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Morrigann
05-13-06, 03:25 PM
Yay!

http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2006/05/13/opinion/letters/5_12_0619_31_20.txt

Adopt a homeless animal this Mother's Day


Mother's Day is a time for reflection upon the compassionate and powerful women who have had such a great effect upon our lives. Teaching, nurturing and loving are all duties they so readily accept -- all to better our existence. For many of us, we are still able to visit with, love and thank these amazing women for all they do. For others, this simple act is impossible.

Across the United States, thousands of babies are torn viciously from their mothers -- only to be sentenced to death. In the veal industry, babies are taken from their mothers within only days of birth. These young creatures will never see their mother again -- only the confines of their cell, hormone-saturated feed and the vision of others' suffering. They will never know their mother's touch, gentle mooing, or green pastures. These mothers are powerless -- forced to watch the cruel torture and slaughter of their offspring.

This Mother's Day, take a moment to not only thank your mother for her devotion to you, but also to respect those mothers who do not have a voice. Consider adopting one of the millions of homeless animals. For more information, contact FOCAS at http://www.focas-sandiego.org or http://www.hsus.org.

Diana
05-13-06, 03:56 PM
Yay!!!!!!!! That is so cool.

One of my letters got printed too recently in the Guardian Weekly. I wrote about one of their journalists who always always always puts the word "rights" in inverted commas when he speaks of animal rights. (This journalist has some kind of chip on his shoulder when it comes to animal rights activists - it's almost embarrassing). I said that that not only shows his obvious and rather childish contempt towards animal rights activists, but also to the animals themselves. And that he obviously had a bee in his bonnet but that it would be nice if he could spare his readers having to listen to the constant buzz.

raggydoo
05-13-06, 05:10 PM
YEY! I never write letters to the editor because I don't think they will even read them, but now that I see that you both had your letters printed I'm gonna have to start writing! :nana:

SeaSiren
05-13-06, 05:24 PM
Excellent! :up:

Morrigann
05-13-06, 05:27 PM
YEY! I never write letters to the editor because I don't think they will even read them, but now that I see that you both had your letters printed I'm gonna have to start writing! :nana:

That's what I thought, too! But I saw the stuff they were publishing, saw a hole in the content, and got inspired by reading "Diet for a Small Planet". I wanted to get the word out there, spread some Mother's Day cheer, and make a small difference- if any. It was worth the risk! Go for it! Lots of luck to you!

animallover7249
05-13-06, 11:27 PM
I think I will write some, you inspired me!

Hummusisyummus
05-14-06, 11:06 PM
Pretty nifty! :up:

janie
05-15-06, 03:11 AM
Well written; congrats! :)

kpickell
05-15-06, 04:11 AM
:up:

Life2k
05-15-06, 04:30 AM
Great article!

Tesseract
05-15-06, 10:09 PM
Maybe we should all go on a letter-writing campaign and make our voices heard!

Azalea
05-15-06, 10:14 PM
One of my letters got printed too recently in the Guardian Weekly.


Cool. I have read the Guardian Weekly for many years, but I haven't read the last few issues yet (due to an unintentional reading hiatus). I'll look for your letter when I do end up reading them :)

Morrigann
05-15-06, 10:26 PM
Maybe we should all go on a letter-writing campaign and make our voices heard!

T think that's an awesome idea =)

Diana
05-16-06, 10:40 AM
Cool. I have read the Guardian Weekly for many years, but I haven't read the last few issues yet (due to an unintentional reading hiatus). I'll look for your letter when I do end up reading them :)

I think I've subscribed now for over 20 years. It's the highlight of the post delivery each week. If it's not in the box on the Friday, I am SOOOO frustrated.

Mine is a short letter somewhere on the right-hand side in a recent issue. Not last week's but the week before (I think the front page talks about Sri Lanka on the brink of civil war again).

Derek Brown HATES animal rights activists. It's a pity, 'cos he's a good journalist but he is unable to control his emotions when it comes to this issue. I suspect there is some private issue behind it. Perhaps something to do with being pro-vivisection for personal reasons or something. But maybe not. He never wrote to me to comment on my letter which shows a bit of disdain for his readers. Maybe he's just a jerk, I dunno.