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1 July 2007 Issue

1. Activist Report

2. New DVD

3. Purely Delicious Magazine – CVA ad

4. Oregon Law Bans Use of Gestation Crates for Sows

5. HSUS Encourages Amazon.com Boycott

1. Activist Report

Leafleting at Christian Rock Fest at Six Flags over Georgia, Julie and DC write: We handed out a box and a half of the booklets at the Christian rock festival and they were very well received. We wore our T-shirts and people were friendly. We are excited about bringing the message of veganism to Christians and would like to participate in future events. We have a half a box of booklets left and plan to hand them out next Sunday morning when people are leaving church. Please keep us informed of future events.

Leafleting at Women of Faith in Cleveland, Jen writes: Leafleting at the Women of Faith Conference went really well! I passed out 2 boxes of CVA leaflets.

Upcoming Events for Which We Need Volunteers

7/7       MA      Agawam          CeCe Winans Christian Music

7/7       CA      Anaheim          Xclaimed Fest & Barlow Girl Christian Rock

7/7       CA      San Diego       Rebecca St. James Christian Music

7/10     MO      St. Louis          Toby Mac Christian Rock

7/11     WI       Appleton         Newsboys and Toby Mac Christian Rock

7/11     MA      Plymouth         Third Day/YFest Christian Rock

7/11     MI       Detroit             CeCe Winans Christian Music

7/11     MN      Willmar           Sonshine Christian Rock (Huge)

7/13     TX       San Antonio    Promise Keepers

7/13     DC      Washington     Women of Faith

7/14     WI       Oshkosh          Third Day Lifest Christian Rock

7/14     MN      Willmar           Reliant K Christian Rock

7/14     NE       Omaha             Toby Mac Christian Rock

7/14     OH      Akron              Baseball Faith Nights Hawk Nelson

7/20     TX       El Paso            Pillar Christian Rock

7/20     TN       Nashville         Promise Keepers

7/20     IL        Chicago           Women of Faith

7/21     IL        Schaumburg    Casting Crowns Christian Rock

7/21     GA      Valdosta          Third Day Christian Rock

7/23     CO      Ft. Collins       Chris Tomlin Campus Crusade

7/27     FL       Orlando           Promise Keepers

7/27     OH      Columbus        Women of Faith

2. New DVD

A new 36 minute documentary video based on God's Creatures Ministry's conference last year is available! Christian Concern for All God's Creatures includes Rev. Frank and Mary Hoffman, Steve Kaufman, M.D., Judy Carman, and Deborah Jones, with a message from Rev. J.R. Hyland. With lots of Scripture, questions for discussion and resources, it is good for church leaders and covers many topics.

"Let everything that has breath praise the Lord."
Psalm 150:6

Jan Fredericks
Producer
Founder, God's Creatures Ministry, www.Godscreaturesministry.org
Chairman Catholic Concern for Animals-USA, www.Catholic-animals.org

Suggested donation for the DVD is $15.00 to God's Creatures Ministry, P.O Box 322, Wayne, NJ 07474

3. Purely Delicious Magazine – CVA Ad

The CVA has a beautiful ad in Purely Delicious, a very attractive magazine that encourages raw vegan eating. It has lots of recipes and tips of eating raw in and out of the house.

4. Oregon Law Bans Use of Gestation Crates for Sows

While Arizona and Florida have passed similar laws by public referendums, on June 28 Oregon became the first state to pass such a law through representative government. Farmers will have until 2013 to eliminate the 2 foot by 7 foot stalls that confine breeding sows during gestation.

In the U.S. Congress, Oregon Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-4) has introduced a similar bill to stop inhumane treatment of farm animals: H.R. 1726, the Farm Animal Stewardship Purchasing Act, which would require meat, dairy, and egg products purchased for federal programs to meet a basic set of animal welfare standards, including not confining breeding pigs in gestation crates.

5. HSUS Encourages Amazon.com Boycott

Rev. Deborah Baxter in Buffalo, NY writes: I thought you might be interested in this HSUS (Humane Society of the United States) campaign to stop Amazon.com's sales of illegal animal fighting materials.

Amazon sells both cockfighting magazines and bloody, graphic dog-fighting DVDs. The company is so determined to continue selling these materials that it filed a motion against The HSUS in federal court, essentially asking that federal and state laws to protect animals be gutted to accommodate Amazon's sales of animal fighting paraphernalia!

Please ask Amazon to remove these materials from its website. Here is a link for more information:
https://community.hsus.org/campaign/US_2007_amazon_fighting3?rk=kdSKTZY1R8-dW

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