Charlotte the Chicken, PETA’s 6-foot-tall vegetarian mascot, toured schools across the Midwest, educating kids about the health hazards and animal cruelty associated with eating poultry.

Movie tough-guy Steven Seagal is one of a host of Hollywood big names who has appealed on our behalf to Taiwanese Premier Vincent Siew to pass the country’s first anti-cruelty law. “I was saddened to learn that dogs are being killed by electrocution and poisoning,” said Mr. Seagal. “Please listen to your heart regarding the welfare of these suffering animals.” Please write to stop the cruel killings. Premier Vincent Siew, Executive Yuan, No. 1, Sec. 1, Chung Hsiao E. Rd., Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C. (Postage for U.S., Canada and U.K. respectively is $1.00, 90 cents and 63p.) Oscar nominee Dame Judi Dench is a winner with PETA. She has signed onto our Premarin Campaign, starring in an ad against the menopause drug. To harvest their estrogen-rich urine (Premarin’s “secret” ingredient), tens of thousands of pregnant mares are imprisoned in stalls so small they cannot turn around or lie down comfortably. Most of the mares’ foals are sold to slaughterhouses. Ms. Dench joins actors Mary Tyler Moore, Bea Arthur, and Sandra Bernhard in telling people there are excellent alternatives. Write to PETA for a free Premarin pack containing information on estrogen alternatives that don’t hurt horses. Who better than a bunny—drag comedian “Lady Bunny,” that is—to star in PETA’s new ad targeting Procter & Gamble? The ad was unveiled at the Liquid nightclub in Miami. Write PETA for a list of companies that don’t test on animals. PETA protesters met up with U.S. Vogue’s pelt-pushing editor Anna Wintour outside an Oscar de la Renta fox-fur-laden fashion show in New York. They tossed “blood money” at the editor’s feet shouting, “Shame on you for wearing fur,” and brandished giant posters of skinned foxes. “Oh...get a life,” snarled the ever-witty Ms. Wintour. Boycott American Vogue. Tell Condé Nast, Vogue’s publisher, that you won’t buy the magazine until it stops promoting fur: 350 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10017-3704. Leslie and Nanci Alexander, owners of the Houston Rockets, were recently recognized for their outstanding generosity and hard work in behalf of animals. The Alexanders, who were guests of honor at PETA headquarters this summer, take every opportunity to educate people about animal rights, placing PETA ads in the Rockets’ game programs, helping halt NASA’s cruel Bion experiments and speaking out on TV. Nanci also runs the Animal Rights Foundation of Florida, one of the most effective and active local animal rights groups in the country. This year, the Alexanders helped PETA with one of the most generous gifts we have ever received. The gift came when we were facing a lawsuit from Huntingdon Life Sciences (HLS); their generosity enabled PETA to persevere and win our battle against HLS, as well as making other victories possible. The Alexanders have our deepest appreciation. Harbor Park, home of the Norfolk Tides baseball team, now sells veggie hot dogs. Healthful, low-fat vegetarian wieners went on sale at the park’s concession stands this season and were a grand slam. San Francisco’s 3-Com Park has sold vegetarian hot dogs for years. Urge your local ball park to give fans a choice—and animals a chance—by offering veggie hot dogs.