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DONT EVER eat veal!!!

Maybe you have heard or eaten veal, but do you know how it is produced?
Think of an innocent baby cow.

Now, this is what happens to these baby cows raised to make veil. They want veal meat to be soft. In order to make soft meat, the baby cows are fed a diet, which causes them to have horrible diarrhea. The farmers give them a large amount of high- fat liquid feed, which makes them always thirsty! They are forced to stand in a cage, in one position, thier whole life. They are taken away from their mothers right after birth. They are alone in the dark, thier whole life!
“During their brief lives, they never see the sun or touch the Earth. They never see or taste the grass. Their anemic bodies crave proper sustenance. Their muscles ache for freedom and exercise. They long for maternal care. They are kept in darkness except to be fed two to three times a day for 20 minutes. The calves have committed no crime, yet have been sentenced to a fate comparable to any Nazi concentration camp.” (http://www.britishmeat.com/veal.html)

Imagine standing like this your whole entire life? Wouldn’t you rather just be dead?
This small crate is so secure they can’t turn around nor can they even lay down! They are stuck like this their entire life, until later they are slaughtered and eaten.
Do you wanna help these poor creatures? For starters, tell everybody you know NOT to buy veal! Tell restaurant owners about the cruelties of veal, and ask them to remove veal from their menus.  Also, try to limit any dairy products, or better, go organic! Dairy products play a huge role in the veal production! YOU can make a difference!

Shop Smart: Don’t Buy Products Tested On Animals!

38,000 animals are used EVERY SINGLE DAY for cruel tests.
They are used every day to test make-up, lotion, toothpaste, shampoo, conditioner, and other household items.

Most Common Test Used:  Called the Draize test.  Liquids, gels and powders are put into the eyes of rabbits to see what happens to their eyes.  The rabbits experience redness, swelling, pain and sometimes blindness.

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Can you imagine this innocent little creature sitting helplessly in a cage, enduring cruel tests for no reason at all?

Or how about this test…

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Lethal Dose Tests:  They measure the amount of a specific product it takes to KILL an innocent animal!

Can you believe that?  How could any human sit there and watch this, let alone actually perform the tests?

ANIMAL TESTS AREN’T EVEN REQUIRED BY LAW!  Animal’s eyes are much different from human eyes, so the tests often don’t measure anything!

COMPANIES CLAIM THEY ARE USED TO PROTECT HUMANS…NOT TRUE!  Our bodies are totally different than animals.  We might get sick from a product even if an animal didn’t.

THERE ARE OTHER WAYS:  We have options.  We can use test tubes, computer programs, human volunteers, fake human skin.  There are so many methods besides animal testing.  Nobody needs to be hurt!

SEARCH FOR COMPANIES WHO DON’T TEST ON ANIMALS:  Just use this link.  Look for your favorite shampoo, lotion or toothpaste to make sure it’s cruelty-free!

http://www.peta.org/living/beauty-and-personal-care/companies/default.aspx

Don’t buy Crest or Colgate or Axe or Clearasil…they are all tested on animals!  Check this site for the complete list….

http://www.peta.org/living/beauty-and-personal-care/companies/default.aspx

Lastly, I’ll leave you with one last thought.  How would you feel if this was you?  Probably about the same as the innocent bunny, rat, mouse, cat, monkey….

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We can ALL make a difference!

The Elephant Sanctuary Saves Elephants!

Have you ever heard of the Hawthorn Corporation?  The corporation captures elephants and sells or rents them to circuses.

The story of Lota:  Lota was an Asian elephant.  She was just a baby when she was captured while licking a salt lick.  She spent over 30 years confined to a zoo in Milwaukee and was then sold for ONE DOLLAR to the Hawthorn Corporation, where she was beaten and chained up instantly.  The Hawthorn Corporation then leased Lota to the Walker Brothers Circus, where she was beaten with metal hooks and chained.

Due to a poor living environment, Lota became sick with tuberculosis, which is a horrible deadly lung infection that most Hawthorn elephants got.  They chained her for a year in a dark, lonely barn.  Elephants are very social, so this must have devistated her, on top of the sickness.

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Who could do such a thing to an innocent, incredible animal?

She had open wounds on her and was almost dead by the time the Elephant Sanctuary won a battle against the Hawthorn Corporation to release Lota.  Why wouldn’t they just let her go when she became sick? She was useless to the circus anyway.

She went to the Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee and acted like a little kid!  She was so excited to see green pastures, land and water.  She played in the fountain forever!

Here is a picture of her at the sanctuary:

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She became great friends with another elephant named Misty, and they enjoyed the rest of their lives together. Until Lota died from tuberculosis a year later. At least she died happy and loved! Hopefully, her soul rests in peace and forgives the cruelty that happened to her during her life.

Please check out the Elephant Sanctuary http://www.elephants.com/ its an amazing organization!

Avoid The Circus!!!

Did you know that elephants usually live to be about 70 years old?

Did you know that baby elephants stay with their familys for their WHOLE life? They are raised by their mothers, aunts, and even older sisters. Elephants look after one another.

In 1988, a baby from a large herd of elephants was hurt. The entire herd walked 2 miles to the ranger station, so that the baby could be cared for.

An elephant named Siri was found in a zoo drawing beautiful pictures with a rock held by her trunk. The zoo keeper gave her a pencil and paper, and she was delighted to draw beautiful pictures.  (Newkirk, 1989)

Elephants are one of the most intelligent animals on Earth.  “In fact, some enthusiasts believe that their intelligence rivals that of human beings.”  ( http://education.ezinemark.com/elephant-intelligence-1d7f07edcdb.html#ixzz1EL1ABUNN)
So why are elephants constantly abused in circuses?

“In the Ringling Bros. circus, elephants are beaten, hit, poked, prodded, and jabbed with sharp hooks, sometimes until bloody. Ringling breaks the spirit of elephants when they’re vulnerable babies who should still be with their mothers. Unsuspecting parents planning a family trip to the circus don’t know about the violent training sessions with ropes, bullhooks, and electric shock prods that elephants endure. Heartbreaking photos reveal how Ringling Bros. circus trainers cruelly force baby elephants to learn tricks, and it’s not through a reward system, as they claim. ” (http://www.peta.org/issues/animals-in-entertainment/circuses.aspx)

Check out this video and see for yourself!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CKxNpnP5pM

After watching this video, please tell everybody you know to NEVER support a circus!!!

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Uggs made of real sheepskin!

Sheep only grow enough fur to protect themselves from the cold and heat. Many sheep that are grown for wool are treated badly. In Australia, it is normal for 6 million sheep to die each season because of the cruel, and unhealthy conditions.
mulesing: A cruel practice where ranchers cut large peices of skin and flesh off the backs of lambs legs and around thier tails. This is supposed to scar the skin so fly eggs won’t live there, however, their bloody wounds cause severe pain and can cause infection and fly eggs before the wound heals.

The ranchers don’t care how the sheep feel, to them, it’s all about money.
“Shearers are usually paid by volume, not by the hour, which encourages fast work without regard for the sheep’s welfare. Experienced shearers clip more than 350 sheep in one day, and that pace is maintained for up to four weeks.” (http://www.peta.org/issues/Animals-Used-for-Clothing/inside-the-wool-industry.aspx)