No Lions and Tigers and Bears: Bolivia Bans All Circus Animals!
I don’t often hear something on the radio that inspires me to shout “Yes!” and punch the air in celebration while driving, but this is excellent news. I heard this a couple of days ago as a GeoQuiz on NPR, which you can listen to here. After an extensive undercover investigation by Animal Defenders International, Bolivia has passed “the first national law to ban the use of both domestic and wild animals in circuses.” Better yet, the “new national law enacted by its Congress in La Paz says the use of animals in the circus is an act of cruelty (italics mine).” Way to call it like it is, Bolivia! You can read ADI’s release on this here. Anyone have President Morales’ mailing address? I want to send him some vegan cupcakes in thanks!
August 2nd, 2009 at 12:54 pm
Hola Helen. Been trying to hook you up with good ol’ Evo’s mailing address, but that seems to be one of those “if you have to ask” things. ¡Lo siento! Glad to see that amid all the questionable things / turmoil in Bolivia, they’re doing something right down there.
In the meantime, here’s
1. Vegan chocolate cupcake recipe:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/08/magazine/08food-t-001.html
and
2. Instructions for how to make an icing elephant-head-design top for the above:
http://vampiregran.wordpress.com/2009/05/04/elephant-cupcakes/
Anyhoo, keep up the good work!
August 5th, 2009 at 10:26 am
Those cupcakes are the cutest things I have *ever* seen. Share the recipe pls!