THE 4TH ANNUAL GREAT CANADIAN MEATOUT

"LOV the Earth - Go VEGAN!"

 LOV: Liberty Over Violence will be hosting our 4th  
 Annual Meatout event on Friday, March 20th, 2009. 
 Please join us for a delicious vegan buffet, raffle
 prizes, swag bags, literature, merchandise, and tons
 of fun!

 BYOD - feel free to bring your own dishes and 
 cutlery!

 This year we welcome Bullies In Need as our
 special guests - their rescue efforts have saved 
 many lives! Please bring a donation from their 
 wishlist:

 - dog food, treats, toys
 - crates, collars, muzzles
 - gently-used dog beds, blankets
 - Esso points or Canadian Tire money


 DATE: Friday, March 20th, 2009

 TIME: 6PM - 9PM

 LOCATION: Ralph Thornton Community Centre
 765 Queen St E - 1 block EAST of Broadview

 COST: $10 + suggested donation for Bullies In Need

 
Prizes and other GENEROUS Donations courtesy of:

The Big Carrot

Cocoon Apothecary

Comondi

Panacea

Deviant

Healing Heart Designs

LAVA

Manitoba Harvest

Purrfect Pineapples

My Lip Stuff

Sadie's Diner

Turtle Island Foods/Tofurky

Cards and Jewelry by Michele

Left Feet

Bright

Vega

Veggie Brothers

Uber Duper Creations

Boardwalk Chocolates

Pangea

Holistically Heather

Premier Organics

So Soya

Starrlight Jewelry

Primal Spirit Foods

Threaded Smiles

Sick on Sin

Art of the Living Dead

Lush

Lumen Soy Foods

Jimmi Hellbent of Sunnyside Tattoos

Ceres

Parma!

...and MORE to come!!


Thank you to ALL of our contributors! If YOU would like to donate a product sample, an item for our raffle, or something else entirely, please contact us!


We LOV Animals,

Liberty Over Violence

20TH NATIONAL ANTI-FUR DAY:  LOVE THE EARTH - DON'T WEAR FUR!!!

With Valentine's Day fast approaching, many people are searching for the right gift for their loved one. Please express your love for humanity, the animals, AND the earth this Valentine's with compassion - choose gifts that are not fur or fur-trimmed.

FUR IS NOT GREEN!

Join us to educate the public about the fur industry. There will be street theatre, banners, and posters to highlight this event, literature to distribute, and vegan baked goods for volunteers.  


DEMO DETAILS

When: Saturday, February 14th, 2009
Where: HOLT RENFREW - 50 Bloor St W, Toronto (Bay and Bloor)
Time: 12:00 - 1:00PM

Posters and leaflets provided.

We welcome fellow activists, volunteers, members and local animals rights groups to join in this demonstration in support of National Anti-Fur Day. ARK II and LOV Dramatists for Truth will be performing to promote awareness about the exploitation of animals, humans and the environment to the public. To join in the performance, please contact us in advance.

Whether you're comfortable engaging the public and handing out leaflets or would prefer to quietly hold a sign, there's a place for you at this demo!

If you're unable to attend in person, you're encouraged to call Holt Renfrew between the hours of 12pm and 1pm on Valentine's Day at 416-922-2333. Let them know you won't be shopping in any of their stores so long as they put fashion above compassion.

We LOV animals,

Liberty Over Violence

FUR FREE FRIDAY DEMONSTRATION AND NIGHT OUT!

Please join us as we mark Fur Free Friday by holding a gory funeral procession past multiple fur stores and ending with a protest of The Bay. The megaphone will be in full effect!

Please try to dress all in black to keep with the theme.

Candles, animal ears, 'blood', posters and leaflets will be provided but feel free to bring your own!


WHEN and WHERE:

We will meet at the SE corner of Yonge/Dundas at 6:45 pm, so that we can leave at 7:15 pm heading west on Dundas to Spadina, South on Spadina to Queen and finally East on Queen to Yonge where we will protest The Bay from the SE corner until approx. 9 pm.


WHY:

Every year in Canada, fur bearing animals are killed by the millions in the most cruel and sickening ways - from anal and vaginal electrocution, to neck breaking and skinning alive. Cat and dog fur is legally imported into Canada from China and there are no laws to prevent these furs from being mislabeled as Asian wolf or rabbit.

The Fur Council of Canada is using the trendy term "Green" to try to persuade the public that fur is environmentally friendly. They would like us to believe that fur is biodegradable and that faux fur causes much more pollution. Nothing could be further from the truth. The toxins, such as chrome, formaldehyde and coal tar derivatives used in the tanning processes contribute great amounts of air and ground water pollution. These processes are done to prevent the fur from decomposing. Trapped fur uses 3 1/2 times the energy content than the production of faux fur and ranched fur uses 15 times that much energy!

Don't be fooled by flashy advertising or trendy fads! Fur is CRUEL for everyone involved especially the animals! They deserve to keep their fur!

Choose Life Over Vanity!


We LOV Animals,

Liberty Over Violence

Please join Liberty Over Violence for Puppy Mill Awareness Day as we hold a candle-light vigil for all of the dogs who have been needlessly abused, tortured and killed in the name of greed.

DATE: Saturday, September 20th
TIME: 7:30PM - 8:30PM
LOCATION: South East corner of Bloor and Spadina, Toronto

A puppy mill is defined as “a breeding operation in which dogs are repeatedly bred for financial gain and are kept in substandard conditions.” There are currently around 400 mills in Ontario and over 2300 in Quebec. It is estimated that 94% of puppies sold in stores come from puppy mills.

Throughout their short lives, females are constantly impregnated until they are no longer able to reproduce. They are discarded at local shelters, euthanized, killed in horrific manners by mill owners or sold to laboratories for testing.

Living in deplorable conditions, disease runs rampant. It is common for the dogs to have chronic medical issues including dental disease, eye/ear/respiratory problems, and injuries.

Animals raised in mills receive little to no veterinary care, and are rarely tested for congenital defects, which result in conditions that are seen after the animal has been bought and even years into their lives. Denied of necessary human and non-human contact, behavioural problems and unpredictable social traits later in life are a major issue.

Hundreds of thousands of dogs and cats are euthanized every year in Canada because there are not enough homes for them! Please do not contribute to this! DON'T SHOP, ADOPT!

Contact your MP and demand that laws be changed to stop stores from selling animals!
http://www.parl.gc.ca/


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TORONTO CAT RESCUE VEGAN BBQ!

Toronto Cat Rescue and TVA dinner/socials are holding a joint Vegan BBQ to raise money for TCR!

On Saturday, September 20, 2008 from 12 – 3 pm drop by High Park picnic area 15, opposite the swimming pool for veggie burgers, veggies, drinks and desserts for a suggested donation of $10.

For all the details check out TCR's website:
http://www.torontocatrescue.ca/store/event.asp

They are also in urgent need of forever homes, foster homes, volunteers and donations.
If there is anything you can do to help please visit their website for more information on this amazing group! http://www.torontocatrescue.ca

We LOV animals!

Liberty Over Violence

It's finally time for the biggest Veg-Fest in North America (if not the entire world!) to hit the Toronto waterfront, and once again, Liberty Over Violence will be joining in the fun!

With exhibits ranging from vegetarian products (complete with yummy samples!) and veg-friendly clothing, to informative speakers and cooking demonstrations, to live music and the always INCREDIBLE food pavilion, there's something for everyone at the fair!

Our table in the Community Tent will be stocked with leaflets, stickers, buttons, petitions, and more DELICIOUS VEGAN baked goods than you can shake a stick at, so be sure to stop by and say "Hi"!

DATES: Friday, September 5th to Sunday, September 7th
TIMES: 4PM Friday to 6PM Sunday
LOCATION: 235 Queen's Quay West, Toronto  -- HARBOURFRONT CENTRE

Admission is FREE!

For more information, check out the Toronto Vegetarian Association's website.

Hope to see YOU there!!

We LOV Animals,

Liberty Over Violence

VEGAN OUTREACH EVENT

More than 650 million animals are killed for food in Canada every year. For the duration of their lives, these cows, pigs, chickens, turkeys, ducks, goats, sheep, rabbits and horses endure terrible suffering.

Animals used for byproducts are no exception, dairy cows and laying hens endure years of cruelty before being sent to the slaughterhouse when they are no longer able to 'produce'.


Please join Liberty Over Violence as we educate the public about the horrors of factory farming:


DATE: Saturday, July 12th, 2008
TIME: 3:00PM - 4:30PM
LOCATION: SE corner of Bloor and Spadina, Toronto


Posters and Leaflets will be provided.


For more information about factory farming *and* going veg, please visit:

www.veganoutreach.org
www.farmsanctuary.org
www.gan.ca
www.defendhorsescanada.org
www.pigs.org
www.cok.net

We LOV animals,

Liberty Over Violence
  

YARD SALE TO BENEFIT LOV!


LOV will be at the Trinity Bellwoods "Giant Yard Sale" this coming weekend, selling a variety of bits, bobs, and odds n' ends. Stop by and check out our junk - every penny raised is going directly into our campaign coffer!

WHEN: Saturday June 14th
TIME: 10AM - 4PM
WHERE: Trinity Bellwoods Park - Queen/Crawford


Hope to see you there, rain or shine!!


We LOV animals,

Liberty Over Violence

STOP ANIMAL TESTING and HLS CRUELTY DEMONSTRATION!


On Saturday, May 3, 2008, we educated the public about the cruelty involved in animal testing with leaflet distribution at Yonge and Dundas, followed by a march to a nearby Staples to tell them - and their customers - why supplying Huntingdon Life Sciences is wrong for so many reasons.

TAKE ACTION: Contact Staples and *politely* inform them about the horrific cruelty that goes on inside HLS, and why you will be boycotting them.

Information on HLS can be found here: www.shac.net


Email Staples:

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Call Staples:

US/Canada: 1-800-378-2753/1-877-360-8500

We LOV animals,

Liberty Over Violence

THE 3rd ANNUAL GREAT CANADIAN MEATOUT!
 
"For a Healthy Heart, Spirit, and Environment."



The Directors of LOV - formerly of Wild At Heart Canada - will be hosting their annual vegan buffet on Saturday, March 22nd 2008. Join us for great food, delectable desserts, raffle prizes, goodie bags, literature, merchandise, and lots of fun!

The Annex Cat Rescue will also be there, so donations to benefit the kitties in their care would be most appreciated - anything from cat/kitten food, cat beds, cat toys, kitten milk replacement - even Canadian Tire Money!

TIME: 2 - 5 PM

DATE: Saturday March 22nd 2008

LOCATION: Ralph Thornton Community Centre
765 Queen St. E - 1 block east of Broadview

COST: $5.00 + Donation for The Annex Cat Rescue

RAFFLE: Ticket Prices TBA





Prizes and other Donations courtesy of: 


Allison's Gourmet
AnimalRightsStuff.com
Artisana
Belsoy
The Big Carrot
Cocoon Apothecary
Crispy Cat
Global Action Network
Late July
PETA
Manitoba Harvest
Matt & Nat
Mooshoes
MyLipStuff.com
Pangea
Parma! Vegan Parmesan
Primal Strips
Sadie's Diner
Sick On Sin
Skinny Bitch
Stonewall's Jerquee
Sunflower Kitchen
Taste Better
Tasty Eats
Turtle Island Foods
Vegan Dish
Vegan Essentials
Vegetarian Haven
Yogi Tea


Thank you to ALL of our contributors! If YOU would like to donate a product sample, an item for our raffle, or something else entirely, please contact us!

With March 15 fast approaching, activists throughout the world will be rallying for the International Day of Protest Against the Canadian Commercial Seal Hunt.

Canadian animal rights organizations ARK II and Liberty Over Violence will team up to stage a mass slaughter of baby seals to protest the Canadian commercial seal hunt. 'East Coast sealers' will 'slaughter' imitation seals with various weaponry that is used to kill seals during the hunt. Crowds of activists will then march down Yonge Street to Dundas Square to further protest the hunt.

DATE: SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 2008
TIME: 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
LOCATION: YONGE and BLOOR (North East corner)
GROUPS: ARK II: THE ANIMAL RIGHTS KOLLECTIVE, LOV: LIBERTY OVER VIOLENCE

Since 2002, more than 1,600,000 harp seals have been clubbed and shot to death for their fur in Canada's commercial seal hunt. The large-scale Canadian seal hunt begins in March on the East Coast after mother seals have given birth to their pups.

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans' own facts state that the majority of harp and hooded seals killed are between 12 days and 12 weeks old. The seals are slaughtered primarily for their fur as there is very little market for seal meat and seal oil.

Although the majority of Canadians oppose this cruel and unnecessaryhunt, it is promoted, protected and subsidized every year with their tax dollars.

For more information, contact:

ARK II -   This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it | http://www.ark-ii.com/

LOV -  This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it | http://www.libertyoverviolence.ca/


We LOV animals,

Liberty Over Violence

FUR IS FATAL!

Please join us this Saturday as we pay a visit to Due West Clothing Co. - yet another store that sells cruel Canada Goose jackets - to let everyone know why they should never buy or wear fur!

Every year over 2,000,000 animals are killed by the Canadian fur industry in brutal and horrifying ways. There is nothing luxurious or fashionable about an animal being skinned alive and dying a gruesome death just so they can become the trim on someone's coat.

Everyone can make a difference, come out and show your support for those whose cries of pain and despair continue to be ignored.

DEMO DETAILS

WHEN: Saturday, March 1, 2008
WHERE: Due West Clothing Co., 431 Queen Street W - east of Spadina, south side
TIME: 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Posters and leaflets provided.

Please also take a moment to send Due West a polite letter urging them to remove the fur products from their shelves and to no longer buy fur products to sell in their stores:

http://www.duewestclothing.com/

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We LOV animals,

Liberty Over Violence

Stand up for those without a voice!


DEMO DETAILS:

WHEN: Saturday, February 16th, 2008
WHERE: NW corner of Bay and Yorkville
TIME: 2:30PM - 4:00 PM


Posters and leaflets provided.


We LOV animals,

Liberty Over Violence

COMPASSION IS THE FASHION - DON'T WEAR OR BUY FUR! 


This year marks the 19th ANNUAL NATIONAL ANTI-FUR DAY!

With Valentine's Day fast approaching, many people are searching for the right gift for their loved one. For the animals, for the environment, and for humanity, please express your love this  Valentine's with compassion - choose gifts that are not fur or fur-trimmed.

Join us to educate the public about the fur industry. There will be street theatre, banners, and posters to highlight this event, literature to distribute, and vegan baked goods for volunteers.  


DEMO DETAILS

When: Saturday, February 9th, 2008
Where: HOLT RENFREW - 50 Bloor St W, Toronto (Bay and Bloor)
Time: 12:00 - 1:30PM

Posters and leaflets provided.

22 cities in 6 provinces have planned events. We are pleased to be joined by local activists, ARK II - The Animal Rights Kollective, Liberty Over Violence, and Compassion for Animals, for this peaceful anti-fur demonstration outside Holt Renfrew (50 Bloor St. W).

We welcome fellow activists, volunteers, members and local animals rights groups to join in this demonstration in support of National Anti-Fur Day. ARK II and LOV Dramatists for Truth will be performing to promote awareness about the exploitation of animals, humans and the environment to the public. To join in the performance, please contact us in advance.

We LOV animals,

Liberty Over Violence

SPADINA FUR DEMO

Please join us this Saturday as we pay a visit to the Spadina Fur District to educate the public about the gruesome fur industry.

There is NOTHING fashionable about wearing a dead animal on your back!

Everyone has the power to change the world, one individual at a time, so bundle up warm, and come on out!

DEMO DETAILS

When: Saturday, February 2nd, 2008
Where: SW corner of Spadina and Queen (TD Bank)
Time: 2:30PM - 4:00PM

Posters and leaflets provided.

We hope to see you there!

We LOV animals,

Liberty Over Violence

CANADA GOOSE DEMO

Please join us this Saturday as we pay a visit to Europe Bound, a store that is known to sell Canada Goose down-filled, coyote and fox fur-trimmed jackets. We will be there to educate the public about the gruesome fur industry!

If you are wearing fur, then you have blood on your hands!

Everyone has the power to change the world, one individual at a time, so bundle up warm and come on out!


Europe Bound's website is: www.europebound.com

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Please contact them and ask them to remove all fur articles from their store because fur is Fashion Senseless!


DEMO DETAILS:

WHEN: Saturday January 19, 2008
WHERE: Europe Bound - 383 King Street West, Toronto
TIME: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Posters and leaflets provided.


We LOV animals,

Liberty Over Violence

YORKVILLE FUR DEMO

Please join us this Saturday as we pay a visit to Yorkville to educate the public about the gruesome fur industry! There's nothing fashionable about wearing a dead animal on your back. Everyone has the power to change the world, one individual at a time, so bundle up warm and come on out to LOV's first fur demonstration of 2008!

DEMO DETAILS

WHEN: Saturday January 5, 2008
WHERE: SW corner of Bay and Cumberland
TIME: 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM


Posters and leaflets provided.


LOV would like to wish everyone a beautiful 2008!


We LOV animals,

Liberty Over Violence

FOIE GRAS DEMO

Liberty Over Violence and Montreal's Global Action Network are teaming up to educate the public about the horrors of the foie gras industry!

Foie Gras, marketed as a "gourmet" food, is a product of extreme cruelty to animals. On modern factory foie gras farms, ducks and geese are intensively raised in large, enclosed barns. For the last few weeks of their lives, the birds are forced into tiny wire cages, barely larger than their bodies. Everyday, farm workers grab the immobilized birds and cram metal pipes down their throats, forcing huge amounts of food into them in seconds. 

The birds suffer tremendously during and after the force-feeding process. Their livers quickly swell up to ten times their normal size, and soon the birds can barely stand. They often die when the metal feeding tubes puncture their necks, when their stomachs literally "burst", and when force-feeding overfills them to the point of suffocation.

Quebec is the main producer of foie gras in Canada. About 500,000 ducks are killed each year in Quebec's foie gras industry. France produces 90% of the world's foie gras, with roughly 24 million ducks and half a million geese being killed annually.

In the past decade, 14 nations have banned foie gras production. In 2006, Chicago was the first city to ban the sale of foie gras. 

The holidays are typically a time when foie gras sales are up. Please join us this Sunday as we hold our very first foie gras demonstration in front of the gourmet grocery store -- and major foie gras seller -- Pusateri's!



DEMO DETAILS

WHEN: Saturday, December 29, 2007
WHERE: Pusateri's, 57 Yorkville Avenue (Bay & Yorkville)
TIME: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Posters and leaflets provided.

To contact Pusateri's about their sale of foie gras, please email them: 

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For more information about foie gras, GAN's website has extensive information - including pictures and videos: httpp://www.gan.ca

GAN has an on-going campaign to urge the IGA grocery chain to remove foie gras from its stores.

We LOV animals,

Liberty Over Violence

CANADA GOOSE DEMO

The busy holiday shopping season is upon us and it is the perfect opportunity for us to get out there and educate the public about the reasons why they should never buy or wear fur! There is nothing luxurious or fashionable about an animal being skinned alive and dying a gruesome death just so they can become the trim on someone's coat. All of us have the ability to make a difference for animals. Please join us this Sunday as we pay a visit to Style XChange, a large Canadian retailer which sells various fur products from lines such as Canada Goose, Schott, Chilliwack, and more.


DEMO DETAILS

WHEN: Sunday December 23, 2007
WHERE: Style XChange, 181 Yonge Street (NE corner of Yonge & Queen)
TIME: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
MEET: 1:45 PM

Posters and leaflets provided.


Please also take a moment to send Style XChange a polite letter urging them to remove the fur products from their shelves and to no longer buy fur products to sell in their stores.

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T: (416) 214-0111

http://www.stylexchange.com



LOV would like to wish everyone a happy holiday season and a wonderful new year!


We LOV animals,

Liberty Over Violence

FASHION CRIMES DEMO

Join us this Saturday as we pay a visit to local designer Pam Chorley, who has bloodied her hands yet again this season by continuing to use MASSIVE amounts of fur in her designs. Fur coats, fur trim, fur stoles, fur capelets, fur gloves and even fur EARRINGS are sold and designed by Pam in her Queen Street West store.

Pam 'proudly' displays postcards from the Fur Council of Canada--a Canadian pro-fur organization--which state why Canadian-sourced fur is 'ethical', 'environmentally friendly' and 'humane'. Her employees also direct people to the Fur Council's "Fur is Green" website which is nothing but a collection of blantant falsehoods that state wearing fur is green and eco-friendly. Please send her a polite email informing that her that she is misinformed and that using faux fur and other cruelty-free alternatives in her clothing line is the mark of a true fashion-forward designer.


CONTACT INFO

Pam Chorley

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T: 416-592-9001


DEMO DETAILS

WHEN: Saturday December 8, 2007
WHERE: Pam Chorley, 322 Queen St West (Queen & Spadina)
TIME: 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
MEET: 2:15 PM
Posters and leaflets provided.


Please forward this to your family and friends!



We LOV animals,

Liberty Over Violence