Poem

For english we had to write a poetry anthology... i decided to do one on animal cruelty and this is what it turned out to be. Not a master piece btw :)

I’ll wear my own skin

A blur of green on either side of me,
The pounding blood pushing through my veins
I dart, dash and dodge the flying bullets
I hear the splintering sound of a tree
That is getting shot at by the hunters
They are greedy for my exquisite fur
If I get caught they will skin me alive
The undergrowth gets caught in my antlers
As I make my fanatical dash for life
Why oh why can’t this cruelty end?
It is so pointless, can’t they see that?
Many animals die under the knife
For the rising fashion industry
This must stop, taking our lives is devilry

Cupcakes are all the rave...

Yes there is such a thing as VEGAN cupcakes. Wow and sooo yummy. The ingredients may not be in your pantry but are worth investing in just for this recipe. Go on get your baking skills on!

These delicious chocolate cupakes are jam packed with all the extra goodness of an Oreo icing. Just remember to share!
Ingredients
Cupcakes:
1 cup soy milk
1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup canola oil
2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup plain flour
1/3 cup cocoa powder
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt Icing:
1 cup nut butter (or non-dairy margarine)
3 1/2 cups icing sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
5 Oreos
Directions
Cupcakes:
Preheat oven to 180C.
Whisk together the soy milk and vinegar in a large bowl and let curdle for a few minutes.
Add the sugar, oil and vanilla extract and whisk it till it's foamy. It will look gross, but don't let looks deceive you.
In a separate bowl sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
Add the dry mixture to the wet in two batches and whisk. You don't want any large lumps, a few small are ok. It should look like melted chocolate.
Pour mixture into cup cake liners until 3/4 full (they will rise).
Cook for 20mins but check at 15mins with a tooth pick as ovens may vary. Icing:
Beat 1 cup of nut butter until fluffy.
Then sift 3 1/2 cups of icing sugar and beat for a further 3 minutes.
Add a teaspoon of vanilla and finely mashed Oreos.
Beat until combined (you can add a few table spoons of tofutti cream cheese if you like and beat that in, YUMMO!).
Ice cupcakes when cool.
Your cupcakes are ready to devour!

Unleash the banners...

So this great website called unleashed.org.au has designed these fresh shiny new banners that promote animal rights...they're free for anyone to grab and post on a blog, myspace, facebook etc. So take some action against animal testing, killing for fur and pledge to be veg! Check out their website for great stuff to win and to do so that you can be a SUPER activist ----> www.unleashed.org.au

Cool Running

Ok so as the first post on this very fab new blog that me and my mate have started we decided that it should be something very cool while it also (of course!) helps the environment.

So we decided to write something about CoolRunning. This is a non-profit organisation that exists in several continents around the world. What they do? They collect your old sneakers for you and re-use them! How great is that?? That means that people who really need new runners but aren't able to afford them are given ones that people have donated. You get a nice warm and fuzzy feeling because you have totally been able to help someone. OK so maybe not all they're problems are fixed but at least they have new shoes.

For more info on this organisation go to their website ----> http://www.coolrunning.com.au/runningguide/wiki/index.php/Recycled_Runners

Go on look through your wardrobe for those runners you haven't worn in ages and donate them!

Check out the site for donation locations.

Perhaps even do this as a group....you could get all you mates together and make a huge group donation of perhaps ten pairs of sneakers.

Ahhh so many possibilities!