In this issue:
* The Editorial, "The Spirit, the Light, and the Animals," Part II,
examines the implication of visions of transcendent Light and Fire for
our relation to other animals.
* The NewsNotes includes a report of Oregon's new law banning sow
gestation crates.
* The Gem, "Of a Boy and a Bunny," is a skit inspired by characters
in a Steinbeck novel, but readers need not be familiar with the novel.
* The Film Review reports on THE LAST MIMZY, a story of two
remarkable children and the ecological crisis; it is due out in DVD
July 10.
* One of the Book Reviews describes THE REINDEER PEOPLE: Living with
Animals and Spirits in Siberia.
* The July Recipes are four Salads for Summer, including one for
companion animals.
* Our "Pilgrim" this month is PT reader Juli Maltagliati, who has
felt a deep respect for living things from early childhood.
* In July we celebrate the life of Quaker Ruth Winsten Harrison, who
wrote the trailblazing 1964 book Animal Machines exposing the horrors
of factory farming in Britain.
* Former reviewer Fay Elanor Ellwood writes a Letter commenting on the
theme of the Spirit in the June editorial.
* In the Poetry column is "In Examination" by Rupert Brooke, which
narrates an experience of perceiving transcendent Light through a
classroom window.
As ever, we welcome responses from our readers, including
contributions for the "My Pilgrimage" column.
You can read this issue online at http://www.vegetarianfriends.net/issue34.html
Love in the Divine Light,
Gracia Fay Ellwood
Editor