Contrary to the outdated 'Urban Cowboy' stereotype, Houston is Texas' most sophisticated city, if vegetarian cuisine is any indication. Austin is a runner-up with 20 veggie places (a bunch of those are food trailers). They must have stole some from San Antonio, which only has 1. Dallas/Fort Worth, the fourth largest American metro region to our sixth largest city- can manage a paltry 7 vegetarian places, with a mere 2 vegan. Compare that with our 12- yes, twelve fully vegan places to eat, 13 cheese-loving vegetarian restaurants, and 2 places that are 90% vegetarian. All that and a lesbian mayor too? Houston's not so bad after all.
fully vegan ----------- Loving Hut http://lovinghut.us/houston/ Vegan Cafe (Monday, Wednesday, Friday lunch/dinner + select Saturdays) Sunshine's Deli(formerly known as Sunfired Foods) Garden Kitchen (at Dr. Montgomery's clinic) Pat Greer's Kitchen (check for hours) Radical Eats - http://radicaleats.com/ Pine Forest Garden (wonderful and affordable vegan buffet) Quan Yin (Now fully vegan) Pepper Tree (popular buffet - now fully vegan) Green Seed Vegan vegetarian ---------- Cricket's Cafe http://www.cricketscaffe.com Bhojan's Garden of Life Bombay Sweets East West Chat and Sweets Madras Pavillion May's Ice Cream Nha Hang Chay San San Tofu Shri Balaji Bhavan Udipi Udipi Cafe - Hillcroft Vishala Restaurant mostly vegetarian ----------------- Field of Green's Just Juice vegetarian-friendly ------------------- Chinese Indian Restaurant(Hilcroft just south of Harwin) Jenni's Noodle House http://www.noodlesrule.com O porto the glass wall shiva jason's deli t'afia La Fende Antidote Baba Yega Barnaby's Whole Foods Tomo Sushi Ziggy's Healthy grill Which Wich Chuy's Thai Spice Thai Pepper Onion Creek Einstein's Bagels Brasil Khun Kay http://www.khunkaythaicafe.com/ Kiran's http://kiranshouston.com vegetarian-options (but not friendly) ----------------------- Hunan Village Hobbit Cafe
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TEAM UP WITH PROLIFIC LOCAL VEGAN LEAFLETTER EUGENE KHUTORYANKSY Looking for a way to make a difference? Join veteran 'Why Vegan' leafletter Eugene's team in reaching out to the public. Along with Casey and others, these tireless activists have already distributed hundreds of thousands of vegetarian pamphlets. If you would like to join them, email Eugene at eugene381@comcast.net. Having spoken to thousands of people, Eugene has prepared a list of his answers to common questions at http://ar.vegnews.org/. |
Dear Editor
I would like to inform your readers considering attending the coming circus of why they should not attend. The use of live animals for entertainment is more than unfashionable—it is immoral by any standards. Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus is among the very worst documented abusers of elephants in business. For the well-being of both the animals and your readers, I ask them to consider alternative entertainment.
As a result of brutality against and neglect of animals, a 270 thousand dollar fine was recently administered to Ringling by the USDA for violating the Animal Welfare Act. The industry practice of beating elephants with bullhooks is routine and barbaric. The animals on show have been coerced with repetitive violence. Instead of roaming freely with their families, these animals are kept chained and on trains most of their lives. The over 100 million dollars in revenue the elephants bring to Feld Entertainment mean we will have to vote with our feet to stop it.
Ringling has also been found to have failed to test and treat tuberculosis in their captive animals. This means any contact with them may be a fatal health risk to adults and children attending.
Several US states and many nations have banned animal circuses outright or banned practices of abuse that Ringling and other circuses use daily, including bullhooks and chains. Concerts, parks, sporting events, children's museums, and human circuses are cruelty-free alternatives available. Skip the circus for another pastime. The kids will thank you now and as adults, as I have mine.
Sincerely,
(name, address & phone - for verification purposes only - will not be published)
For any questions or to RSVP via e-mail, contact me at RebeccaWeingart@peta.org or 323-326-6159.
International Day of Action for Elephants in Zoos
June 11 – Houston Zoo and Fort Worth Zoo
Help send a message to the world that it’s time to end the suffering of elephants in zoos. Join In Defense of Animals and elephant advocates around the globe for the International Day of Action for Elephants in Zoos (IDAEZ), a global day of outreach and action aimed at bringing attention to the tragic effects of keeping elephants in small, barren zoo pens where they suffer and die prematurely.
What: Outreach and demonstration
When and where: Saturday, June 11, 2011
Signs and flyers will be provided.
Contact for Houston demo: Alma Williams, 832-380-4278, houstonanimalrights@yahoo.com
Contact for Fort Worth demo: Savanna Batten, Animal Connection of Texas (A.C.T.), savannaloki@yahoo.com
Contact for IDA's IDAEZ campaign: Catherine Doyle, Catherine@idausa.org
Why: Elephants were never meant to live in small urban zoos where lack of space and unnatural conditions lead to painful and often deadly conditions such as chronic foot infection and arthritis, and abnormal repetitive 
rocking, swaying and head bobbing, a sign of deep psychological distress.
At the Fort Worth Zoo, the female elephants live in an outdated, barren display, and the male elephants can be seen neurotically swaying and rocking in their tiny pens. This zoo made IDA’s 2008 list of the Ten Worst Zoos for Elephants by providing the perfect example of how miserable life can be for male elephants in zoos. This zoo also continues to use outdated, circus-style training that relies on the bullhook – a steel rod resembling a fireplace poker – to control the elephants through pain and the threat of physical punishment.
The Houston Zoo has a terrible history with elephants, including a failed breeding program. Of 16 elephants born at the zoo, only two are alive today. The zoo is also a hot spot for the lethal elephant herpes virus, which has killed 6 out of 10 live-born elephants; its last victim was the calf 
Mac. The disease mainly strikes young Asian elephants, and despite the extremely high risk (mortality rate is about 85%) that another calf will sicken and die at the Houston Zoo, it continues to breed elephants. (Research on the disease does not require the births of more calves.) This zoo also continues to use outdated, circus-style training that relies on the bullhook – a steel rod resembling a fireplace poker – to control the elephants through pain and the threat of physical punishment. The Houston Zoo has made IDA’s list of the Ten Worst Zoos For Elephants three times, including for the exploitation of the elephants during holiday photo ops that send the wrong message about respect for these highly endangered animals.
It’s time to end the cruel practice of confining elephants in zoos. You can help by participating in this very special event. United we can end the suffering of elephants in zoos!
For more information on IDAEZ, please visit http://www.helpelephants.com/idaez.html
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Join Us for Fur-Free Friday in HOUSTON
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It's time to get into the fur-free spirit! November 26 (the day after Thanksgiving) is Fur-Free Friday—the day on which animal lovers all around the world will educate holiday shoppers about the cruel fur industry. Every year, the fur industry heartlessly kills 50 million animals—many of whom are skinned alive. This holiday season, we encourage you to take a stand against designers likeDonna Karan, who promised to drop fur but is now back to butchering bunnies for her clothing line.
