John, stop cold weather cruelty! View this email in a browser. [[link removed]] [[link removed]]John,

Winter is here and dogs are being left outside to freeze.
[[link removed]] Just weeks ago, a German Shepherd in New York named Zoe was left chained outside in the cold
with no food, no water, and only a plastic crate for shelter. Emaciated and distressed, Zoe chewed off her own leg.

This is animal cruelty, plain and simple — and it won’t be the only case this
winter. John, your urgent first membership gift now will
help us fight for justice for animals like Zoe who are neglected or abused
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Every year, the Animal Legal Defense Fund is contacted about neglect cases like
this — cases of animals being found chained up outside in freezing temperatures,
no food, water or warm shelter in sight. Many of them being found only after it
was too late — they’d already froze to death.

Your support means that we have the necessary resources in place to answer these
calls for help and ensure that abusers are held responsible.
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When a dog named Oscar was left outside in Baltimore in 20-degree weather, his
owner, Selvin Gnanakkan, claimed the dog died of old age. Funds from our donors helped us pay for forensic work that proved Oscar
suffered and died of hypothermia — a victim of criminal neglect. This crucial evidence was used to successfully prosecute Gnanakkan, including a
three-year ban on owning animals.

Your contribution now will allow us to work with local police and prosecutors to
get neglected and abused animals the justice they deserve
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crime.

FIGHT CRUELTY NOW
[[link removed]]When you make your first gift now, together we can protect innocent animals this
winter
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For the animals,

Stephen Wells
Executive DirectorP.S. Please help save animals from suffering in the cold.
[[link removed]] Your gift means better protections for animals, critical public awareness of
cold weather dangers, and the toughest penalties we can secure for those who
abuse animals. Thank you.



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