Sample Letter To The Editor re: Global Day

Write letters to the editors of your local newspapers and weeklies. A sample letter is included here for your convenience:

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To the editor:

On Saturday May 19, 2007, anti-cruelty activists worldwide will take part in the 9th Annual Global Boycott Procter & Gamble (P&G) Day to protest the trans-national company's outdated and inhumane animal-testing policies. The worldwide campaign shines the spotlight on the continued use of animal tests for cosmetics by the company even though such tests are not required by US law and hundreds of other companies such as Revlon, Avon, and The Body Shop, all produce safe consumer products without animal tests.

Consumers need to know that behind the splashy marketing of popular products like Crest toothpaste, IAMS/Eukanuba dog and cat food, Tide, and Head & Shoulders shampoo, is a company that continues to subject animals to untold suffering for the sake of "whiter whites" and "younger-looking skin" while at the same time attempting to misleading the public about its unpopular and cruel animal tests.

In a global economy, purchase equals support. People who buy P&G products might as well be killing animals themselves.

Sincerely yours,
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