Archive for July, 2009
« Previous EntriesGut Check: The Meat of the Problem
Submitted by Animal Place Sanctuary
Saving the planet one pear at a time—>
All us vegans were all “GO EZRA KLEIN” when we read “The Meat of the Problem” in Wednesday’s Washington Post. I mean, it’s been a thorn in our collective vegan side for years that environmental groups continue to tout turning off light bulbs as [...]
Check out “The Bill”
Submitted by Animal Person
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We have barn lift-off
Submitted by Animal Place Sanctuary
The potbellied pig barn is up! Sorta! It’s still missing a roof, which will offend the potbellied pigs to no end, but hey, it’s looking pretty darn stylish. The roof will be up soon and so will the other barns. After that, we have the hefty task of figuring out fencing [...]
Greyhound Racing to End in Rhode Island
Submitted by Animal Person
As you may have heard (here and here are two of Stephanie’s posts on the matter), Rhode Island legislators were going to hold a special session to prevent Twin River from shutting down live racing. But thanks to the many people who care about the dogs and don’t believe they should be [...]
On Alienating the Neighbors
Submitted by Animal Person
First of all, I think it’s time I start vlogging, like Elaine does. Here’s the practical issue, though: It involves looking good and it’s usually 5am when I blog and I wouldn’t want to scare anyone. I’ll think about it as I research cameras.
As for neighbors, a couple of years ago I [...]
FFA versus Lambie
Submitted by Animal Place Sanctuary
I’m going to be honest, FFA & 4-H animal programs creep me out. Betrayal, lies, misrepresentations are all at the heart of these programs.
Saturday, we welcomed a 5-mos-old Suffolk lamb from a northern California high school FFA program. The student had not been told her lamb would end up at slaughter. [...]
Veganism is the “End Stage?”
Submitted by Animal Person
I don’t spend much time at Care2, and I’m never looking forward to going to a site when I know someone has insulted me, like yesterday, but I am curious about one thing that I’ve never heard before: “veganism is the end stage in terms of personal use of animals”/”veganism is just [...]
On Art
Submitted by Animal Person
Violin and Candlestick, 1910
“The function of art is to disturb.”
–George Braque
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Summer and Freedom calf update
Submitted by Animal Place Sanctuary
I have been horribly remiss in my “calf updates” - in fact, it’s been an entire MONTH since I last posted anything on Summer and Freedom. I hope your nails have not been chewed down to nothingness because of this.
The calves are doing great. The end.
Just kidding, but they are doing [...]
On language and ice cream
Submitted by Animal Place Sanctuary
Okay, they are two separate issues, really, but I’m trying to draw you in with the ice cream (but you have to read the language stuff first, ha!)
This past weekend, we tabled at the Animal Rights 2009 conference down in Los Angeles. If you get a chance to attend, you should.
But [...]
For Your Health, the Planet & the Animals: VBM
Submitted by Animal Person
I recently watched Earthlings and cried the whole way through. There has to be something I can do to reduce all of the suffering of the animals we use as food, I thought. And then I read THE CHINA STUDY and was shocked to learn how unhealthy the Standard American Diet is–even [...]
1001 Journals-Rescue Dogs
Submitted by Animal Person
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This is from Kate Merriman:
“I would LOVE your contribution to this traveling journal. Don’t worry if your first response is “but I’m not an artist” (I know some of you may be thinking that) - you can contribute a poem, some collage, stickers, journal [...]
Urgent Appeal for Flex, the Greyhound
Submitted by Animal Person
Doesn’t he look like my boy Charles?
Owen County Friends of Animals (KY) is a non-profit organization that fosters and seeks adoptions for the dogs picked up by their local dog warden. Dogs they can not place in foster care or find adoptive homes for are euthanized after 14 days by county ordinance. [...]
On PF Changs and Vegan Authors
Submitted by Animal Person
The PF Chang update, in case you haven’t seen the response from the restaurant, is thus, once you incorporate the actual experiences of vegans who have gone through something similar with the restaurant: If you don’t eat non-vegan sugar, there aren’t many options. If you don’t consider the sugar a major transgression, [...]
For the Budding Vegan Author
Submitted by Animal Person
I have an unusual number of e-mails from individuals who have written, are writing, or would like to write a book about animals and asked about various steps in the publishing process. Because I’ve been writing other people’s books and helping them get published for 20 years, and I’ve written my own [...]
On Keeping “Vegan” Pure
Submitted by Animal Person
Kelly wondered whether the term “vegan” is “worth fighting for” given the latest trend of seemingly oxymoronish (waiting for that one to hit Webster’s) terminology from the mouths of people who want to find a way to use animals, yet make it appear that they’re not. Okay, that’s not what she wrote, [...]
On Vegan Devastation at PF Chang’s
Submitted by Animal Person
From VegCooking, courtesy of PeTA:
The vegan-friendly attitude of P.F. Chang’s is largely due to the number of requests that management receives for meatless cuisine. Vegan dishes are among the bestsellers. One manager told PETA Eats that most people prefer the vegetarian lettuce wraps over those with chicken. Wok-seared tofu, red onions, and [...]
From the Animal Rights Action Network re: Greyhounds
Submitted by Animal Person
Brief commentary follows this e-mail I received regarding greyhounds, animal rights and Ireland.
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Dear ARAN Members,
I remember as a young child throwing stones and sticks at a terrified greyhound that slept in a back shed a few blocks from where I live. Every day myself and other ‘friends’ went out of our way [...]
Majority Rules in the Language of Animal Rights
Submitted by Animal Person
I recently read “ORIGINS OF THE SPECIOUS: Myths and Misconceptions of the English Language,” By Patricia T. O’Conner and Stewart Kellerman. I was already partial to O’Conner from WOE IS I, which I highly recommend, though it also has a hokey, punny style that some might find annoying. ORIGINS includes items I [...]
Aftermath of the Calgary Stampede
Submitted by Animal Place Sanctuary
We talked a bit about the Calgary Stampede at the end of June when two newspapers chose not to run an ad by the Vancouver Humane Society. The ad depicted a cowboy flinging a baby calf to the ground in one of the more egregious rodeo activities, calf roping.
Now that the [...]
Wishing and Hoping!
Submitted by Animal Place Sanctuary
I’m Willy and I am here to ask for a favor. You see, I have many wishes and I’m hoping you will help fulfill them. Once I’m settled at the Grass Valley sanctuary, I will have needs. You can help make me a happier goat by perusing this list and seeing [...]
On “Evil”
Submitted by Animal Person
A couple of days ago, Gingerlks commented (in part): “anyone who could watch Earthlings & not be moved is the same kind of evil….heartless…”
First, I do think people can either be desensitized to the rampant cruelty depicted in Earthlings, or so terrified of what might happen if they let it affect them [...]
On Timelines
Submitted by Animal Person
The idea that each person has their own timeline for converting to veganism met with the following comment from All Means Justifiable:
“I have to say that writing “everyone has their own timeline” is a sentence I personally don’t like to hear. Because even if it is true (in a way), its grounds [...]
Sanctuary Notes: In Memory of Harold
Submitted by Animal Place Sanctuary
Harold, the little black pygmy goat with the shortest legs and the deepest voice, was euthanized last week. Harold was special. He won the hearts of staff and visitors, first with his small stocky stature then with is big personality. He was buried near the rolling hills and rock piles he [...]
Personal Changes Doesn’t Equal Political Change
Submitted by Animal Person
Derrick Jensen comes right out of the gate mentioning Hitler (as opposed to later as per Godwin’s Law) in “Taking Shorter Showers Doesn’t Cut it: Personal Change Does Not Equal Political Change,” which might annoy some people. But what’s more annoying is the reality that the personal choices we make and hold [...]
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