Dear friend,

We are excited to invite you to join us in a special opportunity to support our work for animals.

It’s our first Art for Animal Wellness auction. It combines a live event in Maine with an opportunity for anyone, anywhere in the world, to peruse and bid on fine art with proceeds going to the Center for a Humane Economy, our sister organization to continue its advocacy for animals at home and abroad.

Starting now, you can visit the special Art for Animal Wellness site to review more than 24 pieces of fine art provided by artists in Maine. Then, place your bid. You’ll be notified if someone exceeds your bid so you have a chance to increase your own. At the end of the auction, winning bidders will be notified and plans made for delivery of your new piece of fine art.

The auction features work from such noted artists as Andrew Faulkner, Lavinia Haas, Neal Parent, Diana Ansley, and Rhonda Pearle. Like you, the featured artists are drawn to our cause, to assist and join our team. We hope this special opportunity will inspire us all on the quest to create a better, more humane world for all animals.

• Putting a stop to the mass killing of kangaroos in their native habitats to make athletic shoes
• Halting the most extreme forms of confinement on factory farms
• Ushering in a new era in new drug screening based on more effective and applicable human-biology-based methods and ending the era of using beagles and primates as test subjects
• Bringing an end to the use of lead ammunition in sport hunting, just as it ended in gasoline, paint, and pipes in other commercial uses in society
• And so many other campaigns for so many other animals at risk.

Join the auction online now! You can see all the works and take part by going here. Place your bids and watch your email to be made aware of any higher bids. The online auction will conclude upon the close of the special reception in Maine on Thursday, Sept. 19, at 5 p.m. ET.

Check with your accountant, but all or some of your winning bid may be tax deductible.

Enjoy art. Support animals. It’s a win-win we hope you’ll take advantage of. Thank you for your continued support!

For the animals,

Wayne Pacelle President Animal Wellness Action