Hugs For Puppies E-Newsletter – January 24, 2007 A New Year, A New Look Welcome to the new Hugs For Puppies e-newsletter. This will be our new format to keep you up-to-date on all the events and outreach we have going on, as well as keep you posted on new animal-friendly products and occasional animal-related news items. Before reading further, please take a moment to check out the tab on the right! That’s where we’ll be listing some our upcoming outreach, demonstrations, speaking events, and more, so keep a close eye and please join us in our effective work for animals. Also, if you haven’t yet done so please take a few moments to check out our brand new site www.VegPA.net – featuring over veg-friendly 300 restaurants, grocery stores, bars, bakeries, and more throughout the state of Pennsylvania. We’ve received some great coverage for the site in the City Paper, KYW News Radio, and the Southwest Philly Review – so spread the word, and please make use of this handy resource! We’ve also re-designed our www.HugsForPuppies.org website, which is now packed with new content including detailed information on various animal issues, new HFP merchandise, and an exciting HugsTV section featuring dozens of interesting animal-related videos. The new site also features our 2007 annual report, detailing the impact we – with your help – were able to have for animals in the past year. Fit For Man And Beast “Education is at the top of the group's priorities. Cooney said weekly activities like handing out leaflets and protesting at restaurants that serve foie gras have given the group a voice and even garnered national attention.” To read the full front-page story on Hugs For Puppies from the South Philly Review, click here! Two More Restaurants Go Foie Gras-Free! In the last few weeks, two more restaurants have made the decision to go foie gras-free! Little Fish restaurant in South Philly has decided to not serve foie any more, informing Professionals Against Foie Gras by phone of its decision, and after meeting with Hugs for Puppies last weekend Zinc restaurant agreed to pull foie gras from its Restaurant Week menu and not serve the dish in the future. Please take a moment to thank Little Fish and Zinc for their compassionate decision, and let them know you look forward to patronizing their restaurant and recommending it to friends! Zinc: info@zincbarphilly.com Little Fish: littlefishrestaurant@yahoo.com Rescued Rabbits, Humane Education, Veg Outreach and More: HFP Reports Despite the wintry cold that’s finally arrived, our Veg Outreach has gotten off to a good start in 2008 with over 3,200 leaflets distributed in the first few weeks of the new year. Please join us for our weekly Saturday (occasionally Sunday) Veg Outreach in Center City, and if you are free during the weekdays consider joining us for our College or Center City veg outreach. Shortly before Christmas HFP helped rescue 38 rabbits from a sickening backyard meat operation in Michigan. The woman running the operation agreed to shut down her practice and give up the rabbits, which had been kept in filthy small wire cages their whole lives. HFP transported the rabbits back from Michigan to Philadelphia and raised money to help cover veterinary costs, and next month these lucky buns will be heading to a newly-built home at Chenoa Manor animal sanctuary. Some of these rescued rabbits are up for adoption, so if you’d like to welcome one into your home visit www.bunsunderthegun.info for more information. Two of the rabbits available for adoption are shown above. HFP has also in recent weeks conducted Humane Education classes on factory farming in several South Philadelphia classrooms as well as at Drexel University’s BCC campus and Our Lady of Fatima school. Next month we’ll be presenting at additional Philadelphia schools, as well as conducting a presentation on cosmetics testing to a full school auditorium assembly. If you would like us to come to your or your child’s school, get in touch! All programs are free. Animal-Friendly Marketplace Perhaps the most thorough guide to every type of animal activism imaginable, Striking At The Roots: A Practical Guide to Animal Activism has just hit the bookshelves. Striking at the Roots brings together the most effective tactics for speaking out for animals and gives voice to activists from around the globe, who explain why their models of activism have been successful – and how you can get involved. Concise and full of practical examples and resources, this guide dispels the myths surrounding animal activism and will empower you to make the most of your skills. Featuring a forward by Bruce Friedrich of PETA and interviews with dozens of animal activists worldwide – including HFP director Nick Cooney – Striking at the Roots is sure to inspire and empower you to be a more effective advocate for animals. For more information on the book and how to order, visit http://www.strikingattheroots.com. Want a gourmet veg meal for yourself or your friends and family but don’t feel like making it yourself? Try Miss Rachel's Traveling Fare, an independent vegan and vegetarian personal chef service that specializes in homestyle cuisine. Whether you're craving sesame barbeque seitan with edamame mashed potatoes, feel like digging in to some vegan maple rosemary ham with rum-soaked pears and garlic spinach, or are dreaming of dumplings stuffed with tofu, potato, and shitake, chef Rachel is sure to please your palate. For more info, visit http://www.myspace.com/TravelingFare or call Chef Rachel Klein at (215) 285-7622.

Upcoming Events Sat, Jan 26: Veg Outreach Meeting at 18^th and Walnut St. at 1 pm Sat, Jan 26: Foie Gras Demos Meeting at 1512 Walnut St. at 6 pm Fri, Feb 1: Foie Gras Demos Meeting Location TBA, email for details Sat, Feb 2 – Veg Outreach Meeting at 18^th and Walnut St. at 1 pm Contact us for more details about upcoming events! Visit the Hugs For Puppies Website Hugs for Puppies is a 501(c)3 animal advocacy non-profit based in Philadelphia, PA. HFP works to aid farm, lab, and companion animals through outreach, education, and campaigning. Hugs for Puppies PO Box 23819 Phila, PA 19143 www.HugsForPuppies.org info@hugsforpuppies.org (484) 904-6004