Guest guest Posted August 8, 2003 Report Share Posted August 8, 2003 Monday 4 August 2003 > > "I hold today the same opinion as I held then. To my mind the life of a lamb > is no less precious than that of a human being. I should be unwilling to > take the life of a lamb for the sake of the human body. I hold that, the > more helpless the creature, the more entitled it is to protection by man > from the cruelty of man: MOHANDAS KARAMCHAND GANDHI ("An Autobiography, the > story of my experiments"), 1869-1948 > > Dear Campaigner, > > Today we are writing a pro-vegetarian letter to the local newspaper, > protesting against the cruel live exports of horses from Poland and asking > Barcelona to ban bullfighting. > > THREE LETTERS AS USUAL. > > 1. Your local newspaper (EVERYONE) > 2. The Polish Embassy in your country (or the Polish Government) (EVERYONE) > 3. Mayor of Barcelona (EVERYONE) > > Information (letters 1 and 2) courtesy of VIVA (http://www.viva.org.uk) and > (letter 3) WSPA (http://www.wspa.org.uk/index.php?page=645#) > > Thank you very much in advance for your work. > > Anyone wishing to be , then email me with "" as the > subject. > > Kind regards, > > Mark > > +++++LETTER ONE+++++ > > Please copy and paste the letter below (or your own letter) and send it to > the letters page of your local newspaper. > > To find your newspaper (and email address) , click on this webpage and enter > your City and Country on the left, then press Search Now: > http://www.thepaperboy.com > > ++sample letter++ > > Dear Editor of letters, > > Changing your diet means changing the world: we take poor countries' grain > to feed our cattle; we abuse the environment by felling rainforest to > provide for cattle grazing; meat causes cancer, heart disease, strokes and > obesity. Finally, factory farming causes huge suffering to animals. > > Yours sincerely, > > Name > Full address > Telephone number. > > +++++LETTER TWO+++++ > > VIVA's campaigning caused 70% of the live export of horses to collapse. > Let's finish the finish the 30%. > > Before sending the letter, find out the email address of the Polish Embassy > in your country. > http://www.embassyworld.com/embassy/poland1.htm (Courtesy of > http://www.embassyworld.com) > > If you do not have a Polish embassy, then send the letter to > cirinfo > > ++sample letter++ > > Dear Polish Embassy, > > Poland imprisons terrified horses for long journeys for meat consumption. > They suffer from dehydration and starvation and collapse on each other. > > "But for the sake of some little mouthful of flesh we deprive a soul of the > sun and light and of that proportion of life and time it had been born into > the world to enjoy": PLUTARCH > > Yours sincerely, > > Name and country > > +++++LETTER THREE+++++ > > An anti-bullfighting letter to the Mayor of Barcelona. > > Email: alcalde > > ++Sample Letter++ > > Dear Mr. Joan Clos, > > Animals, sentient beings, only kill each other out of instinct and for food. > Humans are the only species which take pleasure in breeding and tormenting > bulls. > > Anyone who enjoys harming one sensitive species (bull) can also enjoy > harming others, such as the human species. Many peaceful demonstrators have > been attacked at animal abusing places. This shows that the violence of the > hunters is indiscriminate. > > Please ban bullfighting. A ban will protect society from individuals > becoming desensitised and sick in the mind. Tourists would return. > > Yours sincerely, > > Name and country. > > 4) BOYCOTT LIST > > Worldwide Organisations/companies which do not seem to care about animal > welfare. > > 1.World Wildlife Fund (WWF) > -supports cruel animal testing in USA: Lobbies for the US Environmental > Protection Agency's (EPA) "endocrine disruption screening and testing > program" > -WWF (Canada) does not condemn the very cruel seal cull in Canada. > > 2. ADIDAS > -Kangaroo skins derived from tortured kangaroos. > Boycott ADIDAS-SALOMON Products to boycott: Boycott all brand designs shown > at the bottom of this webpage: > http://www.adidas-salomon.com/en/overview/welcome.asp > > 3. PROCTOR AND GAMBLE > -Cruel and unreliable tests on live species for new ingredients > Boycott all products listed in this webpage > http://www.pandgkills.com/boycott/index.html > > In the UK: > > 1.RSPB (UK) > -Lobbied for the Ruddy Duck to be exterminated from the UK. This will now go > ahead and will mean an agonizing death for these innocent birds. > > 2. Scottish Nature Heritage(UK): > -Lobbied for the cruel cull of hedgehogs. (May have stopped?) > > 5) GLOBAL CAMPAIGNS > > 1. Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty: http://www.shac.net > > 2. Stop Adidas torturing Kangaroos: > http://www.savethekangaroo.com/international/index.shtml > +++++ DIARY DATE: INTERNATIONAL DAY OF ACTION ON 30 AUGUST 2003 +++++ > > 3. Stop Proctor and Gamble cruel (+ useless) experiments: > http://www.uncaged.co.uk/pg.htm > > Campaigns/Diary dates in the UK: > > Courtesy of ARC NEWS/Veggies: http://www.veggies.org.uk/calendar.htm > > A vile guinea pig breeding farm in W.Midlands : http://www.guineapigs.org.uk > > 6) BOYCOTT COUNTRIES > > Some disagree with boycotting countries. It is a personal choice to boycott > a country. This issue will be discussed next week. > > Although all countries are cruel (e.g UK), there are 3 global boycotts. Do > not visit these countries: > > 1. SPAIN -bullfighting (and dog hanging) > 2. CANADA-seal cull > 3. S. AFRICA-canned lion. > > 7) Disclaimer: Nothing contained in this email is intended to encourage or > incite illegal acts. > > Please note: The information reproduced in the email is done so in good > faith on the understanding that the originators have checked the validity of > the content before posting. > > Any names, addresses, telephone numbers and faxes of companies/individuals > associated with cruelty to animals is given for the purpose of allowing you > to voice their concerns in a legal manner about a company's/individual's > association with animal cruelty/scientific fraud. > > When emailing, phoning or faxing a company/individual, please remain polite. > Rudeness is always counter-productive, tarnishes our name and our soul. > > _______________ > Use MSN Messenger to send music and pics to your friends > http://www.msn.co.uk/messenger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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