Table of Contents

1. AR2005 Heats Up with Celebrities, Exhibitors, and More
2. Looking Ahead to World Farm Animals Day
3. The Risks of Meat & Dairy in Black & White
4. Sabina Fund Proposals Due July 15th

AR2005 Heats Up with Celebrities & More

Nearly a thousand animal rights activists from throughout the U.S. and seven other countries are rallying on July 7-11 at Los Angeles Westin LAX Hotel to map the movement's national strategy for the coming year.

Hollywood stars Casey Kasem, Wendie Malick, Persia White , and Tippi Hedren will be in attendance, joined by LA Assemblyman Paul Koretz, former rancher Howard Lyman, Greenpeace cofounder Paul Watson, and numerous national leaders.

The Animal Rights 2005 National Conference features nearly 100 speakers from 80 groups, presenting in 100 sessions, including keynote addresses, workshops on organizing and outreach, campaign reports, and more. The final speaker schedule, complete with outlines of the presentations, is available online to assist you in choosing which sessions to attend.

Over 80 organizations are exhibiting at AR2005, offering free literature and display materials. Snacks, T-shirts, stickers, books, videos, and other movement merchandise will be available for purchase. Click here for more information about the Exhibit Room, including a complete list of exhibitors.

Thinking about attending the conference but want to sample the goods first? No problem. Click here for a sample of recordings from AR2004.

The early registration discount ends this week! Register online or call 1-888-FARMUSA.

Looking Ahead: World Farm Animals Day

Each year, 50 billion land animals are killed for their flesh, milk, and eggs.

And on October 2nd each year, activists in all 50 states and two dozen other countries expose the needless suffering and deplorable conditions imposed on animals by factory farms and slaughterhouses.

Join the global outcry this October, as we memorialize the sensitive individuals victimized by an industry that ruthlessly tortures and kills 98% of all animals used by humans. World Farm Animals Day observances typically include funeral processions, protests, cage-ins, and/or showing slaughterhouse footage. Become a force for the animals: Use this day to kick off a campaign against an abusive company in your area.

Start planning your World Farm Animals Day observance early. Stay tuned to WFAD.org for updates.

The Risks of Meat & Dairy in Black & White

Letters to the editor represent an excellent opportunity to reach a wide audience with the vegetarian message. This year, our "Letters from FARM" program has educated readers on the use of antibiotics and hormones on factory farms, the enviromental devastation caused by animal agriculture, and the cruelty of veal. Readers also learned about the meat industry's inadequate response to Mad Cow Disease, the weight gain associated with drinking cow's milk, and the correlation between breast cancer and diets high in animal fat.

Here are some selected excerpts:

"A nationwide study of 12,829 children aged 9-14 found that drinking cow's milk leads to weight gain… Moreover, most African-American and Asian-American children are lactose-intolerant and subject to cramping… Green leafy vegetables, fortified orange juice, and soy milk supply large amounts of readily absorbed calcium. They also contain vital nutrients, few calories, and no harmful ingredients."

"The Journal of the National Cancer Institute and the British Lancet reported that consumption of animal fat raised the risk of breast cancer among women, but vegetable fats did not. The breast cancer study provides women one more incentive to join the rush to meat and dairy alternatives now widely available in supermarket frozen foods and produce sections."

"The 35th anniversary of Earth Day on April 22 should spur each of us to ensure that our irreplaceable natural environment will survive another 25 years… Production of meat and other animal products dumps more pollution into our waterways than all other human activities combined."

Sabina Fund Proposals Due July 15th

Each year, FARM provides grants of $500 to $1,000 to grassroots vegetarian advocacy projects all over the globe.

Last year alone, the Sabina Fund supported 20 groups in 9 countries, including India, Israel, Kenya, The Netherlands, Nigeria, Poland, Romania, and Russia.

Among the overseas projects made possible by Sabina Fund support are: providing free plant-based food to the homeless and destitute, hosting cooking demonstrations and seminars that emphasize the nutritional benefits of plant foods, and documenting violations of animal welfare statutes for animals in transit.

Visit www.SabinaFund.org for grant application guidelines.

Contact Dawn Moncrief at 1-888-ASK-FARM or dawn@farmusa.org for information about sponsoring specific projects.