VIVA! EMAIL NEWS ALERT: APRIL 2006



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In This Viva!City: Save Jake the Easter Duckling!

March and Rally to Stop Live Calf Exports
Confined to a Crate

Viva!USA Duck Victory!

Back on the Road: The Incredible Veggie
Roadshows!

Speak Welsh? / Siarad Cymraeg?

Help Save Harriet the Pet Cow

Get Involved: Local Events

Your Viva!City





Save Jake the Easter Duckling!

Viva! has just launched Jake's Story
<http://www.viva.org.uk/campaigns/ducks/jake.html> , a heart-breaking
short online film, telling the story of one little duckling's short life
on a factory farm.



Jake is from the same family of ducks you would see down on your local
pond, but the only water this little bird will ever see is in his
drinker. His feathers are dirty and his eyes are encrusted with dirt
because he can't clean himself properly. He will never know the freedom
of an open river, nor feel the sun on his back. Jake will never know the
love of his mother, and will die a frightening and barbaric death at
just seven weeks old. But it doesn't have to be this way.



Watch Jake's Story <http://www.viva.org.uk/campaigns/ducks/jake.html>
and then send our special e-card to everyone you know to help save Jake
- and millions of other birds just like him - this Easter!





March and Rally to Stop Live Calf Exports
Saturday 6th May 2006, Dover

Despite huge public opposition, Britain's unwanted male dairy calves
will soon be shipped long distances to suffer in Continental veal
crates. We must act now to stop it!

Join the demonstration in Dover on May 6th to voice your disgust.

Meet: Dover seafront, near the bus shelter/toilets

Time: Assemble at 11am, speakers at 12 noon and a march at 1pm

Transport is available from these areas:

West Midlands - contact wmids_animalaction@...
London - contact info@...
Brighton - contact Sue Dickens on 01273 885750
Bristol - contact warninfo@...
Lancashire - contact Lorraine Holden 01772 732861

Help promote the demo in your area by distributing our flyer (pdf
<http://www.viva.org.uk/images/home/doverfront_16mar.pdf> ). Order from
campaigns@...



Confined to a Crate

While the majority of British consumers are fervently against live
exports, most are completely unaware that their dairy habit is what
fuels it. All of the calves exported to Continental veal crates are male
cast-offs from dairy farms, unable to produce milk and too scrawny for
beef. Our new Confined to a Crate leaflet (left) urges people to take
direct action to stop live exports - by going vegan! It's available free
of charge and is suitable for stalls, demos, door-dropping or displaying
in local shops or libraries. We also have a matching A2 poster
available. Contact campaigns@...


Viva!USA Duck Victory!


Good news from the States: Viva!USA has persuaded the chain Pier 1 to no
longer use feathers in pillows and only use fibre-fillings!



It took less than two years to get Pier 1 to stop using duck feathers in
their pillows. Viva!USA initially contacted Pier 1 after they learned
that the feathers they used in their pillows came from Maple Leaf Farms
- a duck factory farm Viva!USA investigated. While Pier 1 holds that
this move was a strictly a "strategic business decision," Viva!USA knows
that only after heavy campaigning by activists did Pier 1 state that
they would look into alternatives.




Back on the Road: The Incredible Veggie Roadshows!


They say all good things have to come to an end - but, really, why
should they?! Last year's Incredible Veggie Roadshows were such a - dare
I say it - incredible success that we thought we should bring some of
that veggie magic to brighten up 2006! This year the Viva! gang will be
rolling into York <http://www.viva.org.uk/york> , Swansea
<http://www.viva.org.uk/swansea> , Bath <http://www.viva.org.uk/bath>
and Norwich <http://www.viva.org.uk/norwich> . Click on the links to
find out more about each event. If you live locally and think you could
help out on the day, please contact angie@...



Speak Welsh? / Siarad Cymraeg?

Increasingly, Viva! is being approached by media in Wales looking to
talk to Welsh speakers about animal and veggie issues. If you speak
Welsh and would like to do your bit for the animals we would love to
hear from you! Contact campaigns@...





Help Save Harriet the Pet Cow



Please send an urgent email to Margaret Beckett asking her to spare
Harriet, an eight year old pet Jersey cow in Gloucestershire, who DEFRA
plans to slaughter because she was once on a farm with a cow who
contracted BSE. Tell Ms Beckett that Harriet is a family pet who will
never enter the food chain and therefore poses no risk to anyone and
urge her to overturn Harriet's death sentence. Email:
secretaryofstate@...



Get Involved: Local Events



London: Veggie burger giveaway! Saturday 29th April, meet 12 noon
outside McDonald's, Mare Street, Hackney. More info from:
http://www.vegancampaigns.org.uk <http://www.vegancampaigns.org.uk/> .



The Annual General Meeting of Quaker Concern for Animals. Saturday 13th
May. From Noon. Friends' House, Euston Road, London. Viva!'s campaigns
manager, Toni Vernelli, will be among the speakers. Contact
mhussenbux@... or 0151 677 7680 for more information.



Turn London Vegan! The team at London 21 Sustainability Network are keen
to promote a vegan diet as a way of ensuring a sustainable future for us
all. They are organising events in June and would like help and input
from veggies and vegans in London. Can you help? Contact Christopher
Harris, Lucy Glover or Jagdeesh Singh on 0208 9684602 or
info@...



Bedford: March and Rally Against Bedford Aquarium. Saturday 13th May,
Bedford. Help fight the planned construction of the NIRAH Project (UK's
largest aquarium). For more info:
http://www.bedfordanimalaction.bravehost.com
<http://www.bedfordanimalaction.bravehost.com/>





Your Viva!City



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which means that we have to send the same email to everyone. From time
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them. What we'd like to do is compile email lists separated into
different regions so that if we do have something we'd like to tell
people in Scotland or Yorkshire about, we can send them the information
without bothering anyone else.



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