Heart 4 Animals

We need you to eat a sandwich—or a lot of sandwiches—for animals! If you’re like me, you’re probably still bubbling with excitement over PETA’s recent KFC Canada victory. The addition of a faux-chicken sandwich at the majority of the chain’s restaurants is extremely important. A lot hinges on the success of that sandwich, and not just for Canada: The rest of the KFC world is watching. We need every compassionate person to buy one of these sandwiches—or a bag full!

For a limited time only, KFC Canada is offering a buy-one-get-one-free coupon for the new Classic Vegetarian Sandwich, which makes getting your hands on a couple sandwiches even easier to do. The sandwich can easily be made vegan by ordering it in a wrap without mayonnaise.

It might seem strange to order a meal from a restaurant that we were all boycotting just a few months ago, but skyrocketing sales will ensure that the faux-chicken sandwich stays on the menu. This menu item gives everyone who visits a KFC restaurant a cruelty-free option that they might not have known about before, and you can help save chickens by ordering this sandwich. This is a truly groundbreaking development for farmed animals, so please order five, 10, or even 15 Classic Vegetarian Sandwiches. Treat people at work or school, or donate them to homeless shelters. Eat them for breakfast, lunch, and dinner: whatever it takes to make sure this meatless meal stays on the menu. Would you please help? This could be the only time that I’ll ever make such a request!

Visit PETA.org to print your coupon, and please remember to forward this e-mail to everyone you know in Canada.

Sincerely,

Nicole Matthews
Campaigner
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
269-908-0050

You can get the scoop on the Battle of the Divas here or at URL: http://blog.peta.org/archives/2008/05/madonna_vs_mari.php?c=weekly_enews

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by Mary Krasn

“I always feel better in this room than in any other room.”

This statement from comedian and political satirist Bill Maher captured the feeling of the nearly 900 people who attended the taped-for-television 22nd Genesis Awards event in the International Ballroom of The Beverly Hilton Hotel on the evening of Saturday, March 29.

A Different Kind of Award

The annual Genesis Awards, produced by The Humane Society of the United States, recognizes those in the major media whose talents and journalistic integrity have raised awareness of animal issues. Nominees and winners range from those who work in the print media, to the writers, directors, and producers of feature films and television. They are recognized and receive their awards from celebrities of all stripes.

“Gretchen Wyler, founder of The Genesis Awards, was the Liz Taylor and Jackie Onassis of the animal movement all in one,” said Maher. “I’d rather get an award here than be nominated for 25 Emmy Awards.”

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Cassandra Szklarski, THE CANADIAN PRESSTORONTO - Canadian rock icon Bryan Adams says he rang in the new year with troubled soul singer Amy Winehouse and believes that a strong support system is key to handling the pressures of fame.

Adams was in Toronto on Wednesday to promote his new album, “11,” being released in Canada on March 18. The frequent philanthropist, whose pet causes include animal welfare and children’s issues, was also in town to perform at a hospital fundraiser Thursday with singing stars Josh Groban and Sarah McLachlan.

Mingling with such superstars is just a day in the life for the jet-setting performer, who said he just flew in from New York where he was photographing pal Mick Jagger for a Rolling Stones concert film being shot by director Martin Scorsese.

Adams said he and Jagger became friends when he opened for the Stones on their “No Security” tour in 1999, and marvelled at the road his life has travelled since his childhood in Kingston, Ont.

The 48-year-old’s creative pursuits have led to Oscar nominations for best song and a successful photography career, as well as musical collaborations with industry legends Aretha Franklin, Barbra Streisand and Tina Turner and a closely guarded friendship with the late Princess Diana.

“It totally amazes me,” Adams said of his whirlwind lifestyle, which he said is largely lived out of hotels around the world these days.

“You can never have imagined doing the things that you do as your life goes on… but I kind of believe that you make your own luck.”

Adams’ latest album of 11 guitar-driven tracks sticks largely to the romantic themes he’s become known for, and was written during travels to the Caribbean, Germany, Italy, France and Portugal.

Although it lands in stores in mid-March in Canada, Adams said it’s been a chore to find the right distributor in the United States.

“We haven’t really got a record company in America, so my management has to be clever about how they get the record to everybody,” he said of the delayed release, adding that talks are ongoing with an independent company rather than a big-name firm.

“It’s not that it didn’t find a home, it’s that we didn’t want it to find a home right away. We wanted to make sure we did it our way.”

Adams said a Canadian tour may come at the end of the year, but immediate plans involve visits to South America, the United States and European festivals.

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On the Net: http://www.bryanadams.com
Source: The Canadian Press, 2008

Picture of Bryan Adams above : Musician Bryan Adams in this, Jan. 15, 2007, file photo. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Mark J. Terrill

Kinship Circle: Which Candidates Speak For Animals?
By Kelly
Obama on links between animal cruelty and violence in society: “I’ve repeatedly voted to increase penalties for animal cruelty and violence and, importantly, to require psychological counseling for those who engage in this behavior… …
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From tattooed wild woman to humanitarian heroine — what a difference a few years has made for Angelina Jolie, who topped a Reuters poll released on Thursday of the best celebrity humanitarians of 2007.

Hollywood star Jolie commanded the greatest public respect of all celebrity public do-gooders this year due to her work as a U.N. goodwill ambassador and as the adoptive mother tried to raise awareness of suffering in Africa. Read more here …

Source: Yahoo News

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Robert Dziekanski lays unresponsive on the Vancouver airport’s floor after emitting . A man can be heard describing the unfolding scene as “hot footage for my home videos.” …read more about this or watch video .

Richard Gere, who has donated time and money to the causes for Tibetan independence and HIV/AIDS care, on Monday accepted a prestigious humanitarian award given by the city of Philadelphia. ..read more about this article from Yahoo News