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Two roosters (left is Zappa; the other is waiting on his name) awaiting slaughter at the feedstore were adopted by Out to Pasture last Saturday March 6th. Our next work party on the 20th will be dedicated to expanding the rooster pen. We will also be starting a new enclosure for another pot-bellied/ farm pig mix who must be adopted or she will be euthanized for the crime of being over the weight limit for pigs in the city. |
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We had a great work party yesterday-we finished Leroy’s fence and he’s now out there chomping away on blackberry leaves. Huge thanks to the Portland Animal Defense League (ADL) volunteers who cleared out the blackberry bushes and we finished the cedar fence, adding cattle panels behind the fence so Leroy can’t butt the fence down.
Our next work party will be Saturday March 20 with the PSU Student Animal Liberation Coalition. More details coming soon. Anyone interested in joining us should contact Kit at kit.collins@gmail.com. Vegan snacks will be provided. |
| Out to Pasture has been picked to be one of the recipients of the Change for Change charitable giving program at the Whole Foods Fremont store in Portland. Customers reusing a grocery bag can either get 10 cents off their purchase or have the money go to one of three charities which change every few months. Starting January 18th OTP will be one of the three charities for this giving cycle. Thank you Whole Foods for your kind support of Out to Pasture. |
| Out to Pasture just found out that we’re going to be one of the lucky non-profit recipients for Modified Style: Transformed Fashion Show. Using donated scrap material and creativity this is not your usual fashion show. Here is the info on the call for artists. It sounds like lots of fun! |
tomorrow, March 6. Click here for more information.
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After a group of homeless bees swarmed the grape arbor last summer, John waited until dark then cut the branch and moved them to a bee hive box. We appreciate the bees pollinating the fruit trees and blueberry patch and enjoy watching them at work. Now with a home to call their own, they are happily buzzing around in the warm spring air.
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| than that they are amazing creatures (and it’s not the honey….it’s the pollination) but some good information regarding why we need bees is provided at this site and this one. There is a lot of information out there (on the ‘net) about honey bees. Save the bees…don’t kill them. |
I regret that I wasn’t able to be there, was feeling quite sickly. So bummed.
From the OTP Facebook ‘Wall’ page…..
“Chad Miller $500 tonight at the benefit show! Come and get it. Thanks to everybody who took part. And thanks to Aaron B. and Jeremy of Laughing Horse books helping make it happen and for hosting.”
On behalf of the OTP animals, Kit and John, thanks to everyone who participated…thanks to Chad and Emiko…Food Fight Grocery. Thanks to all of the musicians/bands. Thanks to Aaron B. and Jeremy of Laughing Horse Books for helping to make it happen and for providing the venue. Thanks to everyone who was there for the show and made a donation. Borrowing a phrase from a Neil Young song….’keep on rockin’ in the free world’. Thanks to all who do so much to help human and non-human animals every day!
Kevin
| Event: Out to Pasture Benefit Show “w/ Rvivr, Mark Twain Indians, Attica! Attica!, and F*** Y**, Dad!” What: Benefit Start Time: Friday, February 26 at 7:00pm End Time: Friday, February 26 at 10:00pm Where: Laughing Horse Books, 12 NE 10th St, Portland |
| To see more details and RSVP click here. |
| Much thanks, once again, to the kind folks at Food Fight Grocery. |
| …who sipped or even slurped their drinks for Out to Pasture on Tuesday, February 23, during the benefit day at Sip. Thank you to Sip and all you sippers for raising $478 for the animals at Out to Pasture. And if you couldn’t make it there Tuesday…please stop by tomorrow, or the day after that, or the day after that for a vegan milkshake and other yummy beverages. Sip website. |
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Our gray cat SSL (short for Smokestack Lightning) has recovered from his eye surgery for entropian. Entropian is an eye condition where the eyelids turn inward and rub the eyes resulting in constant irritation and infections. SSL now has the most beautiful green eyes and is much happier and friendlier. Thank you donors for making SSL’s operation possible. And thanks to Syd, Mars, and Anna for transporting SSL to Dr. Coles in Scio. |
