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| Photo courtesy of Rainforest Action Network |
What's our beef with Mickey? To the majority of Americans, Mickey is a symbol of fun & happiness. I totally understand this - my family & I have had the fortune of going to Disney a couple of times.
Here is the scoop on the above link as well as what on earth is Mickey doing chained to a gate?
In the shortest form:
- Disney publishes tons of books
- Books are made from paper
- Disney gets its paper from two companies in Asia
- Both of these paper companies cut down rainforests to get their paper
- Disney has continued to buy its paper from these companies despite knowing how much damage is caused by this
- Disney can get their paper from a different, more responsible company
Make sense? That's the basic deal. Why do we care? Because, as B.A.B.Es, we have an obligation to stand up for what's right - not necessarily chaining ourselves to a fence - that's not our thing. But, we can make a stand with our dollars. Remember the tuna boycott in the 90's (or maybe 80's!?)? Dolphins were being slaughtered in the catching of tuna & regular people took notice - and stopped buying tuna. Ah, the power of the people. We can do the same thing now. Consider buying from a different company & check out the website below the picture to sign a petition letting Disney know you do not support their "blind eye" practices. Hey, we're B.A.B.Es - we lead, not follow.
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