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Sunday, December 31, 2006
“In order to avoid offending religious fundamentalists, our National Park Service is under orders to suspend its belief in geology,” stated PEER Executive Director Jeff Ruch. “It is disconcerting that the official position of a national park as to the geologic age of the Grand Canyon is ‘no comment.’”
Friday, December 29, 2006
"Iraqi television reports that former dictator
Saddam Hussein has been executed by hanging, after Iraq's High Tribunal found him guilty of crimes against humanity."
"There is no meaningful distinction between eating flesh and eating dairy or other animal products. Animals exploited in the dairy industry live longer than those used for meat, but they are treated worse during their lives, and they end up in the same slaughterhouse after which we consume their flesh anyway. There is probably more suffering in a glass of milk or an ice cream cone than there is in a steak. And anyone who thinks that an egg—even a so-called “free range” one—is any less a product of horrible suffering than is meat does not know much about the egg industry.
If someone stops eating flesh but eats more dairy or eggs as a result (as many “vegetarians” do), this may actually increase suffering. In any event, to maintain that there is moral distinction between eating flesh and eating dairy, eggs, or consuming other animal products, is as silly as maintaining that there is a moral distinction between eating large cows and eating small cows."
Still going. Keep it up Portland, they'll be gone soon.
I, Chad, am very proud of my old lady Emiko. She and her friend Michelle made this awesome 12 minute documentary about Dave, from Dave's Killer Bread. The MySpace video compression makes it look a bit rough, but you'll get the idea.
Just got the new issue of Satya in. Looks great. Interviews with lots of folks involved with the Green Scare, like the SHAC7 folks, Rod Coronado, Peter Young, and others. Come and get it.
Thursday, December 28, 2006
Gives
The Vegan Vixens a run for their money.
Fruity Sunhats. Bet you didn't even know we carried these. That's why we have a shit-ton of them to get rid of. They're like a healthier gummy candy. $1.75.
In-store marketing ploy!
We have lots of giant chocolate Santas still in stock, so whoever comes in and spends $60 or more gets one free. Deal goes until we run out. We're trying to get rid of all our crap before end-of-the-year inventory, give us a break.
Vegan teriyaki sauce. Teriyaki everything. $3.25.
1 pound of jelly beans! Got a bunch. Get rid of them before end of the year inventory. Eat them all in one sitting. $2.50.
The Rice Milk w/ Dark Truffle Center Bars are on sale only for the online customers. Come on folks, these are so good, and you don't even know it yet. $2!
We know it's a way off, but Feb 10th, we'll be doing another SHAC7 benefit movie night at
The Artistery. $3 a head. 8pm. 4315 SE Division. Mark your calendars, bring a friend or 3, and come hang out. Be somebody!
Wednesday, December 27, 2006
I miss this band. Makes me all sentimental and shit.
Our friend Aaron is a great cook. And he's doing a fancy vegan meal soon at Junior's. Reserve a spot if you want. We will.
"Junior's Cafe will be debuting a series of four course family style suppers on the 5th of January 2007. We will only be offering dinner the first Friday of every month in conjunction with local gallery openings in lower Southeast Portland. Dinner will begin at seven PM at a fixed price of fifteen dollars per person--not including wine and beer. The menu will be based on what we find fresh from the market that day. It will be fun and it will be delicious. We encourage you to make your reservations early, as space is limited. We welcome reservations for as many as you want or just yourself; it's family style after all. Please reserve you table via email:
juniorscafe@gmail.com. If you have any questions you can also call the restaurant at 503-467-4971. Thank you for your interest in Junior's first foray into the supper scene."
'Today the Interior Department's US Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to list polar bears as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act,' said interior secretary Dirk Kempthorne.
'We are making this proposal because a scientific review of the species by the Fish and Wildlife service found that populations may be threatened by receding sea ice, which polar bears use as a platform for many activities essential to their life cycle, including hunting for their main prey, Arctic seals.'
Today's announcement follows a campaign by environmental groups, which sued the Government seeking action to protect the polar bear.
Tuesday, December 26, 2006
Anybody out there know anybody who is in the know about dealing with bank loans (business loans) or buying commercial property? Any financial planner people who might lend some friendly advice? Maybe?
Finally got these in. Spread some holiday cheer with the feel good hit of the year!
Sunday, December 24, 2006
Scapegoat finally has their site up. Whee!
This site is golden.
"The politically correct major news organizations have treated the animal rights terrorists with a code of silence, and these groups have a high degree of public support. Wake up FBI and CIA. Food terrorism is capable of exceeding the damage and death caused on 9/11/2001 by the terrorist destruction of the twin World Trade Center Towers.
Time will tell whether or not this beef contamination was caused by animal rights supporters, but the future is clear. We must stop treating these groups as disobedient youngsters and begin to treat them as TERRORISTS."
Come on down. Thanks to Karen from Progressive Counseling for hosting this.
You've probably heard this by now, but...
"Macy's has pulled from its shelves and its Web site two styles of Sean John hooded jackets, originally advertised as featuring faux fur, after an investigation by the nation's largest animal protection organization concluded that the garments were actually made from a certain species of dog called 'raccoon dog.'"
Fucker.
We heard yesterday that Josh's mom and sister have FINALLY been approved to visit him!!! Unfortunately word came too late to get them there for Christmas, but we're going to hammer out the details and get Josh some family time in the upcoming weeks. Check back for updates!
In the meantime please keep writing to Josh and the other SHAC7 prisoners! Make writing to prisoners your New Year's resolution- mark it on your calendar, make a pledge, write yourself a reminder, and make it happen.
Josh is eternally grateful to everyone who's written so far and wants you all to know how much it means to him to hear from you. Mail gets processed slowly in prison (especially for Josh since the guards aren't too fond of the quantity of correspondence he receives), so if you don't receive a response right away don't be discouraged!
Saturday, December 23, 2006
"Downtown - Schumacher Furs & Outerwear is told by its landlord to vacate by 1 p.m. the day after Christmas"
Holy shit! Yea!
Friday, December 22, 2006
New group in town. Wanna get involved? Check the events and get in touch.
"As Douglas was collecting the sample, officers were busy locating the source of the substance. Officers were then informed by the EAC Security that two empty flour bags were found in the Discovery Park Dumpster. EAC Security also noticed the words “AC/DC” and “Iron Maiden” written on the back of the Dumpster."
Thanks
Chris.
Thursday, December 21, 2006
Found this link from
this book I finished reading today. Pretty good stuff. Pretty God damned good. Here's an
audio sample.
Hey there. Please help us not get stuck with all this Tofurky. Just come buy it. We normally have it marked at $22.50, but if you come in and grab one and say "I'd rather pay $18 for this." We'll sell it to you for that. But you gotta remind us, ok?
An important email.
We just received this vital email. I can't wait to have "one issue!"
"Your wife complains to headache each evening?
Your girlfriend says about "pressing business" too frequently?
Girls on beach don`t pay any attention?
CHANGE IT!
Change half millimeter thickness of your wallet to additional inches
of your tiger cub! Find Pe-nis Growth Patch (TM) on our site
and stop think about "small size". From this point you will have
one issue - select between brunette with nice tits and long-legged blonde!
Deeper, longer and more strongly!"
Our friend Virginia (comedian, DJ, dancer, world-traveler) is doing stand up with some other people probably not as cool as her. How about us losers who don't go visit family for the holidays get together and go?
Holy crap. Vegan Slim Jim's! Get on it fools.
There's a poll on the left if you feel like it.
"When the letter came from City Hall threatening punishment if he continued to serve foie gras at his North Side restaurant, Doug Sohn framed the warning and set it beside his cash register.
And he kept serving the fattened duck liver without a care."
Just posted a few words from Josh.
"The company which owns the bullring admitted that the falling number of spectators meant that it lost more than �16,000 each time it held a bullfight."
'I fear that in the next century we will have many more Muslims in the United States if we do not adopt the strict immigration policies that I believe are necessary to preserve the values and beliefs traditional to the United States of America.'
Monday, December 18, 2006
This book looks pretty great. Might actually cook sometime soon and try something new.
Just got this in. It's been around a while, and we've heard good things and are finally carrying it.
Also, on a related note, Ingrid Newkirk will be in town (kinda, Beaverton I think) doing a book signing for her new book
50 Awesome Ways Kids Can Help Animals on January 27th. Check out
our calendar for more info.
Yay! Link stolen from
Joe's site.
Not sure if this even matters, but...
"American Apparel, the casual clothing chain whose socially-conscious manufacturing, sexually-charged advertising and snug-fitting T-shirts have generated a cult-like following, will be sold to a little-known investment firm for $382.5 million, according to people briefed on the matter."
“The aim and effect of this policy is to stifle EPA’s own staff from protecting wetlands,” stated New England PEER Director Kyla Bennett, a biologist and lawyer formerly within EPA’s wetland program. “This new policy puts the final decision in the hands of officials who have never seen the land in question and whose principal interest is political rather than environmental.”
Almost forgot about this (thanks Julie.) This film sounds really interesting and is playing at the Clinton Street Theater through the 21st of Dec.
'The calves in Kobe get special treatment ... they drink beer mixed with milk, vitamins and eat pesticide-free grass. We add foie gras and also some Korean pears. We import all the materials, and they are high quality so it is so expensive.'
Check out the new version of the Herbivore site. And make sure to note the Compassion Over Killing Super Combo!
Sunday, December 17, 2006
We now carry V-Dog if you want to try it out. Not going to be shipping it, so sorry online customer folk.
Our friend Tim needs a job... stat. If you can help out it'd be rad, he's a good guy.
Friday, December 15, 2006
"'Of course, she was scared and embarrassed but all the passengers had to disembark, all the luggage had to be searched, a canine team was brought in, and about three hours were consumed in sorting out the situation,' she said."
Man, the UK is sketchy. Is this where we're headed? Are we already there?
But it got all shitty.
"Even though the Goggins do sell live pigs from their farm for slaughter, they seem fond of them, and a bit philosophical.
'Animals are completely at your mercy,' Betty Goggin said. 'They can't control their destiny. I did feel sorry for her.'
She added: 'They're very smart, but they're also very tasty. So it's kind of bad for them.'"
Thursday, December 14, 2006
Can't wait for these kids to come back to town. Last time they played it was nuts, one of the best shows I've seen. Word is they're doing a big tour next year, so...
Oh snap!
"A Southampton University team found those who were vegetarian by 30 had recorded five IQ points more on average at the age of 10."
"If Pfluger's team is correct, the baiji will be the first large aquatic mammal to have gone extinct since hunting and overfishing killed off the Caribbean monk seal in the 1950s."
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Check out these turds. Thanks to whoever turned us on to them. The "Mecca Weather Forecast"... damn. It's awesome how they don't even use US made shirts. $16 for a sweatshop made shirt? Very working class of them, no?
"Dear SHAC 7 Supporters,
The SHAC 7 days of Xmas is underway now--from December 11th-December 17th we are asking people to do one or two things to help support Jake, Kevin, Lauren, Josh, Andrew, and Darius this holiday season. We've come up with 7 ways to help, which are discussed below.
What we are really hoping is that everyone can take a few minutes to send a holiday card or letter and consider including some photographs. And if you want to put a little something in their stockings, please consider donating to the support fund. Money from the support fund is sent to them regularly so they can purchase the necessities while in prison. To donate, go to shac7.com and click on the donate button.
This is the first holiday they will all spend behind bars--please do what you can to make it a special one. And don't forget about all the other animal liberation prisoners behind bars--they need your support too!
Thank you for your continued support!"
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
My home-state proves itself worthy of dropping into the Gulf yet again.
"Soy is feminizing, and commonly leads to a decrease in the size of the penis, sexual confusion and homosexuality. That's why most of the medical (not socio-spiritual) blame for today's rise in homosexuality must fall upon the rise in soy formula and other soy products. (Most babies are bottle-fed during some part of their infancy, and one-fourth of them are getting soy milk!) Homosexuals often argue that their homosexuality is inborn because 'I can't remember a time when I wasn't homosexual.' No, homosexuality is always deviant. But now many of them can truthfully say that they can't remember a time when excess estrogen wasn't influencing them."
Just in. By somewhat popular demand...
"Democratic Rep. Dennis Kucinich, an unsuccessful presidential candidate in 2004, launched another long-shot White House run on Tuesday with a call for an immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq."
Monday, December 11, 2006
***Dude, bird flu is like, so 6 months ago...
"Please attend an engaging multimedia presentation - 'Surviving the Next Pandemic: Bird Flu and Other Emerging Infectious Diseases' by Michael Greger, M.D. He is director of public health and animal agriculture at The Humane Society of the United States and an internationally recognized lecturer on public health issues."
***Note: we say this to be smart-ass and jokey and lame. This subject is something to take seriously and we hear he's a great speaker and loves "young coconuts." So go check it out.
Already a lot of comments here. Maybe add another few?
Pretty nuts. This is a great article to pass around and post at work for all those "environmentalist" meat eaters you know.
"According to a new report published by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, the livestock sector generates more greenhouse gas emissions as measured in CO2 equivalent – 18 percent – than transport. It is also a major source of land and water degradation.
Says Henning Steinfeld, Chief of FAO’s Livestock Information and Policy Branch and senior author of the report: “Livestock are one of the most significant contributors to today’s most serious environmental problems. Urgent action is required to remedy the situation.” "
Sunday, December 10, 2006
Some interesting stuffs on here. And on
his main site.
Got a note from Josh Harper to pass along. It was read at the "Your Mommy Kills Animals" on Wednesday night and last night at the Green Scare benefit. If you missed it....
Kittens!
'8 kittens looking for their furever home!!! 7 weeks old, male and female. For more information contact Connie at 503-249-9996 x3 or 360-666-1578 or connie@idausa.org. An adoption fee will be charged.'
You need a kitten? Yes you do. The great thing about them, is they always stay tiny and kitten-esque. We promise.
"We are looking for a production baker, beginning January 2007. (Training shifts may start in December.) The hours are currently:
Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday from 7 PM to 1 AM (or finish*).
Optional Monday (prep night) 7 PM- 1 AM as well.
*We generally finish on time or early, but some busy nights we will stay later!
Starting Pay is $ 8.50 an hour. Someone with VEGAN baking experience may start at a higher rate. We are growing quickly and we will be adding benefits and other perks in the new year.
Please call Lisa at (503) 449-6228 for more info, or email lisa@sweetpeabaking.com. Feel free to attach your resume in PDF or Word document form, or include it as text in the email."
"Dear Friends of all sorts,
did you purchase an invincible summer calendar? were you given one as a gift? were you given one by me?
did you give one to a friend? do you know someone with one?
Please read !
There was a slip-up in the proof reading department (read: i have no proofreader up until now) and so months FEBRUARY and JUNE are mislabeled in the Invincible Summer 2007 Animal Friends Calendar.
if you have this and do not want to fix it by hand, i would like to offer you an apology packet, complete with newly corrected pages to paste atop your old ones.
send your address with CALENDAR MIXUP in the subject heading to: kniqole@hotmail.com
i will be sending these apology packets to stores as well, so you could pick one up there starting soon
(Otsu, Food Fight, Reading Frenzy, In Other Words)."
Nice ideas for you and yours to do.
An article. In stunning "online" format.
Jump in the discussion. We're curious.
Friday, December 08, 2006
Close up 2006 by writing to our comrades, the six SHAC defendants.
Saturday December 30, 2006
Drop by between 7pm-10pm @ 1110 SE Alder St. Suite #302
Aside from continuing to fight for animal rights, this is one of the most important things we can do right now. Come with your activist tales, a funny story, a crazy adventure or something personal + semi-upbeat you can share about yourself.
Feel free to bring extra supplies to share: paper, envelopes + stamps.
Just got these in. Super yummy, but not if you dislike seaweed. An organic version of the traditional Japanes Rice Ball (o-nigiri).
Tee hee.
From the November 2006 issue of Egg Industry magazine:
Excerpt from page 8:
"Despite these mixed results on college campuses on the issue, Gene Gregory, vice president of the United Egg Producers, Atlanta, says that 'I'm afraid we're losing the battle,' because it's hard for the egg industry to compete with the budget of $100 million that the Humane Society of the United States has, and it's relatively easy for the Humane Society to recruit members on college campuses....He also thinks that when universities go cage-free, it means egg consumption declines because total costs go up and that translates into fewer eggs that end up on student plates."
"When I first walked into the office in the housing unit, the officers were looking at a google search on my name. Quite a grand welcome if you ask me."
A bit of news from Lauren Gazolla from her site.
Also, thanks to everybody who came out to "Your Mommy Kills Animals." Most people came away with an overall positive feeling about it, which is good. Plus, we managed to raise a total of $1037.67 for the support fund. And the director is chipping in another $200, so... hell yeah?
Wednesday, December 06, 2006
"Not every group comes off as such lethal hypocrites. The British-founded groups Animal Liberation Front and Stop Huntington Animal Cruelty both offer representatives who make an eloquent case for battling animal testing laboratories, and who identify themselves with a tradition reaching back to the abolitionist and suffrage movements."
Sure, that's cool, but what the hell is up with the rest of the review? Animal rights activists are "killing free speech?"
Tuesday, December 05, 2006
Monday, December 04, 2006
More press needed. Thanks Emile for getting this published.
"As several hundred spectators watched, the whale and trainer plunged underwater, where Kasatka grabbed Peters by the foot and held him for less than a minute before surfacing, Koontz said."
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