Florida Voices for Animals, Inc. PO Box 17523 ~ Tampa, FL 33682 ~ 727-656-8368 fvaonline@yahoo.com www.floridavoicesforanimals.org JULY/AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2008

Welcome New Board Member Tampa attorney and staunch animal rights advocate Mindi Lasley was re-cently elected as the newest member of FVA’s Board of Directors. Mindi be-came vegetarian at the age of six and has been vegan for 5 years now. Prac-ticing law for the firm of MINDI LASLEY, P.A., Mindi performs pro bono legal services for numerous ani-mal rescue groups and conducts home visits for potential adopt-ers. She is also on the Florida Hu-maneUSA Steering Committee, is actively involved in the creation of the Tampa Bay Chapter of the League of Hu-mane Voters and is a member of the Florida Bar Animal Law Committee. Mindi and her husband Nick are the proud guardians of 5 dogs - 3 Dachshunds and 2 Pomeranians. In her free time, Mindi enjoys spending time with her husband and dogs, foreign travel and SCUBA diving. =============================

Circle of 100 Friends We bring to you an incredible opportunity to help reduce animal suffering. Florida Voices for Animals (FVA) is poised with the opportunity to create a tremendous educa-tional impact in this area, which we find extremely encour-aging. FVA was incorporated in 1989 as a 501 (c)3 non-profit charity dedicated to ending the exploitation and suffer-ing of non-human animals. Our mission is to educate others on what actions they can take to reduce animal suffering.

Just three months ago, we employed animal activist and en-vironmentalist Nikki Benoit to help FVA expand our volun-teer base and increase our presence in the community. We have challenged her to increase membership, organize vol-unteers, create committees to help improve activism, organ-ize and promote fundraising opportunities, and assist with many new and current projects to educate the public about adopting a cruelty-free lifestyle.

We have given Nikki a rather challenging task to organize our volunteer base and raise much needed funds to conduct our educational campaigns.

Nikki is making tremendous progress in achieving our goals. She leaflets at USF on a regular basis, organizes outreach events, submits grant applications and speaks at schools re-garding the horrors of factory farming and benefits of be-coming vegan.

We have devised a three year plan in which our goal is to raise $100,000 to ensure the success of our campaigns. We are asking one hundred people to donate $1,000 to enable us to reach our goal of $100,000. We believe that this goal will guarantee the future stability of FVA, thus reducing the suffering of thousands of animals.

Please help FVA continue to reduce the suffering of animals through our educational campaigns by donating $1,000 and becoming a member of FVA's "Circle of Friends." With your help, we can reach our $100,000 goal and improve the lives of animals throughout Florida.

Thank You, Florida Voices For Animals ============================= Correction to the last newsletter (April-June 2008) article on “Feral Cats Find New Friends”. It was written by Cathy Unruh. Our thanks to Cathy for submitting an article on this very important subject and for providing FVA readers with information about ASPCA’s Mission Orange. Our apologies for not giving proper credit to the author.

Mindi Lasley and Mayer

FVA Hosts "Activist Appreciation Day!" (story on page 7)

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In The News No Downers in the Name of Safety The USDA is considering a rule which will prohibit the killing of downer cows at slaughterhouses, accord-ing to a recent story in The Washington Post. Agricul-ture Secretary Ed Schafer reasons that if downer cows aren't eligible for slaughter, there is less chance that farmers will send them to the slaughterhouse in the first place, which will in turn decrease the chances that they will be mistreated in attempts to get them to the kill floor. Un-fortunately, one of the stated goals of the USDA is to re-instill faith in the public in the "safety" of meat—which is decidedly dangerous for all the animals who die to become dinner.

.............................................. KFC Canada Following over five years of intense campaigning, numer-ous undercover investigations, and over 12,000 demonstra-tions against KFC around the world, KFC Canada will be making sweeping changes to the ways it raises and kills chickens slaughtered for its restaurants. KFC Canada agreed to this historic new animal welfare plan following seven months of closed-door negotiations with PETA. The company plans to do the following: Phase in purchases of 100 percent of its chickens from suppliers that use controlled-atmosphere killing (CAK); make a vegan faux-chicken item available at the majority of KFC restau-rants in Canada; improve its animal welfare criteria to re-duce the number of broken bones and other injuries suffered by birds; urge its suppliers to adopt better practices, includ-ing improved lighting, lower stocking density and ammonia levels, and a phase-out of growth-promoting drugs and breeding practices that painfully cripple chickens; and form an animal welfare advisory panel to monitor the changes and recommend further advancements.

However, outside Canada, KFC has yet to stop the worst abuses of chickens. Please write to KFC in the U.S. using its online comment form urging it to make the same changes worldwide that KFC Canada has made. Please also take a moment to e-mail info@priszm.com (KFC Canada's parent company) and thank them for raising the bar on animal wel-fare. www.kfccruelty.com

.............................................. HSUS Saves 700 in Tennessee Puppy & Kitten Mill Raid On June 27, nearly 700 pure bred dogs and cats were res-cued during a Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) led puppy mill raid. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) Tampa Bay staff and Bay Area DART volunteers (along with other select animal organizations in the southeast region) were enlisted by HSUS to lend their expertise in the largest puppy mill rescue ever conducted in Tennessee.

Currently these animals are not ready for adoption, but shortly they will need loving and patient adoptive homes. The SPCA of Tampa will update their website within 78 hours of their availability. Please check there often for cur-rent information, more information about this raid, and other ways you can help besides adoption. www.spcafl.org

.............................................. FVA Wish List Help us stock our supplies. We are in need of a tabling tent, envelopes, stamps, Dell printer ink, folding chairs, cash box, and printer paper. As always, pet adoption needed.

.............................................. New FVA T-Shirts Available On-Line 30% of all proceeds goes to FVA for the FVA t-shirts that are purchased. Also, if you order ANYTHING from the website and enter FVA as the promotional code, FVA will also receive 30%. Of the sale. www.code-creations.com

FVA’s BOARD OF DIRECTORS President: Myriam Parham VP of Youth Outreach: Jodi Chemes VP of Media Relations: John Moyer Secretary: Suzanne House Treasurer: Marie Galbraith Diane Koon Mindi Lasley

FVA STAFF Nikki Benoit

NEWSLETTER STAFF Publisher: Karin Kreutzer Editors: Lana Smithson Myriam Parham

BOARD ADVISORS Trevor Chin Dean Stanford Lana Smithson Karin Kreutzer Kris Dotson Susan Roghair

Tabling at the St. Pete Saturday Morning Market

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Thanks! • Paul Shapiro for speaking at the Volunteer Apprecia-

tion Day. • Volunteers: Laura Blomquist, Cassie Callaghan,

David Collier, Selah Cooper-Hall, Alysa Cortes, Terry Cortes, Raj Dholekie, Nadia Elmunaier, Durk Gescheidle, Marvin Hymanson, Roxanna Hyman-son, Megan Majeski, Susan McClung, Sonal Mehta, Walter Phan, Suzannah Sherman, Spencer Sherman, Isabelle Tassi, Tara Thomas, Cari Welsh

• Peace River Lodge for holding the Animals Asia event and allowing us to have a table providing information. Carole Baskin of Big Cat Rescue for helping promote the Animals Asia event.

• Earth Day Volunteers: Marie Galbraith, Diane Koon, Kent Michaud, Diane Moreton, Leslie Pandolfo, Myriam and Amber Parham, Lana Smithson

• Donations: Laura Belmquist, Belinda Blease, Irene Clark, Clint Corfman, Douglas Cass Davidson, Dr Sara and Gordon Deats, George Hanzman, Elvia Jovie, Megan Majeski, Sonal Mehta, Vanessa Oquendo, Ron Palamara, Walter Phan, Megan Reppa , Jane Thorvaldson , Dane Zimring for dona-tion and office space to store FVA materials. $44.27 for the last quarter from sales at Nutrition S’Mart. If anyone has been omitted in error, please let us know.

• Memberships: Shirley Anderson, Mimi Barnes, Car-men and Steven Blakely, Marie Galbraith, Suzanne House, Diane Koon, Mindi Lasley, Marta L. Lema, Sonal Mehta, Walter Phan, Nicolas Porter, Bettylou Rosen, Ms. Jacqueline J. Shaw, Annette & Charles Sims, Susannah Sherma, Shannon Sullivan, Isabelle Tassi, Kent Walker, Anna Zale, Becky Zremski

• Talk Show Host: Duncan Strauss with "Talking Ani-mals" on WMNF

• Special Guest Speakers at an activist training workshop: Vegan Outreach's Victor Tsou and Miranda Robbins

==========================================Annual Fundraiser Dog Wash ~ 2008 It’s time again for the next annual FVA Dog Wash. Please join us at Natures Harvest Market on Sep-tember 6th from 10am-2pm. Bring your pooch for a wash or be a volunteer. Contact Nikki Benoit for more info: nik-kifva@gmail.com. ==========================================

Sponsor Our Newsletter Share your fabulous animal friendly products or services with our readers! Become a sponsor for ad space in our quarterly newsletter. Contact Nikki Benoit for more infor-mation: nikkifva@gmail.com

Wanna Get Involved?

Become A FVA is offering a new program [for paid members—see page 7] for seasoned vegans and brand new vegetarians/vegans. We will pair new vegans/vegetarians with seasoned vegans in our new mentor program! We encourage "in per-son" meetings once a month supplemented with phone calls and/or emails. FVA will supply packets of information to the mentor to help get you started.

Your years of experience and all you have learned can help this new "veggie" so that they will be successful in chang-ing to a new lifestyle and diet. Mentors—Remember all the questions you had before and after you went vegetar-ian/vegan? New Veggies - No need to let your questions stop you any more! You will provide/receive support and encouragement and will give/get information on how to help animals. Please call if you are interested in being paired up! Thank you!

Diane Koon FVA Vegan Mentor Program Coordinator

Phone: 813-926-1940 Email: Diarae27@msn.com

FVA now has committees to target all animal re-lated issues. Contact Nikki at nikkifva@gmail.com for more information. ==========================================

========================================== This June Myriam Parham, RD, CDE, CLC attended the North American Vegetarian Society (NAVS) Vegetarian Summer-fest with her daughter Amber. She presented 3 lectures on Vegan Nutrition Basics for New Vegetarians, Veg Nutrition for Infants & Young Children and a Panel on Issues with Raising Vegan Children. Thank you Myriam!

Vegan Playgroup: Lettuce Lake Park in Tampa.. Melodie, River & Tory Good; Marvin, Jennifer & Jonathan

Hymanson; Myriam & Amber Parham; Susannah & Spencer Sherman

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FVA on Public Access Cable

Producers: John Moyer Melissa Bray Hillsborough County: Tampa Bay Community Network (www.tbcn.org) Undercover TV (813) 254-1687 Wednesdays 9:00pm Brighthouse Networks Channel 950 Verizon Channel 30 Comcast Channel 20 Fridays 9:00pm (replay of show) Brighthouse Networks Channel 949 Verizon Channel 36 Comcast not available ============================= Congress Overrides Bush’s Veto and Farm Bill Passes Prior to May of 2008, penalties for violating the federal Ani-mal Welfare Act (AWA) had not been increased in twenty years. On May 22 of this year, both the House and the Sen-ate voted to override the President’s veto of the Farm Bill, allowing it to become law despite Bush’s veto. One of the most important outcomes of the passage of the Farm Bill is the increase in maximum monetary penalties for violations of the AWA. Upon the passage of the Bill, maximum penal-ties were raised from $2,500 to $10,000 per violation. Another provision of the Farm Bill places restrictions on the importation of puppies for commercial sale from foreign countries. With the passage of the Bill, puppies imported from foreign countries must be at least six months old and dogs must be determined to be healthy prior to entry into the United States. Unfortunately, it is still legal to import pup-pies from foreign puppy mills, thus forcing them to endure transport to the United States in cramped conditions, often without adequate food, water and veterinary care. Finally, the Farm Bill contains a provision to strengthen fed-eral animal fighting laws. The maximum penalty for animal fighting offenses was increased from a maximum of three years imprisonment to a maximum of five years imprison-ment. Although the Farm Bill allocated $40 billion in farm subsi-dies, the increased penalties for AWA violators, animal fighting offenses and the more stringent restrictions on im-portation of dogs from foreign puppy mills is a step in the right direction in the advancement of animal welfare laws. - Mindi Lasley =============================

Walk for Farm Animals Florida Voices for Animals is excited to be organizing the 2008 annual Walk for Farm Animals in Tampa Bay! All proceeds raised will be donated to Farm Sanctuary, a non-profit sanctuary dedicated to providing life-long care and

rehabilitation to abused and ne-glected farm animals. FVA works closely with Farm Sanctu-ary to educate the public about the horrors of factory farming and the tremendous suffering the animals are forced to endure. The Walk will be held Saturday, October 4, 2008. The reg-istration fee for Walk participants is $15 for those who pre-register and $20 for those who register the day of the Walk. Walk participants obtain donations from friends, co-workers and family members willing to sponsor them. Participants who collect over $100, $250 and $500 will receive special prizes. You can register for the Walk online by going to www.firstgiving.com/farmsanctuary, selecting our city and following the instructions. You will also be able to make your own personal fundraising page to send to friends, family and co-workers. If you would prefer to not register online, the $15 registration fee can be mailed to Mindi Lasley at 1005 N. Marion Street, Tampa, FL 33602. All information necessary to register and collect donations can be sent to you by mail, fax or email if you prefer. Be sure to register early to ensure availability of a Farm Sanctuary t-shirt! If you have any questions about the Walk for Farm Animals or would like registration information to be sent to you, please contact Mindi Lasley at mindibeth@gmail.com or 813-334-2874. =============================

Featured Member Profile Rob J. King, an Instructor at St. Petersburg College (World Re-ligions and Applied Ethics) has been greatly influenced by the Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr. tradition of non-violent social activism. In 1993, under the tute-lage of apartheid protest marcher, Rev. Seth Buttle, Rob worked for three months in an urban church in South Africa. Through this and other experi-

ences, Rob is committed to a holistic non-violent care for God's creation, whether it is in opposing unjust economic situations or the brutal industry of animal cruelty that our U.S. meat industry has become. Thus, in response to the bru-tal conditions of animals bred in severe confinement, as a social witness, Rob is committing to an entirely vegetarian diet. Rob J. King, M.Div., Th.M., Ph.D. ABD* (World Religions and Applied Ethics Instructor) FACULTY E-MAIL: king.robert@spcollege.edu FACULTY WEB-PAGE: http://it.spcollege.edu/course_info/inquiry.cfm?number=1162

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Adopt A College (AAC) is a national program to increase the leafleting of vegetarian pamphlets to students. AAC reaches tens of thousands of students who typically would not approach a literature table. Distribution Totals

============================= Fire At Lake Wales Pig Sanctuary

Darlynn's Darlins, Inc., a no-kill sanctuary for potbelly pigs run by Clinton "Butch" Martin and Darlynn Czerner, suffered a fire on May 11, 2008 (Mother's Day.) Their home set fire early morning and was extinguished, a second fire later destroyed

their home and most of the contents. Sadly, a cat and 3 pigs had to be euthanized due to injuries suffered in the fire.

On July 12, 2008, a group of twelve volunteers from FVA went to the sanctuary, also known as Piggy Heights, to spend time with the pot-belly and feral pigs, dogs, cats, rab-bits, chickens and other animals. The volunteers helped clean up the property using rakes, shovels, and chain saws to remove debris from the premises. Despite their efforts,

much work still remains to be done. For those who wish to donate time and/or money to this worthy non-profit, Darlynn can be contacted at darlynn@darlynnsdarlins.org. For more information on this sanctuary, please visit their website at www.darlynnsdarlins.org.

- Isabelle Tassi

Nikki Benoit leafleting at the Taste of Pinellas ============================

August 1, 2003 - June 30, 2008 Schools Leafleted 1103 Brochures Distributed 2,252,498 New Vegetarians* 56,312 Mammals and Birds Now Spared a Life of Suffering per Year* 1,970,920

Mammals and Birds Now Spared a Life of Suffering Over 50 Years* 98,546,000

*Theoretical (www.veganhealth.org/colleges/calc)

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Reviewing Books for Animal Lovers By Diane Koon Chosen by a Horse By Susan Richards A Harvest Books 2006, soft cover, 248 pages, $13.00

For those of you that love horses and realize what amaz-ing creatures they are, this book is for you. It is written by first time author Susan Richards. She has the in-credible ability to transform you into her life where you will feel like you are one of her friends. She will make you want to be her neighbor and wish you had a magical horse like Lay Me Down.

It is the true story of a divorced women with a passion for horses, who rescues a maltreated standard bred mare. She brings her home to a farm that already has three horses. One of these horses, Hot Shot falls in love with Lay Me Down and you see this love affair begin. Life on this upper New York state farm is never the same for all who live there. The story is colored with her many different friends but her best friend, part self-trained vet and horse whisperer stands out. Her responds to seeing an overworked Shetland pony on a pony-riding farm was "Lets steal her and hide her". This was a tactic she tried at 6 years old. This horse that came from a violent past showed Susan how to forgive. Her trou-bled years as a child had left her numb. Lay Me Down showed her how to experience pure kindness and complete trust. "Unlike me, Lay Me Down seemed to feel no rancor. In spite of everything, she was open and trusting of people. Qualities I decidedly lacked.....What exactly was it that en-abled an abused animal for lack of a better word, to love again?" This book emphasizes the importance of the human-animal bond. It shows a loving and caring treatment for a sweet natured horse and how she responded to this treatment, which fostered the growth of the human spirit in Susan to help her overcome her past. I can't imagine a better feeling than the unconditional love of an animal. This book was a wonderful experience for me and you will fall in love with Lay Me Down. It will give you insight into these animals we call horses and why we must treat them with respect and admiration.

............................................. "The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing."

~ Albert Einstein

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Sloppy Steves 1 lb crumbled firm tofu (or Boca crumbles) 1 large onion - chopped 1 large red or green pepper - chopped 2 tablespoon soy sauce or tamari sauce 1.5 cups ketchup 2 tablespoon Dijon mustard 1 tablespoon brown sugar or molasses 1 tablespoon vinegar (red or white) 2 tablespoon lemon juice hot sauce to taste buns, bread, or rice Directions: Crumble tofu into non stick frying pan (or use a little oil). Add onion, pepper, and nutritional yeast. Sauté all three until tofu begins to brown (this part takes a while, but you don't need to brown if you don't want to). Add other ingredients, except buns. Simmer 10 minutes, stirring. Serve on vegan bread, rice, or buns.

.............................................. Have a recipe you want to share? E-mail it to karin@vegtampabay.com and yours may be featured next!

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GOOD NEWS

☺Prince Charles Labels Cattle Crazing as a Destructive Practice During Governor Crist's Climate Summit in Miami! During lunch on June 25th, the Prince of Wales gave a tele-vised speech to a room of over 800 captive listeners, in-cluding state law makers, CEO's, power companies, lobby-ists and activists. Expressing immense concern for our planets peril, he reiterated how important our rainforests are for climate regulation. Deforestation's two most prevalent drivers are for palm oil [for ethanol] and cattle grazing. "Beef" he says is a guilty component and we must act against it. Yee haw Prince Charles!! ☺Polar Bear FINALLY listed as "Threatened" www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080514175045.htm Dragging their heels and dodging responsibility, the Bush Administration FINALLY acknowledged the peril faced by our beloved polar bear as a result of receding ice sheets in the Arctic. May 14th, 2008 marks the day that action must be taken to prevent contributing to their plight, as stated in the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Though "threatened" is an understatement, it's a step. ☺One Million People in Taiwan Vow to Re-duce Carbon by Being Vegetarian! The Union of NoMeatNoHeat (the legislative speaker, the environment minister, and Taipei and Kaohsiung Mayors and scores of residents) made the announcement during its anti-global warming drive. If a person eats a plant based diet for a whole year, roughly 1.5 tons of carbon emis-sions can be cut. ☺Peaceable Kingdom Filmmakers Launch Humane Myth website www.HumaneMyth.org offers many tools for online and community-based outreach, including slide shows, informa-tional brochures, thought provoking analysis of media sto-ries, web banners, flyers and other ways to counter the myth within your community.

Bruegger’s Campaign Website Launched Bruegger’s is a nation-wide restaurant chain that has a strong record of opposing the confinement of hens in bat-tery cages. The company has made the right decision to end its use of eggs from caged hens in Wisconsin, Western Massachusetts, and Vermont. We are greatly appreciative of Bruegger’s history of action on this important issue. Now it’s Florida’s turn. Please call Bruegger’s and request that the company bring its socially responsible policy of not using eggs from caged hens to its Florida locations. Brueg-ger’s is an honorable company and has been very good on this issue in the past so please be very polite and respect-ful.

Bruegger's - 802-660-4020

For additional information please contact John at jmoyer215@aol.com

www.PleaseListenToUsBrueggers.com ============================

Activist Appreciation Day (photos on front page) FVA hosted its Activist Appreciation Day to honor our vol-unteers and fellow animal rights activists. It was a great afternoon of fun at Chestnut Park with games and terrific vegan food. Senior Director of HSUS’s Factory Farming Campaign Paul Shapiro was present to speak about the tre-mendous progress that’s been made to reduce the suffering of farm animals and the work that we still have ahead of us. FVA sincerely wishes to thank all of our wonderful volun-teers for their dedication to the animal rights movement. Volunteers are vital to the success of FVA and their hard work is greatly appreciated.

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07/11 (Fri) – Leafletting at The Vans Warped Tour 8am-7pm. Vinoy Park. Contact Nikki at nikkifva@gmail.com 07/12 (Sat) – Tampa Vegan Meetup Din-ner 5pm-7:30pm. Trang Viet Cuisine 1524 E Fowler Ave, Tampa, 33612 813-979-1464 ~ New Buffet Option! RSVP to Mi-chelle 813-365-0317 07/16 (Wed) – Leafletting at The Tom Petty Concert 6:30-7:30pm. St. Pete Times Forum. Contact Nikki at nik-kifva@gmail.com 07/19 - 07/21 – HSUS Taking Action for Animals, Arlington, VA. Register now. www.takingactionforanimals.org 07/20 (Sun) – Raw Food Potluck 6pm-8pm. The Glass Onion. 6310 N. Nebraska Av, Tampa Fl 33604. RSVP http://rawfood.meetup.com/332/

07/26 (Sat) – Nutrition Smart Health Food Store Fundraiser for FVA 9am-9pm. 14847 N Dale Mabry Hwy, Tampa, 33618 Request at checkout that 10% of your purchase total be donated to FVA. =============================== 08/01-08/03(Fri-Sun) – Farm Sanctuary Ho-Down Watkins Glen, NY. Nature hike with George Eisman. Guest Speak-ers: Captain Paul Watson, Sea Shep-herd, workshop with Jasmin Singer and Marisa Miller Wolfson, and many more! www.farmsanctuary.org 08/09(Sat) – Tampa Vegan Meetup Din-ner 5pm-7:30pm. (see 07/12 date for de-tails) 08/14 - 08/18 – Animal Rights Confer-ence 2008. Washington, DC. Register now. www.arconference.org Key Speakers: Heather Mills, Jonathan Balcombe, Matt Ball, Harold Brown, Howard Lyman, An-thony Marr, Erica Meier, Will Tuttle and over 75 more. 08/16 (Sat) – Vegan Playgroup 3pm - Temple Terrace Pool .Contact mpar-ham2@tampabay.rr.com

08/17 (Sun) – Raw Food Potluck 6pm-8pm. (see 07/20 date for details) 08/23 (Sat) – Nutrition Smart 9am-9pm. (see 07/26 date for details) =============================== 09/06 (Sat) – Fundraiser Dog Wash 10am-2:00pm. Natures Harvest Market. 1021 North MacDill Ave. Tampa, 33607 For directions: 813-873-7428. To volun-teer contact Nikki at nikkifva@gmail.com 09/13 (Sat) – Tampa Vegan Meetup Din-ner 5pm-7:30pm. (see 07/12 date for de-tails) 09/21 (Sun) – Raw Food Potluck 6pm-8pm. (see 07/20 date for details) 09/27 (Sat) – Nutrition Smart 9am-9pm. (see 07/26 date for details) =============================== Please continually visit the following web-sites' calendars for updates and additions to this calendar of events: www.AnimalRights.Meetup.com/157 www.FloridaVoicesForAnimals.org www.VegTampaBay.com