As many of you will know, the Irish government is drafting new legislation for the upcoming Irish animal welfare bill and this is going to be a very critical and crucial time for animals in Ireland. We have the opportunity to stop many heartbreaking acts of cruelty to animals, from homeless abandoned and abused dogs and cats seeking shelter on the cold wet streets to animals that are chained and confined in the circus, to greyhounds dieing in the Irish racing industry, barbaric bloodsports, cruel fur farming, painful and unscientific animal experiments and much more, the list is endless and much goes unnoticed but not if we can help it!

SPEAK UP AND RAISE YOUR VOICE

Never before have we issued such an important call for your support. Right now our volunteers are busy working day and night coordinating a peaceful rally that we are holding during World Animal Week to generate much needed support for the new animal welfare bill in Ireland. We need you to join us on the day and help hold signs and placards and show you care about animals.

Please join us.

When: Sunday, October 5th 2008

Time: 1.30pm Sharp

Where: Garden of Remembrance, Top of O’Connell Street, Dublin

Contact: John Carmody, Christina Lynch, Mary Cashin, Stephan Wymore or Shane Kiely 0876275579

Our peaceful and important rally will aim to do the following:

1. Raise awareness in the media and to the public about cruelty to animals

2. Call for stronger laws to protect animals

3. Bring people and groups who work with animals together

Year round Animal Rights Action Network supporters and volunteers are busy helping animals. Many often work up to 11/12 hours a day trying desperately to raise awareness of cruelty to animals and bring attention to the animals’ plight. We are also busy educating people and helping to stop animal abuse directly.

Please consider coming along to support our important event. Wherever it is you live in Ireland or outside, we simply ask that you please mark your diaries and set aside just one day to be in Dublin and take part in our peaceful rally, as we will not be organizing an event of this size for many more years. Please take this unique opportunity now to meet other kind, caring and compassionate people, show you care about animals and raise your voice against cruelty to animals. You don’t want to miss this opportunity.

We really do hope that we can count on you to be there with us for this important event. It simply won't be the same without your support and attendance. Thank you for everything that you do to help those with no voice, from us all here at,

Animal Rights Action Network
www.ARAN.ie

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