Its been a very busy month! To start with, a fantastic week of action against real-fur sporrans. Lots of media attention, fur-free statements coming in from sporran makers and retailers, protests, actions – and all thanks to the hundreds of emails that people sent and actions your participated in! You can get vegan sporrans – there are ethical companies making excellent faux-fur sporrans and phasing out the real-fur – Caledonian Creations, Sporran Nation, Free Rangers, 21st Century Kilts, MacDonald Sporrans. Thanks for everything you have done to support this campaign – there’s going to be more to do, and we’d keep you posted.
Besides the Week of Action, we’ve been busy working on The Green Fork. Over the last two years, we've taken animal rights campaigning to different parts of Scotland, and are now getting requests to provide practical support to people to go vegan, and campaign vegan. Would you like to be involved in your local geographic area? Get in touch!
Bunny Huggers turned two this month. When we first started off, the scene was bare - little support, few other groups. Now, there's a thriving community of campaigners - vegan, animal rights - across Scotland. Its fantastic to see so many different groups and events - see the diary for more details and get involved!
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Dates for your Diary
http://www.bunnyhuggers.org.uk/events.php
Stalls, Edinburgh (weather-dependent) All at the west end unless indicated otherwise
Please spare a couple of hours to help man a stall and get active for animals!
24th Oct: Registry House
31st Oct
7th Nov
21st Nov
Next Meeting: 23rd Oct. 7pm. Location TBC
Cruelty-Free Drinks and monthly Bunny Huggers meeting
Come along if you are interested in participating in our campaign-planning or simply meeting like-minded folk. Off to the pub for 'cruelty-free' drinks after.
Other: 1 Nov, 12noon-5pm: Glasgow: Animal lover's Fayre, The Stereo
14 Nov, 12noon, Edinburgh: Edinburgh vegetarian and vegan group meeting
11 Dec, Edinburgh: Edinburgh vegetarian and vegan Christmas gathering at David Banns
Every Wed, 7pm, The Southsider: Edinburgh University Vegetarian Society meeting
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Good news for the Polar Bear in Edinburgh Zoo - Mercedes was relocated from the Zoo to the Highland Wildlife Park, near Kingussie, on Monday. Its fantastic that Mercedes has been given a better home - but zoos are nothing more than prisons in the name of conservation. Here's a factsheet on the grim realities of zoos http://www.captiveanimals.org/zoos/zfact1.htm
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The PRP has just released a new online, interactive booklet that describes how rainforests are on the front line in the fight against climate change and explains how a new form of international collaboration could help to reduce tropical deforestation, with many benefits for developed and developing countries. If you're after a hard-copy version, stop by your local Borders UK, HMV, John Lewis, Waitrose, Waterstones, or WH Smith to pick one up for FREE or read it online here http://www.rainforestsos.org/book?utm_source=2009%2B10+21+prp+newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletterlist
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News from 1 World Scotland: It has been revealed that First Minister Alex Salmond recently served up Foie Gras at official Scottish Government engagements at Bute House in Edinburgh. As you'll no doubt know this 'delicacy' is produced by force feeding ducks until their livers are engorged and literally bursting, the method is banned in the UK. Protest emails can be sent to Alex.Salmond.msp@scottish.parliament.uk Please make sure you provide your postal address including in emails
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To the animals we pledge, we hear your cries and we are coming,
See you tomorrow,
Bunny Huggers
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Friday, 23 October 2009
Friday, 25 September 2009
25th Sep
Things are beginning to get very exciting. Following our call for a week of action against real-fur sporrans - we've already got people in different parts of Scotland – including Borders, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Perth, North Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire and West Lothian – gearing up to participate from 28th Sep-4th Oct. Thousands of people have signed the petition to ban the import of fur in the UK, and the time's right to put an end to real-fur sporrans.
Sporrans are made of fur from seals, mink, fox, chinchilla, rabbit, badger, bobcat, beaver, muskrat, and musquash - and killing methods include skinning alive, anal electrocution, genital electrocution, gradual beating, neck breaking and twisting, poisoning, gassing, clubbing, stomping amongst others. Fur is not just inhumane, it is an environmental nightmare – there’s simply no excuse left for murdering animals in this day and age when excellent faux-fur is easily available.
A few hours of your time is all we’re asking for – on behalf of the 45 million animals killed yearly for their fur, get active! We’d send you the leaflets and materials, all you need to do is distribute them and raise awareness in your local area near a sporran shop. See what towns have signed up already and if there is not one in your area, organize one! www.edinburghfurfreecity.co.uk/woasp.php and email us at info@edinburghfurfreecity.co.uk
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28th Sep-4th Oct: Week of action against real fur sporransVarious actions, get in touch at info@edinburghfurfreecity.co.uk 2nd-Oct-4th Oct: Protest (camp) at sporran maker - location TBC nearer the date. Email info@edinburghfurfreecity.co.uk for details
Other dates and towns participating available here www.edinburghfurfreecity.co.uk/woasp.php
Real-fur sporrans have been largely ignored and a few hours of your time would help. We cant emphasise enough how important it is to take a united form of action now and speak up against sporrans - leafletting in a small town on your own might not seem like much, but it makes a huge difference when put together with everyone's actions!
Demos
02 Oct: Edinburgh action against real-fur sporrans: 4.30pm, meet at Registry House
More actions here http://www.edinburghfurfreecity.co.uk/woaspto.php
Stalls, Edinburgh (weather-dependent, text 0789 146 2403 for confirmation):
Please spare a couple of hours to help man a stall and get active for animals!
10 Oct: Stall: Anti-vivisection, 12 noon, Registry House
17 Oct: Stall: Anti-vivisection, 12 noon, Registry House
Next Meeting:
2nd Oct. 7pm Castle Arms
Cruelty-Free Drinks and monthly Bunny Huggers meeting
Come along if you are interested in participating in our campaign-planning or simply meeting like-minded folk. Off to the pub for 'cruelty-free' drinks after.
Bunny Huggers Second Birthday!
17th October, 8pm, Native State (near George Square), Edinburgh. You are invited!
Other:
11 Dec, Edinburgh: Edinburgh vegetarian and vegan Christmas gathering at David Banns
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Bunny Huggers will be 2 years old on the 31st October. We are planning to celebrate on the 17th October – meeting at Native State (near George Square) at 8pm. We would love it if you’d come along and join us!
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A quick report on our protest against Charles River in Tranent – one of the largest animal breeders, who also supply animals to HLS. Demo went well though very windy! More security than warranted - but we made our voices heard. Animal testing is cruel, unethical, unscientific and unreliable. Plans of more demos against Charles River, get in touch if you'd like to get involved.
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Animal cruelty raises its ugly head again: After the recent news on dog-fighting case in Edinburgh, we hear puppies were thrown from a car in Fife. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/8268444.stm The animals need your help – get active for animals http://www.bunnyhuggers.org.uk/events.php
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News from the China boycott: The following is taken from a blog by Purrfect Play, a company which produces safe and cruelty free pet products domestically in Indiana, USA: "Pet companions are fed up with all the toxic products coming out of China. Many of us read labels and go out of our way to avoid Chinese made. We have learned the karmic price in buying cheap products for our beloved pets from a country where millions of dogs and cats per year are tortured. China doesn't care about dogs and cats, no matter where they live. It seems deeply ironic that companies dependent on the love of pet companions to buy their premium products would ignore the dark reality for dogs and cats in China. What do you think?" To view the entire blog scroll down to 'Made in China': http://purrfectplay.typepad.com/purrfectplay/
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To the animals we pledge, we hear your cries and we are coming,
See you tomorrow,
Bunny Huggers
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Sporrans are made of fur from seals, mink, fox, chinchilla, rabbit, badger, bobcat, beaver, muskrat, and musquash - and killing methods include skinning alive, anal electrocution, genital electrocution, gradual beating, neck breaking and twisting, poisoning, gassing, clubbing, stomping amongst others. Fur is not just inhumane, it is an environmental nightmare – there’s simply no excuse left for murdering animals in this day and age when excellent faux-fur is easily available.
A few hours of your time is all we’re asking for – on behalf of the 45 million animals killed yearly for their fur, get active! We’d send you the leaflets and materials, all you need to do is distribute them and raise awareness in your local area near a sporran shop. See what towns have signed up already and if there is not one in your area, organize one! www.edinburghfurfreecity.co.uk/woasp.php and email us at info@edinburghfurfreecity.co.uk
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28th Sep-4th Oct: Week of action against real fur sporransVarious actions, get in touch at info@edinburghfurfreecity.co.uk 2nd-Oct-4th Oct: Protest (camp) at sporran maker - location TBC nearer the date. Email info@edinburghfurfreecity.co.uk for details
Other dates and towns participating available here www.edinburghfurfreecity.co.uk/woasp.php
Real-fur sporrans have been largely ignored and a few hours of your time would help. We cant emphasise enough how important it is to take a united form of action now and speak up against sporrans - leafletting in a small town on your own might not seem like much, but it makes a huge difference when put together with everyone's actions!
Demos
02 Oct: Edinburgh action against real-fur sporrans: 4.30pm, meet at Registry House
More actions here http://www.edinburghfurfreecity.co.uk/woaspto.php
Stalls, Edinburgh (weather-dependent, text 0789 146 2403 for confirmation):
Please spare a couple of hours to help man a stall and get active for animals!
10 Oct: Stall: Anti-vivisection, 12 noon, Registry House
17 Oct: Stall: Anti-vivisection, 12 noon, Registry House
Next Meeting:
2nd Oct. 7pm Castle Arms
Cruelty-Free Drinks and monthly Bunny Huggers meeting
Come along if you are interested in participating in our campaign-planning or simply meeting like-minded folk. Off to the pub for 'cruelty-free' drinks after.
Bunny Huggers Second Birthday!
17th October, 8pm, Native State (near George Square), Edinburgh. You are invited!
Other:
11 Dec, Edinburgh: Edinburgh vegetarian and vegan Christmas gathering at David Banns
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Bunny Huggers will be 2 years old on the 31st October. We are planning to celebrate on the 17th October – meeting at Native State (near George Square) at 8pm. We would love it if you’d come along and join us!
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A quick report on our protest against Charles River in Tranent – one of the largest animal breeders, who also supply animals to HLS. Demo went well though very windy! More security than warranted - but we made our voices heard. Animal testing is cruel, unethical, unscientific and unreliable. Plans of more demos against Charles River, get in touch if you'd like to get involved.
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Animal cruelty raises its ugly head again: After the recent news on dog-fighting case in Edinburgh, we hear puppies were thrown from a car in Fife. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/8268444.stm The animals need your help – get active for animals http://www.bunnyhuggers.org.uk/events.php
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News from the China boycott: The following is taken from a blog by Purrfect Play, a company which produces safe and cruelty free pet products domestically in Indiana, USA: "Pet companions are fed up with all the toxic products coming out of China. Many of us read labels and go out of our way to avoid Chinese made. We have learned the karmic price in buying cheap products for our beloved pets from a country where millions of dogs and cats per year are tortured. China doesn't care about dogs and cats, no matter where they live. It seems deeply ironic that companies dependent on the love of pet companions to buy their premium products would ignore the dark reality for dogs and cats in China. What do you think?" To view the entire blog scroll down to 'Made in China': http://purrfectplay.typepad.com/purrfectplay/
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To the animals we pledge, we hear your cries and we are coming,
See you tomorrow,
Bunny Huggers
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