UARC News and Events >> 6 August 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:

  * Calendar of Events
  * In the News

Thanks to Chad and Leici for helping pass out leaflets at Thursday nights Gallivan Center event!

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### 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. )

Wednesday, 9th
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- 7:00 PM - EarthSave potluck at downtown Wild Oats


Thursday, 10th
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- 9:45 PM - Gallivan Center leafletting on 200 South and 50 West; contact Jason (jason at uarc.com, 809-6873) for details.


Saturday, 12th
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- 12:00 PM - Ching Sanctuary cooking class at Fort Union Wild Oats


### IN THE NEWS ###

Saturday
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* Hunters are not cuddling up to new stamps
  Humane Society: They say the proceeds go to anti-sportsmen causes
  http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_4139756 
WASHINGTON - Hunters and fishers in Utah and around the country have been asked to take aim at a series of postage stamps whose proceeds benefit the Humane Society of the United States, a group the sportsmen say has backed anti-hunting measures.
  Utahn Don Peay, founder of the group Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife, said his group has asked its 15,000 members to contact their representatives in Congress and register their displeasure with the arrangement.
  A series of four Humane Society stamps are available from Zazzle.com, a Web site where anyone can create a customized stamp. They are not endorsed by the postal service. Twenty percent of the net proceeds - about $2 from every book of 20 - goes to the Humane Society. ...

UARC note: you can buy the stamps at http://www.zazzle.com/product/172108376389995014


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