Special Back-to-School Offer from MooShoes! August 14, 2008

Posted by Patricia at August 14, 2008 11:48 AM | Permalink | Comments ( 3 ) | TrackBack

As much as you don't want to think about it, it's back-to-school time. I myself could not wait for back-to-school time because to me that meant only one thing...back-to-school shopping!!

If you're nothing like me and dread the thought of shopping, seek professional help immediately. the wonderful folks at MooShoes.com want to help make this task easier by giving you 10% off your entire online purchase. Pretty cool, huh?

Kaboodle//Creative Commons

MooShoes has a wide variety of non-leather, all vegan shoes, belts, and wallets for girls and guys, and the most adorable bags!

So shop til your heart's content knowing that no animals were harmed! Don't forget to enter the code "veganstyle" at checkout, and hurry because this offer ends on September 30!

xox
Patricia

Help Animals By Shopping! November 20, 2007

Posted by Lara Sanders at November 20, 2007 2:41 PM | Permalink | Comments ( 1 ) | TrackBack

Black Friday (a.k.a. the busiest shopping day of the year) is fast approaching. If you are like me and get shivers just thinking about going into a mall during the holiday season, then you are in luck!

This year, peta2 is making it easy for you to give the perfect gift from the safety of your home (away from the crowds, lines, and screaming children)! What is the perfect gift you say? The gift that helps animals of course!

Give a special gift to peta2 in the name of the person of your choice, to help peta2 get more oh-so-cute stickers into more people's hands! When you buy this gift, you get a peta2 holiday card (pictured below) to present to the lucky giftee, along with a peta2 sticker sheet to show them what their gift really is.

Even though it is fun to give, we also know that sometimes it is just fun to get too! So ask your family and friends to give a gift in you honor too!

There are several gifts to choose from including:

The "Go Vegetarian Gift", the "Peace for Animals Gift", the "Happy Dog or Happy Cat Gift", and the "Fur-Free Gift".



Happy shopping!

xoxo-Lara

Joaquin Phoenix: Defender of Sheep September 13, 2007

Posted by Patricia at September 13, 2007 1:24 PM | Permalink | Comments ( 3 ) | TrackBack

Photo courtesy of Star Max Inc

There are two things you can count on in life...paying taxes and Joaquin Phoenix. (OK, there are actually many more things you can count on, I know, but I'm making a point.) And you can always count on Joaquin to: A. give a stellar performance—they don't just nominate any schmuck from the local community theater for Oscars and Golden Globes—B. look totally adorable C. speak up for animals.

His latest good deed comes in the form of a letter he penned to Australia's Agriculture Minister Peter McGauran about the cruel treatment of sheep by the Australian wool industry. See, contrary to popular belief, sheep don't just spend their days hanging out, grazing without a care in the world, waiting to be sheared or shaved. It is a pretty picture, but not at all accurate.

Each year, millions of sheep raised for their wool in Australia are mutilated without receiving veterinary care or painkillers. Many sheep and lambs die from disease, neglect, starvation, and exposure, just so someone can buy a crummy sweater or coat. The Aussie wool industry say they'll phase out the hideous practice of mulesing, which is cutting huge chunks of flesh from lambs' (lambs!!!) backsides to prevent maggot infestation by 2010, but they could ban the practice right now and switch to humane methods that other farmers are currently using.

That's where our hero Joaquin comes in. He's asking McGauran to "step in and push the wool industry to do the right thing" and to "put an end to the two worst abuses of sheep who are raised for their wool by banning both mulesing and the export of live sheep to the Middle East."

And here's where you come in, let Australia's Prime Minister hear from you. We've done all the work for you, you just need to fill in a few spaces and click send. Come on, it's for the sheep and the lambs...think of the lambs the next time you're shopping and boycott wool.

Our good friend Pink was also completely outraged when she found out what was happening to sheep so check out her expose of the Australian wool industry.




xox

Patricia