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Past Events
Since 2002, Animal
Awareness has organized many successful public eduction booths,
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2004
May, 2004
Towson Spring Festival
May 1 and May 2, 2004
Animal Awareness had a booth at the Towson Spring Festival again this year. The theme of the booth covers vegetarianism, veganism, and the animal cruelty involved with factory farming.
March, 2004
Ringling Bros & Barnum and Bailey Circus Leafleting Shifts
March 10-21, 2004
First Mariner Arena (formerly The Baltimore Arena)
201 W Baltimore St, Baltimore, MD 21201
Animal Awareness volunteers once again joined together to hand out leaflets at most of the Ringling Bros performances during the 11 days in Baltimore (and 20+ shows) so that the public would be aware about the truth behind what their ticket money is really funding.
TIPS for successful leafleting.
MAP of First Mariner Arena showing where you are allowed to leaflet freely.
January
Legislative
Meeting - Wednesday January 28, 2004
Humane Society of the Untied States (HSUS) and The Fund for Animals
At the start of the 2004 Maryland Legislative session
in January, legislative bills are then introduced to congress..
Animal
Awareness, The Humane Society of the United States, and The Fund for
Animals joined together for a meeting on how YOU can make a tremendous
difference for animals in Maryland.
When: Wednesday, January 28th at 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Where: The Towson Library
Meeting Agenda:
- Leghold Traps: Promoting a ban on the recreational use of
indiscriminate leghold traps, which cause tremendous and unnecessary
suffering to wildlife and any companion animals that are unfortunate
enough to encounter them. Passing this bill will prevent the cruel
suffering of thousands of animals like the fox who was found still
alive after lingering for hours in a leghold trap; she had to be euthanized
by animal control because she was unable to recover from her injuries.
- Animal Fighting: Strengthening the current animal fighting
law so police and prosecutors can put an end to the horrible bloodsport
of dogfighting and cockfighting, a thriving underground industry in
Maryland.
- Breed Ban: Fighting a breed specific bill that affects one
breed of dog, but does nothing else to address dangerous dog issues.
These laws have proven to be very counterproductive.
- Gestation Crates: Banning the use of gestation crates on
factory farms in Maryland. This needless device causes prolonged suffering
for pregnant pigs on large scale farms by keeping sows in cages that
are barely bigger than their own body, for at least 80% of their four
year life.
From HSUS: In order to make these bills law, your involvement
is crucial, and fortunately, very little of your time is required.
Some people think, "No, I'm not that kind of person -- I'm just not
political" or "I don't know anything about legislation or these issues,
so I better not go." But PLEASE come to this meeting. ANY person who
cares about animals at all is needed and it doesn't matter one bit
if you've never been involved in legislation or politics before. It's
easy to make a difference for the animals. We have everything you
need to be an effective advocate - whether it is letter writing, phoning,
attending hearings, lobbying, or anything else that you would like
to do. We need everyone to be a part of this effort!
HSUS Contact: Julie Janovsky, JJanovsky@hsus.org
Protest
KFC Cruelty - January 8, 9, & 10, 2004 (each day from 6-8pm)
PETA and Animal Awareness
Activists joined PETA and Animal Awareness to protest KFC on three
separate occasions:
Thursday Jan 8th, 6 to 8 pm, 4394 Montgomery Road, Ellicott
City, MD
Friday Jan 9th, 6 to 8 pm, 6500 Baltimore National Pike, Baltimore,
MD
Saturday Jan 10th, 6 to 8 pm, 100-02 Howard St., Baltimore,
MD
For more information, please contact Drew Wilson z0019732831024@hotmail.com
Kentucky Fried Chicken is responsible for slitting conscious birds'
throats open, and scalding them while they're still alive. They cut
the beaks off of mother hens without pain killers and drug their chickens
with antibiotics to keep them alive through conditions that would
otherwise kill them. Please join our worldwide campaign against KFC,
by attending this protests.
You can visit www.KentuckyFriedCruelty.com
for more information.
2003
Animal Awareness volunteers participated at the following public
education events in 2003:
(Make sure to see the 2003
photos and full event details)
"Sexy Pilgrim" Tofurky Giveaway - Thursday,
Nov. 27, 2003
Fur Free Friday - Friday, Nov. 28, 2003
CARE Video Truck - Thursday Oct. 9 & Friday Oct. 10, 2003
Walk for Paws - Saturday Oct. 11, 2003
Canton Dog Festival - Saturday, Oct. 25, 2003
KFC Protest with the band Goldfinger - Saturday, Oct. 25, 2003
Vegetarian Summerfest - Saturday Aug. 9, 2003
Chicken Cooking Contest - Friday, May 30, 2003
Little Italy Veal Demo - Sunday May 11, 2003
Towson Spring Festival - May 3 & 4, 2003
Ringling Bros & Barnum and Bailey Circus - March 12-23, 2003
Maryland Legislative Public Hearings - February 25 & 26, 2003
2002
Animal Awareness volunteers participated at the following public
education events in 2002:
(Make sure to see the 2002
photos and full event details)
Inner Harbor Compassionate
Thanksgiving Event - Friday, Nov. 22, 2002
The Rodeo and Bull Riding, The Baltimore Arena - Sept. 20 & 21,
2002
Sterling & Reid Bros. Circus, Pimlico - Aug. 9, 10, 11, 2002
Sterling & Reid Bros. Circus, Anne Arundel County Fairgrounds
- Aug. 12 & 13, 2002
UniverSoul Circus, Mondawmin Mall - June 14 to 23, 2002
Kelly Miller Circus, St. Philip Neri Roman Catholic Church in Linthicum
- June 3, 2002
Kelly Miller Circus, Earleigh Heights Volunteer Fire Dept, Severna
Park - June 4, 2002
Boumi Shrine Circus, Timonium Fairgrounds - May 30 to June 2, 2002
Mother's Day Veal Protest - May 12, 2002
Clyde Beatty Cole Bros Circus - May 8, 2002
Ringling Bros & Barnum and Bailey Circus - March 6-16, 2002
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