to Her Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth for giving real fur the royal brush-off. A Buckingham Palace spokesperson said the Queen still wears ceremonial robes trimmed with fur, but that’s all.

to singer Olivia Newton-John for showing that crustacean liberation rocks in her recent “I Honestly Love You” video. In the clip, Olivia liberates a lobster who’s about to be boiled alive. Send thank-yous c/o Jason Padgitt, Rogers & Cowan, 1888 Century Park E., Los Angeles, CA 90067-1709.

to Southwest Airlines for refusing to transport animals in the cargo holds of its planes because it is "not ... in the best interest of the animal.” Animals flown in airplane cargo holds are often exposed to extreme weather conditions and painful jet noises. Please send thank-yous to Herb Kelleher, CEO, Southwest Airlines Co., Love Field,
P.O. Box 36611, Dallas, TX 75235-1611—and ask other airlines to adoptsimilar policies..

to film star Claire Danes for modeling a fox stole in Morgue, er, Vogue, magazine. Please ask Claire to be an animal friend and forgo fur. Write c/o Cari Ross, BWM, 9100 Wilshire Blvd., 6th Fl., West Tower, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

to the British army for suspending its participation in NATO’s “Danish Bacon” exercise, in which young pigs are strung upside down, shot with high-velocity weapons, operated on and killed. Please ask British Armed Forces Minister John Reid to permanently end the army’s participation in this barbaric exercise. Write: MOD, Whitehall, London SW1A 2HB.

to Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament for speaking out against the slaughter of buffalo in Yellowstone National Park. Jeff says the mass killing of buffalo to appease ranchers “affected me pretty deeply. I have a great respect for these animals.”
Send thank-yous c/o Curtis Management, 1423 34th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122.