Syracuse Animal Rights Organization is open to all people, willing to educate the public on issues related to animals that fall victim to the Farming, Fashion, Research, and Entertainment Industries.
The foie gras protest tonight was a fun and interesting experience! Although we thought we had figured out all the kinks with the Syracuse Police Department trying to infringe on our right to free speech, we again had to rehash with them that we are legally allowed to protest on a public sidewalk. The owners of L'Adour recently took down their 'protester shield' curtains, and we believe they were upset being 'caught in the open' with no way to keep their customers from looking out the windows at us! Also, this protest saw the biggest turnout in over a year and we thank everyone for coming out for the ducks! It renews our hope that we can keep up the energy needed to keep this campaign against foie gras alive! Stay tuned for more foie gras protests!
In the mean time, check out photos of tonight's protest here: www.myspace.com/animalrights (apologies for all the red-eye photos!)
Check out our website about L'Adour here: www.ladourpollutes.com
and, as always, contact L'Adour directly and keep the pressure on:
Write: L'Adour, 110 Montgomery St., Syracuse, NY 13202.
Call: 315-475-7653
Fax: 315-471-9713
After being made aware of the inherent cruelty to ducks in foie gras production, L'adour refuses to take the product off their menu or sign a foie gras free pledge. Please show support for all the birds suffering on these farms by coming to SARO's public outreach events and contacting L'Adour(below). For more information about foie gras, please watch the video(s) posted below
Protest Details What: Hold signs and distribute literature to the dinner crowd at L'Adour. Signs and literature provided-including our large 'ladourpollutes.com' banner. Just bring yourself and friends!
Important Note: Due to the 'upscale' nature of the crowd and in order
to better advocate for the animals, please dress 'business casual'. Where: L'Adour Restaurant, 110 Montgomery St. in Downtown Syracuse When: Friday, September 25th from 7pm-8pm Carpool info: Meet at the Schine Student Center loading dock(facing
Waverly Ave.) on SU Campus at 6:30pm sharp.
Other Ways You Can Help Write: L'Adour 110 Montgomery St., Syracuse, NY 13202. Call: 315-475-7653 Fax: 315-471-9713
Keep the issue fresh in the mind of L'Adour owners and patrons. Please make
sure you state your opposition to L'Adour serving foie gras. Feel free
to call, write and email the restaurant letting them know you want
foie gras off their menu and you don't plan on giving them business
until then.
"World Carfree Day is an annual celebration of cities and public life, free from the noise, stress and pollution of cars. Every September 22, people from around the world get together in the streets and neighbourhoods to celebrate World Carfree Day and to remind the world that we don't have to accept our car-dominated societies.
World Carfree Day, promoted and supported by the World Carfree Network, is intended to advance the economic, social and environmental benefits of self-propelled or mass transportation. It is meant to promote more sustainable ways of transportation and new ways of building and thinking the urbanism of our cities, allowing streets to be a living space, rather than only a transit space.
With the global economy in freefall, carmakers are facing turbulent times and people around the world are re-evaluating their relationship with the car. So now is the perfect timing to try out the alternatives, spread the carfree word, join or start a World Carfree Day in your area! It is also time to push for a new use of car factories that could be used to build public transportation, providing employment and allowing us to build a better urban environment." [ Source: World Carfree Day Press Relaese ]
In celebration of a world without cars, we bring you two classic Walt Disney cartoons:
