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Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Today is squirrel appreciation day. Animal Advocates Mary Cummins in Los Angeles, California

Today is Squirrel Appreciation Day! Share these cute squirrel photos and ask your groups to "like" Animal Advocates so we can rescue more squirrels. Thanks!

Mary Cummins of Animal Advocates is a wildlife rehabilitator licensed by the California Department of Fish and Game and the USDA. Mary Cummins is also a licensed real estate appraiser in Los Angeles, California.


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Saturday, January 17, 2015

Banksy committed animal cruelty in pink elephant animal exhibit - Mary Cummins, Animal Advocates



Photo used fair use copyright to show use of illegal bull hook. Banksy, artist, exhibit, los angeles, california, 2006, usa, mary cummins, animal advocates, gallery, downtown, have trunk will travel, animal cruelty, animal abuse, paint, toxic, unsafe, england


I just watched the Banksy documentary "Exit through the gift shop." There is a scene in there where he painted an elephant for his exhibit. In the movie he said he painted her with "12 liters of children's face paint." That is an absolute lie. He used red poster paint meant for wood and paper only as the base paint. He then added gold metallic paint. That paint was meant to be used with a barrier product and only to be left on for three hours maximum. Banksy left the paint on the elephant for days. In fact he would not let the elephant lay down and sleep for days so she wouldn't mess up his paint job. 

These are photos I personally took at the exhibit in Los Angeles, California September 2006. Paint used on elephant. These are the brushes he used to paint the elephant. This is his box of supplies. Below are closer photos of the paint he used. 

Banksy, artist, exhibit, los angeles, california, 2006, usa, mary cummins, animal advocates, gallery, downtown, have trunk will travel, animal cruelty, animal abuse, paint, toxic, unsafe, england
Banksy, artist, exhibit, los angeles, california, 2006, usa, mary cummins, animal advocates, gallery, downtown, have trunk will travel, animal cruelty, animal abuse, paint, toxic, unsafe, england


Banksy, artist, exhibit, los angeles, california, 2006, usa, mary cummins, animal advocates, gallery, downtown, have trunk will travel, animal cruelty, animal abuse, paint, toxic, unsafe, england
Banksy, artist, exhibit, los angeles, california, 2006, usa, mary cummins, animal advocates, gallery, downtown, have trunk will travel, animal cruelty, animal abuse, paint, toxic, unsafe, england

Banksy, artist, exhibit, los angeles, california, 2006, usa, mary cummins, animal advocates, gallery, downtown, have trunk will travel, animal cruelty, animal abuse, paint, toxic, unsafe, england
Banksy, artist, exhibit, los angeles, california, 2006, usa, mary cummins, animal advocates, gallery, downtown, have trunk will travel, animal cruelty, animal abuse, paint, toxic, unsafe, england

Banksy, artist, exhibit, los angeles, california, 2006, usa, mary cummins, animal advocates, gallery, downtown, have trunk will travel, animal cruelty, animal abuse, paint, toxic, unsafe, england
Banksy, artist, exhibit, los angeles, california, 2006, usa, mary cummins, animal advocates, gallery, downtown, have trunk will travel, animal cruelty, animal abuse, paint, toxic, unsafe, england


September 15, 2006 Banksy had an art show in Los Angeles. He rented an elephant from "Have trunk will travel" for his exhibit. He painted this elephant bright red with gold stenciled markings. He painted her eye lids, ears, trunk, tail, belly and private parts. I received many complaints when animal lovers saw the elephant on the news for the VIP grand opening. I'm sure this animal cruelty was intentional guerilla marketing for his show. He did the same to farm animals, click here for story.

Banksy, artist, exhibit, los angeles, california, 2006, usa, mary cummins, animal advocates, gallery, downtown, have trunk will travel, animal cruelty, animal abuse, paint, toxic, unsafe, england
Banksy, artist, exhibit, los angeles, california, 2006, usa, mary cummins, animal advocates, gallery, downtown, have trunk will travel, animal cruelty, animal abuse, paint, toxic, unsafe, england


Elephant in 105 deg trailer
The next day I went down there to see for myself. I went through the Humane Academy and Police Academy to become a Humane Officer. The elephant's owner let me look at the elephant and the box of paints. I photographed the labels of the paints. It was red poster and wood only paint and Cinema Secrets gold metallic paint. The owner told me they weren't allowing the elephant to lay down so she wouldn't mess up her paint job. Every day they would still touch up her paint.

From a skin painting website. “Non-Toxic” does not mean “safe for skin.” Acrylic craft paints are not meant to be used on the skin – nor are watercolor markers or pencils. Just because the package says "non-toxic" does not mean that it is safe to put on skin. Many people are allergic to the non-FDA approved chemicals and colorants used in craft paints (such as nickel), and will break out in a rash from these paints. Watercolor markers (or "washable markers") do not remove from skin easily – it can take days to get the stain removed. The "washable" part of the name refers to fabric, not skin."

They go on to say not to use glitter paint on skin. That is why the gold paint was for professional use only by a makeup artist. It was to be applied over a barrier cream and not kept on longer than three hours, on humans, not animals. People have become very ill and even died from using regular  paint on their skin. They die from  nickel and silver poisoning from the paint besides allergic reactions and over heating. Photo of elephant with cracked toenail. 

Banksy, artist, exhibit, los angeles, california, 2006, usa, mary cummins, animal advocates, gallery, downtown, have trunk will travel, animal cruelty, animal abuse, paint, toxic, unsafe, england
Banksy, artist, exhibit, los angeles, california, 2006, usa, mary cummins, animal advocates, gallery, downtown, have trunk will travel, animal cruelty, animal abuse, paint, toxic, unsafe, england


I went home and wrote a report about the paint. I gave it to the GM of Animal Services. He verified the report then called the owner and told her she must remove the paint. It took two days but they finally removed the paint. The elephant was still in the exhibit but without her paint. A report was filed against the elephant owner to the USDA for allowing her to be painted with wood and paper paint. People contacted Banksy's management about his act of animal cruelty. He left the country and didn't respond. 

After washing paint off
Banksy, artist, exhibit, los angeles, california, 2006, usa, mary cummins, animal advocates, gallery, downtown, have trunk will travel, animal cruelty, animal abuse, paint, toxic, unsafe, england
Banksy, artist, exhibit, los angeles, california, 2006, usa, mary cummins, animal advocates, gallery, downtown, have trunk will travel, animal cruelty, animal abuse, paint, toxic, unsafe, england


Banksy, artist, exhibit, los angeles, california, 2006, usa, mary cummins, animal advocates, gallery, downtown, have trunk will travel, animal cruelty, animal abuse, paint, toxic, unsafe, england
Banksy, artist, exhibit, los angeles, california, 2006, usa, mary cummins, animal advocates, gallery, downtown, have trunk will travel, animal cruelty, animal abuse, paint, toxic, unsafe, england
Report filed by Bill Dyer of In Defense of Animals with the USDA.


Contact the Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Science at http://www.oscars.org and let them know that you don't think a film that includes animal cruelty should be up for an Academy Award. This documentary is nominated for an Academy award. People are saying they believe he will win. Here are some email addresses for you to send in a complaint. 

publicity@oscars.org,
tcurtis@ oscars.org,
pressphoto@oscars.org,
tmelidonian@oscars.org,
rmiller@oscars.org,
amaltz@oscars.org,
bdavis@oscars.org,
institutionalgrants@oscars.org,
zfriedlander@oscars.org,
mcompton@oscars.org,
sganis@oscars.org,
lwertin@oscars.org,
bhall@oscars.org,
lmerh@oscars.org,
mayala@oscars.org,
nkojen@oscars.org,
tthompson@oscars.org,
nicholl@oscar.org,
lunger@oscars.org,
ampas@oscars.org,
rhaberkamp@oscars.org

A few years ago "Have trunk will travel" had a problem with one of their other elephants.

"June 10, 2001: Spooked Circus Elephant Charges, Knocks Over Child at the Denver Zoo - Hope, an 18-year-old, 6,700-pound Asian elephant, was frightened by a falling water drum as she and a smaller elephant named Amigo were being washed. Startled, Hope slammed her trainer, Jim Williams, into a wall and knocked over Amigo. She then stepped over a 3-foot barrier and took off on a run. The child was knocked from her stroller as Hope came running down a path. The child's mother, who has not been identified, said she believes her daughter was hit by the elephant's trunk but is unsure if Hope also hit the stroller. The girl was treated at Children's Hospital for minor injuries and released, said Fire Department spokesman Randy Atkinson. Williams received cuts and bruises, a man sprained his ankle, and a woman suffered an asthma attack while running away from the elephant, Atkinson said. It took almost three hours to get Hope back into a pen. Amigo and Hope were brought to the Denver Zoo by Have Trunk Will Travel, owned by Gary and Kari Johnson of Southern California."

Here is "Have Trunk Will Travel," http://www.havetrunkwilltravel.com/

Back in 2003 Banksy painted some live farm animals in an exhibit called "Turf Wars." They became ill and had to leave the exhibit.http://gothamist.com/2003/07/21/banksys_turf_war.php Banksy stated he wanted to continue to show the exhibit. He's also painted rats and roaches in the past.

Below is Bill Dyer of In Defense of Animals legal complaint about the abuse of the elephant in the exhibit.

"I attended all three days of the Banksy art exhibit on Hunter Street, downtown L.A. (September 15, 16, 17).  There was a preview on Thursday, September 14th which I did not attend.  I don’t know if the painted elephant, Tai, was there that day or not.

On Friday when I arrived at noon there was a small crowd waiting in line.  The elephant was in an alley way next to a large warehouse.  Animal control officers were there as well as the exhibit’s own security which would not allow pictures to be taken of the elephant which was getting a touch-up paint job.  The elephant, as I understood, had been painted on Thursday by the artist, Banksy, himself.  The elephant had been rented from the company, “Have Trunk Will Travel” run by Mr. and Mrs. Gary Johnson, who were in attendance with their bull hooks.  At 2 PM the elephant was walked up on a ramp to the inside of the warehouse and into a living room setting.  His paint motif matched the living room’s wallpaper.  The elephant was behind a three-foot high picket fence, perhaps six feet from the audience.  A child could have easily knocked the fence over.  The elephant would stand in this setting for the next six hours.  It was hot in the warehouse and I saw no water inside the exhibit.

On Saturday, when I arrived before noon, Ed Boks, General Manager of the Department of Animal Services, was there in consultation with others in an attempt to find some means to prevent the elephant from being shown.  The public safety issue came up but it would take five days to evoke the permit and, by then, the exhibit would be closed.  Because of the Los Angeles Times’ front page photo of the elephant and the large story on the front page of the California section of the Times, a large crowd gathered.  At 2 PM the elephant was put into the living room setting for the next six hours.  Large crowds surrounded the exhibit with many camera flash bulbs popping.  The media turned out and the story was featured on television news reports that evening.

On Sunday, the crowd was very large.  It had been determined by animal control that the paint used on the elephant was harmful to skin and “Have Trunk” was ordered to wash all of the paint off of Tai.  Should she be painted again they would have to use child face paint instead.  The elephant arrived, washed, with a pink hue, and was put on exhibit again without the paint.  It was very hot inside the warehouse. 

It is my understanding that the Department of Animal Services will be revising the permit guidelines so that this will not be allowed to happen again.  (The permit was issued before Ed Boks became General Manager.) Most of the public couldn’t understand why the artist – so concerned about the conditions in this world - would use a live elephant instead of one of his own design.  Some people were in tears. 

The elephant issue up-staged the artists’ graffiti art but proved profitable for Banksy, which may have been the intent anyway.  All of his works sold.  One large piece went for $82,000. (Brad Pitt and his wife bought three pieces.) 

Bill Dyer, In Defense of Animals"

http://www.facebook.com/animaladvocatesusa


Mary Cummins of Animal Advocates is a wildlife rehabilitator licensed by the California Department of Fish and Game. Mary Cummins is also a licensed real estate appraiser in Los Angeles, California.
Mary Cummins of Animal Advocates is a wildlife rehabilitator licensed by the California Department of Fish and Game and the USDA. Mary Cummins is also a licensed real estate appraiser in Los Angeles, California.


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Animal Advocates legal disclaimer - Licensed Wildlife Rehabiliators in Los Angeles, California

We are licensed by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) customer number 22273, permit 93-C-0973. We have a 12 year perfect history of inspections since we first got out permit in 2003. We have never had a violation ever. We follow all guidelines of the Animal Welfare Act.

We are licensed by the California Department of Fish & Wildlife (used to be called Fish & Game). We have a perfect record and history. We are permitted to rehabilitate all small mammals including coyotes, bobcats, foxes, raccoons, opossums, all squirrels, skunks, small rodents and bats. We also can rehabilitate all non-protected birds. We have legal unreleasable educational animals. We were first approved for our license in 2003. Mary Cummins worked as a satellite for other rehabbers since 2001. We have never had a violation ever. We follow all guidelines of Fish & Wildlife.

We are a legal non-profit organization recognized by the IRS since 2002. We have never had a problem with our status or any violations ever. We follow all rules and regulations. We've never been audited. Here is our legal organization on Guidestar http://www.guidestar.org/organizations/48-1287089/animal-advocates.aspx

We are a legal California non-profit corporation originally filed in 2002. We have never had any violations ever. We have never been audited. We follow all rules and regulations. http://www.animaladvocates.us/animal_advocates_legal_corporation.jpg

It is against the law for us to show wildlife being rehabilitated for release back to the wild to the public. We can only show our educational unreleasable animals to the public. We cannot give tours or let people view our facilities. This is why we show photos and videos. NO ONE except USDA and Fish & Wildlife inspectors have ever been to our facilities since 2006 when we move to a new facility. We don't give out our physical addresses.

President of Animal Advocates Mary Cummins has a perfect history and has passed many Department of Justice background checks to have her many professional licenses (real estate appraiser, real estate broker, notary...), work with abused children, have a gun permit and go to the police academy, humane academy to become a Humane Officer. Mary Cummins has passed the strictest of all background checks to work with many high level government agencies. Cummins does not even have a speeding or parking ticket on her record.

A mentally ill, obsessed lady has been stalking us for the last few years. She has been stating completely false things about our founders and organization. If anyone ever says we have ever had a problem with our permits or the law, they are lying. We have a perfect record. We are working with authorities to have this person incarcerated.

Mary Cummins
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Mary Cummins of Animal Advocates is a wildlife rehabilitator licensed by the California Department of Fish and Game and the USDA. Mary Cummins is also a licensed real estate appraiser in Los Angeles, California.


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Thursday, January 8, 2015

Marcy Winograd files anti-SLAPP motion against Tawnis Pony Rides and Petting Zoo

Click to see current status of the case

http://www.lacourt.org/casesummary/ui/casesummary.aspx?sc123378

 "On Thursday, December 11, 2014, I filed my anti-SLAPP motion to dismiss a meritless lawsuit challenging my right to express my OPINION that tethering ponies, butt to nose, to a metal carousel, forcing them to walk in circles on concrete for 3.5 hours is abusive.
Santa Monica Main Street farmers market animal vendors Tawni Angel and Jason Nester are suing me, while they lobby the Santa Monica City Council to reverse its decision of September 9th. The Council voted to give preference to non-animal children’s activity vendors when the contract expires in May, 2015.
Nester and Angel repeatedly argue that because market managers and animal control officers insisted there was no animal abuse, I should have remained silent in what I and 1,450 other people viewed as cruel and abusive treatment that relegates animals to mere subjects over which humans have complete dominion. If the Plaintiffs’ denial of First Amendment rights was applied to historical events and our citizenry not allowed to challenge the word of a person with a title or uniform, we would never have outlawed or ended human slavery, denial of voting rights to women and people of color, sweatshops, and child labor. Instead, we would be a nation of good soldiers taking orders, ignoring or abandoning our moral compass.
To ponies, to alpacas, to animals everywhere who are tightly tethered or penned, unable to turn around or seek water on their own, their freedom severely restricted, I am fighting back — and not just for them or for me but for protesters everywhere who under the First Amendment have the right to speak out, to assemble, and to petition their government for redress of grievances.
Pony Rides DisputeCalifornia law protects against what are called Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation. SLAPPs are lawsuits filed to silence protesters by burdening them with the costs and stress of a lawsuit. To learn more, visit theCalifornia Anti-SLAPP Project.
Many thanks to my wonderful lawyer Jim Frieden who never stops, to my loving husband Buddy Gottlieb for his endless support, to my co-defendant Danielle Charney, to the ever-supportive Suzanne Robertson and husband Barry, to Santa Monica City Council Members Ted Winterer and Gleam Davis for their leadership on this issue, to those who submitted declarations and showed up, to those who signed my Move On petition calling for an end to institutional exploitation, and to those who quietly support me/us every step of the way as they roll up their sleeves and do the hard case work in the middle of the night.
Our Anti-SLAPP hearing is scheduled in Superior Court in Santa Monica on January 9th.
Click HERE to read my Declaration submitted to the court.
CLICK HERE to read Plaintiff Tawni Angel’s Declaration.
marcy-winograd-0-12CLICK HERE to read Marcy Winograd’s brief reply to the Plaintiff‘s opposition to Winograd’s Anti-SLAPP motion calling for dismissal of the case on First Amendment grounds.
CLICK HERE to read Marcy Winograd’s Reply Declaration to Tawni Angel.
You can sign my petition here to end animal cruelty at the Main Street Farmers Market in Santa Monica.
Marcy Winograd

http://www.laprogressive.com/pony-rides-dispute/


Mary Cummins of Animal Advocates is a wildlife rehabilitator licensed by the California Department of Fish and Game and the USDA. Mary Cummins is also a licensed real estate appraiser in Los Angeles, California.


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