We just want to congratulate one of our awesome followers, Cass, for starting her own awesome blog. Although she only has two posts so far they are well worth a read. Dealing with all issues animals and their treatment this is definetly a blog to keep an eye out for. Check it out here: http://flyingactive.blogspot.com/
Good work Cass...keep it up!!
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Recipe of the month! -September
Thanks to our fab follower Simone for this recipe. I haven't tried it out myself yet, but she says she loves it!
Yummy Lentils and coconut
Ingredients;
2-3 cups of dried red lentils
spinach (one frozen pack or a few bunches of fresh)
tin of coconut milk
2-3 cups of vege stock
tin of chopped tomatoes
few spoons of curry powder / chilli powder any other spices you like
one large onion chopped
one garlic clove chopped
Method;
sautee onion and garlic in oil until softened. Add spices. Stir in lentils. Add all the other ingredients and bring to boil. Simmer 20mins or more. I like to simmer for longer so it's really mushy!
All finished...happy eating!
Yummy Lentils and coconut
Ingredients;
2-3 cups of dried red lentils
spinach (one frozen pack or a few bunches of fresh)
tin of coconut milk
2-3 cups of vege stock
tin of chopped tomatoes
few spoons of curry powder / chilli powder any other spices you like
one large onion chopped
one garlic clove chopped
Method;
sautee onion and garlic in oil until softened. Add spices. Stir in lentils. Add all the other ingredients and bring to boil. Simmer 20mins or more. I like to simmer for longer so it's really mushy!
All finished...happy eating!
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Win the glory for WA!
Unleashed has started the greatest competition of all time. The Big Leaflet Off! It's pretty mcu about taking out the other states in a big competiton about who can do the most for the animals. You grab some leaflets and go to some busy place in your area with some mates and hand them out to all people who pass by your stall. To check out all details and some helpful info check out the unleahsed link below:
https://unleashed.qnetau.com/take_action/state-challenge.php
https://unleashed.qnetau.com/take_action/state-challenge.php
Friday, September 18, 2009
What a powerful Video!
Hopefully this will be aired on TV at the end of this year and beginning of next. Hopefully it will get the message out there without showing bloody pictures of animals that have been tested on. I think this is a very deep vid that will hopefully change the minds of many people!
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Freebie up for grabs!
We just found this great freebie on the Animals Australia website. Its an action pack filled with petitions, stickers, posters, leaflets and more! SO if you're interested in making some noise and speaking up for the animals then this is a great way to start out. Also while you're ordering this freebie check out the other things that you can do for the animals. Join their volunteer network, go shopping for more great things such as clothes and read about all sorts of things.
Check it out on :
http://www.animalsaustralia.org/take_action/
So what are you waiting for?? Go grab yourself a pack now!
Check it out on :
http://www.animalsaustralia.org/take_action/
So what are you waiting for?? Go grab yourself a pack now!
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Campaiging to change lives!
Hi!
We have decieded that everyone can have an impact on the world around us. Therefore we have now started the “I can help too!” Campaign. This allows everyone who reads or follows this blog to help out when the opportunity arises. We will therefore occasionally posting things that you can sign or take part in to show your support. SO this is the first post for our campaign:
In around 9 days time an ACT Greens-introduced Bill to ban the battery cage will be debated in the ACT Legislative Assembly. The four Greens MPs need help to pressure other MLAs to support this move to free hens from their tiny battery cages.
The Eggs (Cage System) Legislation Amendment Bill 2009 would outlaw the cruel practice of keeping hens for egg production in a cage system (with an 18 months phase out time). Unfortunately the ACT cannot ban the sale of interstate battery eggs in the ACT, but the Bill would require that battery eggs be displayed separately to cage-free eggs, and information would have to be provided to advise consumers of the welfare problems for (interstate) caged birds.
There is just one battery cage facility in the ACT “ Parkwood Eggs, owned by egg industry giant Pace Eggs “ but if passed this new law would free some 150,000 hens from cages. There are two short videos online showing the caging of hens at Parkwood, and their treatment during removal from their cages and transport to slaughter last year.
Importantly too, a battery cage ban in our national capital would send a very strong message that Australians oppose this cruelty.
Please write to the ACT MLAs and ask them to support the Greens' battery hen Bill. Here are their emails:
stanhope@act.gov.au,dunne@parliament.act.gov.au,barr@act.gov.au,burch@parliament.act.gov.au,coe@parliament.act.gov.au,corbell@act.gov.au,doszpot@parliament.act.gov.au,gallagher@act.gov.au,hanson@parliament.act.gov.au,hargreaves@act.gov.au,porter@parliament.act.gov.au,seselja@parliament.act.gov.au,smyth@parliament.act.gov.au
Here are some suggested points for your letter. Please put any you choose to use in your own words:
• Battery caging of hens is cruel; a battery hen endures life in a tiny cage without exercise or the opportunity for normal behaviours such as scratching and pecking at the earth, perching, dust bathing and laying her eggs in a secluded nest. In a battery cage a hen cannot even stretch her wings.
• The ACT Government has a unique opportunity to free 150,000 battery hens and to set an enlightened example to others as the first Australian jurisdiction to ban this terrible system of keeping egg laying hens.
• The ACT Government is applauded for its own cage-free egg policy for catering in all ACT Government-owned facilities (adopted earlier this year).
• Battery cages have already been banned by many countries (e.g. Switzerland, Sweden, Germany and Austria), and the European Union is phasing out battery cages by 2012.
• Australia has no deadline for the end of battery caging of hens. Without initiatives such as this one in the ACT, hens will stay in these cages for decades to come.
If you have any feedback regarding this action alert then please leave a comment!
We have decieded that everyone can have an impact on the world around us. Therefore we have now started the “I can help too!” Campaign. This allows everyone who reads or follows this blog to help out when the opportunity arises. We will therefore occasionally posting things that you can sign or take part in to show your support. SO this is the first post for our campaign:
In around 9 days time an ACT Greens-introduced Bill to ban the battery cage will be debated in the ACT Legislative Assembly. The four Greens MPs need help to pressure other MLAs to support this move to free hens from their tiny battery cages.
The Eggs (Cage System) Legislation Amendment Bill 2009 would outlaw the cruel practice of keeping hens for egg production in a cage system (with an 18 months phase out time). Unfortunately the ACT cannot ban the sale of interstate battery eggs in the ACT, but the Bill would require that battery eggs be displayed separately to cage-free eggs, and information would have to be provided to advise consumers of the welfare problems for (interstate) caged birds.
There is just one battery cage facility in the ACT “ Parkwood Eggs, owned by egg industry giant Pace Eggs “ but if passed this new law would free some 150,000 hens from cages. There are two short videos online showing the caging of hens at Parkwood, and their treatment during removal from their cages and transport to slaughter last year.
Importantly too, a battery cage ban in our national capital would send a very strong message that Australians oppose this cruelty.
Please write to the ACT MLAs and ask them to support the Greens' battery hen Bill. Here are their emails:
stanhope@act.gov.au,dunne@parliament.act.gov.au,barr@act.gov.au,burch@parliament.act.gov.au,coe@parliament.act.gov.au,corbell@act.gov.au,doszpot@parliament.act.gov.au,gallagher@act.gov.au,hanson@parliament.act.gov.au,hargreaves@act.gov.au,porter@parliament.act.gov.au,seselja@parliament.act.gov.au,smyth@parliament.act.gov.au
Here are some suggested points for your letter. Please put any you choose to use in your own words:
• Battery caging of hens is cruel; a battery hen endures life in a tiny cage without exercise or the opportunity for normal behaviours such as scratching and pecking at the earth, perching, dust bathing and laying her eggs in a secluded nest. In a battery cage a hen cannot even stretch her wings.
• The ACT Government has a unique opportunity to free 150,000 battery hens and to set an enlightened example to others as the first Australian jurisdiction to ban this terrible system of keeping egg laying hens.
• The ACT Government is applauded for its own cage-free egg policy for catering in all ACT Government-owned facilities (adopted earlier this year).
• Battery cages have already been banned by many countries (e.g. Switzerland, Sweden, Germany and Austria), and the European Union is phasing out battery cages by 2012.
• Australia has no deadline for the end of battery caging of hens. Without initiatives such as this one in the ACT, hens will stay in these cages for decades to come.
If you have any feedback regarding this action alert then please leave a comment!
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Hello Followers
We on the *Green is the New Black* team just want to say a big hello and thankyou to our new followers. We really appreciate you guys following our blog! We hope you all enjoy our enviro and vego tips!
We'll keep you all posted
xx
We'll keep you all posted
xx
Scrumbly, Creamy AND Vegan!
I bet you thought it was impossible to get vegan ice cream. I bet you thought it was even more impossible to make it at home! And what would you say if i told you that you only need one ingredient? Yes, that's right, and it is completely and totally healthy. And what is this magic ingredient you ask? Why, bananas.
Yes, apparently when you freeze bananas, then blend them, they turn deliciously creamy and smooth. All you have to do is bung a few over-ripe bananas in the freezer, leave overnight and then chuck them in the blender.
Prefer a little twist? Just add a little honey and some peanut paste.
Yummo
Good way to clean out the fruit bowl and make a healthy snack at the same time! Go to http://www.thekitchn.com/ for more fabulous recipes.
Friday, September 4, 2009
The Hunter
These are my new Macbeth shoes. The best thing about them is that they are 100% vegan! That means NO leather, NO wool, NO suede, NO fur, NO snakeskin. Also unlike most other shoes, the glue it is made with doesn't contain any animal byproducts.
Not all Macbeth things are vegan but they do have a special little part on their website that sells vegan clothing. Check it out:
http://macbeth.com/vegan
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