* The Editorial, "Save the Quakers," discusses a problem facing a
community of our cousins in Washington state, and its implications for
us who seek peace and justice.

* One of the NewsNotes tells of a short animated film that can educate
viewers of any age about how "downer" cows turn into hamburgers.

* In one of the Gems we learn of the wonderful way a new mother pig
showed her love for her babies.

* The Zookeeper's Wife, describing the heroism of Antonina and Jan
Zabinski in working to save some of the humans and animals during the
German decimation of Warsaw, is among the books reviewed.

* The Film Review features A Sacred Duty: Applying Jewish Values to
Help Heal the World, which informs viewers about the causes of our
present ecological crisis, particularly the major contribution of
animal agriculture, and how putting into action the Torah's principles
of responsibility and compassion can pull us back from the brink.

* Among the Recipes is a savory peppers-and-tofu dish that will both
gratify taste buds and build health.

* Nathan Runkle, the founder of Mercy for Animals, tells his story in
"My Pilgrimage."

* The Pioneer for March is Dick Gregory, civil rights hero and
comedian who very early extended to animals  the principles of
nonviolence that he learned from Martin Luther King Jr.

* In the Poetry column, "Deer" by John Drinkwater celebrates the
freedom of the beautiful fallow deer of Eurasia.

We welcome comments and contributions for future issues.  Would you
like to be featured as our next Pilgrim?

You can read this issue at http://www.vegetarianfriends.net/issue41.html

Toward the Peaceable Kingdom,
Gracia Fay Ellwood
Editor