Archive for January, 2010
The Stare of Sadie
Submitted by Animal Place Sanctuary
On a cool, foggy morning I crouch next to her, scratching her neck as she stretches, and angles for the optimal position. The emerging sun glints off her hair, reflects back. She looks into my eyes. I gaze back into brown-black pools of what? Intelligence? Thought? Emotions? That and more? We [...]
New York Dairy Investigation - not limited to factory farms
Submitted by Animal Place Sanctuary
Mercy for Animals recently investigated a large, New York dairy farm. ABC News and Nightline both covered the story. Follows is video footage. Please be warned, some of the content may be difficult to watch.
The video is not easy to view. I love cows, they are my favorite of the large [...]
On the Banning of Eating Cats and Dogs in China
Submitted by Animal Person
I’ve been blogging here less partly because I’ve been blogging at Animal Rights & AntiOppression (check out my latest post “On Corporate Personhood and Animal Rights” and the better-than-the-post comments) but also because I’ve been feeling like a broken record and I don’t want to bore anyone.
It seems like the answer to [...]
On Indigenous People and Animals
Submitted by Animal Person
A couple of years ago I catalogued the dozens of excuses/rationalizations from well-meaning, compassionate people about why they eat animals, and all fell into one of six categories:
It’s what god wanted (and other versions, such as: That’s why they were put on the earth. . . . By god.)
God thinks vegetarians are [...]
On Talking With Veterinarians About Vegan Food
Submitted by Animal Person
We have a request, and it’s an issue I’ve written about a handful of times but never had this particular question answered by readers: How do you talk with your vet–who is against feeding your dog vegan food–about your choice to do so? What do you say?
I’m fortunate to have a regular [...]
Vegan Bake Sales
Submitted by Animal Place Sanctuary
If you want to help with the relief efforts in Haiti while also eating tasty, vegan goods, then check out the list below and see if any vegan bake sales are going on near you.
Animal Place staff will be baking and tabling at the Sugar Plum Vegan Cafe in Sacramento - [...]
On Food/Lifestyle Disputes At Home
Submitted by Animal Person
In “Therapists Report Increase in Green Disputes” in the Environment section of today’s New York Times, Leslie Kaufman reports that American households have become a battleground for beliefs about the environment.
While no study has documented how frequent these clashes have become, therapists agree that the green issue can quickly become poisonous because [...]
Peas in a Pod
Submitted by Animal Place Sanctuary
Well, more like mirroring cows!
Summer and Freedom are six-months old and like to copy whatever the adults are doing. So when they saw Nicholas (2) and Elsa (15) bonding through some head pushing, they had to be just like them!
Pretty cute stuff, huh?
Freedom is on the left - he’s a bit [...]
Volunteer Orientations
Submitted by Animal Place Sanctuary
If you are in the Grass Valley/Sacramento/Auburn/Nevada City region and want to help farmed animals, consider joining us at one of our volunteer orientations. If you are a brave Bay Area farmed animal lover, we welcome you too!
Below are the three upcoming orientations. They will be held in Grass Valley, California. [...]
On Atheism and Veganism, Part Deux
Submitted by Animal Person
“On Atheism and Veganism” created what was for the most part a respectful, interesting discussion that brought up a couple of items I’d like to clarify or explore.
First off, I began the post with, “For me, atheism and veganism go hand-in-hand.” I went on to explain why that is and my penultimate [...]
System Failure
Submitted by Animal Place Sanctuary
In May of 2008, Santa Cruz County Animal Services confiscated dozens of animals from a live market slaughterhouse. A live-market slaughterhouse is both feedlot and slaughterhouse. They serve a small market, and because the animals are often in poor health, they provide an affordable “product”.
There were hundreds of animals at the [...]
How Do You Deal With Shopping?
Submitted by Animal Person
There’s an interesting discussion about the frustrations of shopping (”On the Perils of Purchasing“) over at Animal Rights & AntiOppression. If you haven’t stopped by, please do and let me know what your priorities are when shopping, and how you deal with the various issues you must confront when buying new stuff.
Visit [...]
Trampoline Loving Pig
Submitted by Animal Place Sanctuary
How cute is this - a pig who loves jumping on the trampoline! Perhaps we need to install several of these in the pig pastures. After a mid-morning dip in the pig pond, Animal Place porcines can climb up their pig-ready steps and leap out onto their reinforced trampolines (I assume [...]
On Dolphins as a Gateway to Animal Rights
Submitted by Animal Person
My life-as-a-tweeter is less and less significant these days. It’s just not all that interesting to me. Something about jockeying for position in 140 characters or less, rather than interacting and sharing, I guess.
I did tweet about “Scientists Say Dolphins Should Be Treated As ‘Non-human Persons’” yesterday, as I think this is [...]
Animal Rights and AntiOppression
Submitted by Animal Place Sanctuary
A few weeks ago, a new blog was launched called Animal Rights and AntiOppression.
I’ve been blogging there in addition to here, and I hope you’ll find some time to join me and the other wonderful bloggers there.
Here’s my most recent post: Vegetarians Who Eat Meat
“A few days ago Deb wrote about [...]
On the Vetsulin “Recall”
Submitted by Animal Person
First let me say that there is no recall of Vetsulin (often used to manage the diabetes of dogs and cats) as of today.
Somewhere between six months and a year ago, I noticed that there was a difference in effectiveness of Vetsulin from bottle to bottle. Violet’s dose, twice each day, is [...]
Animal Care Manager Position Open
Submitted by Animal Place Sanctuary
Animal Care Manager
Resident, live-in position
www.animalplace.org
Organization description: Animal Place is a sanctuary for farmed animals and education center for the public. It operates two facilities – a permanent sanctuary in Grass Valley, CA and an adoption center in Vacaville, CA. The headquarters is located on 600-acres in Grass Valley, CA. The adoption [...]
Join Us at Animal Rights and AntiOppression!
Submitted by Animal Person
Just a note to those of you who might now know that I’ve been posting over at Animal Rights & AntiOppression (http://www.challengeoppression.com) for a couple of weeks, so daily posting here doesn’t mean I haven’t posted. Today I wrote about John Perkins’ new book called “Hoodwinked,” and I welcome you to come [...]
On Foundation Beyond Belief
Submitted by Animal Person
It’s officially Day 2 for Foundation Beyond Belief (FBB), and I’m watching carefully. I think I’ll join today, as I’m not sure I can make a fair judgment on the process and the structure (and the success, whatever that means) from the outside. Here are my initial thoughts, though:
“Animal Protection.” Uh-oh. On [...]
On Taxes, Veganism and “Pets”
Submitted by Animal Person
Because I’m a highly-social, party-loving gal who loves to get gussied up and enjoy an all-nighter on New Year’s Eve, I . . . did my taxes yesterday. And by “did my taxes,” I mean I went through all of my income and expenses and created a spreadsheet for my accountant (I [...]
