July 3, 2010 CNN to Air Hour-Long Special on Animal Rights By Nathan Runkle CroppedJaneVelez.jpg Jane Velez-Mitchell – a fierce force for animals – will dedicate an unprecedented full hour to animal rights this Monday on “Issues.” The special, titled “Jane's Fight for Animal Rights” will air on CNN's Headline News Network on July 5th at 7 p.m. Eastern time. Jane will be speaking with representatives from many major animal protection groups, such as the Humane Society of the United States, In Defense of Animals, Sea Shepherd, Farm Sanctuary and Mercy For Animals. The episode will feature MFA's Willet Dairy and Conklin Dairy Farms investigations, including interviews with Nathan Runkle and an MFA undercover investigator. Topics to be covered include: * The Gulf oil spill and its impact on animals * The Ohio ballot initiative and nationwide movement to give farmed animals basic legal protections * The fight against a monkey-breeding facility in Puerto Rico * Nevada's wild horse round-up Jane will also welcome special guests, Bob Barker, Pierce Brosnan and Jorja Fox of CSI. Enthusiastic viewer response in the past has enabled Jane to continue her animal rights coverage, and we all want fantastic ratings on this upcoming special. So, please tune in this Monday and ask all of your friends and family to do the same! If you TiVo or DVR the show and watch it within three days, the ratings still count! Your viewer comments also count, so click here to leave a comment right after the show, or even before the show to thank Jane for fighting the fight for animals. added by: EthicalVegan
