Farm Sanctuary Campaign Updates

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Tue, Jun 12, 2001, 3:56pm (EDT-3)

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CAMPAIGN UPDATES

 

Hello Kristina,

 

FARM SANCTUARY FARM ANIMAL DEFENSE CAMPAIGN UPDATES - SUMMER 2001

 

NO DOWNERS CAMPAIGN:

 

The Downed Animal Protection Act (S. 267 and H.R. 1421) has bee

re-introduced in Washington, DC, and we are now working to build the

list of cosponsors. The bill currently has over 96 cosponsors in the

House and 9 cosponsors in the U.S. Senate. For more information and to

see if your Representative and Senators have cosponsored this

legislation, please see www.nodowners.org.

 

ACTION: Write to your Congressional Representative and Senators and urge

them to cosponsor the Downed Animal Protection Act (H.R. 1421 in the

House and S. 267 in the Senate). If they have already cosponsored,

please thank them:

 

Senator _______________                

Congressman/woman______________

 

U.S. Senate                              

      U.S. House of Representatives

Washington, DC 20510                   Washington, DC

20515

 

FDA Petition:

 

Farm Sanctuary's petition to prohibit the slaughter of downed animals

for human food remains under consideration at the Food and Drug

Administration, and we are increasing our grass roots campaign to

generate awareness and letters to FDA to urge the Agency to grant our

petition. In addition to e-mail, phone, and US mail alerts, we have

placed ads in various publications.

 

ACTION: *Volunteers needed- We have postcards which can simply be signed

and sent into FDA, and we can send you these in quantity if you can get

them signed. It is important that the FDA receive input from as many

citizens as possible, and you can help bring this about. (To obtain

postcards, please e-mail campaign or call 607-292-3030

ext. 10.)

 

Please write to the Food and Drug Administration to urge them to grant

petition number 98P-0151/CP1 to ban the slaughter of downed animals for

human food, and help generate additional letters and postcards to FDA.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Dockets Management Branch

5630 Fishers Lane, Room 1061

Rockville, MD 20852

FAX: 301-827-6870

E-mail: FDADockets

 

NEW JERSEY CAMPAIGN TO OUTLAW CRUEL FARMING PRACTICES:

 

We continue urging the New Jersey Department of Agriculture to fulfill

its legislative mandate and to draft humane standards to prevent

inhumane factory farming practices in New Jersey. Besides receiving over

15,000 comments from concerned citizens, the Department is now beginning

to hear from New Jersey legislators. So far, 8 state Assembly members

and Senators have contacted the Department and urged it to draft

meaningful humane standards. We have met with various NJ media outlets

who are now beginning to air this issue publicly.

 

NJ Egg Factory Cruelty Case:

 

Last year, we succeeded in having ISE egg farm, the largest egg producer

in the state of New Jersey, convicted of cruelty to animals for

discarding two live hens in a trash can. However, in a shocking reversal

of the case, a superior court judge ruled there was not substantial

evidence to uphold the convictions. We are extremely disappointed with

this decision, but we are encouraged by some of the other findings made

in the appellate case. Most significantly, in response to ISE's

assertion that it and other factory farms are protected by the 'Right to

Farm Act' and therefore not liable to prosecution under the anti-cruelty

statute, the judge explicitly rejected ISE's argument.

 

ANTI-VEAL CAMPAIGN:

 

On Mother's Day, Farm Sanctuary coordinated a national anti-veal

educational effort, and worked with dozens of activists in 60 cities and

towns across the United States. In addition to educating people through

leafleting at public locations and in front of restaurants, the media

was contacted to help inform people about the inhumane treatment of veal

calves.

 

To date, 29 of New York City's most prestigious restaurants have signed

our anti-veal pledge. Some recent additions to the list include: Lutece,

Aureole, Luahn, Metrazur. New York City restaurants who continue to

serve crated, anemic veal, will be the target of educational leafleting

activities weekly throughout the summer months. This summer, we will

also undertake an anti-veal advertizing campaign in New York City.

 

We have obtained anti-veal pledges from 9 restaurants in our hometown of

Watkins Glen, NY - 7 agreed not to serve any veal while 2 agreed not to

serve veal from calves raised in crates and fed a diet which causes

anemia. Some restaurants in Watkins Glen continue to serve crated,

anemic veal, and we will stay in touch with these establishments, and

encourage them to reconsider their menu selections.

 

We have also started to contact airlines and other industries with a

large food service components to urge that they not serve veal. So far,

one airline, Frontier, has returned the pledge not to serve crated,

anemic veal.

 

ACTION: Contact restaurants and other establishments in your area, and

urge them not to serve veal. Order Farm Sanctuary's " NO VEAL " organizing

kit which includes color posters, flyers, and other materials to help

educate people about veal from campaign or call

607-292-3030 ext. 10.

 

Robyn Thunderchild, Farm Sanctuary Campaigns Coord

Robyn

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Kristina

 

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" In the long run it is the cumulative effect that matters. One can do

much. And one and one and one and one can move mountains. "

~ Joan Ward-Harris

 

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