If you are vegetarian or vegan and enjoy running or jogging (or would like to start), please consider joining Team Vegan Philly for its second year running for the animals! TVP is a group of veg and vegan folks from the greater Philadelphia area who run in either the 8k, half-marathon, or full marathon as part of the Philadelphia Marathon (this year on November 22) as a fundraiser to raise money for animals. Last year about 18 TVP members ran for the animals, raising over $10,000 and garnering front page coverage in the Philadelphia Inquirer! Please consider joining us for this year's run! You can find more info online at www.TeamVeganPhilly.com or by emailing us at info@thehumaneleague.com
Come out and laugh with the Humane League on Thursday, July 23, at 7:30 p.m. at the Triumph Brewing Company in Old City at Comics For Compassion! For just $12 at the door you can enjoy 8 stand up comedians AND know that your money is helping to alleviate animal suffering. Check out the flier here, and the invite on Facebook!
Looking to speak out for animals in Philly this week or weekend? Here are some upcoming events that you can get involved in ...
** June 23 is the annual worldwide Olympic Day, but PETA has renamed it Olympic Shame Day this year to bring attention to the Canadian seal slaughter. Join Philadelphia area activists in raising public awareness about Canada's Olympic shame by demonstrating outside the Canadian Consulate.
Where: Canadian Consulate at 1650 Market St When: 12:00PM-1:00PM on Tuesday, June 23 Email Sonia Parrott @ sparrott@udel.edu with questions
** As the zoo continues to celebrate its 150th anniversary, animal activist of Philly continue to protest the zoo for its inhumane conditions. Come out anytime between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 27
Need another way to keep with the Humane League? We now have a group on Facebook! Join and you will be one of the first to know about all of our upcoming events.
Whether you have only a minute or an entire summer, the Humane League has an opportunity for you to help us grow and develop our campaigns to help reduce animal suffering.
2. Let us know what restaurants you wished had more vegan and vegetarian options.
3. Sign up for our email and mailing lists so that you can keep up with the Humane League gossip.
Have a few hours? Why not ...
1. Volunteer to leaflet at a concert or two this summer. We hand out "go veg" pamphlets almost every weekend outside of concert venues, at large outdoor events, and all around town.
2. Tell your favorite restaurant about vegan food and ask if they would be open to providing more options. Tell the about the Humane League and how we are running a campaign to help them do so successfully.
Have a whole summer? Why not ...
1. Work for the Humane League! We are hiring a summer canvasser who will be able to set their own hours (15 to 40 per week) and will make commission that can average $10-15 an hour.
We have been working on a new cage-free egg campaign. This time, it's Jefferson Hospital that we are asking to make the switch. Jefferson Hospital currently buys eggs from cruel, unsustainable battery cage egg farms. You can help us with this campaign by asking Jefferson to go cage-free like many other hospitals and institutions have already done!
Please call Jefferson Hospital and ask them to stop purchasing battery cage eggs! We need many calls today and tomorrow, please call Shelly Chamberlain in the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics at 215-955-5146 and share your opinion. Let them know that you think that they should make the switch to cage-free!
NBC reports positive animal news in Philly: Philadelphia's own Joe Bohannon will be accepting the equivalent of an Academy Award for a student filmmaker for his hard work on a documentary to help shed light on the lives of mistreated tropical birds.
Lots of fun things going on this weekend in Philly, especially on Saturday, June 6! There are so many awesome events that it's hard to choose what to do, but we've managed to do just that. Here is where you will find the Humane League this Saturday:
In the morning and early afternoon we will be visiting the Rat Chick (local rat advocacy nonprofit mentioned here last week) at the 7th Annual Fab Rat & Animal Friends Festival. Come out to the South Philadelphia Older Adult Center (1430 East Passyunk Ave) any time between 12 noon and 4 p.m. to learn all about rats and the Rat Chick Rat Rescue and Advocacy Group. Enjoy funny rat videos, rat adoptions, a light-hearted rat beauty pageant, the A-Rat-Emmy Awards, raffles, family entertainment, and great vegan food!
Then in the evening, we will be hosting PETA VP and author Bruce Friedrich as he signs his new book and speaks about effective animal advocacy over $12 all-you-can-eat all-veg dim sum at Singapore (1006 Race St) at 6 p.m.
On May 16, the Wall Street Journal had a great article on page one about people who love rats: "Their Calling Is Defending Rats, Yet These Folks Aren't Lawyers." The animal rights world went nuts over this article! Did you know that here in Philly we have our own group of rat lovers and protectors?
Rat Chick Rat Rescue and Advocacy Group is an all volunteer organization based in Philadelphia. They operate a virtual shelter model where the rats are maintained in foster homes by our members and rat loving friends, and work in cooperation with other shelters, groups and individuals to help find a home for any homeless rat.
The Rat Chicks also work within the community to educate people about these loving animals in an effort to dispel the years of negative image placed upon them.
Pennsylvania is the only state known to legally host multiple pigeon shoots, most of them at private rod and gun clubs. Pigeons are captured and smuggled in to PA, often packed tightly into cages without food for several days. On the day of the shoot, they are mechanically launched into the air and shot at. They don't always die; so participants - sometimes kids join in this part - go around and stomp on them or rip their heads off. This is a game apparently. People bet on who can shoot the most pigeons.
Looking for a way to celebrate around Philly this week? Join the Humane League at the Bubble House on Penn's campus for dinner Friday, May 22, at 6 p.m. This restaurant recently redid their menu at our suggestion to include more visible vegan and vegetarian options and we are having this dinner to thank them - so please come out and let them know that vegans appreciate them!
Email info@thehumaneleague.com to let us know you'll be joining us!
This guide goes beyond the basic "how-tos" for animal activism and delves into all aspects of speaking out for your cause. From picking a worthy and meaningful topic and action to effectively playing out all the steps, this book has it all. There are also lots of extras to be found within the pages, including a foreword by PETA President Ingrid Newkirk, an index of recommended resources, a look at the controversial concept of "humane" meat, and theoretical discussions on ethics and animal liberation.
The Handbook was released in the beginning of April by Lantern Books, a publishing company worth checking out if you like books about animals, veganism, health, spirituality, and other socially conscious topics.
It seems like it has been a long time spent planning, advertising, and getting ready for our big spring fund-raiser, the Philly Walk for Animals - but the big day is finally here!
Tomorrow, May 2, at noon we will be gathering in Rittenhouse Square to walk 2.5 miles to raise money for the animals ... and over 250 people have registered to join us! Following the walk, at around 1 p.m., we will be teaming up with PAWS for a fun-filled Festival for the Animals!
Hope to see you there!
P.S. Donations are still accepted and welcome (and dare I say even encouraged?) after the event! You can always make a safe and secure donation online at www.thehumaneleague.com/donate, where you can also find all the necessary info for mailing in a donation.
Did you know that you can earn the Humane League a donation by ordering your next magazine subscription through our magazine fund-raising page?
There are all the best mags available - over 650 in total - at discounted subscription prices. And the best part is that all you have to do is order from the page and the Humane League will receive a check in the mail for 40 percent of what you spend!
If you missed our recent e-newsletter, here's just one of the notices that you missed! To sign up for our e-mailing, send an e-mail to info@thehumaneleague.com.
Earth Day is rapidly approaching, and this Saturday you can join the Humane League to help educate hundreds of people about the number one way we can help the planet – by adopting a plant-based diet! The weather this Saturday will be a beautiful, sunny 74 degrees, so come enjoy the spring weather and help us spread a message of compassion!
We will be conducting veg leafleting at two different locations, both occurring this Saturday starting at 1 pm:
Location 1: Earth Day Festival, meeting at 1 pm on the corner of Clark Park at 43rd and Baltimore. To RSVP or ask questions, e-mail heatherveleanu at yahoo.com. Please note we will not be leafleting at that intersection, just meeting there then going into Clark Park to leaflet – so if you plan on attending, please RSVP!
Location 2: Philadelphia Library Festival, meeting at 1 pm at the corner of 20th and Callowhill Sts. by the Whole Foods sign, then leafleting the Library Festival that will surround the Main Public Library at 20th and Vine sts. Please RSVP at info@thehumaneleague.com or call 484-904-6004 the day of the event.
Philadelphia police and SPCA busted a cockfighting ring with more than 40 roosters, and some hens, at a North Philly auto shop this weekend. The police were alerted by firefighters that were called to the scene for a fire, and saw the birds. The owner of the shop, 62-year-old Jose Rivera, was arrested on animal fighting charges despite his claims that he was keeping the chickens to make soup.
Yesterday, April 1, Mercy For Animals (MFA) released brand new undercover investigation footage and testimony that reveals unacceptable abuse at New England's largest egg factory farm, Quality Egg of New England (QENE) in Turner, Maine.
What MFA Found The farm in question, which was selected at random for this investigation, has despicable living conditions that are worsened by lack of vet care, insufficient killing methods that leave injured birds to slowly die in trash cans and manure pits, workers blowing cigarette smoke into the hens' faces, rotting corpses in cages with hens still producing eggs for human consumption, lack of proper training for handling the birds, and much more. What's worse: the owner, Jack DeCoster, has a long history as a notorious polluter and animal abusers, having been fined multiple times for his gross negligence for the environment and animals.
What MFA is Asking of You Eggland's Best, a company that boasts high standards, uses QENE as a supplier. MFA is asking all of us to use our money to help their efforts. MFA needs you to refrain from buying any Eggland's Best products until they agree to stop using QENE. You can also contact Eggland's Best and let them know that you will not stand for such inhumane production of your food. Furthermore, these conditions are, unfortunately, a industry-wide problem and going completely egg free will help immensely.
What is Being Done MFA will continue discussions with Eggland's Best and other QENE distributors. Additionally, the state of Maine is stepping up! Yesterday, the state received a warrant to raid QENE, based on the conditions being a violation of Maine's anti-cruelty laws.
Learn More * Get egg-free recipes at ChooseVeg.com * Discover all the details of the undercover footage at MFA's site * Get facts about battery cages at Wikipedia * View an animated Animal Visual to get an inside look at life in a battery cage
Vegetarianism has made the front page of the Temple News, unfortunately it's not good news. Apparently the state university, which has been hailed for its veg-friendly meals, accidentally labels collard greens veg when they actually contained finely shredded turkey. Whoops! Even worse, it wasn't the only time this has happened: the vegetarian potatoes and cabbage were made with turkey broth.
Get more info on the upcoming yoga class to benefit the Humane League at www.thehumaneleague.com/yoga. Hope to see you at Dhyana Yoga in Old City this Saturday, April 4, from 1:30 to 3 p.m.
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