Free Stuff Friday: Chocolate Time! February 15, 2008

Posted by Ashleigh at February 15, 2008 3:54 PM | Permalink | Comments ( 37 ) | TrackBack

So it's the day after Valentine's Day, and if you're like me, you didn't exactly get what you wanted. But it's okay, because I have something even better!

I have been searching for a good chocolate peanut butter cup for ages. Luckily for me, Lara took a page out of How it All Vegan and made the best vegan peanut butter cups EVER. Seriously.

Now I want more (and I bet you want some too)! So instead of bugging Lara to make delicious vegan treats every day of the week, we've got a contest with Allison's Gourmet! Want to win vegan truffles, caramels, and peanut butter cups? I thought so!


They look so good! One of you can walk away with this prize! To win, tell me the one thing you thought you would never find vegan, but then did. Mine is marshmallow fluff, can we say Ricemellow Cream?

Don't dilly dally, this contest ends February 29, 2008 and the winner will be chosen and notified by March 7, 2008!

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Have fun!

-Ashleigh

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Free Stuff Friday: V-Day Candy Giveaway! February 8, 2008

Posted by Ashleigh at February 8, 2008 10:46 AM | Permalink | Comments ( 52 ) | TrackBack

TGIF my friends! I have a super sweet giveaway today . . .

Hopefully by now you have all told Mars Inc. to drop deadly animal tests. If not, then get to it! Everyone deserves a sweet Valentine's Day, especially the poor animals that are forced to undergo Mars' cruel tests.

Check out the new web banner we made for Mars and Valentine's Day and put it on your page:

<a href="http://www.marscandykills.com" target=_blank><img src="http://blog.peta2.com/mars_main_valentines_2008.gif"></a>

Now, what to do about Valentine's Day treats? Snickers, Twix, Mars Bars, M&Ms, Skittles, and Starburst are all OUT (because they are made by Mars), so what should you get your human honey? Well, a lot of companies have pledged not to fund or conduct experiments on animals (like Hershey's). Look here for a list of vegan candy. Yum!



Looking for something a little more . . .free? I have you covered. We've teamed up with Pangea to give you an AMAZING gift-basket filled with cruelty-free vegan treats!

Looks delicious! I want my Valentine to give me one of these (hint hint).

What do you have to do to win, you ask? Comment below with how you are going to celebrate your V-day cruelty-free! And get going, this contest ends in exactly one week (February 15, 2008) and winners will be chosen and notified by February 22, 2008.

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Also by commenting, you are agreeing to the following terms and conditions.

Good Luck!

-Ashleigh

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More about Mars December 20, 2007

Posted by Marta at December 20, 2007 2:54 PM | Permalink | Comments ( 0 ) | TrackBack

You may or may not have heard about our campaign against candy-maker Mars yet, so if you haven't, let me warn you that when you do your Christmas candy shopping, Mars is not a company you should support. Why not? They fund cruel tests on animals.

Yep, that's right. Mars has funded unnecessary and deadly studies on mice, rats, rabbits, and guinea pigs, and yet the company continues to deceive consumers about its animal-testing policy. Testing on animals for candy is absolutely ridiculous! Please urge the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate Mars' deceitful claims.

Help us get the word out about boycotting Mars candy by putting the below banner on your page. Just copy the code below and paste it onto your MySpace or other Web page—it's really easy!

<a target=_blank href="http://www.marscandykills.com/"><img src="http://blog.peta2.com/mars_holiday.bmp"></a>

Thanks so much!

♥ Marta

PS - Have you been sweet to animals yet?

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"Cut Out Dissection" Month Comes to a Close October 31, 2007

Posted by Ryan at October 31, 2007 3:39 PM | Permalink | Comments ( 1 ) | TrackBack

Boo!

Scary, right? Ok, not really. What is scary though is to think that it's already the last day of "Cut Out Dissection" month here at peta2. Where has the time gone?

Of course, that certainly doesn't mean that the fight is over. High schools and colleges across the country continue to force students to cut up dead animals against their will, despite the fact that there are countless scientific, humane alternatives available.

If you haven't already had a chance to, check out our undercover investigation video at a dissection supplier, titled "Classroom Cut-Ups":

Also, if you were lucky enough to score those free "Cut Class, Not Frogs" stickers we were giving out earlier this month, make sure to hand them out with your candy tonight!

Free stickers and candy, does it get any better than that?

- Ryan

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Don't Let Mars Candy Cash In Off Animal Testing October 25, 2007

Posted by Marta at October 25, 2007 4:20 PM | Permalink | Comments ( 9 ) | TrackBack

Halloween is less than a week away and that means trick-or-treating, school parties, and the consumption of an obscene amount of sugar.

Since the candy company Mars has refused to stop supporting animal tests, it's important that we all help spread the word about this completely horrendous and ridiculous situation.

First, click here to send a message to Mars demanding that they stop animal tests for some candy!

Next, click here to download some leaflets to hand out at school, at stores where it's permitted, and on Halloween itself (both at your house and if you're going door to door).

We'll probably remind you a bit closer to All Hallows Eve, but that's the deal for now. Spread the word. It may be that Mars executives have too much chocolate clogging their decision making ability, so we need everyone to tell them that these experiments are totally unnecessary and cruel.

Thanks!

-Pulin

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Boycott Mars Candy This Halloween! October 16, 2007

Posted by Marta at October 16, 2007 3:02 PM | Permalink | Comments ( 11 ) | TrackBack

With Halloween creeping up on us like I creep up on people in dark alleys (wait...okay, I'm not that creepy), trick-or-treating candy is selling out like mad. I plan on buying my candy soon, and let me tell you, I will not be purchasing any candy that Mars manufactures. Why?

Mars—maker of M&M's, Snickers, and Three Musketeers, among other candy—has funded cruel experiments in which mice were fed a candy ingredient and forced to swim in a pool of paint and water. The mice had to find a platform to try to avoid drowning, only to be later killed and dissected. Sick, right? Click here to read more and to send Mars a message urging the company to end all support of animal tests.

Please encourage your parents—and your friends, teachers, and classmates—to boycott Mars candy. Here are just a few options to buy instead (click here for a more complete list):

Airheads Taffy
Dum Dums
Fireballs
Goldenberg's Peanut Chews
Jolly Ranchers
Lemonheads
Mambas
Swedish Fish
Sweet Tarts

Have your parents already bought their Halloween candy? Ask them to return it to the store (and make sure the store knows exactly why the candy is being returned). Let all of your friends know not to buy Mars candy, either, by putting one of these banners on your MySpace or other page.

<a target=_blank href="http://getactive.peta.org/campaign/mars_testing_peta2?c=p22602"><img src="http://blog.peta2.com/mars_button.bmp"></a>




<a target=_blank href="http://getactive.peta.org/campaign/mars_testing_peta2?c=p22603"><img src="http://blog.peta2.com/mars_button_2.jpg"></a>


And now, to leave you with some delicious vegan cupcake loveliness, check out the monster cupcakes that Lara made recently:



Adorable, right?

♥ Marta

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