foie gras - support

[Guest guest]

Hi folks,

 

Thea, thanks for posting the email from Farm Sanctuary. I know Viva also

just recently reminded folks to write (in support) of the bill in their

e-newsletter.

 

Thea's commented about her concern that the " veggie community is becoming

divided over the foie gras legislation " . And Farm Sanctuary's reply

(below) hinted at this... It's nothing new. It happens at the national

level, it happens at the local level. People within organizations

disagree..

 

> " Please note that the BayGuardian is not actually opposed to the bill--

> the article you and others saw was an advertisement paid for by HFA.

> HFA and Friends of Animals are the ONLY two organizations opposing the

> bill.

 

I am not familiar with most of the groups who have come out for/against SB

1520, but I do know that not all groups have the same goals/agenda. Some

are organizations that openly promote veganism, like Viva! and Farm

Sanctuary, which have lots of materials and campaigns in this regard,

while others focus more on animal welfare/reform. While I am personally

more aligned and supportive of groups promoting veganism, I think there

are lots of areas where animal rights and animal welfare groups can and

should work together.

 

While the SB 1520 bill is not optimal, I agree, it is all we have, for

now. I respect and admire the folks and organizations who have helped get

the bill this far.

 

I wonder if maybe so many amendments wouldn't have been necessary if the

bill had more support at the beginning.

 

While not eating animals is an important first step to eliminating animal

suffering, the next step is making our voices heard for the animals.

 

How many of us wrote/called our legislators or travelled to Sacramento to

attend the hearings?

 

So I encourage you to write or call your legislators.

 

The animals don't have a voice or a vote, but we do.

 

More info on SB 1520:

http://www.vivausa.org/urgentactions/sb1520.html

 

Local Legislators:

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/yourleg.html

 

Cheers,

Tammy