Cheers
Cheers to Natural Balance® Petfoods for creating an entirely vegan, soy- and wheat-free dog food formula. Natural Balance Vegetarian Formula is available throughout the United States and Canada. You can find a retail carrier near you by following the link: http://www.naturalbalanceinc.com
Show them your appreciation by supporting their company (or telling them directly):
Dick Van Patten’s
Natural Balance Pet Foods
12924 Pierce Street
Pacoima , CA 91331
1-800-829-4493
Cheers to SolidColorNeckties.com for selling vegan polyester ties (no silk, no wool). These inexpensive ties ($3.75 each plus shipping) are high-quality and come in an attractive range of colors (51 of them, in fact). Please thank the company for offering a product suitable for conscientious customers. Ties can be found here: http://www.solidcolorneckties.com
Cheers to LUSH for producing and selling products for compassionate customers. Many of the products are vegan, and the labels are most helpful for vegans searching for those products. LUSH products are hand-made, often featuring fresh organic fruits, vegetables and essential oils, and none of their products are tested on animals. Lush items are available on-line at http://www.lush.com They also have store locations throughout North America, in Britain, and other countries as well.
Please thank LUSH by purchasing their products or by simply calling them explaining that you appreciate their thoughtfulness toward the animals, the environment, and consumers by supplying cruelty-free skin care products.
Call 1-888-733-5874.
Jeers
Gemmy Industries for manufacturing a product called “Deer Ride”—a toy consisting of hunters who bobble their heads as they sit in a jeep with a deer strapped to the front, while singing “Low Rider” and “ Sweet Home Alabama.” Gemmy claims to lead the way with innovative products, but this item is clearly outdated and shows disrespect for free-living animals. According to Gemmy’s website, this toy is available for purchase in at least two large chains. Please send e-mails or call to let these corporations know that a toy that champions hunting is both outdated and discourteous.
Gemmy Industries
117 Wrangler Drive.
Coppell , TX 75019
1-800-231-6879
Email davidm@gemmy.com
Wal-Mart Customer Relations
702 South West 8 th Street
Bentonville , AK 72716
Or call: 1-800-925-6278
Contact the President:
Lee.Scott@wal-mart.com
K-Mart:
Mr. Lewis
Sears Holding Corp.
3333 Beverly Road
Hoffman Estates , IL 60179
1-800-562-7848
help@customerservice.kmart.com
Jeers to:
Actor Rob Lowe, who, according to Des Moines Register, raised his arms in celebration and joked about accidentally killing a goldfinch with a golf ball during an Iowa celebrity tournament on June 6, while others laughed, including University of Iowa Athletic Director, Gary Barta. “That’s my birdie,” Lowe joked, as the bird lay motionless on the ground. Lowe later posed for a picture while dangling the dead bird. Let these celebrity golfers know that accidentally killing a free-living animal is no cause for celebration.
Write to:
Rob Lowe
77 West 66 th Street
New York , NY 10023
Call:
Gary Barta
University of Iowa Athletic Director
1-319-335-9435
Jeers to:
Presidential candidate hopeful Democratic New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson for his twisted love of killing innocent animals who are trapped on private ranches. According to Martha Rosenberg at Counterpunch [Let Cheney at Him: Richardson the Oryx Hunter, June 18, 2007], the governor feels the killing of a long-horned African antelope during a canned-hunt was his “most memorable” hunt. Please let the Governor know that concerned voters will remember this action in quite a different way.
Call or write:
Office of the Governor
490 Old Santa Fe Trail
Room 400
Santa Fe , NJ 87501
1-505-476-2200
Email available only through website at: http://www.governor.state.nm.us
Jeers to:
The Saltville, Virginia Town Council, whose members voted to have the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service conduct a deadly round-up of 215 geese in June. The animals were herded into a corral and hauled off to a poultry processor, thereafter ending up on dinner plates served to homeless people in shelters. Please explain that, among other things, environmental restoration projects offer better and more enlightened solutions than the targeted killing of wild geese. And for people in shelters, or any one else, the healthful choice is always a fresh, plant-based meal.
Contact:
Saltville Town Council
PO Box 730
Saltville , VA 24370
1-276-496-5342
