Peanuts 'n' Radicals 'n' e-mails, Oh My!

I can't link to it and don't have it scanned but today's "Classic Peanuts" has a great first three panels.

Panel one: Charlie Brown says to Lucy, "I'm a great believer in kindness...
Panel two: He continues, "I think we should be kind not only to other people, but to animals, fish, birds and all living creatures..."
Panel three: Lucy says, "I guess you and I have gentle hearts, Charlie Brown."

Very nice.



Has anyone seen "The Radical Vegetarian Cartoon Book"?
It's pretty cool...
http://www.newveg.av.org/rvcb.htm
http://www.newveg.av.org/rvcb1.htm
http://www.newveg.av.org/rvcb2.htm
http://www.newveg.av.org/rvcb3.htm
(etc., about 25 pages of interesting stuff)



And some good news in an e-mail from the Humane Society of the U.S.:

"Earlier today (May 18), the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously approved an amendment -- the Rahall-Whitfield-Sweeney-Spratt amendment -- to stop the commercial sale and slaughter of wild horses and burros.

...Last year, this identical amendment passed by a vote of 249-159, which was a very decisive vote in our favor. But today, that vote was unanimous in support of the horses!

The fight to protect wild horses is a key component of the larger goal of ending all horse slaughter for human consumption. As you know, there are nearly 100,000 horses sent to three foreign-owned slaughterhouses operating in the United States. The horses are shipped in cattle trucks and sent to slaughterhouses, where these majestic animals are dismembered and then exported in order to please the palates of consumers in Belgium, France, and Japan.

While this was a hugely important win today, now we must get the same result in the U.S. Senate..."

Also found this really cool end to an e-mail from In Defense of Animals:

"It is the policy of In Defense of Animals to no longer use language that accepts the current concept of animals as property, commodities and/or things. Rather than refer to ourselves or others as "owners" of animals we share our lives with, we now refer to ourselves and others as "guardians" of our animal friends and to animals as "he" or "she" rather than "it." Guardians do not buy or sell animals; instead they rescue and adopt. We urge you to do the same."

And finally, a link from an e-mail from Farm Sanctuary that is a good read for vegans:

http://www.azstarnet.com/business/129192

The story, written by Levi J. Long
and published Monday in The Arizona Daily Star,
begins thusly:

The shoes are fashionable.

And the food isn't bad either.

No longer considered a "hippie fad," the vegan lifestyle is translating into business opportunities for some local entrepreneurs, resulting in part from a growing $50 billion a year natural-products industry.

"People think vegans are grungy, granola eaters," said Ana Terrazas, who has been a vegan for 25 years.

"But it is becoming more mainstream, and businesses are thinking about that."