The trailer to this documentary called Earthlings is why I am a vegetarian. Please prepare yourself before watching this trailer. It is intense - AND real! I've read a bunch of details about what we are doing to our animals and could barely get through each word, but actually seeing some of it goes way deeper. The cruelty and inhumane torture of animals is beyond my comprehension. Please take the time to watch this....it's hard to watch, but if we can eat it, we need to see it .... we need to know.... we need to be aware of what we are promoting by what we eat. So please have the courage and the heart to watch this and help spread awareness by sharing it with others.
Earthlings - watch the trailer here
Monday, September 28, 2009
Buy from Staples to help cancer research
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and Staples is offering you the opportunity to help make a difference with your purchase. When you buy select Pink Ribbon products this month at Staples, a percentage will go to breast cancer research. So check out their selection and spread the word!
Shelter animals make GREAT pets!
Between three and four million dogs and cats are euthanized each year in animal shelters across the nation. If more families looking for a pet chose to adopt their new furry friend from a shelter, we could put an end to this tragedy. The bottom line is shelter animals make great pets! Your local shelter is full of pets looking for love and a second chance for a loving and forever home.
That's why I encourage you to please take a moment to watch this video and pledge to adopt your next companion from a shelter -- you will be saving a life!
You can also search for adoptable pets near you
That's why I encourage you to please take a moment to watch this video and pledge to adopt your next companion from a shelter -- you will be saving a life!
You can also search for adoptable pets near you
Person to person advocacy
Put that compassion into action for the animals! By spending just a few hours handing out literature and talking with people one-on-one, you can educate countless people about the exploitation of animals. The Animal Rights Foundation of FL (ARFF) needs your help to leaflet at the following events:
• Maitland Art Festival, October 2-3.
• Winter Park Autumn Art Festival, October 10-11.
If you can help please contact: ArffCentralFl@arff.org
• Maitland Art Festival, October 2-3.
• Winter Park Autumn Art Festival, October 10-11.
If you can help please contact: ArffCentralFl@arff.org
Help needed at ARFF Information tables
Information tables are a great way to educate the public and provide them with literature and information they need to be informed about animal exploitation and abuse.
Animal Rights Foundation of Florida will have a booth at the Central Florida VegFest on Saturday, October 24 in Orlando's Loch Haven Park.
If you would like to sign up for a shift for one of the following events, please contact: ArffCentralFl@arff.org.
Animal Rights Foundation of Florida will have a booth at the Central Florida VegFest on Saturday, October 24 in Orlando's Loch Haven Park.
If you would like to sign up for a shift for one of the following events, please contact: ArffCentralFl@arff.org.
McCruelty: I'm Hatin It!
In the U.S., chickens killed by McDonald's suppliers are slaughtered using an outdated method that results in extreme suffering. As the biggest seller of chicken meat in the U.S., McDonald's has the responsibility and the ability to reduce this abuse. They can demand that their U.S. suppliers use a less cruel method of slaughter available to them called controlled-atmosphere killing, or CAK, and it would cost the corporation nothing to demand that its suppliers use it. CAK would eliminate the worst abuses currently suffered by chickens killed for McDonald's.
Please help Animal Rights Foundation of Florida speak for the chickens and educate the public at our McMurder protest.
Date and time: Saturday, October 3 (for World Farm Animals Day), starting at 6:00pm
Location: 2535 Howell Branch Road (SR 436 & Howell Branch Road), Casselberry 32707
If you can make it to the protest please RSVP to ArffCentralFl@arff.org
Please help Animal Rights Foundation of Florida speak for the chickens and educate the public at our McMurder protest.
Date and time: Saturday, October 3 (for World Farm Animals Day), starting at 6:00pm
Location: 2535 Howell Branch Road (SR 436 & Howell Branch Road), Casselberry 32707
If you can make it to the protest please RSVP to ArffCentralFl@arff.org
Ask IHOP To Let Hens Out of Their Cages
When IHOP serves its pancakes and eggs, you can be sure the eggs come from hens crammed into wire cages so small the animals can barely move for their entire lives. The restaurant chain most known for its breakfasts refuses to take make a change and buy their eggs from cage-free farms that don't cruelly confine hens in barren battery cages. Major restaurant chains such as Denny's, Burger King, Wendy's, etc. got on board earlier this year…. Why can’t a restaurant as large as IHOP make the same changes?
IHOP's refusal took on new urgency this week with the release of this undercover video that reveals shocking abuses at IHOP's primary egg supplier. As you can see, the footage reveals filthy conditions, sick and injured hens, and birds forced to live in cages with the decomposing corpses of dead birds.
You can help to move IHOP away from this cruelty. Please urge IHOP to follow its competitors' lead and start switching away from battery cage eggs. Here's how:
TAKE ACTION
Please make a brief, polite phone call to Argonne, a company that owns hundreds of IHOP restaurants, at 404-364-2984 (if voicemail picks up, press '1' for Argonne President Michael Klump). You can say something like this:
"Hello, my name is [your name] and I am calling to ask IHOP to start using eggs that don't come from hens crammed into cages. I just watched the undercover video of your egg supplier, and the images of animal cruelty are appalling. Please start switching to cage-free eggs. Thank you."
After you make your call, please follow up with an email to IHOP headquarters to let them know that customers care about animal welfare.
IHOP's refusal took on new urgency this week with the release of this undercover video that reveals shocking abuses at IHOP's primary egg supplier. As you can see, the footage reveals filthy conditions, sick and injured hens, and birds forced to live in cages with the decomposing corpses of dead birds.
You can help to move IHOP away from this cruelty. Please urge IHOP to follow its competitors' lead and start switching away from battery cage eggs. Here's how:
TAKE ACTION
Please make a brief, polite phone call to Argonne, a company that owns hundreds of IHOP restaurants, at 404-364-2984 (if voicemail picks up, press '1' for Argonne President Michael Klump). You can say something like this:
"Hello, my name is [your name] and I am calling to ask IHOP to start using eggs that don't come from hens crammed into cages. I just watched the undercover video of your egg supplier, and the images of animal cruelty are appalling. Please start switching to cage-free eggs. Thank you."
After you make your call, please follow up with an email to IHOP headquarters to let them know that customers care about animal welfare.
Monday, September 14, 2009
A few more health & fitness articles ....
....I read today and wanted to share
Boost Your Metabolism All Day Long
10 Appetite-Suppressing Foods to Conquer Your Cravings
7 Common Factors of Successful Weight Management
7 Tips for Fast Food Survival
Have a super day!
~Ami
Boost Your Metabolism All Day Long
10 Appetite-Suppressing Foods to Conquer Your Cravings
7 Common Factors of Successful Weight Management
7 Tips for Fast Food Survival
Have a super day!
~Ami
Help our wounded soldiers
Give back to those who've given to America by making a donation to the Pentagon Federal Credit Union Foundation. This is a Military Heroes Fund that helps provide emergency financial support for our wounded soldiers and their families. This fund also helps pay for daycare expenses at Walter Reed Army Medical Center for children of the wounded.
Read more about the Foundation's accomplishments.
The Pentagon Federal Credit Union Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Pentagon Federal Credit Union pays all administrative expenses. Every penny you give goes to programs.
Much Love,
Ami
Read more about the Foundation's accomplishments.
The Pentagon Federal Credit Union Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Pentagon Federal Credit Union pays all administrative expenses. Every penny you give goes to programs.
Much Love,
Ami
The gratitude campaign
Jessica and I both had the opportunity to watch this video for The Gratitude Campaign before we went to NY on vacation. While we were in the city one day, we passed by several soldiers at Penn Station and we both took the opportunity to acknowledge them, say hello and most importantly ...to say Thank You. They smiled at us and you could tell that it meant a lot to them. It truly warmed my heart and felt wonderful to show my gratitude. I promised myself that I would post this video when I returned to share it with all of you.
Check it out and pass it on to others.....
With deep gratitude, warm thoughts and peaceful wishes to all our brave soldiers!
~Lovebug
Check it out and pass it on to others.....
With deep gratitude, warm thoughts and peaceful wishes to all our brave soldiers!
~Lovebug
Revitalize Your Soul! - Healthy lifestyle
Most of you who know me well are aware that I have made some big changes recently to live a healthy lifestyle. I quit smoking, barely drink alcohol, no longer eat chicken and rarely eat red meat. I also work out a lot at home and love going to the gym! My life has changed for the better in so many ways. I feel strong, emotionally balanced, healthy, fit and just all around blissful. I just want to spread my happiness to everyone and let you all know what a great blessing these changes have been to my life.
For those of you that are trying to make some of the same changes in your life, I wish you all the will power, motivation and encouragement you may need to carry you through. You will definitely reap all the benefits of taking care of your mind, body and soul. I know I am :)
Here are a couple of articles I read today that you may want to read:
Eat your way to great abs
Does exercise matter for weight loss?
Much Love and Peace to all!
~Ami
For those of you that are trying to make some of the same changes in your life, I wish you all the will power, motivation and encouragement you may need to carry you through. You will definitely reap all the benefits of taking care of your mind, body and soul. I know I am :)
Here are a couple of articles I read today that you may want to read:
Eat your way to great abs
Does exercise matter for weight loss?
Much Love and Peace to all!
~Ami
Help animals through your wedding registry :)
To all couples who are animal lovers...
Guess what? By creating a wedding registry at WeddingChannel.com, your guests can purchase gifts for you and a portion of the sales price will be donated to benefiting The Humane Society of the United States. Isn't that wonderful?!
Be a part of this awesome opportunity to help animals and visit WeddingChannel.com to create your wedding registry today.
Many blessings,
Ami
Guess what? By creating a wedding registry at WeddingChannel.com, your guests can purchase gifts for you and a portion of the sales price will be donated to benefiting The Humane Society of the United States. Isn't that wonderful?!
Be a part of this awesome opportunity to help animals and visit WeddingChannel.com to create your wedding registry today.
Many blessings,
Ami
Recycle your Electronics
We wanted to share with you a great opportunity to help the planet as well as animals!
Have you ever wondered what to do with all your old electronics? Now you can recycle your old cell phones, MP3 players, laptops, and many other electronics through a company called My Bone Yard. It's simple, safe, and My Bone Yard will even pay for shipping.
How does this help our animals? ..... By recycling through this company, the value of your items will be donated to The Humane Society. Get started now and visit My Bone Yard for more information.
Peace and blessings!
Lovebug
Have you ever wondered what to do with all your old electronics? Now you can recycle your old cell phones, MP3 players, laptops, and many other electronics through a company called My Bone Yard. It's simple, safe, and My Bone Yard will even pay for shipping.
How does this help our animals? ..... By recycling through this company, the value of your items will be donated to The Humane Society. Get started now and visit My Bone Yard for more information.
Peace and blessings!
Lovebug
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