Labor Day Holiday

No Monthly Gathering
Monday, 9/1/08
See you October 6th!
Farm Animal Rescues in Oregon and Beyond

Wayne Geiger
President, Lighthouse Farm Sanctuary, Scio OR
Monday, 10/6/08, 7p, McNail-Riley House, 601 W. 13th (at Jefferson), Eugene FREE - Map
The 1950's American dream of owning a mink coat is as dead as the 60 mink killed to make that coat. - Trish Donnally
Many things made me become a vegetarian, among them the higher food yield as a solution to world hunger. - John Denver
Erica Meier is the Executive Director of Compassion Over Killing (COK), a non-profit animal advocacy organization based in Washington, D.C. that exposes cruelty to farmed animals and promotes vegetarian eating as a way to reduce animal suffering. COK's undercover investigations inside factory farms and other efforts to protect animals have been featured in various newspapers, including USA Today, the New York Times and the Washington Post. Before working at COK, Erica spent four years as an animal control officer in D.C., rescuing sick, injured, and homeless animals as well as enforcing animal protection laws.
Erica's 9/16/07 presentation: "Choosing Compassion---One Meal at a Time"