eNews: COK on MTV this fall, contest on VegDC.com, and more!

July 18, 2008

Thanking The Monkey: Book Reading & D.C. Launch Party/COK Fundraiser

Meet author Karen Dawn during the D.C. Launch Party for her recently released and highly-acclaimed book, Thanking the Monkey. The event starts with a reading at Olsson's Books followed by a book signing and COK fundraiser at Java Green where all of the proceeds will benefit COK's farmed animal advocacy efforts.

For details, visit our online calendar of events.

COK & Sticky Fingers Bakery Host D.C.'s First Veggie Hot Dog Eating Contest!

In honor of National Veggie Hot Dog Month, COK is teaming up with Sticky Fingers Bakery to host D.C.'s first ever Veggie Hot Dog Eating Contest. Enjoy all the Tofurky Franks you can eat (if you enter the contest, that is) and win fabulous prizes or watch others stuff their faces. Need another reason to eat? A percentage of the day's sales from Sticky Fingers Bakery will be donated to COK! Don't delay—contestant registration ends July 24th.

Get more details & sign up now!

Back in Stock: COK's Pig Industry Flyers

Back by popular demand—and available for free throughout July for National Veggie Hot Dog Month—we reprinted our flyers exposing the horrors endured by pigs raised for food on today's factory farms. The flyer further encourages people to choose compassion at every meal.

There's still time to get involved with National Veggie Hot Dog Month! Even if you have only 30 minutes to spare, you can help spread the animals’ message by distributing this flyer.

Learn more and order your free flyers today!

Article: Lean, Mean Meat-Free Machine

By John Minervini as printed in the Willamette Weekly on July 16, 2008

"[Robert] Cheeke is a bodybuilder, but he has an even better reason to be proud of his massive muscles—they're made of soy. (And almonds and tempeh and hummus.) Cheeke isn't just vegan; he's vegangelical. He's preaching the good news that eating a plant-based diet doesn't mean being a noodle-armed wimp."

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  September 15, 2008

Fall 2008: COK Serves a “Side of Truth” to MTV Viewers

Starting on Mon., Sept. 22, COK’s hard-hitting 30-second commercial, “A Side of Truth,” will blanket the MTV airwaves, giving viewers a brief glimpse of the painful realities kept hidden behind the closed doors of the meat, milk, and egg industries, and further directing them to our website, TryVeg.com to learn more.

For three weeks, this powerful ad will be viewed millions of times by MTV’s youthful audience in hundreds of cities of nationwide—for just a penny per view. With your help, we can keep this ad campaign going strong for another three weeks, or more!

View our ad today, and help us continue serving a

Vote in VegDC.com’s 2008 “Best Vegetarian Food” Contest

D.C.-Metro area restaurants are catering to an ever-growing demand for delicious and innovative animal-friendly fare. With more than two dozen all-vegetarian eateries and hundreds of veg-friendly establishments to choose from, it's easier than ever to feast on fantastic meat-free cuisine in and around the nation's capital-and now's your chance to tell us where you go for your favorite vegetarian and vegan meals!

Vote today on VegDC.com! Polls close on Sept. 30.

COK at World Veg Festival Weekend in San Francisco

At the 9th Annual Award Winning World Veg Festival hosted in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, California, you’ll enjoy international vegan cuisine, healthy cooking demos, musical entertainment and more. The two-day event, organized by the San Francisco Vegetarian Society and In Defense of Animals, also features several speakers including COK’s Erica Meier.

Please help shed light on the chicken industry’s cruel, yet standard, practices and encourage people to choose compassion by leaving chickens off our plates.

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