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VIVA! EMAIL NEWS ALERT: September 2009
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Viva! 8 York Court, Wilder Street, Bristol BS2 8QH, UK Tel: +44 (0)117 944 1000 Email: info@... Web: www.viva.org.uk www.savethekangaroo.com www.timetogoveggie.com
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In this Viva! City:
Call
on Subway to end cruel slaughter methods Tell Tesco to go vegan! Cheltenham Veggie Show nearly here! Other Links and Events
Call on Subway to
end cruel slaughter methods
Animals killed in this manner have their throats cut whilst fully conscious; bleeding to death in terror and pain. The suffering and welfare implications of it are so extreme that the Government’s own welfare advisory body – the Farm Animal Welfare Council (FAWC) – have now twice asked for it to be banned.
Subway’s current policy also goes against the wishes of most British Muslims, as the majority of Halal meat sold in the UK comes from animals that have been stunned. Viva! is, of course, against the killing of any animal, but, in essence, there is no difference between Halal slaughter with pre-stunning and all other slaughter. There is no reason for Subway to be selling the meat from animals that have suffered so extremely.
Please use our pre-prepared email to contact Subway
today to voice your concern and objections. For more information and how to
get involved click here.
The tragedy of Marcus the sheep
We were horrified to hear that a primary school in Kent was sending a sheep to slaughter. Understandably, many of the children who had cared for Marcus were distraught. Refusing our calls to let Marcus live out his days on a sanctuary – and teach children a valuable lesson in compassion – the school sent him to the abattoir.
This sad case also raised important questions about what we tell our children. Whilst we firmly believe that they should know where their food comes from, this ‘Disneyfied’ example of farming did not represent the reality of life for farmed animals in the UK today.
Click here to read our statement that made the papers around the UK.
The hills are alive with veggies! Viva!’s annual Veggie Month in full swing
Once again, Viva! supporters have outdone themselves. September is the month that we aim to persuade the nation to go veggie, and Viva! supporters are proving themselves to be stars in droves!
Already there have been stalls across the country
and an army of door droppers have been taking our lifesaving message into
their neighbourhoods. However, it’s not too late to get involved! There
is still much to do, and that’s why we need you. Click here to find out the
fun and easy ways you can get involved – and start saving animals
today!
Tell Tesco to go vegan!
Juliet Gellatley of Viva! met with Tesco this summer to discuss their provision for vegans. Tesco stated that they are interested in trialling new vegan products but expressed concern that people are not asking them for lists of vegan foods or 'demanding' more vegan products. Whether you are vegan or not wouldn't it be wonderful to have major food outlets supplying more delicious vegan foods that help save animals and the planet!
Please write to their Customer Services NOW! They want to hear what you'd like them to stock, and/or what you'd like them to 'veganise'. Or you may want a list of the vegan foods they already stock.
You can contact them at:
Email:customer.service@... By phone: 0845 7225533, 8am to 11pm Monday to Friday, 9am to 8pm Saturday and 10am to 6pm Sunday
By Post Tesco Customer Service PO Box 73 Baird Avenue Dryburgh Industrial Estate Dundee DD1 9NF
Volunteers still needed
It’s a brilliant free family day out; there will be cookery demonstrations, talks, veggie stalls, competitions, cruelty-free fashion, beauty products, vegan food products, books, information and campaign news. And free nutritional advice will be available all day.
Find out more about it here. Business Friends
Ecotricity www.ecotricity.co.uk/viva Ecotricity is dedicated to building new sources of renewable energy to fight climate change, investing more per customer than all the other UK suppliers put together. Switch to Ecotricity and they will donate £20 to Viva! Just call 08000 302 302 or go to www.ecotricity.co.uk/viva.
NAKD BARS - 100%
Vegan Raw Wholefoods bars – www.eatnakd.com
Vegus Foods www.vegusdirect.com Wheatgrass juice delivered to your home every week,
Whole, Raw, Live enzymes, No mixing – ready to drink, Never heated,
Never frozen, No refrigeration needed, Vegan. Broccoli sprout juice too!
Vegus Foods, Wexford Ireland. See how we do all this at www.vegusdirect.com
Other Links and Events
For other upcoming events see our online diary here.
Your Viva!City
This email alert reaches thousands of people but we’d like your help to make it even better. At the moment we have just one list of addresses which means that we have to send the same email to everyone. From time to time we’d like to let people know about things happening in their area or get in contact with our younger supporters but we don’t want to fill everyone else’s mailboxes with information that isn’t relevant to 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.
The simplest way for us to identify which area you live in is to know your postcode and so we’d be grateful if you could take a minute to fill in our online questionnaire. We’d also really like to know your age if you’re under 18 – you can fill in your date of birth on the form. You won’t receive any postal mailings (unless you want them and fill in your other details) and the information will be used only to sort your email addresses. You don’t even have to give us your name if you don’t want to.
As ever, if you would like any more information about any of our campaigns, check out our website www.viva.org.uk or get in touch with us directly – contact details at the top of this email. Please don’t click “reply”, however – your email won’t be seen at that address.
Thanks again for all your support.
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