Archive for April, 2009
« Previous EntriesEgypt Kills Thousands of Pigs for No Reason
Submitted by Creature Talk
Source: NY Times online
The pig you see here being dangled by the leg is still just a baby, and by now he is already dead and thrown away for absolutely no reason, as are the rest of the 300,000 pigs in Egypt. According to the New York Times, “Egypt ordered the pig [...]
Dancing parrots, painful fish, handsome rooster
Submitted by Animal Place Sanctuary
Some fun news bits in just a moment - no animal update would be complete without an Animal Place animal update.
Arturo is the dominant rooster at the sanctuary, but he doesn’t rule with an iron beak. He’s extremely gentle with the hens and even tolerates many of the lower-ranking roosters. Posing [...]
On Winning Free Vegan Products . . . and Twilight
Submitted by Animal Person
Thanks to Adam at AbolitionistVegans.org for:
Win Free Vegan Products at AbolitionistVegans.org
During the next few weeks, we will be watching activity in the forum and in the comments on the front page to select users as recipients for several vegan products to be shipped out by the vendors for food, fashion, and household [...]
Disseminating Information: Swine Flu
Submitted by Animal Place
We are not epidemiological experts or scientists intimately familiar with flu viruses. We are, however, concerned about the emergence of this hybrid virus as much as anyone.
There is a chance that a suitable environment for this virus was found in a pig farm where animals are housed in extreme confinement. According to [...]
On Thanking Slaughtered Sheep for Book Awards
Submitted by Animal Person
Jenny sent me a link to a remarkably-ironic story that was very tough to get through.
Remember Catherine Friend, who wrote Compassionate Carnivore? (Here’s my commentary on it, and here’s my commentary about what compassionate carnivore means–and doesn’t mean.)
Well, she apparently did such a great job convincing the folks at the Minnesota Book [...]
“Is an Animal a Legal Person?
Submitted by Animal Person
I have to take Charles for his pre-op (tomorrow’s his big day), but Bea sent a link to “Is an Animal a Legal Person?” at Opposing Views. Perhaps you’d like to be the first to comment.
I’ll try to post later.
Have a great day!
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Where Does Entertainment Begin and End?
Submitted by Animal Person
Vamsee Juluri, Professor of Media Studies at the University of San Francisco, takes me back to graduate school when he writes of the importance of the stories we tell ourselves in “Use Free Speech to Celebrate Animal Life, Not to Enjoy Their Suffering.” Juluri is referring to something specific: the Supreme Court’s [...]
The (Re)Veganizing of the Greyhounds
Submitted by Animal Person
I have fed Charles Hobson Booger, III and Violet Rays every type of diet from raw (as in, turkey necks and chicken backs) to pre-made raw (comes in patties with greens and bones and supplements in it), to homemade vegan to Evolution to pre-made vegan ingredients to a combo. And most recently, [...]
Charmaine Lagamorphing into a guinea pig
Submitted by Animal Place Sanctuary
Charmaine is one of 25 rabbits who call Animal Place home. Here she shows how to lagamorphisize into a guinea pig. This requires extensive training and skill, so please do not try this at home, or anywhere for that matter.
Charmaine hasn’t always had it easy. She was rescued from a person [...]
On Dominance and Animal Birth Control
Submitted by Animal Person
Yesterday, regarding being a minority within a minority, mikey commented (among other things):
While I am fairly new subscriber to this blog, therefore not knowing your particular stance, I’ve often felt like a minority within a minority for my stance on animal birth control. When taking the issue to simplest common denominator, spaying/neutering [...]
Animal tidbits in the news
Submitted by Animal Place Sanctuary
Okay, so they weren’t in the news (but they should be), but no blog update would be complete without a picture of some critters. Susie and Hazel are two pigs who love their straw beds. Susie is on the left and, at 8, is the older of the two. Hazel is [...]
On Being a Minority Within a Minority
Submitted by Animal Person
I’ve been tweeting (http://www.twitter.com/mary_martin) for a short time and I have more than anything else the overwhelming feeling that I am part of a minuscule minority within an already small segment of the population. I’m a vegan who thinks we shouldn’t be using animals even if we change the conditions of their [...]
California Legislation Update
Submitted by Animal Place Sanctuary
Animal Place is a member of the California Animal Association (CAA), a coalition of animal protection organizations. Every year, CAA introduces legislation to improve the lives of animals in California. We also track bills that affect animals both positively and negatively.
CAA’s bill this year is AB1122, which would ban the sale [...]
What Friends are For
Submitted by Animal Person
So this was in my e-mail box this morning.
Now what? How ridiculous is it that “On the Psychological Continuum,” to say nothing of an article against rabbit fur, is on the same page as Gabriella’s Fur Den?
The ads I see today have nothing to do with animal cruelty–the opposite is true. [...]
Eel-tastic
Submitted by Animal Place Sanctuary
There is a chapter in Jeffrey Masson’s most recent book “The Face on Your Place: The Truth About Food” on aquaculture (a powerful chapter). Within it is a bit about eels and, to be honest, it left me incredibly curious about these (to me) mysterious creatures. Here’s an excerpt:
The female breeds [...]
Animal Rights Zone Launches Today
Submitted by Animal Person
Today is the launch of . . .
I’m excited to be a blogger for Animal Rights Zone because its target market is people who don’t usually subscribe to blogs. Also, it has the added bonus of organizing my content better than I have. The goal is to provide blogospheric content that is [...]
What Would Jesus NOT Do?
Submitted by Animal Person
Made me cringe a bit at the very end, but still fantastic.
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When Horses are Persons
Submitted by Animal Person
Animal rights activists have considered sentient nonhumans as persons for quite some time. But on rare occasions, the animal-using world deigns to use the term when referring to an animal.
In “Hungary’s Spirits Are Back Up, on a Horse,” the New York Times’ Nicholas Kulish reports that a thoroughbred known as Overdose, who [...]
Meat the Facts Video
Submitted by Animal Person
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Environmental Protection Agency, protecting what?
Submitted by Animal Place Sanctuary
Although it’s long overdue, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that six greenhouse gases *may* pose a health risk and are a serious threat to our planet. This has been something leading scientists and environmental organizations have said for years, of course, but better late than never (if [...]
On Coping Mechanisms
Submitted by Animal Person
Yesterday, Abby wrote:
Off topic, but I was wondering if you have any advice for those of us who are highly emotionally sensitive and also interested in animal welfare issues? I get so sad when I hear about the mistreatment of animals that it really affects me, but at the same time I [...]
“You Want Farm Animals to Go Extinct!”
Submitted by Creature Talk
This is one of my favorite responses from omnivores when they find out that I would love it if the whole world stopped eating animals. “But what would we do with all the animals that are currently on farms? They’d have to die–we can’t possibly keep them all around if they’re going [...]
Californians: Support AB 1122
Submitted by Animal Place Sanctuary
Every year in California, dogs, cats, birds, reptiles, amphibians are sold at flea markets, swap meets and on the side of the road. These animals suffer from health problems and are often housed in overcrowded, unsanitary conditions.
The animals are generally purchased on impulse by people who are not educated on [...]
Great Question About Obama Pup
Submitted by Animal Person
Here’s a great question I received via direct message on Twitter (www.twitter.com/mary_martin):
“Do you think that even if Obama had adopted a shelter dog-it still may have caused a run on breeders? Would it matter?”
This is why I didn’t campaign for a greyhound–it raises their profile. More people become interested for the wrong [...]
Sanctuary Notes: Caring for “meat” chickens
Submitted by Animal Place Sanctuary
Nico, Fran and the “broiler” chicken crew are among the most social critters at the sanctuary. They run towards visitors, inquisitively cock their heads to the side, give you the “chicken eye”, and wait for any sign of melons. These birds always make an impression on visitors (mostly good but [...]
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