Peas 'n Hominy,
Margarita
 

"The time will come when men such as I will look upon the murder of animals as they now look on the murder of men."  Leonardo da Vinci
 

Please observe Spay Day USA (Feb. 24) by attending our annual Spay
Day USA Banquet.  The speakers will be Dr. Melissa Draper, D.V.M.
(Chief Veterinarian, San Antonio Animal Care Services), Dr. Sandra
Strong, D.V.M. (Lead Staff Veterinarian, S.A. Animal Care Services),
City Council Candidate Weston Martinez (Dist. 9), and Jenny Burgess
(President, S.A. Feral Cat Coalition).  The purpose is to publicize
the need for spay-neuter in the community to prevent births of
homeless, unwanted animals.

The symposium will be at 7:00pm at the banquet room of the original
India Palace on 8440 Fredericksburg Rd. @ Wurzbach Rd. (northwest
city, north of Loop 410).  There will be a full vegan buffet for
$15.00 (which includes soda, tea, dessert, tax & tip).  Please RSVP
at HaileyFoundation@....

Dr. Melissa Draper, D.V.M.
Dr. Sandra Strong, D.V.M.
Animal Care Services Dept.
4710 State Highway 151,
San Antonio, TX 78227
www.sanantonio.gov/animalcare/

Weston Martinez
Candidate City Council District 9
www.votewestonmartinez.com

Jenny Burgess
President of San Antonio Feral Cat Coalition
http://www.sanantonioferalcats.org/

www.HaileyFoundation.org, a 501(c)(3) non-profit_______
Conference-Lunch-Adoptions-Music
Mayoral candidate and City Councilwoman Diane Cibrian, Councilman
John G. Clamp, and others (below) will address the Happy Neuter Year
Event on Jan. 3 (Sat.), 10am at Animal Care Services Dept. (4710 Hwy.
151).  Please attend as we publicize the dog spay-neuter law
(effective Jan. 1) and the need for community compliance to prevent
births of homeless, unwanted animals.

The conference speakers include:
City Councilwoman Diane Cibrian (District 8)
City Councilman John G. Clamp (District 10)
Ron Aaron (Exec. Dir., Animal Defense League)
Kathryn Bice (Exec. Dir, Humane Society of Bexar County)
Debra Innocenti, J.D. (Oppenheimer, Blend, Harrison & Tate)
Joel Hailey, J.D. (Past Chair, State Bar Animal Law Section)
Sandra Strong, D.V.M. (ACS Lead Staff Veterinarian)
Marcy Lynch (Spay-Neuter Assistance Program)
William White (Chair, Animal Care Services Advisory Board)
Ellen Lockwood (Diamond Dachshund Rescue)
And Others.

Lunch will include chili-dogs (with award-winning chili by Don Barnes
& Alice Strong), chips, cookies, and drinks (all food vegan).
Live Music will be by James Sidlo, Rowdy Mystics, & Lori Hinton.
T-Shirts designed specially for the event will be available ($5.00).
Adoptions of many beautiful dogs and cats will be offered at the
event.
A minimum donation of $5.00 will be requested at the door to help
cover the cost of the event.
RSVP by replying to this e-mail (HaileyFoundation@...) or by
calling 333-3310.

Schedule of Events:
10:00 - 11:00 a.m. -- Adoptions, Music, Socializing, Announcements
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon -- Speakers
12:00 noon - 12:30 p.m. -- Lunch, Music
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. -- More Speakers
1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. -- Adoptions, Music, Socializing

Directions:  The Animal Care Services Dept. is located at 4710 State
Highway 151, 1 exit north of Hwy. 90, at the intersection of Hwy. 151
and Old Hwy. 90, in Southwest San Antonio.  (See
www.SanAntonio.gov/AnimalCare/ )

The Hailey Foundation
4115 E. Southcross Blvd.
San Antonio, Texas 78222
Phone 210-333-3310
www.HaileyFoundation.org

Hello veggie friends!  Here are two more chances to get together and
be vegan before this year ends...

From the San Antonio Meet up Vegan Group (I'll be there)

This is one of my Favorite Local Bands. Wine And Alchemy. They play
Gypsy Music and they're great to listen to. They will be performing
at Nine Live Books Store at 7PM on Saturday, December 20th.

This Bookstore is a place filled with cats. So if anybody that has
cat allergies, please: DO NOT COME. I don't want anybody to get sick.
This place is a way to raise funds for the stray cat refuge. I don't
remember the official name, but I do ask everybody who come by, to
donate for this animal refuge.

Here's the following sites for more info.
http://wineandalchemy...
Daniel from Vegan Meet Up

http://www.meetup.com/vegansinaction/



And From Green Vegetarian Restaurant....


Kaz,

We're looking for volunteers to deliver 450 meals to the San Antonio
Fire Department Stations on Christmas Day.  Could you pass this info
on to SAVS for me?  Volunteers should call (210) 3205865 to sign up.
We'll be serving between 11am and 2:30pm.

Peace,
Mike

NEWS!
www.HaileyFoundation.org, a 501(c)(3) non-profit

11/28 TURKEY RESCUE FEST
WHAT:  THE GREAT TURKEY FESCUE FEST
WHEN:  Nov. 28, 6-10pm
WHERE:  Koehler Pavilion, Brackenridge Park (see directions below)
LIVE BANDS:  Crevice (alternative/experimental), Rowdy Mystics
(alt./rock)
FOOD: Vegan potluck--bring veggie dish, salad, bread, or dessert (no
dairy/egg)
DRINKS:  Keg beer; you may bring either alcoholic or non-alcoholic
drinks.
CONTEST: Tofu Turkey Contest--prize donated by Green (
http://www.greensanantonio.com/ ); door prizes
PURPOSE:  To free two turkeys and give them to Wildlife Rescue &
Rehabilitation ( http://wildlife-rescue.org/ ), and to raise
awareness and donations to help rescued turkeys and other birds at
Wildlife-Rescue.  Tofu turkey contestants please bring cans for votes
(no entry fee).

DIRECTIONS:  The Koehler Pavilion is on the river in Brackenridge
Park, across from the San Antonio Zoo and in back of a pink
building.  If you are heading south on Hwy. 281 toward downtown, take
a left on Mulberry and drive one block.  Then take a left on St.
Mary's and park at the large parking lot by the train station.  If
you are heading north on Hwy. 281 / I-37, take a right on St.
Mary's.  Drive a few blocks and park at the large parking lot by the
train station.

SNAP GETS $25K IN MS. ALABAMA SUIT
It was fortunate timing with the San Antonio dog spay-neuter law to
become effective January 1st.  After founder Joel Hailey's client,
Alabama Animal Adoption Society, prevailed in a suit concerning the
will of former Miss Alabama, Jessie Anna Stange who was an ardent
animal lover, Hailey recommended to the court that to fulfill her
desires to stop the suffering of strays caused by overpopulation,
Spay-Neuter Assistance Program (SNAP) receive part of the estate that
she intended for use in San Antonio.

Today, SNAP Operations Director Dr. James Weedon received a $25,000
partial distribution from the estate which will aid SNAP as it hopes
to provide an increased amount of low-cost spay-neuters when the new
law becomes effective.

"Support, such as this from the Estate of Jessie Anna Strange in
addition to our individual, corporate and foundation support, helps
SNAP provide these services to the animals of San Antonio and their
guardians." said Weedon.  "Together, we can help the animals and gain
compliance with the new ordinance.  At SNAP we say, 'No-Birth is The
First Step To No-Kill' and we want to help San Antonio arrive at that
destination."

Animal Defense League, also a beneficiary, received a similar check
from the estate today.  Many thanks to Ms. Stange for her compassion
and conscience in trying to stop the disease that results in
thousands of homeless, suffering animals:  the lack of spay-neuter!

EVENTS !
www.HaileyFoundation.org, a 501(c)(3) non-profit

Sun.--Sukkah and Salsa Fiesta (Vegan)
The 2nd Annual Sukkah and Salsa Fiesta will take place on Sunday,
October 19th from 12 pm – 4 pm.  Free and open to the community.
12500 NW Military, San Antonio TX 78231.  Please feel free to forward
this email.   Celebrate Sukkot, a holiday of harvest, at the JCC with
salsa tasting, bands and a vendor market!   The Fiesta will be an
indoor/outdoor festival featuring:  Salsa tasting, A Mariachi band,
Dancing, Cooking demonstrations, Environmentally friendly information
booths, Local vendors, A roasted corn vendor, Children's activities!

The local restaurants participating in the salsa (all vegan) tasting
include; Supper Suppers, Habanero's, Pam's Patio Kitchen, The Flying
Saucer, Green Vegetarian Cuisine, Irene's Campus Catering and more
all to be tasted with donated kosher chips (vegan) from Mission
Foods!  The roasted corn station will be run by Eliot's Elotes
(butter is offered at a topping).  All chips will be served in
EarthShell Dinnerware. The product combines organic materials like
potatoes and corn starches with inorganic materials such as
limestone, resulting in an exciting new material that is 100%
biodegradable. Just like leaves and grass, EarthShell dinnerware
biodegrades and is recyclable through composting.

Entertainment will be provided by Trio Los Yaquis Mariachi Band and
Heart of Texas dance group.  In addition, there will cooking
demonstrations by HEB, a nutritionist on site and a Smart Car on
display.  CPS Energy will give a presentation on how to save
electricity in your home!

Many local environmentally friendly vendors will be onsite to
display, talk about and sell their environmental friendly products
and services such as Shaklee and Corona Visions Inc. Electronic
Recyclers.  Handmade infant clothing and accessories will be for sale
at the Haute Totties booth and jams, jellies and more will be for
sale at the UnCertain Farms booth.  SAWS, San Antonio River
Authority, The Hailey Foundation, The San Antonio Vegan and
Vegetarian Society, AACOG will be attending and some will offering
activities for children and information for adults.  Call Aliyah
Kuchinsky at 210-302-6827 for more information.  kuchinskya@...

SAT.--TEX. HUMANE LEG. NETWORK
On Saturday, Oct. 18, the Texas Humane Legislation Network (THLN)
will hold a general meeting in Austin from 3:00-4:30pm at the Nokonah
Building, 901 W. 9th St., 2nd Floor.  The purpose will be to discuss
THLN's agenda to pass laws to stop cruelty and protect animals during
the 2009 Texas legislative session.  For more information, see
thln.org .

11/28 (NITE)--TOFU TURKEY FEST
On the night of Nov. 28 which is the Friday following Thanksgiving,
we will host a Tofu Turkey Fest with live music at the Koehler
Pavilion at Brackenridge Park.  This will be a vegan potluck to raise
awareness and donations to help rescued turkeys and other birds at
Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation ( wildlife-rescue.org ).  A prize
will go to the Best Tofu Turkey Dish.  Watch for more details in
future e-news.

11/9 Vegetarian Chili Cookoff
On Nov. 9 in Austin, the annual Vegetarian Chili Cookoff will be held
at the Austin Farmers Market.  This is a festive event with the best
of the best veggie chilis!  For more information, see www.lsvn.org .

VOICE FOR ANIMALS--Lucky, Fur Protest
Today's San Antonio Express News has printed the Op-Ed piece on Lucky
explaining why she should be retired to the Elephant Sanctuary. This
is the perfect opportunity for you to be a VOICE for Lucky and to
help bring much needed pressure to the City of San Antonio and the
Zoo. Write a strong, but polite Letter to the Editor at:
letters@... .  Letters need not be long, but Lucky needs
many of them!  Please encourage your friends to write, also.

Voice will hold its annual Anti-Fur Protest on Nov. 28.  For more
information, see VoiceForAnimals.org .

S.A. VEGAN MEETUP GROUP
The San Antonio Vegan Meetup Group will have a Halloween Party on the
night of Oct. 31.  You need to join the group to get the time and
address for this event.  To sign-up, visit:  www.meetup.com/445 .

Above Photo:  Kelly Anderson

Hi Sara, and welcome! I was at the meeting at La Fonda too, but I
didn't get a chance to meet you. I did get the chance to sit with a
couple of people I'd never met before who were members of a vegan
Meetup group. So there were people there from SAVS, the Hailey
Foundation, Voice for Animals and a vegan Meetup group. It's still not
easy, but it's getting a little easier to be vegetarian in SA. The more
we all unite, the easier it'll get!

Hope to meet you---maybe at this month's SAVS dinner on the last
Tuesday of the month.

Margarita

--- In SAvegetariansociety@yahoogroups.com, "sara_robin79"
<sara_robin79@...> wrote:
>
> Hi everyone! I was really glad to find this group! Yes, San Antonio
(or
> Texas in general) is not the easiest place to be a vegetarian, let
> alone find good support. Anyway, just wanted to say hi and introduce
> myself! Thanks to Mr. Joel Hailey, I was able to attend the Farm
Animal
> Day banquet at La Fonda and got to meet some nice people. Hopefully
> I'll get to meet some more people in the near future! :)
>

Hi everyone! I was really glad to find this group! Yes, San Antonio (or
Texas in general) is not the easiest place to be a vegetarian, let
alone find good support. Anyway, just wanted to say hi and introduce
myself! Thanks to Mr. Joel Hailey, I was able to attend the Farm Animal
Day banquet at La Fonda and got to meet some nice people. Hopefully
I'll get to meet some more people in the near future! :)

Marie Collier will attend + 1 thank you for the invitation! Looking forward to
it.

________________________________

From: SAvegetariansociety@yahoogroups.com on behalf of savegetariansociety
Sent: Sat 9/27/2008 9:55 AM
To: SAvegetariansociety@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [SAvegetariansociety] 10/1 FILM/BANQUET--WORLD FARM ANIMALS DAY





The Hailey Foundation, a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt public charity

10/1 FILM/BANQUET--WORLD FARM ANIMALS DAY
Alissa Hernandez, Assistant Executive Director of The Hailey
Foundation, writes: "I think people as farmers should treat farm
animals as they would a household pet....we should respect all
animals and shun the thought of animal abuse, and object to
artificial impregnations and growth hormones given to young
livestock. If an animal on a farm is treated that way everyone
suffers--the people doing it, the people that consume these chemicals
and the animal, most of all."

Please attend our World Farm Animals Day banquet and film at La Fonda
Oak Hills on Oct. 1 at 7:00 p.m. We will screen the non-violent, non-
graphic documentary The Emotional World of Farm Animals, by Jeffrey
Moussaleff Masson, author of When Elephants Weep. The film will
surprise many viewers by revealing the affectionate qualities of
livestock animals. Before the film, vegetarian cooking instructor
Gloria Weers will speak in observance of World Vegetarian Awareness
Day.

The $11.50 vegan dinner will include a vegetarian burrito, rice,
beans, chips, salsa, soda, tax and gratuity. Alcoholic drinks are
extra. La Fonda is located at Fredericksburg Rd. and Northaven Dr.,
1 block North (outside) of Loop 410 near Crossroads Mall on the
Northwest side of town. You may RSVP by replying to this e-mail or
by calling 210-333-3310.

WILDLIFE-RESCUE SAVES FARM ANIMALS
Lynn Cuny (above with goat Baby Bill), Executive Director of Wildlife
Rescue & Rehabilitation, says: "Some years ago we decided that since
Wildlife Rescue (WRR) was fortunate enough to have 200 acres, it was
time to begin rescuing animals who are commonly found on farms. Since
some of the animals in our care came from a sanctuary that had to
close its doors, we decided to adopt the name of that sanctuary for
these animals at WRR: the Do No Harm Farm. Many of the animals here
came from abusive homes or were rescued off the auction block. No
matter their personal histories, these intelligent beings leave their
pasts behind and make new friends here at WRR. From a small, timid
donkey named Cletus who immediately adopted an elderly Mule called
Mulie, to a partially crippled pig who found an instant friend in
large white rabbit-like you and I, these animals reach beyond the
boundaries of self and species to the more intimate depth of
individual personalities in relationship and there they find peace
and companionship in a setting where once and for all they can live
in safety. "

To see the WRR farm animals and learn more, visit http://www.wildlife-
<http://www.wildlife-/>
rescue.org/about/animals/gallery/domestic.html

PEACOCK needs home! If you are interested--contact Don Elroy of WRR
at delroy@... <mailto:delroy%40wildlife-rescue.org>

The Hailey Foundation, a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt public charity

10/1 FILM/BANQUET--WORLD FARM ANIMALS DAY
Alissa Hernandez, Assistant Executive Director of The Hailey
Foundation, writes:  "I think people as farmers should treat farm
animals as they would a household pet....we should respect all
animals and shun the thought of animal abuse, and object to
artificial impregnations and growth hormones given to young
livestock.  If an animal on a farm is treated that way everyone
suffers--the people doing it, the people that consume these chemicals
and the animal, most of all."

Please attend our World Farm Animals Day banquet and film at La Fonda
Oak Hills on Oct. 1 at 7:00 p.m.  We will screen the non-violent, non-
graphic documentary The Emotional World of Farm Animals, by Jeffrey
Moussaleff Masson, author of When Elephants Weep.  The film will
surprise many viewers by revealing the affectionate qualities of
livestock animals.  Before the film, vegetarian cooking instructor
Gloria Weers will speak in observance of World Vegetarian Awareness
Day.

The $11.50 vegan dinner will include a vegetarian burrito, rice,
beans, chips, salsa, soda, tax and gratuity.  Alcoholic drinks are
extra.  La Fonda is located at Fredericksburg Rd. and Northaven Dr.,
1 block North (outside) of Loop 410 near Crossroads Mall on the
Northwest side of town.  You may RSVP by replying to this e-mail or
by calling 210-333-3310.

  WILDLIFE-RESCUE SAVES FARM ANIMALS
Lynn Cuny (above with goat Baby Bill), Executive Director of Wildlife
Rescue & Rehabilitation, says:  "Some years ago we decided that since
Wildlife Rescue (WRR) was fortunate enough to have 200 acres, it was
time to begin rescuing animals who are commonly found on farms. Since
some of the animals in our care came from a sanctuary that had to
close its doors, we decided to adopt the name of that sanctuary for
these animals at WRR: the Do No Harm Farm. Many of the animals here
came from abusive homes or were rescued off the auction block.  No
matter their personal histories, these intelligent beings leave their
pasts behind and make new friends here at WRR. From a small, timid
donkey named Cletus who immediately adopted an elderly Mule called
Mulie, to a partially crippled pig who found an instant friend in
large white rabbit—like you and I, these animals reach beyond the
boundaries of self and species to the more intimate depth of
individual personalities in relationship and there they find peace
and companionship in a setting where once and for all they can live
in safety. "

To see the WRR farm animals and learn more, visit http://www.wildlife-
rescue.org/about/animals/gallery/domestic.html

PEACOCK needs home!  If you are interested--contact Don Elroy of WRR
at delroy@...

Sunday, November 9th, 2008, is the Lone Star Vegetarian Network's 20th
Annual Vegan Chili Cook-Off in Austin.

This year's Chili Cook-Off is being held at the Austin Farmer's Market,
the location of the very first Cook-Off. This is a wonderful way to
meet vegetarians from across the state of Texas and to taste lots of
incredible Chili.

More info is available at www.LSVN.org.

Hello SAVS friends.  Please see the attachment for an impressive
selection of raw vegan cooking classes, given by Christa Emrick in
her home this month.
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San Antonio now has a vegan Meet-Up group!  Franklin is the
moderator, and when I invited them to join our 20 year old group, he
asked me why I was always trying to "take his members"  LOL!  Anyway,
they are a young group and are doing some exciting and fun vegan
things in San Antonio.  Send an E mail to cheatcountry@... to
be added to their Meet-Up group E mail list.  Especially if you're
young and cool, unlike me.
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From V.O.
VeganOutreach forwarded me your contact information. If you are
interested in helping me leaflet colleges as part of Adopt A College
(www.veganhealth.org/colleges - amazing results and statistics, save
tens of 1,000's of animals in hours) in many of YOUR regions that
would be nice, see my schedule below. Feel free to ask me any
questions and reply if you are interested at all, even if only on
future occasions.

You can gain experience, see first hand how simple and effective
leafleting by the 1,000's is and hopefully continue to do so on your
own in the future ~ since many of these colleges have lots of
students that will be missed on these brief trips.
San Antonio Regions: (Mon-Thurs) Early October?
Mon-Tues - UTSA - Need a Student Present
Weds - San Antonio College

Thanks for your help, especially with UTSA and UT Arlington students
that are much needed!  Also I hope that you will consider leafleting
in the future on your own and report back to VO (Why Vegan & EI
booklets can be obtained basically for free if necessary) to save me
future trips and personal travel expenses, since it is a strain
covering most of the state, when I also work full time at an Airport,
Thurs - Sunday 3pm-3am and also take time off to cover our areas.

We do live in an area that is one of the best in the country for many
larger college leafleting opportunities so should take advantage of
it.

Our States links (save/favorite):
www.veganhealth.org/colleges/state/TX and for full time student
enrollments www.infoplease.com/edu/colleges/TX.html (its good to
cover at least 15% of the students per year)

Thanks,

Casey Constable
www.myspace.com/vegetarianveganparadise
*Mobile: 713-732-0034 (please confirm in advance if possible)
*Email me at least a few days before the trip to your area starts.
*I will bring the booklets.
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  E-NEWS
The Hailey Foundation, a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt public charity

OCT. 1 DINNER & FILM
Please mark your calendars for our World Farm Animals Day and World
Vegetarian Awareness Day dinner and film at La Fonda Oak Hills on
Oct. 1 at 7:00 p.m.  We will screen the non-violent, non-graphic
documentary The Emotional World of Farm Animals, by Jeffrey
Moussaleff Masson, author of When Elephants Weep.  The film will
surprise many viewers by revealing the affectionate qualities of
livestock animals.  RSVP's are not yet available.  Watch for more
details in future e-news.

NEW LEGAL TREATISE ON RACEHORSING
The Animal Legal and Historical Center of Michigan State University
College of Law has recently published That's the Breaks: Trainer
Responsibility for Racehorse Breakdowns in New York, authored by
Cynthia F. Hodges, MA, JD, a member of the State Bar of Texas Animal
Law Section (http://animallaw.info/topics/spusracehorsetrainer.htm )

Hodges argues that trainers in New York should be prosecuted for
cruelty when racehorses break down.  Interestingly, a similar
argument might be made for Texas racehorsing, as Texas Penal Code
Sec. 42.09(a)(9) provides that a person commits an offense when
he "seriously overworks" a horse.
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Mark your calendars for SAVS' next meeting on Tuesday, September 23rd
at 7:00p.m. Our speaker is Dr. Craig Sommers.
http://www.rawspiritfest.com/bio.php?personid=82

Kaz Sephton
President/SAVS
Secretary/Lone Star Vegetarian Network
www.LSVN.org

"We're vegetarian for Life"

Please call SAVS at (210) 979 2700

Check out our website:

http://home.satx.rr.com/savstx/index.html

SAVS highly recommends GREEN, San Antonio's only vegetarian
restaurant! www.greensanantonio.com

VOICE For Animals
helping animals in San Antonio and beyond for 20 years
voice@...

The San Antonio Vegetarian Society invites you to attend a dinner
with a presentation on "The Dog/Cat Overpopulation Crisis in San
Antonio" by Joel Hailey.  The new Indian restaurant is on Summit
Parkway just outside Loop 410, near Chili's and Evers Rd (directions
below).  Below is the invitation to you from SAVS:

SAVS to meet at the new Mela Indian Grill on Tuesday, August 26th at
7:00 p.m.  The vegan menu is $13 per person for SAVS members and $14
for non members, and goes as follows:

1) Aloo Ghobi - Potatoes and Cauliflower

2) Bhindi Masala - Okra Cooked with Special Indian Spices

3) Baingan Bharta - Eggplant cooked first in Tandoor and then cooked
with Tomatoes and Onions with Indian Spices

4) Tandoori Roti - Bread cooked in the Tandoor Oven

5) Samosas - Potatoes and Peas Filled and Fried Patties with Chutney,
Tamarind and Peppermint

6) Salad

7) Fresh Fruit

8) Jalebi - A special sweet treat for desert

See here for a map, we meet at 7:00 p.m.:
http://www.melagrill.com/location.htm

Please RSVP by Sunday night if you intend to attend.
RSVP at savs@...

For all you vegetarian animal lovers out there.


L.A. BREEDING LAWS SUCCEED
The Hailey Foundation, a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt public charity

After passing an ordinance requiring $100 annual breeding permits for
dogs and cats and requiring that roaming cats be spayed or neutered,
the City of Los Angeles has seen its euthanasia rate for dogs and
cats steadily decrease from 37,833 in 2001 to 15,009 in 2007.  Check
the statistics at www.LAAnimalServices.com/about_stats.htm

And in an attempt to reach No-Kill status sooner, L.A. has recently
passed a law requiring all dogs and cats be spayed or neutered unless
the owner obtains a breeding permit or another exception applies
(www.LAAnimalServices.com).

San Antonio should learn from the L.A. example: instead of a mere $50
litter permit, require a $100 breeding permit!

This doesn't really answer your question but I don't think mama
margie's is particularly "new".. not sure how long it's been there
but I have worked across the street for 2 years and it's been there
the whole time. They have another location, too, on Zarzamora I
think. With that said, I somtimes indulge and get their potato
breakfast tacos.  I have no idea if their beans have lard in them or
not, though.
Shannon

--- In SAvegetariansociety@yahoogroups.com, Margarita McAuliffe
<quantumphysiques@...> wrote:
>
> Check out Adelante Restaurant on Brees in Alamo Heights. They use
no animal fat, only canola oil, and have some vegetarian dishes.
>
>
> Peas 'n Hominy,
> Margarita
>
> "The time will come when men such as I will look upon the murder of
animals as they now look upon the murder of men."          Leonardo
da Vinci
>
> To: SAvegetariansociety@...: sdevega@...: Thu, 17 Jul 2008
11:44:38 -0500Subject: Re: [SAvegetariansociety] Taquerias with vegan
options?
>
>
>
>
>
> On a light note, your last sentence made me think of that
song "damn it feels to be a gangsta..." *grin*
>
> My wife and I both think San Antonio is easy to inhabit as vegans.
Anyone know anything about this new joint called "Mama Margie's" on I-
10 (at Wurzbach, I think)? Any cruelty-free bites?
>
> Yeah, this is totally fun :D
>
> peace -- Sean
> On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 9:52 AM, christina avery
<christina_avery@...> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> I don't have an answer to you, but just wanted to say how happy it
makes me that this thread is getting some non spam use these days! It
feels good to connect with other SA veggies!
>
>
> To: SAvegetariansociety@...: sdevega@...: Thu, 17 Jul 2008
08:46:19 -0500Subject: [SAvegetariansociety] Taquerias with vegan
options?
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> after having read the informative and even invigorating thread on
veggie burgers (my fave is OrderUp's with the Green Burger at close
second) I thought I'd post a question that my wife and I have had for
some time.
>
> See, we both really love the thick totopos, the homecooked flavour,
and the genuine ambience of corner taquerías.  Back in Houston we
lived just across Montrose Blvd from one of the (then) most venerated
taquerías in town, and we want something a cut above TC's black bean
taco, above Chacho's guac gordita.
>
> I went to one out on the west side called Taquería DF, and it was
wonderful and they ***said*** that they consistently abstain from
putting any manteca (lard) in their tortillas and beans ("por razones
de salud," they claimed, "for health reasons") ... I trusted them,
because the way in which I asked (not "I'm vegan and do you put lard
in this" but "Hi! Do you do this the traditional way, with lard, or
do you use vegetable oil?") assured me that I was getting the truth.
>
> Still, I wonder.  Did I eat lard that day? It sucks, being put in
such a quandary.
>
> Does anyone know of a good taquería whose "vegetarian" options
don't include the bodies of our curly-tailed friends?
>
> (PS Watch out for the rice at TC -- there's chicken in it! and they
put animal grease in their refried beans!)
>
> Much love from one embattled SA vegan to all of you.
>
> Cheers,
> Sean
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I have told that no lard is added to the beans at TacoTaco on
Hildebrand.

--- In SAvegetariansociety@yahoogroups.com, "sean de vega"
<sdevega@...> wrote:
>
> Hi everyone,
> after having read the informative and even invigorating thread on
veggie
> burgers (my fave is OrderUp's with the Green Burger at close
second) I
> thought I'd post a question that my wife and I have had for some
time.
>
> See, we both really love the thick totopos, the homecooked flavour,
and the
> genuine ambience of corner taquerías.  Back in Houston we lived
just across
> Montrose Blvd from one of the (then) most venerated taquerías in
town, and
> we want something a cut above TC's black bean taco, above Chacho's
guac
> gordita.
>
> I went to one out on the west side called Taquería DF, and it was
wonderful
> and they ***said*** that they consistently abstain from putting any
manteca
> (lard) in their tortillas and beans ("por razones de salud," they
claimed,
> "for health reasons") ... I trusted them, because the way in which
I asked
> (not "I'm vegan and do you put lard in this" but "Hi! Do you do
this the
> traditional way, with lard, or do you use vegetable oil?") assured
me that I
> was getting the truth.
>
> Still, I wonder.  Did I eat lard that day? It sucks, being put in
such a
> quandary.
>
> Does anyone know of a good taquería whose "vegetarian" options
don't include
> the bodies of our curly-tailed friends?
>
> (PS Watch out for the rice at TC -- there's chicken in it! and they
put
> animal grease in their refried beans!)
>
> Much love from one embattled SA vegan to all of you.
>
> Cheers,
> Sean
>

BTW, watch out for La Hacienda. We went there for dinner, and I was told that everything was made with lard. As I'm happily munching tortilla chips, he says "even those chips are cooked in it". GROSS and I was pretty upset about it. So, if you're vegetarian watch out.

If you prefer to eat vegan, make sure to ask about dairy in the black bean burgers.  Morningstar and Boca both have some that contain cheese.