Convention live. Through livestreaming, they will be able to connect with dowsers on a national and international scale, strengthening the global network of dowsers. Viewers around the world will be able to listen to lectures and presentations on dowsing, topics about consciousness, planetary timelines of control, and more. The livestream is an opportunity to view the Conference for those who aren’t physically able to be there.

“The American Society of Dowsers has been holding conventions for almost 60 years and this is the first time we are going to be livestreaming our annual convention. Our presentations are going to be available on a global scale for dowsers which is very exciting. This is a huge advancement for the American Society of Dowsers, as we will be able to reach a wider audience of dowsers.” – longtime member from the American Society of Dowsers

The 2019 National Dowsing Convention and Metaphysical Expo will be live streaming from Hanaway Theatre at Plymouth State University in Plymouth, NH – a state-of-the-art facility that houses 680 seats. Several notable presentations will be livestreamed. Keynote Dowser Brian Besco will be presenting his Keynote “Activating Your Unique Brilliance”. Keynote Speakers Dr. Eben Alexander & Karen Newell will be presenting their Keynote “Living in a Mindful Universe” and their Keynote Workshop “Becoming More Whole: Consciousness and Sound Experiential”. The Convention livestream schedule also includes presentations “Heal Yourself and Heal Your World” by Roxanne Louise, “Empowering Your Unique Self” by Brenda Schnose, “Communicating with Nature” with Kara Breese and “Who Answers When I Dowse?” by Marty Lucas.

The Convention livestream can be viewed anywhere – from your commute to the couch. There is no program needed to run the livestream, as it runs on a simple URL. The livestream includes downloable materials, a live chatroom and a post event replay option. Purchase the livestream at https://dowsers.org/product/live-stream-2019-convention-registration/.

About The American Society of Dowsers (ASD): ASD is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization founded in Vermont in 1961 to disseminate knowledge of dowsing (water witching, the discovery of lost articles or persons, and related para-psychological phenomena), development of its skills, and recognition for its achievements. It’s mission is “to support, encourage and promote dowsing and dowsers in a manner consistent with the highest standards of personal integrity and behavior; to provide dowsing education and training to dowsers and non-dowsers alike to bring them to a level of proficiency they are comfortable with; to promote and foster communication and fellowship among all persons in any way interested in dowsing.” For more information on ASD, our conventions, and membership go to www.dowsers.org

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Annual Dowsing Conference & Metaphysical Expo Keynote speaker Dr Eben Alexander

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Cecil the lion killed in Zimbabwe by American dentist

Cockfighting Ring

Example of soring that enforcement of the Horse Protection Act would prevent

House approves $3 Million for Animal Fighting and Other Anti-Cruelty Enforcement, Restricts Elephant and Lion Trophy Imports

WASHINGTON, DC, USA, June 21, 2019 /EINPresswire.com/ — Today, the U.S. House passed three animal protection amendments to H.R. 3055 that seek proper enforcement of our federal animal welfare and conservation laws. Two amendments attracted broad bipartisan support and seek to dedicate funding to the enforcement of our federal anti-cruelty laws to stop animal fighting, animal crushing, and horse soring, and a third also limit imports of sport hunted trophies of elephants and lions from three African countries. H.R. 3055, which includes these and other amendments, continues with the amendment process before final action is taken by the House.

The Stevens-King amendment passed in a roll call vote of 381-50, with not a single Democrat opposing the measure. The Neguse-King amendment passed by a voice vote, as part of a set of amendments taken up en bloc. And the Buchanan-Huffman amendment passed in a roll call vote of 239 – 193.

“Congress has made great strides to improve our animal welfare laws and rid this country of heartless cruelty toward animals, yet there are currently insufficient resources to ensure that these laws are adequately enforced,” said Congresswoman Haley Stevens. “This amendment takes bold action to both defend the rights of animals and protect the safety of our communities. I will urge my colleagues to support this important amendment and will work to include it in the final appropriations bill.”

“I was honored to lead this bipartisan, commonsense amendment to secure funds for USDA investigations of animal fighting," said Congressman Joe Neguse. Enforcement by USDA’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG), which is responsible for investigating these crimes, has badly lagged. With adequate funding moving forward, the OIG can better identify and intervene in these horrific crimes, and ultimately bring these cruel activities to an end. Addressing these crimes will not only help prevent the suffering of animals, but will also deter the drug trafficking, gang violence, and other violence against people that goes hand-in-hand with animal fighting activities.”

“The House has taken a series of votes to crack down on vicious acts of animal cruelty through enhanced enforcement and also to see that the provisions of the Endangered Species Act are not undercut by allowing elephant and lion trophies to be imported into our country,” said Wayne Pacelle, founder of Animal Wellness Action. “We thank our legislative leaders and our other House supporters and ask that the Senate take similar action on these measures.”

“Without enforcement, our laws are nothing but words,” said Holly Gann, director of federal affairs at Animal Wellness Foundation. “The United States Department of Agriculture must vigorously enforce the animal fighting law, and we encourage the Department of Justice to establish an Animal Cruelty Crimes unit with personnel focused solely on these issues to allow for efficient and effective enforcement.”

Amendment #85 was introduced to guide the Department of Justice to use $2 million from the Legal Activities account to enforce animal welfare crimes. The amendment is sponsored by Reps. Haley Stevens (D-MI), Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Ben McAdams (D-UT), Peter King (R-NY), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), and Cindy Axne (D-IA). The amendment instructs the Department of Justice to allocate resources to enforce federal criminal statutes to stop animal cruelty, including the federal animal fighting laws, the Horse Protection Act that was intended to wipe out the scourge of soring – the intentional injuring of Tennessee Walking Horses’ front limbs to produce and artificial high-stepping gait known as the “big lick,” – the Crush Video law, and the Animal Welfare Act. The DOJ and USDA must actively enforce federal laws, and failure to do so puts vulnerable animals and communities in serious danger.

Amendment #116 provides $1 million dollars for the enforcement of the animal fighting law through the USDA’s Office of Inspector General. The amendment is sponsored by Reps. Joe Neguse (D-CO), Peter King (R-NY), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Ben McAdams (D-UT), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), and Ron Estes (R-KS). The Congress has upgraded the federal law against animal fighting (7 U.S.C. § 2156 and 18 U.S.C. § 49) five times in the last two decades, and this amendment signals to USDA that it should aggressively crack down on dogfighting and cockfighting, including in the U.S. territories.

Amendment #133 bars U.S. Interior Department funding for imports of sport-hunted elephant and lion trophies from Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. The amendment is sponsored by Reps. Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), and Ted Lieu (D-CA).

Each of these three amendments to H.R. 3055, are championed by Animal Wellness Action and the Animal Wellness Foundation, are advocating on Capitol Hill to ensure that animals have a voice in the U.S. Congress.

H.R. 3055 includes five FY 2020 spending bills: Commerce-Justice-Science, Agriculture-Rural Development-FDA, Interior-Environment, Military Construction-Veterans Affairs, and Transportation-Housing and Urban Development.

The Animal Wellness Foundation (Foundation) is a Los Angeles-based private charitable organization with a mission of helping animals by making veterinary care available to everyone with a pet, regardless of economic ability. We organize rescue efforts and medical services for dogs and cats in need and help homeless pets find a loving caregiver. We are advocates for getting veterinarians to the front lines of the animal welfare movement; promoting responsible pet ownership; and vaccinating animals against infectious diseases such as distemper. We also support policies that prevent animal cruelty and that alleviate suffering. We believe helping animals helps us all.

Animal Wellness Action (Action) is a Washington, D.C.-based 501(c)(4) organization with a mission of helping animals by promoting legal standards forbidding cruelty. We champion causes that alleviate the suffering of companion animals, farm animals, and wildlife. We advocate for policies to stop dogfighting and cockfighting and

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The Great Buddha Guinness World Record Certification of 168M

Taiwan Awareness Earth Association hold “The Great Buddha Guinness World Record Certification” in beautiful Hualian.

TAIWAN, TAIPEI, June 21, 2019 /EINPresswire.com/ — Taiwan Awareness Earth Association hold “The Great Buddha Guinness World Record Certification” in beautiful Hualian, with unique scenery of mountains and resonate with glittering water, and gathered winds, misty fog accompanied with mountains and the ocean, this is a perfect jewelry place. The Chairman says they designed this activity “The Great Buddha welcoming the first sun” during summer solstice. Through this activity─ “The Great Buddha adorned happily as gold” held in Hualian Huilan, allowing people to find peace in heart, and find themselves easily and happily between the mountains and the ocean

The head of Xu Yuwei of Hualien County said that Hualien has the most special terrain and diverse cultural atmosphere of the whole Taiwan. We sincerely welcome friends from all over the world to come to Hualien Huilan to participate in the Great Buddha Guinness World Record Certification ceremony. In the meantime taste the beauty of Hualien. Now the new county government team will continue to promote the development of culture, education, tourism and other aspects, so that the back of the Hualien strides forward, making Hualien a dazzling international city.

Mr. Hong Qizhen, a teacher of the Century Zen Master, is dedicated to the work of the Great Buddha of the Century, the creator of the largest painting of Guinness World Record, calmly telling that to reconcile with all the disturb in the society, why not get close to the Great Buddha. "Where is the Buddha, where is the happiness", at the foot of the Buddha, everywhere is a place to meditate, and there is always the most beautiful right-now. This art work draws a pace of tranquil in the heart on the canvas of conflict environment.

The former president of the Uni-President Enterprises Corporation Lin Cangsheng said, "The Great Buddha of the Century, the Great Reconciliation", and lead many people to contemplate with quantum mechanical effects, making good use of the compassion of the Buddha, and combine the tourism industry, culture, art, etc. to find a peaceful space in the chaotic world. Let everyone be more charitable, tolerant, stay away from disputes, and find real happiness in the heart. In addition to combining the elements of Hualien in the local area, this event also attracted more people to experience the artistic Zen, and came to Hualien to see the meditation of the Buddha's art.

One of the organizers, the Chairman of TLDC, Qiu Fusheng said that on June 21st, there were a series of important activities including: "The Great Buddha Guinness World Record Certification”, “the opening of Wu Bao-chun Bakery” and “the first sail of Lanque”…etc. No matter how much dispute in the outside world, by going through the great reconciliation of the century, and the cooperation between the officials and the academic field, which truly reveal the concept of “respect, reconciliation and acceptance” multi-faceted and loving peace.

The participating public can also enjoy the rare opportunities such as getting close to the blessings of the Great Buddha and the Lama practice. People are able to experience the freedom and happiness under the positive power of the Great Buddha, and feel the righteousness of the sky, the earth, and the people with eyes closed. And experience the blessings of the Great Buddha everywhere. It can let the body fully relaxed and give the body, mind and soul a rare and pure space.

Passing through the bustling glory, have been seeing all the chaos. On the summer solstice of June 21, take your slow pace, and tranquilize your heart. You can visit "New heavenly Paradise" in Hualien Huilan bay and have fun together with everyone. "The Great Buddha Guinness World Record Certification "reconciles all the living beings and help them find themselves to do what they love with positive energy.，

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Elk in the wildlife corridors

Two organizational partners in wildlife protection advance toward a resolution calling for the Protection of Wildlife Corridors.

THORNTON, CO, U.S., June 20, 2019 /EINPresswire.com/ — On May 23, 2019, the Native American Fish and Wildlife Society (NAFWS), in partnership with the National Wildlife Federation, made a milestone commitment to protect habitat connectivity by passing the “Protection of Wildlife Corridors Resolution” at the society’s national conference in Chandler, Arizona.

Tribal lands and waters provide vital habitat for hundreds of wildlife species, many of which move considerable distances to meet their daily, seasonal and ecological needs. These movements often span several jurisdictional boundaries, including tribal, public and private lands. Fragmentation such as roads, fences, development and other barriers continue to make it increasingly difficult for wildlife to migrate and move safely across large landscapes. The passage of this resolution integrates wildlife management strategies across the larger intertribal landscape while establishing a framework for advancing on-the-ground and cross-jurisdictional efforts to protect migration corridors and iconic wildlife species.

“For years, tribal voices have been stifled and excluded from major conservation initiatives and decisions. Now is the time for tribal voices to be heard in order to protect the future of wildlife on our lands and beyond,” said Elveda Martinez, President of the Native American Fish and Wildlife Society and a member of the Walker River Paiute Tribe of Nevada. “This resolution is the first step in affirming our commitment to advocate for the protection of habitat connectivity, preserve ecological diversity and represent our people across the country.”

The resolution comes on the heels of the introduction of U.S. Senator Tom Udall and Rep. Don Beyer’s bipartisan Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act of 2019 which aims to reverse the tide of habitat loss and fragmentation for America’s fish, wildlife and plant species. Among other aspects, it includes a grant program to fund conservation projects on state and tribal lands to encourage wildlife connectivity. Tribal leaders were crucial in crafting that legislation and have been very engaged with the U.S. Forest Service as it drafts new land management plans for the Upper Rio Grande region of Colorado and New Mexico.

This collaboration is in stark contrast to how the tribes were treated in 2018 when then-Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke issued the landmark Secretarial Order 3362 to protect big game migration corridors in the West. In doing so, he completely excluded tribes from strategic planning and conservation efforts. The NAFWS and National Wildlife Federation now call on Interior Secretary David Bernhardt to revise Secretarial Order 3362 to be inclusive of the nation’s federally-recognized tribes and to further prioritize tribal collaboration in protecting and managing habitat connectivity and wildlife corridors.

“The wildlife corridors resolution passed by the Society calls for tribal leaders to get seats at the table that they’ve been denied for far too long,” said Garrit Voggesser, director of the Tribal Partnerships Program at National Wildlife Federation. “It promotes collaboration among tribal, state and federal natural resource managers to protect habitat connectivity and wildlife corridors to ensure thriving ecosystems for generations to come.”

The NAFWS, a non-profit organization provides conferences, youth education, and training for tribal conservation law officers. The organization’s mission is to assist Native American and Alaska Native Tribes with the conservation, protection, and enhancement of their fish and wildlife resources.

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