This year's World Farm Animals Day campaign will be one of the most
important ever. It may quite literally save billions of animals
worldwide!
New policies and world trade agreements designed to
double world production and consumption of meat and milk in the next 20
years are being aggressively pushed at the highest levels of government
by transnational animal agriculture interests -- "Big Meat". Most of the
planned increase would take place in developing nations (83%), primarily
through creation of western style mega-factory farming operations which
would breed, cage, manhandle, and slaughter in excess of 100 billion
animals per year by 2020. *
The focus of the 17th annual World Farm Animals Day
campaign is to expose and prevent this tragic and dangerous expansion of
factory farming throughout the world.
Find out more and how you can play a crucial role in
helping to stop this tragic expansion - call 1-888-FARMUSA or visit
www.farmusa.org/wfad-index.html
Here is what we at FARM are doing:
* We are coordinating events throughout the world to
expose these disastrous policies and plans.
* We are running a worldwide web campaign and a national media campaign
(TV, radio, print, and billboards) to increase public awareness and
participation.
* We will be preparing the first annual "World Farm Animal Status
Report" that will comprehensively detail and track the grisly statistics
associated with how many farmed animals are bred, caged, manhandled, and
slaughtered worldwide. *
* We are submitting a well documented policy guide entitled "Feeding the
World To 2020" to major policy advisory groups and government agencies
worldwide.
* We are setting up seminars in the World Bank and similar institutions
with expert testimony about the fallacies of expanding factory farming
and meat consumption.
There are several ways you can participate, from
organizing street protests, and educational events to doing a local
media blitz and passing out handouts.
If you have a web site please use banner by going to our
website and grab a WFAD banner for your site. Be sure to register your
site for our link section. Here is a listing of the types of educational
events you might consider doing:
* leafleting
* picketing
* tabling
* indoor exhibit
* outdoor display
* banner hanging
* street theater
* lecture/video
* vigil/fast
* funeral procession
* memorial service
* civil disobedience
* Other educational activities include letters to editor, talk show
calls, and advertisements.
The largest event scheduled so far on this World Farm
Animals Day, October 2nd, is the International March for Animals in
Rome, Italy. 30,000 people are expected! To get travel assistance and
further details contact march originators and coordinators LAV/ear
<http://www.mclink.it/assoc/lav>
We have assembled numerous items to help you conduct an
action. These are available either by calling 1-888-FARMUSA
(1-888-327-6872)
or via our website www.farmusa.org/wfad-index.html and registering the
type of activity you are contemplating. Upon registration you may either
download the items in pdf or zipped format or request that we mail you a
hard copy version.
Please join us to help save the billions of sentient and
innocent creatures who cannot save themselves.
I thank you for your active compassion.
David V. Pryor
WFAD Director
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web site: www.farmusa.org
* The current slaughter count is approximately 44
billion worldwide according to the Food Agricultural Organization (FAO)
of the United Nations. A new World Farm Animal Status Report to be
issued by FARM on October 2, 1999, World Farm Animal's Day, details the
current and predicted statistics. According to FAO and others the total
number of animals killed for food will more than double because of the
increased popularity of chickens in particular. Statistics relating to
the detrimental impact on public health and the environment from
increased factory farming operations will also be tracked. This report
will be available on our website www.farmusa.org or by calling
1-888-FARMUSA).
WFAD is an annual campaign run by FARM a 501c3
non-profit organization based in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area
promoting a plant-based dietary system and the end of farmed animal
exploitation.
WORLD FARM ANIMALS DAY 1999
1-888-FARMUSA
[email protected]
www.farmusa.org
Sam Stone, Assistant Campaign Director
FARM
10101 Ashburton Ln
Bethesda, MD 20817
Phone: (301) 530-1737
Fax: (301) 530-5747
[email protected]
www.farmusa.org
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