PETA Global 2018 Issue 3

IT´S BURGER TIME!

Barney & Bucky: © Keepers of the Wild • Thank you note: © iStock.com/MrPlumo

Tip: Top this burger with the “World’s Best Roasted Salsa,” which can be found on page 132 of Sophia DeSantis’ cookbook, Vegan Burgers and Burritos available at PETACatalog.com .

PETA Action Saves Performing Bears Goodbye, Chains. Hello, Hammocks! F or Andy, Cindi, Bucky, Brock, and Barney, “The Great Bear Show” was anything but. The five American black bears were carted all across the US and forced to perform stupid tricks and tipping off authorities to violations of the federal Animal Welfare Act and contacting venues that were slated to host the show to alert them to the abuses – the bears’ ordeal was over. The Great Bear Show was shut down, and the bears were transported to the Keepers of the Wild sanctuary in Arizona, where they left their tiny cages behind forever.

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Fajita Your Burger ( Makes 4 burgers )

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YOU’LL NEED • 1 1 /4 cups cooked brown rice • 3 /4 cup chopped red, yellow, and green peppers • 1 /3 cup chopped red onion • 4 tsp. chili powder • 2 tsp. paprika • 2 tsp. garlic powder • 1 tsp. cumin • 2 tsp. sea salt • 1 /3 cup chopped cooked red potatoes • 1 cup cooked or canned black beans, rinsed and drained • 4 1 /2 Tbsp. cornmeal • 3 Tbsp. salsa • 4 buns

METHOD • Place the rice, peppers, onion, chili powder, paprika, garlic powder, cumin, and salt in a food processor. Pulse until finely chopped. Add the potato and pulse a few more times. Then add the beans, cornmeal, and salsa, and pulse again to incorporate. Refrigerate for 20 minutes.

Crabless Cake Burgers ( Makes 4 burgers )

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• Preheat the oven to 375°F/191°C.

YOU’LL NEED • 1 /2 cup chopped green onion • 1 /2 cup chopped celery • 1 14-oz. can artichoke hearts • 3 /4 cup cooked or canned white beans, drained and rinsed • 1 Tbsp. chopped fresh parsley • 3 /4 tsp. sea salt • 1 /4 tsp. black pepper • 3 /4 cup bread crumbs • 2 Tbsp. Tartar Sauce Extreme, plus more for garnish (recipe opposite) • 1 tsp. hot sauce, optional • 4 buns METHOD • Place the green onions, celery, artichoke hearts, beans, parsley, salt, and pepper in a food processor. Pulse until well combined. Transfer to a bowl. • Using a spatula, fold in the bread crumbs, Tartar Sauce Extreme, and hot sauce, if using. Mix well. Refrigerate for at least 20 minutes.

• Shape the mixture into 4 patties. Bake on a parchment-lined cookie sheet for 20 to 25 minutes on each side. Remove from the oven and let cool for 5 to 7 minutes. Serve on buns with desired toppings.

pose for photos, often being yanked by a chain around the neck. One video that PETA included in a formal complaint to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) shows Cindi being wrenched up by the neck and the trainer hitting her with a stick in order to force her into position for a photo. Cindi cries out, but no one pays any attention to her. Cindi showed many signs of severe psychological distress. She paced and pawed at her barren, makeshift cage. She was clearly desperate to swim, explore, dig, or do anything else that bears do in nature. condition for most of his life. Prompted by PETA, the USDA repeatedly cited his owner for failing to treat it adequately yet took no other action. Like most young bears, Barney wanted to play. But he was considered a commodity, so his interests didn’t matter. He was almost always isolated from the other bears, and his life consisted of being forced to learn confusing and difficult tricks, such as balancing on a rolling barrel. He was kept locked inside a tiny transport cage for six weeks straight. At last, after years of “PETA persuasion” – including Barney, a Cub Robbed of His Childhood Barney, the youngest bear, suffered from a skin

Recipe images: © Sophia DeSantis • Book cover: Reprinted by permission from Vegan Burgers & Burritos by Sophia DeSantis, Page Street Publishing Co., 2017

YOU’LL NEED • 1 1 /2 cups raw cashews, soaked overnight, then drained • 1 cup water • 2 tsp. distilled white vinegar • 2 tsp. fresh lemon juice

Tartar Sauce Extreme ( Makes 2 cups )

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Bears’ Paradise Thanks to donations from PETA members, the bears’ new home has been furnished with tall wooden structures for them to climb and sit atop, bear-sized hammocks, and even a huge swimming pool. After years of longing to do the things that bears do in the wild, Cindi dove in and went for a swim. Barney now has plenty of room to run and other bears to socialize with. His first act of freedom was to frolic around with joy and play with the other bears. In the last five years, PETA has helped rescue 72 bears from rusty cages, abusive traveling acts, and filthy, cramped concrete pits. Every rescue is just as moving as the first because bears who had been locked up for years – never experiencing any fun or happiness – now get to enjoy their lives.

• 1 clove garlic • 1 tsp. sea salt • 1 /8 tsp. ground mustard • 1 /8 tsp. black pepper • 1 /2 cup chopped dill pickles • 1 /4 cup capers • 2 Tbsp. chopped parsley • Hot sauce, to taste, optional

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SAVED Barney&Bucky

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METHOD • Place the cashews, water, vinegar, lemon juice, garlic, salt, mustard, and black pepper in a blender and purée until smooth.

• Preheat the oven to 375°F/191°C.

• Shape the mixture into 4 patties. Bake on a parchment-lined cookie sheet for 20 to 25 minutes on each side. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 5 to 7 minutes. Serve on buns with additional Tartar Sauce Extreme or other desired toppings.

• Add the remaining ingredients, and pulse until incorporated but still chunky.

To all the PETA supporters who helped liberate these bears, thank you. You did it!

• Refrigerate until thick.

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THE BEAR NECESSITIES