FW: Action Alert: High School Curriculum to Include Chicken Slaughter

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Every vegetarian saves more than 100 animals a year from abuse by the meat industry.aldfactSubject: Action Alert: High School Curriculum to Include Chicken SlaughterWed, 9 Jul 2008 06:00:00 -0700Having trouble viewing this email? Read it on our website or forward it to a friend by clicking this link: http://www.aldf.org/actionline/details.php?id=378Action Alert High School Curriculum to Include Chicken Slaughter? (Ontario County, NY) Due to vocal supporters of the high school抯 previously banned hands-on chicken slaughter project, the Canadaigua Academy is now considering reversing its earlier decision to eliminate the project. The project, which had been part of the school抯 curriculum for the last 3 years, was canceled earlier this spring following a public outpouring of objections. The ecology class project had students raising chicks in pens and ultimately slaughtering, plucking, gutting, and barbecuing them. While the supervising teacher argued that the class serves to "educate people to the true cost of today抯 diet," the inherent violence of the meat industry does not justify its reenactment in our classrooms. ACTION:Since the Academy and School Board seem to be influenced by public opinion, please weigh in and let them know the world is watching. Polite letters may be sent to the addresses below, encouraging Principal Erdle and the School Board to follow through with their previous decision to cancel the project, thereby demanding compassion in their classrooms and adhering to their high standards. Lynne Erdle, PrincipalCanandaigua Academy215 Granger StreetCanandaigua, NY 14424 Tarry Shipley, School Board PresidentJeanie Grimm, School Board Vice-PresidentCanandaigua City School District143 North Pearl StreetCanandaigua, NY 14424 Send your letters today! Letter Writing Tips can be found in the Resources section on our website. Visit our website for additional Actionline cases that need your attention! Support ALDF in our mission to win the case against cruelty. Donate today! Stay informed! Sign up for ALDF's eNewsletter. Animal Legal Defense Fund170 East Cotati Avenue, Cotati, CA 94931Phone: (707) 795-2533 • Fax: (707) 795-7280E-mail: info • Web: www.aldf.org