1.10.06

RMAD Supporters:

The Stock Show is here, and so are we. Please join us Saturday, January 14th, 2006, at 10:30 a.m. to protest the 100th Anniversary of the event that celebrates the dark side of the American West. Bring friends, family, and fellow advocates to the National Western Complex’s front entrance. We’ll have posters, fliers, our body screen televisions, Duke the calf, animal-friendly message balloons, and a human-sized veal create to demonstrate the horrific conditions in which the animals are kept. Please email Chris (chrisj@rmad.org) with any questions.

The fur protest will still be taking place, but will begin at noon, followed by a Vegan Meet-up at Watercourse Foods at 2:30 p.m. If you have any questions about these events, please email Ann (anns@rmad.org).

"Dining Out Day" is Tuesday, January 31st at Watercourse Foods in Denver. A portion of the day’s proceeds will go to RMAD and it’s always one of the busiest days of the year (Suggestion: morning is quietest). Please plan on having breakfast, lunch or dinner (or all three!) at the Watercourse on January 31. We are looking for a few people to volunteer throughout the day, so if you can help, please email Donna (donnam@rmad.org).

Congratulations to Barbara Lawson, winner of the Watercourse/Oxford Hotel/Hammond’s Candy package! Barbara is a huge supporter of our work, in addition to becoming a fearsome activist in her area.

ACTION ALERT:

MUST RESPOND BY JANUARY 20, 2006. St. Anthony Hospital will be built on the Denver Federal Center. The Environmental Assessment statement has proposed "poisoning the prairie dog population, while inadvertently trampling the rest during construction." Over 40 species of mammals, 300 species of birds, 17 species of reptiles and amphibians, will be destroyed by constructing the hospital, and die if they consume bodies of poisoned prairie dogs. You may read the statement at www.gsa.gov/r8 under News and Notices.

Note to Reviewers and Respondents: If you would like to comment on the EA, you may mail (or e-mail) comments to the name and address below. If you want us to withhold your name and/or address, you must state this prominently at the beginning of your comment. We will make all submissions available for public inspection in their entirety.

Written comments on this EA should be submitted by January 20, 2006 and addressed (or e-mail ) to:

Ms. Shelly Clubb
Regional Environmental Manager
U.S. General Services Administration
Public Building Service
Denver Federal Center, 8PD
P.O. Box 25546
Building 41, Room 240
Denver, CO 80225-0546

e-mail: shelly.clubb@gsa.gov

Spokesperson for St. Anthony: stanthonyfuture@centura.org

- Chris and Donna


Rocky Mountain Animal Defense Calendar of Events:




Saturday, January 14: Fur Demo

When: 12 Noon. Posters and leaflets will be provided. Bring an umbrella just in case!
Where: Marks Lloyds Furs, 263 Josephine, between 2nd and 3rd in Cherry Creek.

Please help us spread the truth about fur, in Denver. Here's the scoop about fur:
http://www.furisdead.com/feat/ChineseFurFarms/
http://www.hsus.org/wildlife/issues_facing_wildlife/fur_and_trapping/
http://www.furisdead.com/getActive.asp
http://www.furisdead.com/photos-traps.asp
http://www.bancrueltraps.com/
http://www.furkills.org/
http://www.infurmation.com
Stock Show Protest: January 14, 2006

When: 10:30 a.m.
Where: National Western Complex

Meeting at the front entrance. Bring friends! We need a strong showing.

Dining Out Day: January 31st, 2006

When: All day!
Where: Watercourse Foods, Denver

Eat well and eat often to benefit the animals of Colorado and beyond at Denver’s premier vegetarian restaurant.


Ongoing: Vegetarian Parents of Denver Meeting

Vegetarian Parents of Denver meet the second Saturday of every month. We discuss a variety of issues, share resources and are even starting an organic food buying club. We welcome parents of children of any age. Bring the kids and we have a babysitter watch them in another room. Our next meeting is June 11 at 10 a.m.- 12 p.m. You can call 303 355 5272 or e-mail Laura Patrick (veganmom2002@yahoo.com) for directions. Or join our online discussion group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/compassionate_future/.