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| Free Stuff Friday: Sun Care Kit!
I know that all of you have been taking advantage of the summer sunshine! Hopefully you have been taking care of your skin while doing so (ahem, sunscreen). I have discovered the joys of Ocean Potion, a cruelty-free sunscreen that can be found EVERYWHERE!
Even still, my favorite sun stuff is from Jason Natural Products (I'll admit it, I love anything organic). We have a Free Stuff Friday that I would love to win, but since I work for peta2, I can't. Sad! But that means all of YOU can win a prize pack including:
Five of you will walk away with this amazing cruelty-free prize pack! To win, comment below with why cruelty-free sunscreen is the only way to go.
This contest ends August 8, 2008 and the winner will be chosen and notified by August 15, 2008 (and you'll need to allow four weeks for shipping for your prize to make it to you)!
Just so you know...by commenting here, we're taking that as acknowledgment that you've read and agreed to our privacy policy.
Also by commenting, you are agreeing to the following terms and conditions.
Good Luck!
-Ashleigh | | |
| US Government Sending Tigers to a War Zone?
No need to wonder if you misread the subject line; it's true. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has issued a permit for a roadside zoo in North Carolina to send two tigers to the Baghdad Zoo in Iraq.
If you're like me, you probably need to pick your jaw up off the floor. I mean seriously, do you guys remember how media reported that when the war in Iraq began, hundreds of animals at the Baghdad Zoo were killed, stolen, eaten, stuffed, sold, or let loose by looters, or they escaped when mortar blasts damaged their cages? So why should the zoo be any safer now?
The roadside zoo in North Carolina isn't the best situation, obviously, but at least it's a hell-of-a-lot less likely someone is going to try to kill or eat the tigers in North Carolina.
We need you to take action! Write to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and ask them to reevaluate their decision and deny the permit to export two tigers to the Baghdad Zoo.
Thanks in advance for your help with this!
♥ Marta | | |
| My Warped Tour!
Last week I went out on Warped Tour with the amazing peta2 Road Warriors. I got to tag along in Virginia Beach, DC, Cleveland, and Detroit. Not only did I get to meet tons of incredible kids and connect with clothing companies, but I also got to eat the best catered vegan food and go to a barbecue that Gabe from Cobra Starship deejayed!
I documented my journey in pictures. Let's start with the amazing catered vegan food I just mentioned . . .
This was my favorite lunch: vegan sloppy joe, salad with avocadoes, fried zucchini, chickpea salad, and pasta salad (oh and we had cracker jacks too)! You'll also notice that we ate out of reusable containers with camping tools to cut down on waste. So green! Next up is me and the best volunteer ever:
Her name is Joy and she made us muffins. As everyone knows, the easiest way to a vegan's heart is through their stomach. I also want to show you where I slept. Check me out in my bunk! (Apparently I was really feeling the "thumbs-up" on Warped Tour . . .)
The tour bus was sweet, as were the kids on it.
They really are some of the hardest working people at PETA! Oh, and here's a picture of me getting some kids to sign our petition in Detroit:
Basically Warped Tour and all the people that are a part of it are amazing! If the tour hasn't hit your city yet make sure to come out and say "hi" (and sign our petition)!
As Paige says: Stay Brutal!
-Ashleigh | | |
| No Space to Move in a Crate
Mother pigs spend most of their lives in tiny "gestation" crates, which are so small that the animals are unable to turn around or even lie down comfortably. They are repeatedly impregnated until they are slaughtered.
Here on Warped Tour the guy pictured below volunteered to get a first hand feel of the space mommy pigs get...or should I say don't get!
Need some other reasons not to eat pigs? Check this out.
Nick from As I Lay Dying got in on the action by signing our petition.
Plus we had some SICK Street Teamers—these dudes totally stole my heart with their hard work and dedication to helping animals. Thanks, Shawn and Kenny!
Join the fun, steal some hearts, and save some animals by signing up for the Street Team already!
And as always,
STAY BRUTAL
-Paige | | |
| The peta2 Advice Blog: Kissing Meat-Eaters
Feel uncomfortable kissing someone who has just eaten meat? This is for you!
I feel weird kissing my boyfriend knowing he just ate a cheeseburger. How should I handle that?
-Doesn't Like Burger Breath
So your boyfriend just ate a cheeseburger. First of all, ew. Believe it or not, I have dealt with this a few times in my years, and after shedding some light on factory farming for the boy, you'll be a master at turning boys vegetarian (seriously, I rule at this!). Sitting down together and watching something like "Earthlings" or "Meet Your Meat" is a good way to educate. Sometimes seeing a visual rather than simply hearing it has a lot more impact. If your boyfriend is anything like mine, he'll give up the meat in a second—even if it's simply out of respect for you! xoxo, Shan (the queen of turning boys veg)
I couldn't agree with you more and to be honest I think your boyfriend should have a little more respect for you than to try to kiss you after he has just eaten a cheeseburger. I would just let him know that you think it's gross and I think he will be more interested in kissing you than eating a burger in the future. - Martin
I have a whole list of rules on the conditions under which my boyfriend will get a kiss—if he's eaten vinegar, baked beans, brown sauce, ketchup (the list goes on and on) he's going to get the hand block right in the face! However, with a meat eating boyfriend, these boundaries are all the more important. There's nothing more repulsive that finding a rogue piece of hamburger caught up in that bit of fluff on his top lip (which he refers to as his "moustache")! If you lecture your lad about his meat eating, you'll just push him away so I would try the "softly softly" approach by taking your fella out to a veggie restaurant and treating him to a vegan chicken sandwich, or soy cheese Pizza, and then smothering him with kisses! He'll soon make the connection that when he eats cruelty free, he can have his (vegan) cake and eat it, without facing the hand block! - Violet
Have a relationship question (that relates to animal rights, of course!) that you're dying for us to answer? E-mail peta2@peta2.com with the subject line "Help me peta2! I need advice!" and your question just may be answered by us in our next advice blog!
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