• Gentle Thanksgiving Sets New Record
• Equal Justice Alliance Seeks Defeat of AETA
• More Letters From FARM Appear In Print
• FARM Offers Seasonal Greeting Cards
• 'Tis the Season to Show Your Support

Gentle Thanksgiving Sets New Records

This year's Gentle Thanksgiving observance registered 130 public events in 35 states.

We distributed 6,000 promotional postcards, and faxed news releases and letters to several thousand lifestyle and food editors and talk show producers. Our letter to the editor appeared in nearly 70 papers.

Our website provides guidance for event organizers, Thanksgiving recipes, listing of events by state, and news releases.

Visit the Gentle Thanksgiving website for more details.

Equal Justice Alliance Seeks Defeat of AETA

On November 27th, President Bush signed into law the highly controversial Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act (AETA). The Act brands animal activists as 'terrorists,' abridges our freedom of speech and assembly, and is exceptionally broad, vague, and contradictory.

FARM has spearheaded formation of the Equal Justice Alliance (EJA) a coalition of animal protection and other social justice groups. Our mission is to safeguard freedom of speech and assembly for animal and other activists by neutralizing AETA.

We are creating a supportive climate for animal activism within the federal legislative and legal communities through conferences and visits. We are seeking the support of other groups.

Please visit the EJA website to learn more about the flaws of AETA and what we propose to do about them. Your financial support is solicited.

More Letters From FARM Appear In Print

In the past three months, we published nearly 400 letters to the editor on 5 topics in more than 200 papers. The topics included World Farm Animals Day, The Jungle, school lunch, declining fish populations, and Thanksgiving.

Letters to the editor are the second most read section of the newspaper after the front page. They are a most effective vehicle for bringing our message to millions of middle Americans that we don't reach in other ways. Our letters program is estimated to generate 100 million potential viewings per year.

Contact us to join our Letters network, or obtain text of selected letters.

FARM Offers Seasonal Greeting Cards

Here is a special opportunity to send a caring New Year's greeting card to your relatives, friends, and coworkers. The card cites the merits of a vegan diet, offers a free Veg Starter Kit and weekly supportive e-newsletters, and touts the diet as the best New Year's resolution.

Of course, it provides a space for your personal greeting.

Use our request form to order these and other free FARM postcards.

'Tis the Season to Support FARM

Each year, my staff and I do our utmost to end the terrible tragedy of animal agriculture by mounting eight major programs to promote a vegan diet. We operate with an incredible 4% overhead because we volunteer all or part of our time, because we don't use professional fund raisers, and because we keep expenses to a minimum (including free office space).

As we look forward to a new year of action for farmed animals, I ask you to match our dedication with a generous tax-deductible donation. I ask you to make sure that Meatout, CHOICE, Veg Earth Day, Letters From FARM, World Farm Animals Day, Gentle Thanksgiving, Sabina Fund, the Animal Rights 2007 National Conference, and now, the Equal Justice Alliance, don't falter for lack of funds.

You can charge your donation on-line, or by phone at 888-275-3276. You can send a check to FARM, 10101 Ashburton Lane, Bethesda, MD 20817.

Here are other creative ways to help:

o Automatic contribution – Instruct us to charge a designated monthly amount to your credit card.
o Payroll deduction - Designate FARM as a beneficiary of your employer’s payroll deduction charitable campaign.
o Appreciated property - Give appreciated securities or other property directly to FARM to avoid capital gains tax and get tax deduction on appreciated value.
o Planned giving - Include FARM in your will so your support for animals survives you.

For details, e-mail or call me at 888-275-3276. Thank you for caring.

-- Alex Hershaft

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