03.16.08
Posted in Christianity, Veganism, Social Justice, Unitarian Universalism, Animal Rights, My Life, Activism at 11:26 pm by Freeman Wicklund
When my parents visited Ohio, we attended service at First UU Church of Columbus.
Now that I am living in Columbus, I have been active with the First Unitarian Universalist (UU) Church of Columbus. The first week I visited them, I was recruited to teach kindergarten Sunday school and have been doing that ever since.
Another First UU member contacted me to ask if I would work with him to start a Unitarian Universalists for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (UFETA) chapter. Recently we held two open meetings at the church where we talked about the issues and developed a plan of action so that our chapter can become a positive presence within the church.
One of our outreach efforts will be staffing an informational booth at the church. To engage the congregation I created a survey on animals and faith which we will ask people to complete. I created it so that people who take the survey are both learning and thinking about animals and their faith, values, and behaviors.
The survey seems like both a good tool for engaging the public and educating them on the issues, so I wanted to share it here so that other UFETA chapters and church congregations can adapt it and use it in their own places of worship. Please feel free to download it and change it to best suit your needs.
Animals and Faith Survey (Word document)
Best wishes to all of your in your endeavors!
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03.15.08
Posted in Veganism, Social Justice, Animal Rights, My Life, Activism, Mercy For Animals at 10:03 pm by Freeman Wicklund
In February, 143 million pounds of beef was recalled because stockyard workers at the Westland/Hallmark Meat Co. in Chino, California dragged, kicked, and prodded sick and dying animals to the slaughterhouse kill floor – only so their flesh could be ground up and served to unsuspecting consumers.
This recall resulted from legitimate concerns that the meat from this “USDA Supplier of the Year” slaughter plant with five federal inspectors and a veterinarian on staff may have been tainted with E. coli, salmonella, and mad cow disease. However, meat’s dangerous levels of saturated fat, cholesterol, and animal protein can be an even bigger threat to human health than mad cow, E. coli, and salmonella. Meat and other animal products have been linked to America’s top killers: heart attacks, stroke, diabetes, and cancer.
Given the health threats posed by meat, Mercy For Animals’ “Biohazard Team” distributed Emergency Vegetarian Starter Kits to the attendees of the Ohio Beef Expo today in Columbus. Request your free Emergency Vegetarian Starter Kit online at ChooseVeg.com.
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