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Happy Fourth of July!
Jun 29, 2007
http://www.fireworkspop.com/liberty.htm

In honor of the Fourth coming up.  I am wishing you all a safe and joyful holiday.  Making memories and eating good food with loved ones and friends. 

Remembering how our country came to get our freedoms and then I would wish for a return to standing for our rights before they are all gone.  We have a unique site here that can link us, organize us and help us get things done.  We are worth saving I am sure of that!

Happy Fourth of July!
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Posted: Jun 29, 2007 6:14am
Victory for animals!!!
Jun 13, 2006
Huge news: After months of vigorous negotiations, we have won a major victory for animals killed for their fur and skins—and I want you to be the first to hear about it.

Polo Ralph Lauren—one of the most widely recognized consumer brands in the world—has publicly announced that it will eliminate the use of fur in all its merchandise and home collections, starting with its holiday collection, in all its stores around the world. Read more about how this important victory came to be.

I assure you that it is only because of your vital support that this victory has occurred.

As a result of PETA's behind-the-scenes pressure and eye-opening anti-fur investigations that have struck a chord with ethical consumers, Ralph Lauren joins an ever-increasing number of retailers that are turning their backs on fur. With your help, in the last year alone, PETA has made significant progress in the fight for animals who are slaughtered for their fur—including getting other major companies like J.Crew, Ann Taylor, and The Limited (including all the company's brands, such as Victoria's Secret) to pull fur from their stores forever!

This work and this victory represent a watershed event for the animal rights movement and for fur-bearing animals. For that, I want to sincerely thank you. Your support has truly meant a world of difference in this campaign, as it has given us the resources and the help that we need. It has allowed us to add new depth and new tactics to our campaign to stop the international fur trade—which have led to new clout and new successes for animals.

As important as this victory is, there is much more work to be done. With your help, we can expand our precedent-setting work to expose the hideous cruelty to animals that is the norm in the fur trade, educate consumers, push designers and retailers to stop using fur, and help bring an end to the horrible cruelty that animals, including dogs and cats, suffer for the sake of "fashion." We have a list of other corporate targets that we're already trying to get to join Ralph Lauren in renouncing fur, and we won't stop as long as animals are suffering. Now is the time to use the momentum from this victory to change the hearts, minds, and practices of so many others in the fashion industry.

With kind regards,
Ingrid Newkirk
Ingrid E. Newkirk
President

P.S. Thank you so much for all that you do to help animals. Read more about exactly how our efforts brought Polo Ralph Lauren to this important decision to no longer use and promote fur.
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Posted: Jun 13, 2006 5:17pm
The Cat's Bill of Rights
Mar 18, 2006
I AM THE CAT AND I HAVE CERTAIN INALIENABLE RIGHTS:

I have the right to walk over your face anytime I wish, day or night. 

I have the right to observe and comment on any and all bathroom behavior. Further, I have the right to be highly offended by any closed door.

I have the right to smell your shoes to determine if you have been fraternizing or cavorting or frolicking with any highly questionable animals.

I have the right to assist in any food preparation, cooking, cleaning or eating event that may occur in the home.

I have the right to wake you at three in the morning if I find my food dish is not to my satisfaction.

I have the right to tip over any water container I deem unsuitable for consumption.

I have the right to meow at squirrels and birds that may dare to pass my windows.

I have the right to inspect any grocery items that come into the home. Further, I have the right to inhabit any paper bag or cardboard box that you bring home for as long as I wish. 

I have the right to nap at any time and place I darn well please, without the distraction of being called or moved just because you want to sit down, wash your hands or use your computer keyboard. 

I have the right to assist in the changing of bed linens and to chase the phantom creatures that hide beneath the sheets.

I have the right to look aloof when scolded for mistaking your toes for one of those pesky phantom creatures that hide beneath the sheets.

I have the right to kill paper towel rolls that otherwise might sneak up on you at night.

I have the right to sleep on top of any appliance that is warm.

I have the right to your complete attention anytime you sit down to read or work. 

And, finally, I have the right to be loved, petted, pampered, and entertained, for, as you know, the best things in life ... purr.

And, should you err in your ways, I will graciously forgive you. After all, you are only human, but I love you anyway.
 

Signed,


The CAT

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