Does anyone give a crap about Endangered Species? [View All]

[Lorien]

I ask because of this:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...

DU can get worked up about Cindy Sheehan's arrest,what to call NOLA evacuees, PETA, A.N.S.W.E.R, and all kinds of other diverse issues, but endangered species-once a HUGE democratic issue-are now just additional victims of highly successful GOP memes ("protecting animals hurts families by taking away their jobs" "people come first" "if you care about animals then you don't care about people" etc.)They even fall through the cracks with various animal rights groups; shouldn't protection from extinction be a "right"? Must an animal be caged to receive attention?

Altering the Endangered species act will accelerate the largest mass extinction since the age of dinosaurs. Animals WILL suffer with habitat loss. The planet and every species on it will suffer-and many more will die-with the loss of biodiversity. Please, take action now! This IS a critical issue!