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Your calls and e-mails truly make a difference. Case in point: Snails who were the designated "janitors" of Brookstone's plastic boxes of filth, aka "Frog-O-Sheres," have been retired. We've just received word from an insider at Brookstone that snails will no longer be included in any Frog-O-Sphere shipments. Because of your hard work, countless snails will be spared life in the tiny, toxic tanks.

(Let's pause briefly for your pat on the back/cartwheel/victory lap around the office.)

OK. That's good work, and this victory is a step in the right direction for Brookstone, but we still need your help to free the frogs from these miserable, inadequate tanks. The company recently appointed a new CEO, Ronald Boire, so your voice is more important than ever. Please send a short, polite letter to him and ask that the company stop selling all live animals. Even if you've written to Brookstone before, write again to the new top dog.

Won't you help frogs live "hoppily ever after"? (My apologies, folks. I couldn't resist that one.)

Posted by Karin Bennett

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Pretenders frontwoman and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Chrissie Hynde never has a frog in her throat when it comes to speaking up for animals. So when she heard about Brookstone's sale of cruel Frog-O-Spheres, she immediately fired off a letter to Brookstone CEO Philip Roizin.

In her letter, Hynde writes, "Foot massagers and grill equipment can live quite happily in boxes; animals cannot. Brookstone should rely on sales of innovative and cruelty-free gadgets instead of profiting from animal suffering."

I hear you loud and clear, Chrissie—and hopefully Brookstone will too.

Do you want your voice heard? While we can't help you become a famous rock and roll star, we can help you raise your voice for animals! Use our form to send an e-mail to Brookstone urging the company to pull Frog-O-Spheres off of its shelves immediately.

Posted by Liz Graffeo

P.S. On second thought, maybe we can help you with the rock star part.

This week, we received a tip that Brookstone's district managers and vice presidents were gathering in the Manchester, New Hampshire, area, where their headquarters is based, for corporate meetings and store visits.

While they were going over new store layouts and new bonus packages for selling killing as many frogs as possible, our larger-than-life "frog" was following them wherever they went. Our frog wanted to remind them of the one thing that Brookstone executives have clearly left out of their training manuals: compassion.

We stood outside their headquarters …

We followed them on their tour of New Hampshire Brookstone stores …

We even followed them to the restaurant where they ate dinner!

We're not going to let Brookstone forget about the thousands of frogs who are dying on their store shelves, while shipped across the country, and in the homes of people who do not have the ability to care for them. Until Brookstone ends the sale of Frog-O-Spheres at its stores nationwide, it can consider our "frog" its permanent shadow.

Posted by Liz Graffeo