Compassionate Action: Summer/Fall 2007, Issue 21
Dear Friend,
Erica and friend at Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary
There is no mistaking that vegetarian eating is on the rise—and all
signs suggest that it’s here to stay. Polls reveal a growing number
of Americans, especially today’s compassionate youth, are opting
for meat-, egg-, and dairy-free foods. Animal-friendly options are
sprouting up in restaurants and grocery stores everywhere, and the
benefits of leaving animals off of our plates—for our health, the
Earth, and animals—are making headlines across the U.S.
These remarkable advances demonstrate the positive changes we
can help bring about when we put our compassion into action for
farmed animals.
That’s why in this issue of Compassionate Action, we’ve highlighted many of
our exciting campaigns and projects promoting animal-friendly foods—from
our newest 30-second commercial hitting the MTV airwaves nationwide to our
second annual National (Veggie) Hot Dog Day to our newest online dining guide,
VegAustin.com. You’ll also read about our first ever “Best Vegetarian Restaurant”
contest hosted on our popular website, VegDC.com, that prompted a phenomenally
positive news story about vegetarian eating featuring COK’s work that aired on
Washington, D.C.’s NBC affiliate.
COK’s small yet determined staff of six is committed to making the concept
of not eating animals mainstream and we couldn’t do it without you. Together,
every leaflet we print and distribute, every commercial we create and air on MTV, and
every food sample we prepare and hand out on a busy street corner, we’re helping
change people’s hearts and minds as well as their diets.
Farmed animals can’t speak out for themselves, so it’s up to us to bring their
message to the public. Thank you for joining in our efforts to help create a more
compassionate world.
Farmed animals can’t speak out
for themselves, so it’s up to us to
bring their message to the public.
Sincerely,
Erica Meier
Executive Director
 What’s Inside
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