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Hi,

We'll be having leafleting sessions on Tuesday 7th, and a protest in support of the SHAC campaign on Thurs. 9th. If you're free to join us on either (or both!) days, please do! Any help would be greatly appreciated.


Here's where we'll be on Tuesday 7th:

*Anti-Fur*: 12.30 - 2pm, Department of Agriculture (Kildare Street, Dublin 2)

*Anti-Vivisection*: 2pm - 2.45pm, Trinity College (Lincoln Place/Westland Row, Dublin 2 - the entrance to the science buildings)

*Pro-Veganism*: 2.45pm - 3.30pm, McDonald's (10-11 Grafton Street, Dublin 2)



And here's the plan for Thursday 9th:

Meet at: Around 12.30pm at the main entrance of the Stephen's Green Shopping Centre, as our demo location is only a short walk from there.

Demo: 1pm - 3pm, Novartis Pharmaceuticals (Regus House, Harcourt Road, Dublin 2) - they are one of HLS' biggest customers.




Hope to see you then!

Laura Broxson - 086 8729 444

National Animal Rights Association
http://www.naracampaigns.org

Hi everyone,

It is N.A.R.A.'s 2nd anniversary today, and so I have put together another "Year in Review" to mark the occasion!

It's been a great year, and I hope you're all so proud of what we've achieved together. Thank you so much for every letter you've written, petition you've signed, event you've attended, animal you've helped find a home for, donation you've made, and for all the hard work and research so many of you have done for the group - you're all an inspiration to me.

We're a great team and I hope we'll have even more successes for the animals next year!


Enjoy the review,

Laura x



"N.A.R.A.'s Year in Review from 1st July 2008 - 1st July 2009"


EVENTS ORGANISED:

108 Demonstrations

141 Leafleting Sessions

12 Information Tables



INFORMATION DISTRIBUTED:

We have sent out a total of 210 information packs (which includes Fur Farm Expose Packs, Foie Gras Packs, Fur Packs, Vegan Packs, Campaign Starter Packs, Zoo Packs and Thank You Packs)

We have handed out over 34,800 leaflets - not including the thousands of leaflets ordered from groups such as Animal Aid, which we have distributed.



FUR FREE SUCCESSES:

Sugar Babe (G.P.O. Arcade, Henry Street, Dublin 1)

We also received a fur free policy confirmation from the company ‘River Island’, and got notice from the ‘Benetton Group’ (which includes the ‘Sisley’ franchise) that they will be fur free by Spring 2010.



FOIE GRAS-FREE SUCCESSES:

Gourmet Burger Co. (97 Ranelagh Road, Ranelagh Village, Dublin 6)

La Mere Zou (22 St Stephens Green, Dublin 2)

Ouzos (22 Castle Street, Dalkey, Co. Dublin)

Locks Restaurant (1 Windsor Terrace, Portobello, Dublin 8 )

Savoy Restaurant (Limerick Mariott Hotel, City Central, Henry Street, Limerick City)

Exchange Restaurant (The Westin Hotel, College Green, Dublin 2)

Eden Restaurant (this restaurant confirmed their already foie-gras free status)
(Meeting House Sq, Temple Bar, Dublin)

The Mill (this restaurant confirmed their already foie-gras free status)
(Figart, Dunfanaghy, Co. Donegal)



OTHER SUCCESSES:

Drogheda Arts Centre opened an exhibition featuring 2 live dogs, taken from the local pound, to be put on display 7 hours a day for a month (regardless of any adoption offers). After just over a week of pressuring both the artist and the arts centre (including 2 visits to the art centre), the dogs were released, rehomed, and it was confirmed that no dogs would be put in their place.



NEW CAMPAIGNS STARTED:

Anti-Zoo Campaign


GLOBAL EVENTS WE PARTICIPATED IN:

International Day Against the Chinese Fur Industry

CAPS’ Zoo Awareness Weekend

Global Boycott Procter & Gamble Day


OTHER CAMPAIGNING NEWS:

A expose on Irish fur farms was produced and sent to us, which we released and sent to 113 politicians, radio stations, newspapers and SPCA’s. This resulted in a lot of attention for the issue, and we were fortunate to be able to discuss the expose and campaign on many radio stations around the country, and we even had a live debate with one of Ireland’s fur farmers.

Author, John Banville, publicly got onboard with our campaign to stop animal experiments in Trinity College - which resulted in an enormous amount of media coverage and debates on the vivisection issue - as well as an investigation on animal testing in Ireland.

Countrywide list of restaurants serving foie gras compiled - adding a total of 73 new campaign targets.

In the past year, we have received 237 emails from people through our website - asking questions, looking for advice, requesting information or info packs, asking to join our group or looking for help to set up their own.

We protested against the first “Anti-Animal Rights Seminar” in Ireland, which was hosted in Dublin.

We have found homes for a number of dogs, cats, and e

Hi,

Saturday 4th July will be the official launch of our "Fur Farm Exposé Tour". Every Saturday in July, we'll be traveling to the fur farming counties in Ireland, setting up information tables, doing leaflet drops, and protesting outside the actual fur farms.

We'll be kick-starting the tour in Co. Laois, home to Ireland's largest fur farm, where we protest every year.

We won't be hiring mini-buses for these events, so are relying on activist's own cars for transport. We have two cars so far, so please get back to me as soon as possible to reserve a seat! Also, if you'd be willing to offer additional transport for the day, please get in touch.


The plan for the day:

Meet at: 10.30am sharp, Sat. 4th July, outside the Hugh Lane Art Gallery (Parnell Square, Dublin 1) for pick-up.

We'll be travelling to Portlaoise, Co. Laois, where we'll spend 2 - 3 hours doing a fur farm information table and also leafleting the town.

Then, we'll be heading to Stradbally, Co. Laois for a big, noisy protest outside Vasa Ltd. Fur Farm. This is Ireland's largest fur farm - they kill over 45,000 mink every year there.

We'll be finishing the protest by around 5pm or so, and should be back in Dublin by about 7pm.




Please remember to get back to me as soon as possible if you want to come!

Thanks,

Laura Broxson - 086 8729 444

CAFT Ireland / N.A.R.A.
www.naracampaigns.org