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TORONTO PIG SAVE'S NEWS UPDATE


Dear friends,
Don’t turn away. Join us! Bear witness at our weekly vigils. (Please scroll down for vigil schedule.)
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The Animal Save Movement is growing around the world!
We have 911 chapters in three branches:
Animal Save:   698 groups in 71 countries
Climate Save:  187 groups in 48 countries
Health Save:    26 groups in 10 countries

Thank you for supporting Toronto Pig Save!

 
In Romania, nearly 15,000 sheep, destined for live export and slaughter, drown.
From inside the ship, many of the 14,600 sheep are still alive and trapped
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Big news: Animal Save Movement is about to start posting new and exclusive content to the ASM Youtube channel! To follow along, be sure to subscribe to the channel by following this link and clicking on the subscribe button.
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Please watch Toronto Cow Save's video from St Helen's "Meat Packers": Bearing witness and speaking with Catholic priest Donatello Iocco about the purpose of bearing witness and how he teaches compassion and justice for animals to his congregation. 
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Global Climate Strike for All Animals
November 29, 11 AM – 2 PM, Queens Park, Toronto
RSVP: event page
Please join us on November 29 for the Global Strike for Climate Justice in Toronto. We are a coalition of animal liberation groups showing up to (1) act in solidarity with the broader climate justice movements, (2) represent the nonhuman animals being mass-killed and driven to extinction in climate catastrophes, and (3) demand an end to animal agriculture and industrial fishing and transition to sustainable plant-based food systems. 
Schedule:
11:00-11:30: Meet at Fire Fighters Memorial (right outside Queens Park subway station near College St.)
11:30: Head up to Queen's Park for the rally
12:00: March together
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Animals Beyond Borders is an annual fundraiser and festive year-end celebration of animals rights activism and activists with music, speakers, delicious vegan food, a silent auction, door prizes, and more!  
This year we will be sending monies raised from the evening to Ruby Ranch Pig Sanctuary and FrogHollow Farm Sanctuary. Tickets are available via Evenbrite by donation, with a suggested amount of $50. 
RSVP: event page
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St. John’s Farm Animal Save's November 18 vigil outside Country Ribbon slaughter plant was covered by the local news. Organizer Murray Noseworthy was quoted as saying the vigil was for the 50,000 chickens that are slaughtered there every day. "It’s important to raise awareness that chickens—just like cats and dogs—are sentient."
VCOM Radio: St. John’s Farm Animal Save Holds Vigil Outside Country Ribbon
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Vancouver Chicken Save report from their Saturday vigil outside the Hallmark slaughter plant on November 23: "What a wonderful morning today at our monthly vigil! So many lovely new faces! Thank you all for coming out and spreading the message of kindness and compassion! Looking forward to seeing you again at our next Saturday vigil (December 28) and at our upcoming workshops and events!"
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WEAR AND POST YOUR ACTIVISM
Wear a great message and look good! Visit our store at torontopigsave.myshopify.com.
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Veganuary is great for anyone to get started.
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VIGIL SCHEDULE
Weekly vigils and outreach with Toronto-area Saves
Toronto Pig Save has a firm commitment to hold at least three vigils per week for pigs, cows and chickens. Everyone is welcome. The more people attending, the greater the impact. Vigils may be traumatic, but they are also an empowering experience.
• Wednesday, November 27, 6:30 - 8 pm: Brampton Chicken Save weekly vigil at Maple Lodge Farms
RSVP: event page

• Thursday, November 28, 7:30 – 9:30 am: Toronto Pig Save's Weekly Vigil for the Pigs at Fearmans "Pork"
RSVP: event page

• Friday, November 29, 11 am - 2 pm, Global Climate Strike for All Animals, Queens Park, Toronto
RSVP: event page

• Tuesday, December 3, 9:30 am - 12 pm:  Toronto Cow Save weekly vigil for the Cows and Lambs at St. Helen’s 'Meat' Packers slaughter plant at 1 Glen Scarlett Road. 
RSVP: event page

• Friday, December 13, 6 - 11 pm: Animals Beyond Borders 2019. ABB is an annual fundraiser and festive year-end celebration of animals rights activism and activists with music, speakers, delicious vegan food, a silent auction, door prizes, and more! 
RSVP: event page

• Sunday, December 22, 8:30 - 10:30 am: Toronto Pig Save Sunday Vigil for the Pigs at Fearmans "Pork"
RSVP: event page

Leo Tolstoy defines the duty to bear witness as: "When the suffering of another creature causes you to feel pain, do not submit to the initial desire to flee from the suffering one, but on the contrary, come closer, as close as you can to him who suffers, and try to help him."
(from A Calendar of Wisdom)
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For more information or to help and volunteer, please contact torontopigsave@gmail.com
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The Climate Save Movement is building a grassroots movement to solve the climate crisis by ending animal agriculture, reforesting the Earth and phasing out fossil fuels. Help save the planet by going vegan and promoting vegan #FoodSystemChangeNow! The climate crisis is upon us. We must rise up to mitigate and reverse it.

 
Don't Eat The Amazon
Every time you enter McDonald's you could be eating a bite of Amazon rainforest. 
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HEARTBREAKING KOALA RESCUE
A woman rescued a koala caught in the middle of a fire in Australia. The woman used her shirt to wrap the badly burned animal and offered the desperate animal water from a bottle.
We are sad to report that the rescued koala, names Lewis, unfortunately has died of his injuries sustained in the fire. Staff at the Port Macquarie koala hospital said that the burns were too severe for him to survive.
In happier news, this little koala is on the mend after surviving Australia’s massive bushfires.
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This 2-minute PeTA video explains all you need to know about the ethical implications of what we eat.


The Amazon is burning. Please help by signing our petition. Let's get to 200,000 signatures!
Stop Bolsonaro from destroying the Amazon!
The European Commission has signed a Free Trade deal with Brazil and MERCOSUR on June 28, 2019, giving a green light to destruction and exploitation of the Amazon rainforest for the production of cheap meat and animal feed.
This agreement needs European Parliament approval to become law so now is our chance to prevent it! Please sign and share our petition: STOP Free Trade deal between the EU and Mercosur


Take Action!! Start your own Climate Save group! Visit thesavemovement.org or email us at climatesaveinfo@gmail.com to get started.
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Health Save Movement aims to show how veganism can prevent and reverse diseases related to animal products consumption, enhance food justice, and decrease spending on the health crisis.
Health Save Argentina report on their free food giveaways: "Today we want to share some of the nutritionally complete vegan foods that we distributed at our actions:
Belgrano: falafels with salad - lettuce, tomato, carrot and kale - and rice with pumpkin cream, scallion and leek.
Vicente Lopez: rice croquettes with vegetables - spinach, chard, leek, onion and bell pepper - mixed puree with almond cheese and salad - green and purple lettuce, tomato, purple cabbage, carrot and Turkish lentils." 
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The Guardian: Vegan runners: can a plant-based diet provide what you need to compete – and win?
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Impact of climate change on human health
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PCRM: Plant-Based Diets Help Prevent and Manage Kidney Disease
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OUR MISSION
Ditch Dairy SAVE Lives aims to encourage Save groups (existing and new) to hold vigils outside of dairy farms or factories incorporating outreach. Groups can also do outreach outside of establishments retailing large amounts of dairy products.
PlantBasedNews: Largest Comprehensive Study Of Nutrition Links Dairy And Disease
'While this extensive study found detrimental effects from all sources of animal proteins, dairy was of particular concern'
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BEARING WITNESS  AROUND THE WORLD


 

If you would like to bear witness but don't have Save vigils near you, consider starting a group.  Email us at savemovementinfo@gmail.com
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AFRICA
SOUTH AFRICA
The Save Movement Johannesburg held a vigil for the chickens on November 20. They report: "Doing outreach at our chicken vigil this morning. People always ask questions and we converse about adopting a healthy whole-foods, plant-based way to eat rather than consuming the definitely not needed animal flesh!"
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ASIA
INDIA
Save Tour activists David A. Ramsden and Anni Lanki joined by Pooja Rathore and Aprajita Ashish are currently in India on an Animal Save Tour. Their plan is to connect with local activists and host a 2-part program in each location they visit to support the movement. Check out the poster to see where they will be, and go to the events page to register your attendance! 

 
Mumbai Animal Save report from their outreach in the park: "We did outreach at Pushpa Narsee Park. We talked to people about animals and their right to live without human induced pain."
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PHILIPPINES
Metro Manila Animal Save returned to Megga Stock Farm on November 24 for a vigil for the pigs killed there. 
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AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND
NEW ZEALAND 
Wellington Animal Save held a vigil on November 24. They witnessed many innocents arriving to their deaths.
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EUROPE
BELGIUM
Brussels Animal Save held a vigil on November 25 at the Abattoir Anderlecht. They report: "Although we couldn’t stop any trucks today, we still give a big sign towards everyone passing by and towards Abbatoir Anderlecht that we won’t stop. We won’t stop showing up, we won’t stop speaking out, we won’t stop raising our voices, until no animal has to suffer and be killed."
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FRANCE
Toulouse Animal Save held a vigil at the Montauban abattoir for the first time. Watch as activists try to stop the trucks so they can bear witness.
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GERMANY
Buchloe Cow Save bore witness at the Vion Buchloe slaughter plant on November 22.
Watch: activists negotiate with farmers so they can see the animals.
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GREECE
Thessaloniki Animal Save bore witness to the pigs on November 19. Please watch.
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PORTUGAL
Please watch and share: These rescued cows are a happy story! But they need help. 
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SWEDEN
This is video from Linköping Animal Save's vigil at HKScan slaughterhouse in Linköping. "This time, we got to look into the eyes of some of these victims after being shot with a bolt gun in the head, having their throats cut and bodies cut."
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THE NETHERLANDS
Please watch Animal Save Nederland's video: "November 25 is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. During vigils, we often witness the female animals whose bodies have been forced to serve humans throughout their lives."
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UNITED KINGDOM
Lancashire Animal Save bore witness on November 22 at the Gafoor "Poultry" slaughter plant. They had great attendance with 45 activists showing for the chickens. Please watch.
The vigil received great local news coverage:
The Preston Hub: Vegans Protest Against Preston Slaughterhouse On Fletcher Road
Lancashire Post: Vegans stage protest vigil outside slaughterhouse in Preston
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LATIN AMERICA
COLOMBIA
These are images from Bogota Animal Save's vigil. They report: "Animals at the entrance of a slaughterhouse in Bogota, with fear, knowing what they are there for but not understanding what they did to deserve to be abused by human beings. Every time someone buys their bodies, milk or any other animal products, they are financing more animals like them to be killed!"
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ECUADOR
Guayaquil Animal Save held a vigil for chickens on November 24. They witnessed the unnecessary abuse and gruesome killings. 
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URUGUAY
Animal Save Tours continue touring South America. Currently in Uruguay, they have helped open new chapters there.
 
Welcome San José Animal Save.  Find them on Facebook and Instagram. 

They held their first vigil on November 18 at the Inaler slaughter plant. 

 
Welcome Soriano Animal Save. Find them on Facebook and Instagram. 

They'll hold a vigil on November 26 at the FNG Mercedes slaughter plant: event page
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NORTH AMERICA
MEXICO
Please watch and share: CDMX Animal Save held a vigil for the pigs on November 23. The pigs fear and distress were evident.
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UNITED STATES
BABY TURKEYS RESCUED
Brooklyn-Queens Animal Save and Long Island Animal Save held a Pre-Thanksgiving Vigil / Peaceful Protest on November 23 outside Miloski’s "Poultry" Farm. Activists negotiated the release of two turkeys! Please watch.

 
The local press was there to report on the vigil: Animal Advocates Protest At Popular Turkey Farm: 'I Want To Live'

 
Cleveland Animal Save held a Vigil for Chickens on November 22 outside Case Farms. They report: "Another day passed at Case Farms. Another 60,000 chickens passed us as we stood on the street. We saw them. We heard them. They may not have known any kindness in their short lives, but we hope they understood that we saw them as who they were-beautiful individuals who did not deserve the life they were born into. Rest in peace, beauties."

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