portland imc - 2009.08.03 - Dr. Strangelove to Benefit Pig Sanctuary!

Dr. Strangelove to Benefit Pig Sanctuary!

author: Animal Defense Media

What: Dr. Strangelove! Benefit for rescued farm animals!
Where: The Artistery, 4315 SE Division
When: 8/9/2009 at 8pm
Why: Because what could be cooler than saving pigs from slaughter at the same time as watching Dr. Strangelove???
Thanks to: The folks at Food Fight!

Cover is only $3. Please come and help with this worthy cause!

I probably don't even have to tell you this: Farmed animals are among the most oppressed beings on earth. Although intelligent and deeply emotional, pigs are subjected to the most inhumane of conditions on so-called "farms." Raised in abusive, horrific conditions that would make you weep, and then sent thanklessly off to slaughter, they often suffer and die needlessly so that we can clog our arteries and grow out butts to ever more obese proportions. Literally thousands of pigs have died just in the time it took you to read these words. But it does not have to be that way.

Recently, Ruby and Rose were rescued on their way to the slaughter house, and instead of the nightmare of the abbatoir they have found themselves in a meadow filled with chamomile flowers on a sanctuary in the hills of Cascadia. Ruby is a yorkshire/hampsire pig, and Rose is yorkshire. Both are about 6 months old, and weigh around 250 lbs -- "market" age and weight, according to slaughterhouse standards, still just babies according to common decency. They are not meat. They are intelligent, loving beings who play, communicate with each other, and have definite personalities. After a life of abuse and exploitation, they are getting to know gentle hands and kind words and are responding to love. Now, when they see or hear their favorite humans they come running and squealing in joy. Ruby loves to have her tummy rubbed, and will roll over like a dog for that pleasure. Rose likes to play with sticks, and is often seen running through the meadow with a stick in her mouth like a dog. Both enjoy exploring together, and are finally able to express their natural talents and desires. Pigs build nests, travel together in social groups called "sounders," and spend much of their time exploring their environment. They have a complex language and are quick to learn from each other and from other animals with whom they interact, including humans. In their natural environment, they have a cohesive culture, which is passed down from generation to generation. Yes, pigs are COOL!

The sanctuary in which Ruby and Rose now live is home to 65 other rescued pigs, as well as a horse and goat who are best friends, some chickens, geese, cats, and a dog. As you can imagine, that means a lot of food, a lot of bedding, a lot of space, and a lot of veterinary care. And that's why the very sweet folks at Food Fight are putting on a benefit movie night for the sanctuary! Please come and help support the sanctuary, to make it possible to rescue other farm animals. The cover is only $3, and the proceeds go to help rescued farm animals. Bring your friends!

If you cannot attend (or even if you can), please consider other ways to assist farm animals and deliver them from oppression: If you haven't already, please stop eating meat. Go vegan! If you need help with that, stop by the IDA offices on NE 18th and Alberta to pick up a Vegan Starter Kit. That will provide you with all the information you need to get started, as well as some great vegan recipes. You can also go to Food Fight to find great vegan goodies and vegan cook books, and check out websites like these:

http://www.themeatrix1.com/

http://www.goveg.com/

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2273569508770398194

http://www.veganoutreach.org/whyvegan/

Also, if you feel so moved, there is a donation jar at Food Fight to help support Ruby, Rose, and the other pigs at their sanctuary.

By the way, Dr. Strangelove is a classic cult film that should not be missed! Dark, dystopian satire from Kubrick at his very best, this apocalyptic cold war thriller is as poignant now as it was when the world first gasped at its dark premise and its unforgettable mis en sc�ne. It's the perfect film to take you out of the heat on a hot, August night as you commune with friends and help save oppressed farm animals at the same time. See you there!

The Artistery, 4315 SE Division
Sunday, August 8th, 2009.

(Thanks Food Fight!)

Pictures!

03.Aug.2009 10:18

ADM

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Here are some pics of Ruby and Rose!

Ruby and Rose get some love

Rose running with stick

Ruby gets a tummy rub

Rose running with the stick is

03.Aug.2009 11:09

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adorable. That's wonderful she finally gets the chance to just be a pig and not someone's profit machine.

Thanks for all the good work you do.

Please check out the movie Earthlings, which you can watch for free on the net:

Earthlings:

link to video.google.com

More about pigs

04.Aug.2009 10:14

suise

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According to the group of veterinarians, biologists, and animal scientists who wrote "Welfare of Pigs" (a manual intended for use by factory farms), pigs are so intelligent that they have an elaborate communication system and a social culture that they naturally share with their young. In the unnatural environment of factory farms, they suffer from mental illnesses and social pathology from the imposed unnatural conditions to which they are subjected. These scientists do not have an animal rights agenda, and have no incentive to "anthropomorphize" the pigs. Yet they freely concede that pigs have minds, mental processes, and emotional lives - and that they suffer emotional deprivation, social pathologies, and mental illness when deprived of the opportunities to live in natural, bonded, groups and in enriching environments.

In the same manual, they describe experiments in which pigs were given the tools to report upon their own emotional states, and they concluded that pigs suffer from fear, anxiety, stress, and depression in the intensive farmed environment. They also found that piglets suffer from long-term emotional pain when weaned according to "industry standards," which mandate abrupt and early weaning.

Finally, they found that pigs communicate with each other via vocalizations and scent pheromones, so that they experience intense anxiety and suffering while being moved to slaughter. And, you know the rest. If you have seen meet your meat, you know what happens to them there. If you have not seen it, make yourself watch. It is cowardly not to. Even if you think you don't need to, because "I already don't eat meat," trust me, make yourself watch and you will find that you can and WILL do more.

Thanks

09.Aug.2009 22:25

Food Fight Grocer

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Thanks to everybody who turned out for movie night, raised roughly $125 for the piggies. Not bad for hanging out with friends watching a good movie, huh?

If you couldn't make it and want to donate still, there will be a donation jar at the store through the month for your spare change or $20s.