to actors Melanie Griffith and Antonio Banderas for attending a bullfight while vacationing in Spain. Melanie even waved cheerfully from the stands when the bull’s torturous death was dedicated to her. Ironically, Melanie’s mom is long-time animal advocate Tippi Hedren, who has signed PETA’s anti-bullfighting pledge. Write to Melanie and Antonio c/o Huvane Baum Halls, 8388 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 444, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.

to the Redmond, Washington, City Council for unanimously voting to ban exotic animal acts. Please thank the City Council members—and ask your local government to pass a similar ordinance. Write: Redmond City Council, City of Redmond, P.O. Box 97010, Redmond, WA 98073-9710; E-mail: council@ci.redmond.wa.us.

to rapper Sean “Puff Daddy” Combs for wrapping himself in real fur. A puffed-up Daddy wore fur in a Vogue spread, on VH1’s fashion awards and in a video for his album Forever. Please write polite letters to Sean “Puffy” Combs, Bad Boy Entertainment, 1540 Broadway, 30th Fl., New York, NY 10036; E-mail: puffdaddy@kioken.com.

to San Francisco County Sheriff Michael Hennessey for putting healthful, humane (and cost-saving) vegan meals on the jail menu after people from around the globe contacted him in behalf of jailed activist Gerard Livernois. Thank-yous go to: Sheriff Michael Hennessey, San Francisco Sheriff’s Department, Rm. 456, City Hall, 1 Carlton Goodlett Pl., San Francisco, CA 94102.

(and no more sales) to clothing company L.L. Bean for promoting blood sports with its “Outdoors: Hunting” catalog, which boasts everything from “stalker pants” and gun-cleaning kits to duck decoys and hunting video games. Contact: Leon Gorman, President, L.L. Bean, Freeport, ME 04033; 1-800-341-4341.

to Starbucks for offering soymilk at all of its U.K. stores. Thank-yous go to coffee czar Mike Sweeney, President, Starbucks, 11 Heathmans Rd., London SW6 4TJ, England. Please also ask Starbucks to include soymilk on its U.S. menus: Mr. Howard Schultz, Starbucks Coffee, P.O. Box 34067, Seattle, WA 98124.