The Humane League of Philadelphia E-Newsletter Big Veg Outreach Event and Dinner This Saturday, Featuring Jon Camp of Vegan Outreach! This Memorial Day weekend, let’s remember the billions of animals suffering in factory farms – and gather to learn more about how we can more effectively take action and advocate for them! Please join us for a SPECIAL event this coming Saturday with a visit and talk by Jon Camp of the incredible organization Vegan Outreach! Jon will be sharing stories from his many years traveling to college campuses around the country, distributing booklets on factory farming and the benefits of going veg to over a hundred thousand people every year! The event will take place at the all-Vegetarian Singapore Restaurant, with a delicious (optional) dinner following Jon’s talk! We’ll also be discussing ways that YOU can get involved with veg outreach in the greater Philadelphia area, including at some very major events in the coming weeks! This special dinner and talk will be preceded by a veg outreach session in Center City for all who can make it! This Saturday, please remember the animals and join us for this very important and inspiring event! Event Date: Saturday, May 24 Event Time and Location: - Meeting for veg leafleting at 18^th and Walnut Sts. by the corner of -Rittenhouse Square Park at 2 pm - Meeting for dinner and talk by Jon Camp at Singapore Restaurant (1006 Race St) at 5 pm RSVPs requested!: info@thehumaneleague.com (please try to RSVP so we have an approximate head count!) Foie Gras Emails Needed! Plus, Demos This Friday! Please take one moment to contact Supper Restaurant in Philadelphia and ask them to take foie gras off the menu! After meeting with HLP Supper’s owner has stated that he wants to find a more ethical food source than Hudson Valley Foie Gras, but he needs to hear from you (his customers and potential customers) that he should take foie gras off the menu now! PLEASE take one minute to call Supper restaurant and email Supper’s owners, and ask them to do the right thing and take foie gras off the menu! Make sure to let them know that you will plan to patronize their restaurant as soon as foie gras is gone! Please call: 215.592.8180 Please email: mitch@supperphilly.com, jen@supperphilly.com Please also join us for a peaceful demonstration against Supper and Valanni Restaurants this Friday (weather permitting), meeting at 926 South St. at 6 pm! If you have any uncertainty due to inclement weather Friday, please call 484-904-6004 to find out if the demo is still on! Lab Rat Update! Thankfully, after spreading word far and wide about the plight of 70 lab rats set to be killed at a local University lab, emails have begun streaming in from compassionate people willing to adopt some of these sweet and friendly animals that have up until now spent their life in boredom and isolation. However, HLP will be facing significant transport and care expenses as we pick up and distribute these rats to their many adoptive homes around the east coast. Please help us to save these 70 lives by donating to help support the rescue! You can click here to donate, or visit www.thehumaneleague.com/support . Thank you for your generosity and compassion! Animal-Friendly Media Media Titan Oprah has GONE VEGAN – for three weeks, anyway! Oprah has begun a three-week dietary cleanse free of any animal products, and is blogging about it on her website here ( http://tinyurl.com/3zm346 )! Oprah notes in her blog, “How can you say you're trying to spiritually evolve, without even a thought about what happens to the animals whose lives are sacrificed in the name of gluttony? So this 21-day cleanse gives me a chance to think about it differently and see what my attachments are to certain kinds of foods—and what I'm willing to do to change…” Have friends or family members who are Oprah fans? Send them this story, and encourage them to check back at Oprah’s blog as she notes her experiences eating cruelty-free! Be sure to include a couple handy web links when sharing this story with a friend, such as www.vegweb.com for thousands of vegan recipies and www.chooseveg.com for some of the reasons why and how Oprah’s going veg!

Upcoming Events Thu, May 22: Foie Gras Outreach 5:30 pm, Supper Restaurant – 926 South St. Fri, May 23: Foie Gras Demos! Meeting at 6 pm at Supper Restaurant, 926 South St. Sat, May 24: Major Veg Outreach Event and Dinner! With special guest speaker Jon Camp of Vegan Outreach. Meeting at 2 pm at 18^th and Walnut for veg leafleting. Meeting at 5 pm at Singapore Restaurant (1006 Race St) for lecture and dinner. Sat, June 7: Major Foie Gras Demos! Big day of demos! Meeting time and location TBA,, but please save the date! Sun, June 8: Veg Outreach at Gay Pride Parade Meeting by the Great Plaza on Columbus Blvd (near 2^nd and Market) at 1 pm – email to RSVP! Sun, June 8: Veg Outreach at Odunde Festival Meeting by South St. and Grays Ferry Ave – email in advance to RSVP or call 484-904-6004 Sat, June 14: Fab Rat Festival! 11 am-3 pm, Columbus Square Community Center (12^th and Wharton Sts in South Philadelphia). Featuring music, food, exhibitors, adoption fair, and more! Contact us for more details about upcoming events! Visit the Humane League of Philadelphia Website! The Humane League of Philadelphia is a 501(c)3 animal advocacy non-profit based in Philadelphia, PA. HLP works to aid farm, lab, and companion animals through outreach, education, and campaigning. The Humane League of Philadelphia PO Box 23819 Phila, PA 19143 www.TheHumaneLeague.com info@thehumaneleague.com (484) 904-6004