1st July 2007 - 1st July 2008

Hi, We officially formed the National Animal Rights Association one year ago, on 1st July 2007. As a look back on all we've done, I've put together a "Year in Review" report below. Thank you so much to everyone involved. Your continued compassion, determination and dedication to animal rights, is what makes our hopes for equality for non-human animals, turn into reality. Whether you've sent letters, written emails, attended protests, became a vegetarian/vegan, got petitions signed, given a donation, or even made a friend or family member aware of the injustices animals face, you've made a huge difference for the animals. It is a personal honour to be fighting for animal rights with you, and although it sometimes seems as though we aren't getting as far as we'd like to - never forget that little by little we are winning. Every day we don't give up is a day nearer to Total Animal Liberation. Thank you so much again for all your hard work, I hope you'll enjoy reading our "Year in Review". For the animals, Laura Broxson "N.A.R.A.'s Year in Review from 1st July 2007 - 1st July 2008" EVENTS ORGANISED: 83 Demonstrations 103 Leafleting Sessions 13 Information Tables INFORMATION DISTRIBUTED: We have sent out over 60 information packs (e.g. Fur Packs, Circus Packs, Vivisection Packs, Vegan Starter Packs and Campaigner Starter Packs) And we have distributed a total of over 44,000 leaflets FUR FREE SUCCESSES: Brown Thomas & BT2 stores nationwide Sharpsville (Temple Bar, Dublin 2) Flip (Temple Bar, Dublin 2) HelterSkelter (Temple Bar, Dublin 2) The Real McCoy (Temple Bar, Dublin 2) Flairline Fashions (Pamela Scott & Richard Alan stores nationwide) *awaiting confirmation in writing FOIE GRAS-FREE SUCCESSES: One Pico Restaurant (5-6 Molesworth Place Schoolhouse Lane, Dublin 2) Bleu Bistro Restaurant (Joshua House, Dawson Street, Dublin 2) L'Ecrivain (109a Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2) South Bar and Restaurant (Beacon South Quarter, Blackthorn Road, Sandyford, Dublin 18) OTHER SUCCESSES: Citi Bar & Lounge (Dame Street, Dublin 2) have now stopped using snakes as ''student night'' entertainment Decor (Wexford Street, Dublin 2) have stopped selling horns, animal skulls and fur rugs NEW CAMPAIGNS STARTED: Vegan Foie Gras Horse Racing OTHER CAMPAIGNING NEWS: Our official website was launched in November, and has already gotten over 3200 hits. We now have both Myspace and Bebo pages We're getting regular media and press coverage of our events, and interviews on our campaigns Almost every day now, we are contacted by new people wanting to join our group As part of our new Go Vegan! campaign, we are now sending out Vegan Starter Packs on a weekly basis to people who request them We are now supplying activists all over the country with campaign materials, and helping them to set up groups in their area. Recently a branch of N.A.R.A. has been set up in Co. Limerick