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We need more than thoughts and prayers from our elected leaders to end gun violence in our communities. That's why we're demanding action, and we want you to join us.

Right now, no matter where you live, there are many ways you can take action with Everytown for Gun Safety and our local Moms Demand Action volunteer chapters in all 50 states and D.C.

Take action now and join the movement to end gun violence.

Two life-saving pieces of gun safety legislation will get a vote in the House this week!

Together, H.R. 8 and H.R. 1446 bills will require background checks on all gun sales and address the Charleston loophole, closing gaps in federal law that create an extreme safety risk to everyone in the United States.

Tell your U.S. representative today: Vote YES on H.R. 8 and H.R. 1446.

Our nation's background check system has been put under unprecedented strain during the COVID-19 pandemic, making the need for these bills to become law even more pressing.

• H.R. 8 will require background checks on all gun sales.

• H.R. 1446 will address the Charleston loophole, named so because the Mother Emanuel AME Church shooter exploited it to acquire his firearm. It allows gun sales to proceed without a completed background check if three business days have passed; just last year, thousands of guns were sold to prohibited purchasers because of it.

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We Need Background Checks Now. Tell Your U.S. Rep: Introduce and Pass H.R. 8.

Every day in America, more than 100 people die from gun violence, and over 230 more are wounded. But the only action many politicians have taken in response to this crisis is offering their thoughts and prayers.

Our elected leaders owe us more than thoughts and prayers to prevent gun deaths; they owe us action on lifesaving legislation like H.R. 8, a bill to require background checks on all gun sales. Tell your U.S. Representative: Introduce and pass H.R. 8 immediately.

Our gun violence crisis has only gotten worse during the COVID pandemic, and it's crucial that we close the loopholes that enable guns to fall into the wrong hands.

To ensure the House takes up critical gun safety legislation soon, we urgently need you to tell your U.S. Rep and House leadership to introduce H.R. 8.

Tell your U.S. Representative to introduce and pass H.R. 8 now.

We need more than thoughts and prayers from our members of Congress. We need action.

With President Biden in office, our movement has a strong partner in the White House after four long years—and momentum for strong gun safety laws is already building.

This week, the House of Representatives introduced H.R. 8—a bill that requires background checks on all gun sales. In the coming weeks, we must do everything we can to ensure that life-saving background check legislation advances through Congress and arrives on President Biden's desk ready to be signed into law.

Getting background checks signed into law will require the full power of our grassroots movement. Since the introduction of H.R. 8 this week, we have already made more than 15,000 constituent calls to members of Congress, but with the House voting on it next week, we can't let up now.

With your support, we will continue to call on lawmakers to pass common-sense gun safety measures like background checks on all gun sales and do whatever it takes to end gun violence. Make an urgent contribution to Everytown today.

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For decades, the NRA has peddled the far-right's dangerous conspiracy theories, spread fear to sell more guns, fought life-saving gun safety measures at every turn, and promoted dangerous gun bills at the state and federal level.

But recently, the NRA declared a financial status that matches its longstanding moral status: bankrupt.

The NRA has done everything in its power to stand in the way of common-sense gun safety laws that would save lives. Its bankruptcy announcement is a desperate attempt to avoid accountability for years of alleged fraud and illegal self dealing. But while the NRA's legal, financial, and political woes have only grown over the past year, the NRA continues to spread fear to sell more guns and promote dangerous gun bills across the country.

The NRA remains a vocal opponent of common-sense gun safety measures in Congress and in statehouses around the country. With the recent rise of armed extremism, we must be ready to continue to hold the NRA accountable and defeat its dangerous agenda.

For decades, the NRA has peddled the far-right's dangerous conspiracy theories, spread fear to sell more guns, and fought life-saving gun safety measures at every turn. But this year, we have the best opportunity in a generation to defeat the NRA's dangerous agenda and pass life-saving gun laws.

With the NRA and its extremist allies continuing to pursue their dangerous "guns everywhere" agenda, your sustained support will be a huge advantage for our movement and one we will need to meet this moment.

Holding the NRA accountable and defeating its dangerous agenda will require a steady, predictable source of support.

Amanda Chase

From the Virginia Tech massacre in 2007, to the Virginia Beach shooting in 2019, to the daily gun violence in our Commonwealth, we have been hit hard by gun violence in recent decades.

And every death is painfully hard to take.

But in the last few years, Virginia has made significant progress on gun violence prevention -- by expanding background checks, implementing an Extreme Risk law, and enhancing protections for domestic violence survivors.

That’s why it’s so frustrating that Amanda Chase -- the frontrunner for the GOP nomination for Governor -- wants to eliminate all the protections we fought so hard to implement.

For the safety of our children and families, we can’t let her anywhere near the Governor’s Office. So today I’m asking you to step up and make a contribution of any amount to our campaign to help us fight back.

Terry McAuliffe 's position couldn’t be further from Chase’s. Terry McAuliffe fought a Republican legislature to pass the first meaningful gun violence prevention laws in decades, and Terry McAuliffe proposed banning the sale of assault weapons. Terry McAuliffe wants to strengthen the laws we already have in place, not erase them.

On the other hand, Amanda Chase wants to turn our Commonwealth into a warzone with fewer safety restrictions and more guns on our streets and in our neighborhoods.

It’s sickening.

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The Following topics are shown at Sunset TV on this week's Animal & Wildlife Report Show!

Tune into the Animal & Wildlife Life Report on Sunset TV every Thursday beginning at 1PM EST

• Smithfield Foods’ Truck Accidents: Pigs Pay the Price PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals)

• Be a Sweater They Said PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals)

• 158 Billion Reasons Why Experimenting on Animals Must End PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals)

• Pandemics and Animal Welfare: Stop Deadly Fur | FOUR PAWS | www.four-paws.org FOUR PAWS International

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• Chinchillas With Pus-Filled Eyes, Exposed Bones Suffer at Breeding Mill PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals)

• Experimenting on Animals Is Bad Science PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals)

• Mice Paralyzed in Spinal Cord Crush Experiment PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals)

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• You’ll Never Eat Fish Again In 60 Seconds PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals)

• The Miserable Life of Bear Cubs at Cherokee Bear Zoo PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals)

• When Disaster Strikes, You’ll Be Glad You Watched This Video PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals)

• University of Washington Official Lies About Covid Research PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals)

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Animal & Wildlife in COVID Relief Bill

The $1.9 trillion COVID relief package passed by Congress on March 10 includes provisions for animals, according to the Humane Society for the United States (HSUS). Certain outlines within the bill improve surveillance and trade protections for animals.

President Biden is expected to sign the bill once it lands on his desk.

According to HSUS, these are the specific animal welfare-related activities included in the bill:

• $300 million for the U.S. Department of Agriculture monitoring and surveillance of animals susceptible to the virus.

• $95 million for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for activities to proactively prevent pandemic spread by wildlife and crackdown on wildlife trafficking, including endangered and at-risk species.

• Of this, $20 million would go toward wildlife inspections, interdictions, and investigations, as well as related activities to address wildlife trafficking;

• $30 million would be allocated for the care of captive species listed under the Endangered Species Act, rescued and confiscated wildlife, and federal trust species living in facilities that have lost revenue due to the pandemic;

• $45 million would go toward strengthening early detection, rapid response, and science-based management for wildlife disease outbreaks before they become pandemics, and expand capacity for early detection of zoonotic diseases that might jump the species barrier in the United States.

• $10 million for the State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development for certain COVID-19 prevention, preparation, and response activities, including vaccinations, economic and food security stabilization, and disaster relief. These activities can also include zoonotic disease monitoring and surveillance. Congress is now considering the Preventing Future Pandemics Act (H.R. 151/ S. 37) (H.R. 151/ S. 37) which would bolster similar USAID and State Department programs to address the threats and causes of zoonotic disease outbreaks.

“The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 is primarily designed to provide relief to the American people, protect them from further risks of infection, and prevent additional suffering, death, and economic losses stemming from the pandemic. We are excited that members of Congress, at our urging, also acknowledged the close link between public health and animal welfare by allocating millions of dollars to properly regulate or restrict businesses and trades that exploit animals most susceptible to contracting and spreading diseases. This includes the wildlife trade, in which millions of wild animals, including endangered and at-risk species, suffer every year, and mink fur farms. Since the onset of the pandemic last year, nearly 20 million mink have been gassed to death globally on infected fur farms,” Kitty Block and Sara Amundson wrote in their blog on the relief package.

Sign this petition calling for an end to fur farms in the United States.

Big Cats

"Tiger King" brought the cruel realities of big cat exploitation to the public eye. Behind the drama of the show, big cats were treated like unfeeling property and forced to interact with the public. The owners of big cats often do not provide proper veterinary care, nutrition, housing or behavioral enrichment. They then go on to breed more animals who continue this vicious cycle, while the ones who’ve grown too large for customer encounters are discarded, often sold as pets. The Big Cat Public Safety Act will stop this.

The Big Cat Public Safety Act (H.R. 263) will prohibit physical contact between big cats of any age and the public and will ban the possession of these animals as pets. Lions, tigers and other big cats deserve better than small cages and empty lives. They're meant to roam in the wild, free to live their natural lives. These animals are not entertainers for the public, nor are they companion animals suited to life as pets.

Will you take action for these animals, who so desperately need this legislation to be passed?Take Action

Another Horse Dies At Santa Anita Race Track, The 11th Since Late December - a Brakkton Booker Post and Article...

Horses run in the fourth race at Santa Anita Park in front of empty stands, Saturday, March 14 in Arcadia, Calif. Racing at the facility has been suspended since March 27 because of the coronavirus.

The racehorse M C Hamster was injured during a three-furlong workout along the dirt track at Santa Anita Park this week, fracturing a front left ankle. She was later euthanized. In a vacuum, this would be a sad event.

But given the Arcadia, Calif., racetrack's recent history, the four-year-old filly's death becomes all the more appalling.

M C Hamster's death is the 11th horse fatality at the track since racing began in late December, according to the Associated Press. The news service also reports the injury happened on just the second day of training has been allowed at the track since last week because of rain. As NPR has reported there were at least 49 equine deaths at the prominent Southern California racetrack between July 2018 and June 2019. Of those the vast majority of them, 39, were disastrous breakdowns while training or in the midst of a race.

Messages left by NPR for Santa Anita officials were not immediately answered. An email and phone message left at Hansen Racing, which trained M C Hamster have not yet been returned.

Santa Anita has been closed for racing since March 27, following a directive from the Los Angeles County Public Health Department, citing the coronavirus. The facility was permitted to remain open for training if weather permitted, the Los Angeles Times reports. The paper also notes that M C Hamster's last race was a fifth-place finish at Turf Paradise in Arizona on Feb. 24. "Since that race, she worked twice at Turf Paradise and was moved to Santa Anita, where she worked four furlongs March 30 and had the second fastest time of 63 horses at that distance. On Wednesday, her time of 35.20 seconds was the fastest of 35 horses going three furlongs," the LA Times said.

The paper also said track officials are scheduled to meet with the local Health Department over the weekend to see about reopening the track for racing, but without fans.

The L.A. District Attorney's office in December issued a 17-page report on the horse deaths at Santa Anita. It made dozens of recommendations to improve safety at the track and to identify preexisting conditions in racehorses.

But ultimately the D.A.'s office found no wrongdoing on the part track officials.

"After a thorough investigation and review of the evidence, the District Attorney's Task Force did not find evidence of criminal animal cruelty or unlawful conduct relating to the equine fatalities at Santa Anita Park," the report.

The Great Farm Sanctuary Tour

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Black Bean Tempeh Nachos With Cashew Cheese, Pizza Bites, Horchata are the Recipe's of the Week!

Zucchini Pizza Bites

Ingredients

• 2 medium zucchini

• 1/2 cup unsweetened pizza sauce

• 1 cup vegan mozzarella cheese shredded

• olives, sliced

• cilantro leaves

• edible flowers

• sweet peas

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 450°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.

2. Slice zucchini 1/4” thick and arrange on prepared baking sheet.

3. Place in the oven for 5 min while you preparing toppings.

4. Top zucchini slices with pizza sauce, cheese and your favorite pizza toppings.

5. Bake 5 min.

6. Arrange on the platter.

7. Experience pure joy!

Lena Ropp is a Founder of Pure Vegan Food, a health & wellness brand that advocates nourishment for the mind, body and soul by living life at the highest vibrations. Lena is a Plant-Based Chef, Recipe Developer, Food Stylist, Healthy Living Educator, Author and Social media influencer based in Encinitas, California. She nspires her 250K+ followers on @pureveganfood through the art of food since 2014. Lena creates daily delicious, high vibe plant-based meals & desserts by using the purest, wholesome ingredients and passionate about spreading awareness for the beauty of a plant-based lifestyle. Chef Lena was featured in The Huffington Post as one of the “17 Vegan Instagram Accounts You Should Definitely Be Following”.

Black Bean Tempeh Nachos With Cashew Cheese

Black Bean Tempeh Nachos With Cashew Cheese

Serves 4 - Cooking Time 10 Minutes

Ingredients Cashew Cheese

• 3/4 cup raw cashews, soaked from 1 hour to overnight and drained

• 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast

• 1 tablespoon tapioca starch or tapioca flour (they are the same thing)

• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder

• 1 tablespoon lemon juice

• 1/2 cup water

Tempeh Nachos:

• 10 to 18 ounces tortilla chips

• 1 15-ounce can black beans, drained and rinsed

• 1/2 cup diced red onion

• 1 Roma tomato, diced small

• 8 ounces tempeh, diced very small

• 1 hot chili pepper, sliced thin crosswise

• 2 tablespoons raw shelled hempseed

• 1 avocado

• Juice from one lime

Preparation Cashew Cheese:

1. Add all the cheese ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth. Transfer this blended mixture into a small saucepan. Cook on medium heat and stir until the sauce thickens a bit. It will take about 5 to 10 minutes. Take off the heat to cool slightly.

To assemble the nachos:

1. Lay all the chips on a platter. Sprinkle black beans over the chips. Dot with cashew cheese. Sprinkle the red onion, tomato, tempeh, chili pepper, and hempseed all over the top.

2. Dice the avocado and dredge in lime juice. Sprinkle diced avocado over the nachos.

High Protein Vegan, Ginny McMeans, Nuts, grains, vegetables, fruits, and seeds all provide healthy fuel for the body, and in combination they make complete protein powerhouses that easily deliver this essential nutrient. Whether it is Multi- Layered Avocado Toast for breakfast, Acadian Black Beans and Rice for dinner, or No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies to satisfy a sweet tooth, blogger and recipe developer Ginny Kay McMeans has a protein-packed option for everyone. The High-Protein Vegan Cookbook highlights the ins- and- outs of vegan protein, including how to build muscle and lose weight, the best foods to eat to achieve a strong, healthy body, and recipes for DIY seitan. With more than 125 protein-rich, plant-based recipes, McMeans proves that vegans don’t have to skimp on this important nutrient. Reproduced by permission of the Countryman Press. All rights reserved.

Horchata

Serves 8 - Cooking Time 20 Minutes Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups long-grain white rice, uncooked

• 2 whole cinnamon sticks

• 6 cups water, divided

• 3 cups unsweetened almond milk

• 3-4 tablespoons cane sugar

• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Preparation

1. First, wash and drain your rice. Add it to a large bowl with the cinnamon sticks and 4 cups of boiling water. Let the water cool to room temperature, then cover the bowl and transfer it to your fridge for at least 5-6 hours, but preferably overnight.

2. Add your almond milk and cane sugar to a small saucepan. Bring it to a low boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 20-30 minutes, or until the liquid is reduced by about half. Let it cool, then cover and store it in your fridge until you are ready to use it.

3. When the rice is ready, remove both cinnamon sticks. Add the rice and water to your blender and mix on medium until smooth, about 3-5 minutes. You may have to blend in 2 separate batches depending on the size of your blender. Note: you have a few options for blending the cinnamon. You can blend the whole cinnamon sticks with the rice and strain the pieces out, add in ½ tsp of powdered cinnamon, or leave both out. It all depends on your personal preference!

4. Once smooth, pour the rice mixture in batches through a very fine mesh strainer or cheesecloth into a large bowl. Squeeze or press down with a spoon to pass as much liquid through as you can.

5. Pour it through the strainer or cheesecloth at least once or twice more (to catch any extra grainy bits). Continue this process until all the rice water has been transferred to your bowl.

6. Mix in the rest of the water, reduced almond milk, and vanilla. Taste and adjust the sweetener if you want. If you prefer a thinner consistency, add in more water.

7. If you prefer it creamier, add in fresh almond milk.

8. Transfer to a large jar or pitcher for storage. Serve your horchata chilled on ice with a sprinkle of cinnamon on top. Enjoy!

Mitch and Justine Chapman, At Broke Bank Vegan, you'll find Mexican food made cheap, easy, and delicious. As residents of Mexico, we re-create authentic meals with a vegan twist. Our nursing backgrounds showed us the limitations of promoting health through diet within a hospital setting. Recognizing many diseases are food-related, we are motivated to develop nutritious plant-based recipes you'll want to make over-and-over again!

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• Stop Wildlife Crime

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