Gift with $25 Purchase

For a very limited time we are offering a gift with your purchase of $25 or more. Buy anything from the PJ Publications and Gifts web store - including sale items - and we will include a gift with your purchase.

We can't take requests, but we will do our best to match the gift with your purchase. It might be a Laurel Burch cosmetic bag, pair of Sienna Sky earrings, or something similar.

To redeem, just mention this blog when you order.

This offer ends on July 31, 2009 at midnight (CST).

Walter Cronkite Loved Animals

I remember, as a child, watching Walter Cronkite on our black and white television, reporting the Apollo 11 mission. He was a mainstay on the news for decades, reporting on some of the most important events in our lifetimes.

Aside from being a media icon and legend, Walter Cronkite was also was an animal lover and supporter of the Humane Society of the United States. In 1990, they awarded him with their James Herriot award. Read more about Walter Cronkite's involvement with animals.

Choosing Cruelty Free Accessories

I've been reading, with great pleasure, about how dozens of designers and apparel manufacturers are joining the ranks of fur-free and cruelty-free producers. Whether this is a result of social consciousness or a reaction to public demand - or both - doesn't matter. The important thing is that several of the big players in fashion and retail are making decisions that will save the lives of animals.

It's not as if offering humane choices means fashion and quality are being compromised. Quite the contrary. Many of the cruelty-free designs being produced today are exquisite. The humane products we carry from companies like Espe and Yak Pak are fun, functional and very well crafted - and are often lower priced than their leather and fur counterparts.

If you want to be a better fur-free consumer, you might want to check out the Consumers for a fur free society by Born Free USA united with Animal Protection Institute. One of the useful areas they have is a list of the big national retailers committed to the Fur Free Retailer Program. The Humane Society of the United States has a similar list of big name fur-free designers and retailers.

One of the best tools we have for helping animals is by being educated consumers.

New Backpacks and Bags for Animal Lovers

Whether you're looking for a backpack for school, a travel bag, or a purse for every day use, you will want to check this out.

We have new backpacks, bags, and totes in all types of patterns and designs - from hedgehogs to horses, and birds to elephants.

One of the brands we carry is Yak Pak. Most of these bags (with the exception of the polyester backpacks) are made of sturdy cotton and feature a wild selection of animal-themed patterns. Our bags are not only fun and functional, but are cruelty free - no animal byproducts. You can see our entire collection at PJ Publications and Gifts.

And remember, during the entire month of July, Born Free USA united with Animal Protection Institute will receive 20% from