I've been putting PETA anti-meat and other animal rights stickers in the books I donate to the library's "Book Nook" used book store as well as in books I donate to libraries. I am sure people will be in for a surprise when they get the book! Hopefully it will change someone's mind and they'll go veg for the animal's and planet's sake!

Posted by: Courtney | April 21, 2009 11:31 AM

I have done many things to get the word out that not eating meat is the green way to go.

First thing is that i stopped eating meat. I also have a few homemade shirts that say "meats not green" "Go Green, Stop Meat" and a few more slogans. I also like to wear my peta shirts around a lot because than when people come up to me to ask i can tell them all about not eating meat. I also have tons of stickers all over my folders for class. I carry pamphlets around just in case too. I also do many of my essays about not eating meat.

And last but not least i have created a blog about being green and animal rights..

http://theeco-friendlyvegetarian.blogspot.com/

I could really go on and on with all the things i do but i will leave it at that.

Posted by: Amanda Goodwin | April 21, 2009 11:58 AM

I would like to nominate my good friend and co-worker Ghazal Tajalli. She opened my eyes to everything that Peta stands for. She has also shared with my 10 year old daughter, who has now completed the Peta Kids 30 day challenage to go vegetarian. And wishes to continue. Her compassion for animals, time spent at protests, and daily searches for other groups to offer help has been her goal. With a trunk full of leaflets, brochures, and posters, she is a TRUE example for all of us.

Posted by: Carissa Brito | April 21, 2009 01:42 PM

A while ago I read an article about an area restaurant that has greened many of its practices. I was impressed, so I took a look at their menu online. There was not a single vegetarian entree.

I took the opportunity to write to the restaurant owner/manager, and explained that a vegetarian diet is the biggest thing an individual can do for the environment, and that at very least, as a green restaurant, they should offer a few entrees.

I never got a response, so a month or so later, I wrote another message to the restaurant, but at the same time I sent similar messages to other local restaurants.

Posted by: Michael Coleman | April 21, 2009 03:07 PM

I have been forwarding the meat's not green video and talking to people who have questions. Since I've become vegan I've used this fact many times in debate's with other's about the benefits of a vegan diet. I have also passed out leaflets and even posted the meats not green video on my page so that everyone can watch it. I've also written to my congressperson about taxing meat and told him why I think meat should be taxed along with all of the other environmentally hazardous things at meatsnotgreen.com (I think that was the web site). I also had a debate in my online class-room at Axia which I started by giving a little friendly facts about the hazard's of meat on the environment and your body (and of course, on animals as well.)

Posted by: Lindsey | April 21, 2009 03:09 PM

I have been wearing and passing out stickers and informing people at Disney World when I go every other weekend (I live in FL, and have a Disney annual pass) about factory farming, animal cruelty, and how much we depend on animals for food, clothing, science and companionship. A lot of people are shocked to learn just what really goes on with these animals.

Posted by: Amy L. | April 21, 2009 03:36 PM

well.. where do i start? now, more than ever, i've been helping out and getting the veg word out there. From constantly posting bulletins on myspace and wall posts on facebook about animal/vegetarian issues (some even say i post to many but, as long as there's still cruelty, abuse, etc., it's not enough). I've passed out leaflets at school,tabled at a local KFC, attended all the seal slaughter protests in the Los Anegeles area and will be attending the anit-vivisection protest at UCLA tomorrow (4/22), i make t-shirts with peta2 stencils and usually give them away, constantly suggest people to go to peta's website and watch the videos or to watch earthlings as well, i volunteer at local shelters and i'm studying to be a veterinary technician. I don't mind speaking up in the name of animals because they don't have the voice and we need to advocate for them. in addition, i'm always looking for ways to go green or cruelty free. I buy my green & animal friendly products (Method is my personal favorite) and tell people about product testing so they can do the same. Anyway, this is getting really long but hopefully i got the point across without sounding like i'm just jabbering away. hope i'm considered for this ;) oh btw, did i mention i love peta? :)

Posted by: Joel A. | April 21, 2009 03:46 PM

Love me some PETA leaf-leting opportunities!!! GO BETTER THAN GREEN--GO VEGAN!!!

Posted by: Donna | April 21, 2009 03:51 PM

i am planning on passing out flyers tommorow at school for earth day. i also made a shirt that lists reasons why people should go vegetarian and am planning on passing out stickers. i am also educating others in my school, people who say that they are "vegetarians that eat everything but cows and pigs" and people who care for animals but dont think much about where their meat comes from.

Posted by: Enrique Batista | April 21, 2009 03:55 PM

When mailing out products that I've sold via online auctions, I always include PETA information and related articles that I've printed off the internet.

When checking back with the customer, I have found that many of them are receptive to the information (although, not all of them) and have said that they are going to check it out further.

At work, I bring a new article every week and post it in the lunchroom for others to read. Again, some "haters" don't like it but the response has been overwhelmingly great!

Thanks to you guys for providing such awesome information for me to share!

Posted by: Joe L. | April 21, 2009 04:16 PM

The peta links are very prominent on my facebook. I am a yoga instructor and have had a few workshops on eating mindfully and living sustainably, promoting vegetarian and vegan diet. The booklets from peta contain amazing information for going veg and the recipes are valuable to people make the switch. Thanks Peta. Keep informing, I'll keep promoting. Oh, my kids love peta2.org and stick their stickers e v e r y where!

Posted by: Gayle | April 21, 2009 04:26 PM

I posted the "Meat's Not Green!" video on my Facebook page the day before my birthday. That way, all the people seeking to wish me a happy birthday received a fresh dose of truth in the process!

Posted by: Chris | April 21, 2009 04:50 PM

I teach, and often incorporate PETA into my class discussions and/or lectures. I also try to get the word out to the whole of the campus and my fellow faculty as well by wearing PETA buttons on my clothing, posting pro-veg stickers outside the campus McDonalds, bringing my veg. lunch to the office in my "No Animals in Here" PETA lunch bag (which also reduces waste) and decorating my day planner with PETA stickers. It's amazing how many enlightening conversations you can start just by wearing your ideals on your sleeve - literally!

Tomorrow, to highlight Earth Day, I plan to offer my students extra credit if they do a Green service and then write a reflection on it - on recycled, twice-printed paper, of course. I plan to use many PETA tips as examples of ways they could be helping animals and the Earth.

As one person, I do what I can to make it Earth Day everyday. However, if I can teach even 1 more person to follow my lead, or hopefully a whole classroom or three full of people, who knows just how much good could grow!

Posted by: Alyson Paige Warren | April 21, 2009 05:03 PM

I've ordered the PETA Vegetarian "starter kit" having been borderline veggie all my life... been talking to lots of folks lately (at work and online) about living a more healthy lifestyle.

Recently bought several vegatarian cookbooks.

Even ordered tofu at my fave restuarant today.

After 40 you really start thinking abot this stuff!! And it's NEVER too late to make a change for the better

Posted by: Cat Kouns Born | April 21, 2009 06:21 PM

I bake vegan cupcakes and bring them to the veterinarian office where I work. Set aside the dunkin' donuts and try some of these! The office favorite has got to be "Fauxstess" (Hostess style) from Vegan with a Vengeance. I try to convince coworkers that if they really loved animals, they'd stop eating them!

Posted by: Amy | April 21, 2009 06:46 PM

i have done alot of things to help the situation and i think it is great that people help out ive told my freinds and my family and they all want to go veg with me i told them all you realy have to do is just eat healthy they said they didnt want to eat healthy so i told them to look on your website and they did they are all animal lovers including myself i love animals i have three birds (MCcaws)or however you spell them i also have three dogs and one cat. ive even told my teachers to get on your website though my agriculture teacher dont like me anymore i dont care i still love eating the right things and i beleive by eating animals we are just being cruel i will admit i used to eat them but after i saw this website i felt so badly and i thought to myself its just like eating my freinds family or myself and that isnt right

Posted by: shelbie temple | April 21, 2009 07:52 PM

I put leaflets in the meat department of food stores. They talk about how meat causes the most pollution and that meat is not green.

I also talk to me nutrition class about vegetarianism and explain how it is a better choice for many reasons.

In addition I talk to my friends who are earth friendly because they recycle. I explain to them they can give back to the earth if they stop eating meat. And I did get one friend to stop eating meat.

Posted by: Deb | April 21, 2009 08:46 PM

On April 18/09, there was a local "Eco-Fair" for Earth Day - instead of getting a booth inside, I rented a carrot costume for the day, and my friends and I handed out Vegetarian Starter Kits, "Meat's Not Green" leaflets, and various veggie stickers (for example, the PETA Kids stickers like "I am not a nugget" and "Pigs are friends not food"). We stood outside the entrance to the building, so we got people coming in or out, and ended up handing out about 200 starter kits. Having the giant carrot was an ice-breaker as people didn't see this as a "protest", and we ended up having some great conversations with people who were either considering going veg or those who had almost completely eliminated meat/fish from their diets.

Also, my son is having an event at his school for Earth Day, and I had him give his teacher some Vegetarian Starter kits and the leaflets, so hopefully his teacher can incorporate some of the ideas into the Earth Day discussions.

Posted by: Michele | April 21, 2009 09:10 PM

Besides going vegetarian nearly a year now, I posted the "Fish are friends, not food" leaflet from the peta site at my community recreation center, and it has sparked some controversy with parents trying to justify to their children why they eat meat. I overheard one woman telling her children that fish were like broccoli. I doubt that will fly - children are not dumb. However, some people have picked off the pull-tabs for PETA!

Also, this week I sent to my company's adminstrative dept that oversees the cafeteria that they should enact "Meatless Mondays," and sent them the information from www.meatlessmonday.com/ . The company is on a health kick, trying to stave off sick days. One step at a time!

Posted by: Brenda | April 21, 2009 09:49 PM

Well I've been telling people how I'm 40% less likely to get cancer than them, and the whole thing about greenhouse gas, not to mention all of the other stuff I tell them.
I LOVE YOU SO MUCH PETAAA <3 : )

- Ciara

Posted by: Ciara Lanza | April 22, 2009 12:16 AM

I recently made the pledge to be a vegetarian for 30 days. Thinking that this was going to be the worst 30 days of my life, I grew up on meat, meat, and more meat, I went ahead and pledged anyway. I noticed soon afterwards that there are not many restaurants that offer vegetarian friendly foods, and my school does not offer much either. Therefore, I am going to do my best to convince my school to offer more vegetarian friendly foods. I have also told almost everyone that I talk to about at least pledging to be a vegetarian for 30 days. Truth be told, I feel great, better then when I was eating meat at every meal, and don't miss meat all that much!

Posted by: Brittany | April 22, 2009 01:21 AM

I like to start off making sure everything i do is 'green'. then i post on my blog, yahoo, and everything else why its good to go green. the next thing is tell all my friends and everyone i meet.

Posted by: Jennie Weer | April 22, 2009 01:53 AM

I work at Whole Foods Market in my town and a year ago I stopped eating beef, hoping to one day stop eating meat all together. I recently cut all meat out of my diet and I feel so great about it. I also always take my own bags wherever I go. Working at Whole Foods has opened my eyes to the vegetarian world. I work in the produce department and constantly interact with people who are also vegetarian. I got a vegetarian started kit from PETA and have been using the recipes in the book. I do vegetarian demos in my department at work and spread my knowledge to all of my customers.

Posted by: Melissa | April 22, 2009 02:07 AM

I write papers about how different industries work (chicken, milk, meat, fur etc). They are notebook size and written for easy reading, in steps. I leave these papers wherever I can ( 30/ week since that is what I can afford to copy). I think inagressive informationspreading is very good for helping animals. I am a vegan.

Posted by: sabita patwardhan | April 22, 2009 08:44 AM

I have started eating less or mo meat for the last month and my family is following.. I talk about it at work .So i leading by example...

Posted by: Peggy Rydzewski | April 22, 2009 08:53 AM

I'm handing out "Meat's Not Green" leaflets at my school's Earth Day festival today.

Posted by: Ashleigh | April 22, 2009 09:12 AM

Last week I took the opportunity to present vegetarianism for my project in my microeconomic class. I explained four of the six microeconomic principles of vegetarianism (writing a 7 page essay) and did a 15 minute presentation in front of my class! It certainly stirred up some conversations within the class. The teacher said that it was a fresh take on the presentations, as everyone else was doing theirs on different businesses. I also explained how meat was a want and not a need, how the meat industry is extremely inefficient (I focused on telling the class that going vegetarian was the most important step you can take in going "green") and promoted goveg.com! I got my grade back yesterday and got an A+! :D Go Veg!

Posted by: Monika | April 22, 2009 09:12 AM

At the moment I'm getting the message out at my University Campus at Ourimbah in NSW Australia, thought a Vegan club that I've started this semester. I bring enough Vegan food for everyone, so that everyone can find out how yummy, and filling and tasty it is. Then, when they are all snoozy and contented and too full to run away, I hit em with the pamplets, brochures and info about being green and going veg. Oh! and of course I wear my PETA shirt that says "Think green - go veg" :) have a great day everyone!

Posted by: Monkey | April 22, 2009 09:13 AM

I have used recycling in grocery shopping for 3 years. Since that time, a grocery store clerk has never had to ask me paper or plastic. I have been using the recycling bags I received from becoming a member of the Wildlife Defense Fund. After three years, these bags are weakening around the handles, They need to be replaced. That's why this contest is so exciting to me. I thank you for having it.

Frances

Posted by: Frances Reiss | April 22, 2009 11:17 AM

I've been talking to friends and people at school about the decision to become vegan and what that means for animals and this planet. I'm also setting a good example for my friends and family, and I make sure to feed them yummy vegan meals!

Posted by: Sylwia Borowska | April 22, 2009 12:28 PM

One of the best ways that I have found to help spread the word about animal cruelty and environmental concerns regarding eating meat is by creating multiple email signatures with a picture of an animal then including a quote about animal cruelty or environmental issues with a "learn more here" link to different pages on PETA's website.

I’m a government employee working for the Division of Natural Resources for my county, and am in constant contact with other environmental staff throughout my state. Most people I work with, inside my county and other outside agencies are big environmental buffs who are curious to read about topics that are environmentally related.

I get replies from people quite often letting me know that they clicked on the link and was shocked to hear of some of the facts listed in Peta’s website. It’s a great conversation starter, and gives me the chance to express my views in many different ways on almost a daily basis. I change the pictures and quotes often so they can appeal to many different people.

Here is an example of one of my email signatures. This is the picture I have just above a quote I copied from PETA’s website http://www.thedjlinkdomain.co.uk/pictures/cute/cow.jpg

Here is the quote I have below my signature:

"According to a 2006 U.N. report, the meat industry produces more greenhouse-gas emissions than all the cars, trucks, planes, and ships in the world combined—providing further evidence that meat's not green. These gases worsen climate change and might lead to catastrophic disasters—like droughts, floods, hurricanes, rising sea levels, and disease outbreaks—unless we drastically reduce the amounts emitted into the atmosphere." learn more here!

Posted by: Michelle | April 22, 2009 12:37 PM

I am a Vegan, as are my three children as well, but my husband is a devoted carnivore.(I call him Carcass Man) I am working on him steadily by reading passages out of my books to him, and cooking him yummy Vegan dishes. I really think that he wants to change, but is reluctant about appearing less "masculine". I believe that if I am successful with him, then his friends will be open to the idea as well. It may not sound like much, but I am firm believer in leading by example, and in the positive chain reactions that take place when we choose to live ethically.
Alicia Webster
5webs@comcast.net

Posted by: Alicia Webster | April 22, 2009 01:40 PM

Besides having been a vegetarian for over 2 years, I actively campain for PETA at my school. I pass out flyers and speak to others about issues like animal abuse and global warming as well as how they can do their part. I take art and writing classes and often find myself inspiried the most by these topics. I've written at least five essays (and two monologues, which I "acted out" at school assemblies) about animal abuse, animal testing, and non-animal alternative resources. I've also done a linoleum block carving that's against the use of animals for work (such as horses and oxen) which was displayed in an art show. I did another piece of a beagle in pencil which was displayed at a local library, created to speak up against animal cruelty.

Posted by: Amanda | April 22, 2009 01:46 PM

I asked my boyfriend to go vegetarian with me.

Posted by: WENDY HORN | April 22, 2009 02:18 PM

I work at a local SPCA, and I often speak with potential adopters and volunteers. When the opportunity arises, I will often say how KFC or MacDonalds is cruel, or how inhumanely the animals are killed. I voice my opinion and facts about the pain and real fear that animals feel, and how we should be bigger than that. I have also been able to show PETA videos to my family and friends, and it has had effect!!

Posted by: Mardi | April 22, 2009 03:11 PM

This year is my 25th anniversary of being a vegetarian. I'm a teacher and all my students know that I am a vegetarian and why I have chosen that lifestyle. I regularly include animal ethics, animal conservation, and animal rights issues in my curriculum and classroom conversations.

Posted by: M.E. | April 22, 2009 03:37 PM

As a vegetarian I invite family and friends to my home for delicious vegetarian meals. Those who thought vegetables and grains were only companions to meat
often comment on the satisfaction they receive from vegetarian food. Some family and friends now opt for meatless meals several times a week. A few have become vegetarians and even vegans. Thank you for the contest.

Posted by: Pat | April 22, 2009 04:59 PM

Well, to keep it honest, I really only do a few things to spread the word, but I think they are the best things for me at this time. First of all, I try very hard not to fall into the cultural trap that meat is OK. As many of us have probably experienced, it's so hard to stay out of the main stream idea when meat and meat eaters are all around us. It's easy to go to a staff meeting and think "everyone else is having the chicken salad - I don't want to be singled out" and hoping that "maybe this chicken was happy ... after all John Doe eats meat and he's a decent guy." When I became a vegetarian, just under a year ago on May 28th, 2008, even my own parents seemed to have a difficult time with it. My mother said "it's just so frustrating when vegetarians act like they are better than you; it hurts peoples feelings...", and I thought "what about the animals? they are getting a lot more than their feelings hurt." But I didn't say anything at the time because I wasn't educated enough yet and I wasn't prepared. So this brings me to how I DO spread the word in my life. Everyone close to me and all my coworkers know that my husband and I are vegetarians, so what I try to do is, whenever the subject of animals or vegetarianism or meat comes up, I try to model good, polite, gracious, and yet always honest, behavior. I keep up with Websites that I feel give me accurate up-to-date information so that I am articulate and informed for when any discussion arises on animals (this also helps me combat meat culture because visiting websites helps me remember I'm not alone). Then when I engage in a discussion I always consciously listen to the other person's side, both to show that I am not biased and to honestly not be biased - I want to learn what others have to say, and then I respond with just the facts that I have accumulated and I smile to let the person know that I don't hate them or fear them, and I truly don't: there is just too much hate in the world and often they are simply just uneducated themselves. I believe most people are truly good, and if you educate them compassionately they will really want to do the right thing. This is how a PETA member educated me a year ago. Another way that I model for my town positive behavior along with vegetarianism is the attitude I take when I shop. I realize that, culturally, when I walk around in the grocery store with tofu, soy yogurt, and free-trade coffee in my cart I am making a statement to other shoppers: this is who a vegetarian is. And because of that I want them to also think: "vegetarians are nice! I'd like to talk to her", and when someone does talk to me I always welcome them. So far, in my vegetarian-education, this is all I have done, but as I learn and grow and discover new recipes to share at potlucks, I hope to also discover new ways to be involved and spread the love!

Posted by: Mariah Lacey | April 22, 2009 05:32 PM

I tell all my friends and coworkers about the benefits of being vegan but I also bring in yummy home-cooked items that they would never dream could belong to what seems like a 'restrictive' diet. Vegan cupcakes are always a winner! :)

Posted by: Cheryl | April 22, 2009 05:37 PM

The steps I'm taking to show that meat isn't green are putting bumper stickers on my car, using reusable shopping totes with veg slogans, wearing message t-shirts, and leaving veg literature wherever I go. I also put stickers on all my outgoing mail. In addition to these things, I manage a veg newsstand in my area with veg starter kits inside that show the real truth about meat & dairy. The best way to be green is to be vegan!!

Posted by: KATHLEEN W. | April 22, 2009 05:48 PM

As a 20+ year vegetarian, going vegan, everyone who knows, or has eaten with me, has heard the (watered-down as not to offend) reasons why I refuse to eat meat/fish/chicken etc. I recently emailed out the youtube address for "Earthlings" to almost everyone I know, telling them that the documentary fully explained why I was veg. Only one, a partial vegetarian, acknowledged it. Most people, it seems, would rather blind themselves to the truth. Anyone with a soul would find it hard to enjoy eating something so tortured and painfully abused as their dinner. If they pretend it had a wonderful life and then died humanely, it's okay - so don't tell them what really happened, and definately don't show them, it will spoil their appetite. Those that know and yet don't care are to be both pitied and feared, as they lack a soul. Speciesists are sadists.
Many people think that being pro-animal means being anti-people and they challenge you with, "What about the ..." I advocate and volunteer for all marginalized groups. All the weak, oppressed and voiceless victims know immeasurable suffering - but only the non-humans know it continually and on such a wide scale. Without a demand for factory farm flesh, the money-making meat market would die. Dare to care how your dinner is treated - he or she wanted food, shelter, companionship, freedom of movement and a pain-free life as much as you - but he or she was tortured from birth to during death.

Posted by: Lisa Shaw | April 22, 2009 06:48 PM

I am kicking the corpse munchers asses in running races this summer....vegan power baby!

Posted by: Brian N. | April 22, 2009 07:31 PM

I have recently switched to being a vegan. Be and my girlfriend use to be crazy meet eaters. And for the past month, we have eaten all veggies and fruit. Lost a good amount of inches of our waists! I believe being green really has to do with what you eat, and how you live your life. Instead of driving to school or work, I have been walking if possible, and taking public trasportation. We definately need a change people! But I use SO MANY BAGS when i go grocery shopping...even though what is in the bag is good and green, the bag itself is hypocritical and silly. Only good to pick up dog poo!! which my babies produce alot of!! :) GO GREEN!

Posted by: Megan | April 22, 2009 10:00 PM

I Hand out stickers and wear them on my work shirts at the hospital I work at every day.

Posted by: Gary Emes | April 22, 2009 10:47 PM

I quit eating meat in 1987, and have skin that looks better than every other person near my age, so every day that I'm healthy is a day I'm promoting "green" eating.
Plus, my preschooler wears The Smiths' Meat is Murder tee to her Montessori!

Posted by: Cheri Anderson-Albert | April 23, 2009 12:08 AM

Hi, I was not a vegetarian before 30 min. actually i used to laugh at people who say they are vegetarian. But now after watching the movies on goveg.com i regret every moment i ordered a chicken or meat from a restaurant. I used to kill poor animals without knowing. These animals should not be treated like that. I have maid my decision to become a vegetarian. I'm not going to lie to anybody i will only eat meat or chicken if i'm the one raising them (the way they should be raised). For sure i need a lot of money to do that (which i don't have). So I'm not going to eat meat or chicken at all. Now i can see why some people are vegetarian. I AM A VEGETARIAN AND PROUD TO BE.

Posted by: M.G. | April 23, 2009 03:56 AM

I pass out your Meat is not Green posters/leaflets and wear the Peta button and put stickers on all my mail.

Posted by: Meredith Rogen | April 23, 2009 06:25 AM

Love it-Go green!

Posted by: Teresa | April 23, 2009 10:50 AM

I've been a vegetarian for 15 years. I have two young children that have been vegetarian since birth. I've done several reports on vegetarianism for college, and am currently working on a power point presentation for my final in speech class. Since my children are vegetarian, I've cooked vegetarian friendly meals for their classes and talked to them about vegetarian diets. At my wedding, I served all vegetarian foods prepared by myself, so that everyone could have a taste of vegetarian food and realize that it's not all that bad. I talk about my vegetarianism every chance I get and will debate the benefits to anyone willing to listen. During my presentation in my speech class, I will be serving veggie chick nuggets to the class, so they too can realize how yummy vegetarian food can be.

Posted by: Dawn Kessler | April 23, 2009 11:15 AM

I always bring vegetarian alternatives to share at my sons school. :) The kids who would otherwise eat meat always flock to the different things I bring.

Posted by: Emily | April 23, 2009 11:51 AM

We have just started going vegan for at least a couple of days a week. So far we're not missing the meat!

Posted by: Greta Kirby | April 23, 2009 05:02 PM

I always take vegan meals to get togethers and usually meat eaters love it better than their meat.
Thank you
tatertot374@sbcglobal.net

Posted by: beth shepherd | April 23, 2009 08:51 PM

I try to convince my friends and relatives to go vegan.

Posted by: Linda | April 23, 2009 10:51 PM

I talk to my friends and neighbors about eating natural fruits and vegetables.

Posted by: David Gresh | April 24, 2009 09:44 AM

About 2 weeks ago i became a vegetarian, and i have also printed out "Free Vegetarian Hugs" and taped it to my stomach. My best friend Madz became a vegetarian and is trying her best. I have also put videos on my myspace profile about to not wear leather and stop the Canadian Seal Slauter. Also, i have put another video on my Myspace profile about why you SHOULD become a vegetarian; it's about how pigs get their tails chopped off and how they are taken away by their mothers when they are still young.

Posted by: fay | April 24, 2009 05:49 PM

I keep informing friends and family about the earth damaging effects of eating meat. As a result, my fiance and my family are eating about 75% less meat now than in the past; I also have also converted a friend and my niece who loves to eat healthy meatless meals and practice kindness towards animals. I lead by example and by posting informative articles on my Facebook page -- right now is a good time for people to get the message that criticizing someone for driving a gas-guzzler while you're eating a hamburger is pretty hypocritical.

Posted by: Lauren | April 24, 2009 10:58 PM

Standing up to my whole family and not eating meat. Enlightening others, that meat causes cancer. My dad died of it and he ate a lot of meat.

Posted by: Tina | April 25, 2009 11:26 PM

I have neighbors over for dinners that do not include meat. It's a hard sell, living in a BBQ capital and having a neighbor who owns a grocery store that is known for it's meat!

Posted by: Barbara J | April 26, 2009 09:05 AM

I've asked the kiosk at my workplace to have more meatless entrees.

Posted by: kathy | April 26, 2009 11:26 AM

I'm going to be 100% honest.

I'm not Vegetarian/Vegan.
But, I strongly beleive eating meat is wrong. And, I'm working on it. I hope to one day become completely vegan.
I know for a fact, I'll be healthier, and the animals will be too.

But, it's not just about my choice to stop eating meat. Whether I decide to stop. The factories are still mutating animals, to fit their suffient needs. It's not right.

Especially the cows. I forgot what it's called, but they give the cows something to make them produce more milk. And, this infection grows on the cow's utter, and they try to get rid of it with antibiotics. But, the infection stuff still gets into your milk.

Why should cows me made to produce more milk, chicken's made to be larger. It's not right, and it's not natural. Animals are peaceful beings. And should be treated equally.

I'm doing my best to support it. I tell my friends all the time. I make them question what they are puttin in there mouths. And realize how much suffering that animal went through to be your meal.

Posted by: Shaun | April 26, 2009 11:55 PM

I post articles on Facebook to help my friends learn the truth about meat. I've gone Veg for a almost 2 years, and I always bring bags to the grocery store. I believe you need to lead by example.

Posted by: Steph | April 27, 2009 09:22 AM

I'm not entering this to win the tote bag. Just a suggestion for some fun and an awesome way to spark discussions! Do you have a pregnant friend? If so, take her along and ask people in coffee shops if they would like a squirt or two? Bring along leaflets on the cruelty of milk to educate. I've been doing this a few times now. I think that people listen to your message so much more when you add a bit of shock value.

All of your stories were very inspirational! Keep up the good work people. Until every cage is empty.

Posted by: Patrick | April 28, 2009 08:08 AM

I've received some complimentary leaflets and stickers in the mail from PETA (thanks so much!) And been sure to pass them out and for anyone willing to listen, educate people the best I could on animal rights issues. I force myself to watch videos and look at graphic pictures to solidify my feelings and compassion for animals.. That way, it comes out when I speak.

Also, for my 21st birthday, I asked that if my mom got me anything, it only be PETA tshirts and she got me "Give Peas a Chance" and "I'm Scared of Needles Too."

I post blogs on my Facebook account regarding animal rights issues and have one on there referencing the PETA thoughts and theories of the Swine Flu ..along with referencing all page addresses. And I also have a blog of my own concerning my personal opinion on people giving away their companion animals to a "better" home due to them moving, having a chewed up house, etc.

Posted by: Chelsea | April 29, 2009 11:40 AM

I've found the best way is cooking delicious, fresh meals for my friends that don't include meat. Showing them that they can eat meals that taste great on top of being healthier and cruelty-free has really helped to open their eyes. I even got a few of them into quinoa! Thanks so much for the great contest, that's such a neat tote bag for the farmer's market!

Posted by: Jessica H | April 30, 2009 01:08 AM

just to cool

Posted by: jan y koontz | April 30, 2009 10:37 AM

I'm handing out flyers.

Posted by: Marianna | May 2, 2009 12:39 PM

I just tell everyone that I'm a vegetarian and why-"I don't eat the dead flesh of my fellow creatures".

Posted by: Carla | May 2, 2009 03:20 PM

As of December, I am living a vegan lifestyle. I cook meals for others to show that vegan meals can be tasty and easy to make. I distribute recipes at markets and informational brochures to try to show others that it's easy, more healthy, and that we don't need to kill animals to stuff our faces with.

Posted by: Samantha Sadler | May 2, 2009 11:15 PM

I experiment with vegetarian recipes and share them with family, friends and co-workers. One of my favorites is a black bean and corn salsa. Another is a quinoa salad that is to die for, and no animal has to die to be part of the recipe. One of my favorite ways to entertain is hosting an all salad buffet on Sunday afternoons, served with fresh rolls and peach butter. Divine. Truly, the way to a man's heart, and a woman's, is through the stomach.

Posted by: sheila k. | May 3, 2009 05:39 AM

I'm proud to show the world what I believe in.

Posted by: Maxine Horrocks | May 3, 2009 06:28 AM

I have written a research paper on the cruelty on factory farms for my college English II class. The information I've read has turned my husband and me into vegetarians. We now only use organic, cage-free eggs and pasture-raised, organic milk. I do not understand the ignorance and apathy most people display towards this particular subject. Especially when what these factory farmed animals are being fed will no doubt affect those who eat them. You are what you eat, after all.

Posted by: Tammy Jenkins | May 3, 2009 08:02 AM

I try to live Green as much as I can!

Posted by: Gabriel J. | May 3, 2009 07:19 PM

well my grocery totes aren't holding up very well, maybe because I'd shop more then, most moms do, its my down time from a house hold of kids, and drum music every day from 230-5pm, so shopping takes my life away from drums, please sign me up, I'd can always use more totes

Posted by: mary teneyck | May 4, 2009 08:49 AM

I wait tables and very subtley, with absolutely no confrontation or preaching try to steer people toward the available vegitarian options--you can't force anyone to change, but if they're willing to try meatless alternatives and have a little gentle support and a good experience they may just continue on at least eating less meat. this isn't going to change the world, but i believe every little bit helps.

Posted by: d.e. manning | May 4, 2009 08:08 PM

I would love the chance to win, thanks.

Posted by: Erma H | May 5, 2009 06:35 AM

Starting at home first with vegetarian meals!

Posted by: Amity JVetere | May 5, 2009 01:43 PM

I belong to a TOPS weight loss group and I have been telling everyone how I have been eating more veggies and losing more weight. I also have been promoting veggie burgers as another way to substite meat

Posted by: JONI CHADWELL | May 5, 2009 05:27 PM

I do what I can when I can to show others that good food is not animals.My favorite all time expression is " You are digging your grave with your teeth".

Posted by: Dolores Olsen | May 5, 2009 05:59 PM

We enjoy a vegetarian diet.

Posted by: Beverley Justice | May 5, 2009 07:48 PM

I pass out PETA business cards to McDonald's every time I'm in there.

Posted by: Lisa Koenig | May 5, 2009 09:53 PM

nice

Posted by: Kathryn Gutierrez | May 5, 2009 11:43 PM

We havent started using totes yet probably because no one else where we shop does, is that a west coast type thing nowadays?

Posted by: georgie c | May 6, 2009 06:50 AM

My daughter has to do a position paper for ninth grade english studies. After much conversation, we both came upon her topic: " Why people should be vegetarian". No one, to the teachers recollection, has ever picked this topic. She is using PETA as a resource for information, and tells her friends about each new and interesting bit of information that she learns. I think that although simple in theory, she will have the biggest impact pverall with this project.

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Posted by: Wendy Wallach | May 6, 2009 07:26 AM

I grow my own vegetable garden, some years it is just little, some years it is bigger

Posted by: Sabine Blanch | May 6, 2009 11:48 AM

I support PETA and we try to eat green veggies often. We have many meatless meals.

Posted by: Ingrid | May 6, 2009 02:26 PM

I'm actually teaching my children and they are passing the word onto their peers in the NEXT generation so that the fight will continue.

Posted by: Andrea | May 6, 2009 02:42 PM

What peta stands for to me is "LIFE" for all of earth's creatures, and by protecting this we are able to help the earth and all inhabitants sustain life and continue our eveloution into the future.I do not eat meat as I am meat myself and would not want someone to raise me for so they can eat me.

Thanks peta

Posted by: Dan | May 6, 2009 06:43 PM

I went vegan about a year ago. My daughters (19 and 14)just turned vegetarian and my 14 year old has a couple of her friends going vegetarian also. At work I often bring in Vegan treats....

Posted by: Sonja Hilton | May 7, 2009 12:34 AM