UARC News and Events >> 10 April 06

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Hi Everyone,

Here is some news of the goings on in the Utah Animal Rights Coalition. In This E-Mail:

  * Vegfest 2006 Fundraiser
  * Calendar of Events
  * In the News

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### VEGFEST 2006 FUNDRAISER ###

Come out to Monk's (a private club for members) on Tuesday, April 11th to help support Vegfest 2006!!!

utahvegfest.org

Monk's is donating the cover, $5, as well as profits from their delicious vegan pizza to help put on Vegfest! Tear (check em out at myspace.com/tear) will be playing, so come hang out with friends and listen to great music for a good cause!

Monk's is located at 200 S across from the gallivan center (in between main and state) in the basement of the same building as Kinko's. If you need any more info, email leici at uarc.com or call her at 414-5055.


### CALENDAR OF EVENTS ###
  ( UARC lists other groups' events in our calendar as a service to the community, for solidarity with others fighting for animal liberation.  PETA, VFS, ARM and Ching Farm are not affiliated with UARC. )

Monday, 10th
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- 7:00 PM - UARC Steering meeting at The Bridge (512 W. 200 S.).  All are welcome.


Tuesday, 11th
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- 9:30 PM - Vegfest 2006 fundraiser at Monks (see above)

Wednesday, 12th
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- 1:15 PM - High school leafletting.  Meet at The Bridge to carpool to a to-be-decided High School where you will help pass out animal rights leaflets and/or CDs.  Contact Jason (jasonh at uarc.com) for more details.
- 7:00 PM - EarthSave potluck at downtown Wild Oats


Saturday, 15th
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- 12:00 Noon - Protest against KFC at Sugarhouse.  Show up, bring friends, signs will be provided.


Sunday, 16th
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- Ching Sanctuary cooking class @ Sugarhouse Wild Oats


### IN THE NEWS ###

Tuesday
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* Challis, Idaho, man says he was stalked by two wolves
  http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_3670392
CHALLIS, Idaho - A Challis man out searching for shed antlers said two black wolves stalked him, tried to get behind him, and bared their teeth at him before he was able to retreat to his vehicle.
  ''They had full intentions of coming in to get me,'' Daniel Woodbridge told the Idaho State Journal about Wednesday's encounter. ''They were just waiting for the right time.'' ...

* PETA praises S.L. as a veggie-friendly city
  http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,635196734,00.html      
The world was surprised in 2002 that it could buy a beer in Salt Lake City. And now comes this news: Our cup also runneth over with Tofutti soft serve and baba ghanoush.
  According to the animal activist group PETA, Salt Lake City ranks as the third most vegetarian-friendly small city in America, behind such tofu enclaves as Boulder, Colo., and Santa Cruz, Calif. Salt Lake City even outranked Norfolk, Va., PETA's hometown, as well as college towns such as Madison, Wis., and Athens, Ga. In the large city category, the top three were hardly a surprise: Portland, Ore., Seattle and San Francisco. ...


Wednesday
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* Buy local meat
  http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/ci_3673156
Your editorial regarding meat inspection in the March 28 Tribune was right on.
  Of course we need more oversight on raising livestock for food but, just as the Bush administration has always done, it promises to fund inspection programs and then cuts funding so much that, instead of more inspectors, we get fewer.
  This basically lets livestock producers police themselves, and if you think that agribusiness isn't feeding cow parts, chicken manure and animal renderings to cattle because it's against the law then I have some swampland in Florida to sell you. ...


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That's it for this week.  Thanks for reading!