Methinks Butterball may be in a wee bit of (well-deserved) trouble…
“County sheriffs in North Carolina raided a Butterball turkey raising facility this morning to investigate claims of animal cruelty, after the animal rights group Mercy For Animals released a video depicting what they are calling serious animal abuse.”
Check out the newly established www.butterballabuse.com to get the scoop (and to figure out how to help!)
I thought if there were ONE thing my city weren’t guilty of, it was horse-drawn carriages. However, tonight, they’ve proven me wrong. Rodeo Drive is hosting Sparkle 90210, an event that features…
There are major national campaigns fighting the inherent cruelty involved in this “tradition”. Numerous horses have been injured or killed in this industry in recent years, and it’s time to stand up for them.
Want evidence of the cruelty behind this trade? Look no further: http://bit.ly/tAoLZ3
How to make a difference:
*Comment on the Rodeo Drive facebook page (they’ve already deleted & blocked many comments/commenters, so don’t be surprised if they delete you- your voice was still heard!).
*Tweet at @RodeoDriveBH- they can’t silence you there!
Every word matters when it stands up against injustice. Please take a moment to let Rodeo Drive know that their decision to employ horses in the “spirit of Christmas” has not gone unnoticed.
THANK YOU!
15 Coyotes live and die in fear, loneliness & misery for ONE Intermix fur vest.
What will it take for you to say enough is enough and get involved?
45 million lives for one day. RIP.
**I thought about posting something new to address Thanksgiving this year, but realized I’d probably write the exact same thing I wrote last year. So, copied & pasted below are my thoughts re: America’s double standard with regards to wildlife, “farm animals”, and dietary choices. Tomorrow you will choose to eat turkey or not to eat turkey, and your choice will make you either part of the solution or part of the problem. Without further ado…:
Remember how upset we were by the images from the BP Oil Spill? Remember how we condemned humanity and our addiction to oil? Remember how while we criticized BP we also admitted our own individual contribution to the tragedy? Remember how we vowed to change?
Can anyone honestly and truly explain to me how the above images are any different than those below?
(dying Turkey lays face down in a factory farm)
(Live Turkeys in transit…some have already died due to inadequate food, warmth, or hydration)
(live Turkeys hung upside down before slaughter, to make the killing process easier for the slaughterhouse employee)
It’s 2010 (editor’s note: now it’s 2011, and we’re STILL doing this s$&#!), and there is no longer any possible defense or excuse for eating a Turkey on Thanksgiving. 45 million have already been killed this year just for this holiday alone. By abstaining from eating animals this Thanksgiving, you can send a clear message to horrific companies like Tyson and Butterball.
You will tell them you won’t accept their standards, you will not fund their cruelty, and you will find a new way.
Giving up your car to stop using oil is hard. Going vegan is easy.
(This post inspired by the brilliance of Andrew Kirschner)
