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Animals in the entertainment industry ? deception and cruelty

Posted on January 23, 2008
Gary from AnimalWritings sent me a link to this fascinating video on animals used in the entertainment industry. Aired by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Canada’s public broadcasting network, the film is a follow-up to an investigation done in 1982...

Evolution and human/animal rights

Posted on January 21, 2008
The ideology of human rights is based on the exceptionality of humans. As stated in the Declaration of Independence, it is something intrinsic in humans that justifies these special “universal” standards of decency. Enter evolution and the concept that our animal neighbors are also relatives...

Policing the borders of the rights-bearing community

Posted on January 17, 2008
American culture has basically accepted the concept of human rights. This concept was expressed in the Declaration of Independence as the idea that “all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness...

FDA?s cloned animal decision ? the real victims

Posted on January 15, 2008
Today, the FDA released a report stating that meat and milk from most cloned animals are safe to eat. This report gives industry the green light for marketing cloned animal products, since it indicates that the FDA will not seek a ban on the products...

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Striking at the Roots ? book review

Posted on January 11, 2008
Striking at the Roots: A Practical Guide to Animal Activism, by activist Mark Hawthorne, is an inspiring new book to kick off the new year. It really IS a practical guide to animal activism — it has chapters on many different methods of animal activism, from leafleting and tabling to corporate campaigning and multimedia to [...

Where we?ve been?winter break recap

Posted on January 07, 2008
We’re finally back from our long winter’s nap…or our last extended winter break before we enter the real world of jobs and two-day holidays. It’s a little hard to get back in gear after such a long hiatus. Also, the mere act of being vegan in the deep south (where our families are) required [...

Our prolonged absence and upcoming return?

Posted on January 02, 2008
Joel and I have been out of town for the past few weeks — visiting family for the holidays — and we’ll be back next week. Our apologies for the blog silence. Till then, we wish all creatures a happy New Year!

Conservatives and animal issues

Posted on December 18, 2007
At the TAFA conference last summer, PETA’s Bruce Friedrich said something that made me curious. He mentioned that political conservatives in the media have been more helpful with getting out the word on animal issues than political liberals tend to be, and they are often more sympathetic than liberals are...

The Democratic primaries and Big Meat

Posted on December 15, 2007
(Joel and I have been in the middle of exams lately, but the regular posting will start again as soon as we’re finished.) While none of the main contenders for the Democratic nomination are terribly great when it comes to animal issues, Hillary Clinton wins the award for Sucking Up the Most to the Big Meat [...

Red meat is the Donald Trump of cancer

Posted on December 13, 2007
http://tastebetter.com/story/Red-meat-is-as-bad-as-you-ve-heard Though the cancer connection itself is not exactly news, I thought this comic way of describing the problem was certainly worth a link.

Vegetarian in the western world

Posted on December 11, 2007
Gandhi vowed at a young age not to eat meat or drink alcohol. In India, where Jain and Hindu thought over centuries had legitimized such a lifestyle choice, this was not a terrible hardship. Then Gandhi traveled to England to study law. Gandhi openly stated that it was difficult to maintain an ethical lifestyle [...

Why does veganism make other people so mad?

Posted on December 10, 2007
I’ve often wondered why other people sometimes get defensive when they realize I’m vegan — why is it such a personal affront that I’ve chosen not to eat animal products? In his new book, Making a Killing: The Political Economy of Animal Rights, Bob Torres has an insightful paragraph on this dynamic...

A Vegan Option on Every Menu

Posted on December 07, 2007
Wouldn’t it be nice if every restaurant had at least one vegan item labeled on the menu? No more asking the chef to make a “vegetable plate,” restaurant-speak for “plate of grilled vegetables that all taste alike and won’t fill you up...

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