Publish Letters to the Editor

The easiest way to educate citizens through the media is to publish Letters to the Editor in your local newspaper(s). Simply mail, fax or e-mail your letter to the editor of your local publication. You may wish to make a follow-up call, as well. Please send copies of printed letters to Farm Sanctuary, Attn: Campaign Department, P.O. Box 150, Watkins Glen, NY 14891

Sample letters:

Dear Editor:
In recent decades, cruel farming practices have been outlawed throughout Europe but, tragically, no such legal protections currently exist in the United States. In fact, most state anti-cruelty laws exclude farm animals and, as a result, millions of innocent creatures are made to endure intolerable cruelty on factory farms.
The New Jersey Legislature has recently introduced legislation to ban some of the most egregious factory farming practices-those involved in white veal production. To produce veal, baby calves are taken from their mothers and chained by the neck in small wooden crates just two feet wide. They cannot turn around, stretch their limbs, or even lie down comfortably, and they live in these crates for their entire lives. This severe confinement prevents the calves from exercising so their muscles cannot develop, which keeps their meat tender. In addition, veal calves are fed an all-liquid diet deficient in iron and fiber, designed to produce borderline anemia and the pale-colored flesh sold as veal.

Senate Bill 159 and Assembly Bill 329 would prohibit these practices, by requiring that calves be given enough room to turn around and a diet that is deficient in iron and fiber. Recent polls have shown that the vast majority of New Jersey citizens support this humane proposal. Concerned citizens should contact their legislators and encourage them to support A.329/S.159. It is time to say no to cruelty, and that means saying no to veal.

For more information, please see www.NoVeal.org, or www.FarmSanctuary.org.

Sincerely,
[your name]