*   With this issue we launch an irregular column to be entitled
"Glimpses of the Peaceable Kingdom," stories of extraordinary cross-
species relationships of love and friendship.  PT has occasionally
featured such accounts in the past, but our Guest Editorial this month
tells a particularly wonderful story of a reptile and a mammal.  Read
it and tell us what you think.

*  The NewsNote tells of a fine bonobo sanctuary that has been opened
in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

*  Bonobos, together with other animals and birds, are also featured
in the Essay Review of "Minds of Their Own," lead article in the March
'08 National Geographic.

*  In the Film Review, we learn of some surprising analogies between
the situation of the hero of Horton Hears a Who! and that of animal
advocates.

*  A recipe for delicious tsimmes, encountered at a Passover Seder,
appears in this month's Recipe column.

*  The May "Pilgrim" is attorney and author Lee Hall, legal advisor of
Friends of Animals.

*  Our Pioneer and Poet is another worthy from ancient Rome, the
lighthearted and sometimes ribald poet Ovid, who in this excerpt from
Metamorphoses (with translation) reveals a serious side.

You can view this issue online at http://www.vegetarianfriends.net/issue43.html

We always welcome comments, suggestions, and submissions.

Peace to all,
Gracia Fay Ellwood
Editor