http://www.waddys.net/quaker2 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:35:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en For the abolition of the bullfight in Portugal and worldwide. On October 2 at 7.30 pm, opposite the Campo Pequeno bullring in Lisbon. Working for the protection of bulls and horses - so they may no longer be victims of the tourada. http://www.waddys.net/quaker2/2008/08/20/the-tourada-in-portugal/ Visit: www.poppybears.co.uk. http://www.waddys.net/quaker2/2008/08/16/poppy-bears/ QCA members may be aware that several local councils have adopted a cage-free egg policy and received Good Egg awards from Compassion in World Farming (CIWF). As the catering department of Friends’ House seeks to serve local and ethically sourced food, we asked if they could state their purchasing policy on ... http://www.waddys.net/quaker2/2008/08/16/good-egg-awards/ A landmark unanimous vote by the New Jersey Supreme Court will require more humane treatment of animals on factory farms. The case was originally brought to the Supreme Court by a coalition of organizations led by Farm Sanctuary, including the Organic Consumers Association. The decision, which is the first of ... http://www.waddys.net/quaker2/2008/08/16/good-progress-in-the-united-states/ Tomorrow (August 4) in Canberra, senior executives of Australian Pork Ltd are meeting to draft a media battle plan in response to a sad-sounding little girl they had hoped would go away, but now threatens the pig industry. What’s got pig farmers squealing is a radio ad campaign by Animals Australia. ... http://www.waddys.net/quaker2/2008/08/06/little-lucy/ Greenpeace India writes: Last week, thousands of people urged us to send a rose on their behalf to Mr. Ratan Tata and, with a typical act of Gandhigiri, thank him in advance for stopping the destructive port in Dhamra. This afternoon, on behalf of thousands of concerned Tata customers, Greenpeace activists personally ... http://www.waddys.net/quaker2/2008/08/05/demo-with-roses/ Readers may recall that our Friend Les Mitchell in South Africa kindly allowed us to reprint, in the Autumn 07 newsletter, Animals and the Discourse of Farming in Southern Africa, which is part of his doctoral thesis entitled Discourse and the oppression of nonhuman animals: a critical realist account. We can ... http://www.waddys.net/quaker2/2008/07/28/the-importance-of-words/ Rukmini Sekhar writes: On a rainy, sultry evening I was walking along a rather busy road towards a barrage over the River Ganga. It was the first of a five-day retreat that I was taking in an ashram near Rishikesh. There was still some light from the setting sun and I ... http://www.waddys.net/quaker2/2008/07/19/kuttawalla-baba-in-india/ The bright sunny Sunday morning of June 29, 2008 saw an Anti-Rabies Camp being organized for stray dogs at Sector D1 and D2, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi. It was organized by STRAW – Stray Relief and Animal Welfare, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi, in association with Sonadi Charitable Trust, Nagafgarh, New ... http://www.waddys.net/quaker2/2008/07/01/anti-rabies-camp-at-vasant-kunj/ Citizens for Animals, founded by Rishi Dev, appeared on the NDTV show in India recently. Rishi says: We have got unbelievable response after this show and people were surprised to know that our own dogs are so intelligent. I hope more people will join us in this program so that it expands ... http://www.waddys.net/quaker2/2008/06/30/indian-dogs-on-tv/