This month our minds are focussed on the forthcoming killing of badgers, whilst dairy cows and their calves continue to suffer unnatural and abusive practices....

Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd September : Veggies catering at Elvaston Woodland Festival. Help welcome for vegan catering and animal rights stall. Leaving 08:30 from Sumac on Saturday and 09:00 from Sumac on Sunday. http://www.veggies.org.uk/event.php?ref=1975 As ever Nottm Hunt Saboteurs will be protecting wildlife in the fields on Saturday: http://www.veggies.org.uk/event.php?ref=1493 People's Kitchen at Sumac this Saturday is Dhal with vegetable rice and big colourful salads. http://www.veggies.org.uk/event.php?ref=457 --- Thursday 27th September : Anti Badger Slaughter information stall by the Lions in city centre. Meet 12:00. Then on to... Thursday 27th September Demo to Stop Tesco, the Badger Killers, outside Tesco opposite Angel Row Library in city centre from 4pm with Press expected at 5pm. Numbers needed for this very important demo. See http://www.veggies.org.uk/event.php?ref=1746 This page also has a link for the petition 'Stop the badger cull'. This is the highest trending petition in the UK, with around 500 signing each hour, for a current total approaching 78,000. When it reached 100,000 the government are obliged to respond. On the topic of badger actions, if anyone is interested in surveying potential cull zones, please contact our hunt sab division (http://nottinghamhuntsabs.weebly.com/contact.html). --- Friday 28th September : Possible Greyhounds demo, need a couple more people to go ahead however.. If we get them then it would be usual time of 18:30. http://www.veggies.org.uk/event.php?ref=1535 --- Sunday 30th September : Animal Blessing event at Southwell Minster to mark St Francis' day. An uplifting day and another outreach opportunity? Report from last year at http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5681&newspage=28 --- Monday 1st October : Labour Animal Welfare Society Conference in Manchester. Networking opportunity and free vegan buffet... From 18:30 http://www.labouranimalwelfaresociety.org.uk/2012/09/labour-party-conference-events/ --- Thursday 4th October : World Animal Day. There will be a "Support Adoption" stall 11:00 at lions in Market square. --- Saturday 6th October : National Badger Day.. What shall we do? Also March for Farmed Animals in Brighton. No organised transport, but possible car sharing? --- Sunday 7th October : Anti Badger Cull demo outside the Conservative Party Conference. Starts 12 noon, outside the 'International Convention Centre' in Birmingham. http://www.veggies.org.uk/event.php?ref=120 ------------------------------------ ________________________________________________ - - - - - - Nottingham Animal Rights - - - - - - c/o Sumac Centre, 245 Gladstone Street, Nottingham NG7 6HX Ph: 0845 458 9595 / mobile:0787 086 1837 Email: nar@veggies.org.uk Website : http://www.veggies.org.uk/nar Event details on Veggies/Sumac Diary: http://www.veggies.org.uk/arc.php?output=veg Nottingham Animal Rights newslist: http://lists.riseup.net/www/info/nar