Ethical Voice for Animals - Bunny Huggers
54 Manor Place, Edinburgh, EH3 7EH
Web: http://www.ethicalvoiceforanimals.org.uk 
26th March, 2010

Bi-monthly update going out to over 1600 subscribers

Dear members and friends,

Last couple of weeks, we've been working with our existing 100% fur-free sporran makers and retailers to offer 10% discounts to people who go in with one of our leaflets – we are pleased to inform you this is going ahead and leaflets will be available soon. The campaign against real-fur sporrans grows stronger! Leaflets at wedding fairs are being handed out across the country and the week of action 22May-28May promises to be an exciting one. Organizing an action is easy, get in touch for ideas and resources.

We’ve been designing and producing lots of new leaflets – and leafletting, stalls and neighborhood drops continue every week, and if you can spare a couple of hours to cover an area drop us an email.

As summer arrives with lots of actions and events, we hope you’d be able to make a donation to support our work. We are volunteer-run, and all your donations go directly into our work. We’ve put together some info on what we did last year, and what our plans for this year are – this will hopefully give you more info on how your support will help! See http://ethicalvoiceforanimals.org.uk/shownotice.php?articleid=51
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Dates for your Diary
http://www.ethicalvoiceforanimals.org.uk/events.php
Send us your events to be listed here info@ethicalvoiceforanimals.org.uk

The Green Fork Workshop
Email info@greenfork.org.uk to book a place
5 Jun: Tweedbank Community Centre, Borders. 12noon-2pm.

Stalls
Please spare a couple of hours to help man a stall and get active for animals!
Edinburgh: Every Saturday, 1.30pm meet at the Peace and Justice Center. Email allisonspeers@hotmail.com to help.
Aberdeen: 27 Mar, 24 Apr. Email info@ethicalvoiceforanimals.org.uk if you can help.

Demos:
Email allisonspeers@hotmail.com
23 Apr: Protest against AstraZeneca as a part of WWAIL
22-28 May: Week of action against Real-Fur Sporrans
5 Jun: Campaign against Real-Fur Sporrans
19 Jun: Campaign against Real-Fur Sporrans
3 Jul: Campaign against Real-Fur Sporrans
17 Jul: Campaign against Real-Fur Sporrans
31 Jul: Campaign against Real-Fur Sporrans
14 Aug: Campaign against Real-Fur Sporrans
28 Aug: Campaign against Real-Fur Sporrans

Leafleting Actions:
Email allisonspeers@hotmail.com
Edinburgh: Every other Monday, 7pm Neighborhood drops
Edinburgh: Every other Saturday, 12.30pm Farmer’s Market, Castle Terrace (email to confirm)
Glasgow: 25th April, Wedding Fair, Edinburgh Road. info@edinburghfurfreecity.co.uk
Check out your local area here http://scottishweddingdirectory.co.uk/index/wedding-fairs-regions and drop us an email and we'd help you get organised with other people and materials!

Next Meeting:
30th March Hendersons, Hanover Street, Edinburgh, 7pm .
AGM:13th April Hendersons, Hanover Street, Edinburgh, 7pm .
Drinks and EVA meeting. Email info@ethicalvoiceforanimals.org.uk if you are coming
Come along if you are interested in participating in our campaign-planning or simply meeting like-minded folk.

More events here http://www.ethicalvoiceforanimals.org.uk/events.php
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Join us on facebook to support and read all the up-to-date news and alerts.  http://www.facebook.com/pages/EVA-For-Animal-Rights/344836721189
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Two highly recommended courses. Herbal medicine: At last year's Compassionate Living Fayre, some of us were lucky enough to benefit from the free herbal consultations delivered by Anna Canning of Floramedica. A 9 week course (evening classes) by Floramedica is bring run at the Leith Academy. See http://ethicalvoiceforanimals.org.uk/shownotice.php?articleid=41
And a one day workshop on ecopsychology – “What is the responsibility of a therapist on a dying planet?" –This is being delivered by Ada Blair – counsellor with an impressive background in human, animal and environmental rights campaigning. More info here http://ethicalvoiceforanimals.org.uk/shownotice.php?articleid=21
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Drimlabarra vegan herb farm on the Isle of Arran is looking for volunteers to participate in a range of activities. They are also working with the Vegan Organic Network to integrate their veg growing activities as part of VON's educational centres project. More here http://veganherbal.com/
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Exotic meat in Edinburgh: Along with Kubali Khan and the farmers market on Castle Terrace in Edinburgh - restaurant L’Escargot Bleu on Broughton Street joins the 'exotic meat market' with horse meat on the menu. Exotic meat is just as bad as any other meat; promoting these meats as a 'trendy delicacy' only exacerbates the problem of increasing meat consumption. Read more here and take action http://ethicalvoiceforanimals.org.uk/shownotice.php?articleid=50
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Aberdeen City Council is in the process of reviewing it's Animal Welfare Policy and is conducting a open consultation on this. The current Policy was written more than 10 years ago. You can view the existing Policy; read an outline of the content of a proposed draft new policy; and obtain the point of contact for submission of any comments you have here http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/Consultations/current_cst/cst_animal_policy.asp
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Underweight and small common seals are showing up in Loch Linnhe and surrounding waters. Post mortems carried out on some of the seals which didn't survive have revealed severe worm burdens of the stomach or lungs. More about it here http://ethicalvoiceforanimals.org.uk/shownotice.php?articleid=48
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Last year, we went to investigate an incident of a poisoned bird of prey in the Borders- on a shooting estate. Recent figures report that the number of birds of prey being poisoned in Scotland has risen by more than a third over the past year - and most of them are near shooting estates. Read more on the report here http://ethicalvoiceforanimals.org.uk/shownotice.php?articleid=46
More on the so-called sport of shooting this week as we hear that DEFRA has banned battery cages used for confining game birds. See http://ethicalvoiceforanimals.org.uk/shownotice.php?articleid=47. Hunting, shooting - all need to stop! SFA have launched a new hunt monitoring scheme, so if you can help get in touch. info@scotlandforanimals.org
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The way labeling laws in the UK stand, there is no clear labeling of fur, and that means than not only you dont know if fur (trim or sporran!) is mink, rabbit, or fox, where it's from, if its dyed - but also whether or not its fake or real! As consumers, we have no way of telling what it is that we are buying. An EDM has been introduced in the Parliament, please take action and ask the Minister to introduce a labeling system. More here http://ethicalvoiceforanimals.org.uk/shownotice.php?articleid=49
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To the animals we pledge, we hear your cries and we are coming,

See you tomorrow,

Eva

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