Archive for June, 2009
« Previous EntriesChipping Away at Greyhound Racing
Submitted by Animal Person
In March of 2007 I wrote, “in a horribly-depressing vote of 198-138, New Hampshire’s House voted AGAINST a bill that would shut down live racing at its three greyhound race tracks.” E-mails were exchanged between yours truly and NH legislators, and though I knew the hounds would someday be free of racing, [...]
The Best in Vegan Education
Submitted by Animal Person
Other than being a vegan, the most important actions you can take to help animals who are used for food are:
Give generously to organizations that help those sentient nonhumans directly, such as Peaceful Prairie Sanctuary, Maple Farm Sanctuary, Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary and Eastern Shore Sanctuary.
Encourage others to go vegan by [...]
On “Food Inc.”
Submitted by Animal Person
(Sigh.)
Here’s the idea you have to get used to when it comes to Food Inc.: One message is that there’s nothing wrong with eating animals, and in fact it’s fantastic and thrilling and a win-win-win (people-planet-profits) when you eat animals that were “produced” by Polyface Farms. There’s no remotely vegan or even [...]
On Cat Killers and Mental Competency
Submitted by Animal Person
People in South Florida are still in an uproar over the mutilation and slaughter of 19 house cats (allegedly) by 18-year old Tyler Weinman, who was declared mentally competent and not a danger to himself or others (!). There have been inquiries as to the possible relationship between his dissection of cats [...]
California: Stop the selling of animals in parking lots
Submitted by Animal Place Sanctuary
In California, animals can legally be sold in parking lots and alongside the road. Animals are often exposed to the elements, left without proper shelter, food and water, and sold in unsanitary conditions. Animals are rarely vet-checked and may pose a health risk to both humans and other animals.
There is a [...]
Daring calf photo….
Submitted by Animal Place Sanctuary
That’s right, Summer and Freedom, have decided to bare it all in this shocking new photo! We warn you, there are a couple of cute little calf tooshes in this photo - it may not be work or child safe!
All kidding aside, this photo shows the primary reasons Summer and Freedom [...]
Food, Inc.
Submitted by Animal Place Sanctuary
n Food, Inc., filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the veil on our nation’s food industry, exposing the highly mechanized underbelly that has been hidden from the American consumer with the consent of our government’s regulatory agencies, USDA and FDA. Our nation’s food supply is now controlled by a handful of corporations that [...]
On Compassionate Carnivores and Betrayal
Submitted by Animal Person
Stephanie’s post about “The Compassionate Hypocrite” on Saturday reminded me of what Catherine Friend and other “compassionate carnivores” are doing in addition to twisting the definition of compassionate beyond recognition. Their claim is that what has become the customary way to take sentient nonhumans from babyhood to untimely death is not humane. [...]
Chickens and turkeys
Submitted by Animal Place Sanctuary
This is Tulip. Now, I usually associate spring and vibrancy with tulip. Tulip the hen begs to differ. In her opinion, Tulip is angry and full of haughty glares of disdain. We are okay with this Tulip. Spices things up a bit.
Chickens aren’t the only residents here, there are turkeys too. [...]
On The International and Father’s Day
Submitted by Animal Person
Someone on Twitter said The International was the best film he’d seen in years. I think it was in theaters here for all of a week, which is a good sign, as the better a film is, the shorter its tenure at the local multiplex in South Florida. But you only find [...]
On a New Level of Absurdity in the Slaughter Business
Submitted by Animal Person
Bea sent me a link to an article in Gourmet called “Humane Slaughterhouses,” by Rebecca Marx, that is absurd. And the absurdity is in the reality that the author and the featured person who kills sentient nonhumans for a living, think they’re onto something. And they were, before they stopped their train [...]
Farmacology: Antibiotic resistance
Submitted by Animal Place Sanctuary
A very provocative article in the most recent edition of Johns Hopkins Magazine entitled “Farmacology”.
For decades, the livestock industry has perpetrated a grave injustice by providing subtherapeutic levels of antimicrobials in animal feed. The use of antimicrobials, some the same or in the same family as antibiotics used in humans, increases [...]
Note to Those Wanting Promotion: Pay Attention
Submitted by Animal Person
We bloggers often get e-mails from individuals and organizations in search of promotion. And that’s fine, as we all want to spread the news of fantastic work that needs support. Case in point: AnimalEquality.
But there are two types of requests that are irksome to me:
1. People I hear from only when they [...]
Summer and Freedom, two new calves
Submitted by Animal Place Sanctuary
Our youngest and most recent residents are two adorable Jersey calves - Summer and Freedom.
Both were rescued from an auction where calves were being sold for between $3-20. The calves were all male, all Jerseys or Holsteins - all byproducts of the dairy industry.
We’ll be reporting on the experience at auction [...]
On Being Upset by Carnage That Comes Too Soon
Submitted by Animal Person
It never ceases to amaze me that people will get upset about the death of an animal whose killing was their job.
This time, and thanks to a tweet from CaptainGraviton, it’s “beef farmer” Jim McDougal in Scotland. In “Cows Killed by Lightning Strike,” by Angie Brown of the BBC Scotland, which today [...]
Protest New York Citys’ Goose-Killing
Save New York City’s Canada Geese
Protest the Killing
Tuesday, June 16 @ 12:00 pm
Join Win Animal Rights this Tuesday, as we protest the planned killing of 2,000 Canada Geese by New York City. In a program devised by Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s office and with the complicity of the Port Authority, New York City is about to [...]
A Plant-Based Diet is Good for Your Heart
Submitted by Creature Talk
Several years ago my now 59 year old father had a heart attack. It wasn’t a major heart attack, but it has definitely caused him problems. He’s been on medication since it happened, and has regular stress tests to see if the damage to his heart has progressed. Thankfully, up until this [...]
On “Home”
Submitted by Animal Person
I watched Home earlier in the week and you can watch it on YouTube here, though a huge flat screen is definitely preferable. You get the idea at YouTube but the experience is vastly different on a great television.
Home reminded me of Winged Migration in a couple of ways: the sweeping cinematography [...]
NY to Gas 2,000 Wild Geese!
Be sure to see and sign the petition;
http://animalnews2.blogspot.com/2009/06/ny-to-gas-2000-wild-geese.html
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On a Replacement for “Bullshit”
Submitted by Animal Person
Here’s an e-mail from a linguistics junkie for your consideration . . .
Is using the word “bullshit” un-vegan? Does it perpetuate linguistic-based speciesism? Ditto with horseshit, chickenshit, dogshit — they’re speciesist by default, if not always used in a speciesiest context.
I never associate the word with actually shit from a bull. BUT… [...]
Making the grade: A Grass Valley Update
Submitted by Animal Place Sanctuary
This move from our 60-acre sanctuary in Vacaville to a 600-acre sanctuary in Grass Valley has been stressful and exciting….and we haven’t even really moved yet!
After finalizing the purchase of the property, setting up our monthly mortgage (you can help with that!), we set out to find the perfect spots for [...]
On the Eating of Seafood
Submitted by Animal Person
“We are fighting a war against fish, and we are . . . winning.”
The End of the Line opens (limited release) next week. That brief trailer could be a gift in the disguise of paradoxical message about how we can still kill and eat fish, yet not be at war with them. [...]
On research and our own complicity
Submitted by Animal Place Sanctuary
I’m sure many of you have already read Daniel Engbar’s Slate.com 5-part series on animal research and the dog that started the push to change how study animals are treated. You can read it here.
In some ways, society’s perception of vivisection is strikingly similar to its perception of agriculture. People feel [...]
Deconstructing Slate’s “Pepper” Series
Submitted by Animal Person
For those who didn’t read the five-part Slate series “Pepper, the stolen dog who changed American science” by Daniel Engber, I recommend it for the history, but also for the misconceptions and assumptions that you might want to discuss on the Facebook discussion about the series.
Let’s deconstruct:
Part I: Where’s Pepper? I addressed [...]
World Wide Vegan Bake Sale - San Francisco
Submitted by Animal Place Sanctuary
Nothing is more titillating to a vegan than a bake sale! Seriously, vegan cupcakes, cookies and proceeds benefiting Animal Place and East Bay Animal Advocates? What could be more delicious?
Nothing, really.
On June 27th and June 28th, the “Bay Area Post Punk Kitchen Crew”, Vegansaurus!, and The Urban Housewife are presenting TWO [...]
