I haven’t been able to work every weekend at Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary since Mina got sick. But I get out there when I can and today was a good day to be there. It was just Terry and I for a while this morning as I got there before 9 a.m. She was putting [...]
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Amazing. An entire city chooses to eat only vegetarian foods for one day every week. I hope the participation is high among the citizens of Ghent! What about you? Can you eat vegetarian for one day a week? Or, like NY Times food writer Mark Bittman, can you try Vegan Before 6? All your meals [...]
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Let’s face it, there’s no humane way to slaughter a non-human animal for food. There just isn’t anything remotely humane about eating non-human animals or wearing their skins and furs. WATKINS GLEN, NY – April 29, 2009 – Farm Sanctuary, the nation’s leading farm animal protection organization, today released a new report that thoroughly evaluates [...]
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This is a really good DawnWatch Alert detailing the lack of coverage in the U.S. about the connection between factory farms and swine flu. Thanks, Karen! I write this alert on a flight to New York, having just left LAX where I was shocked to see dozens of people walking around in masks, apparently guarding [...]
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We’re trying to get the word out about the truth behind the swine flu outbreak because the government and the mainstream media are not reporting it. Here’s the official statement from Farm Sanctuary: Gene Baur: “Factory farms are … a prescription for disaster” WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. – April 28, 2009 – Farm Sanctuary, the nation’s [...]
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As I mentioned in my previous post, I am tracking to see which media outlets will report the truth about swine flu, i.e., its causal links to intensive hog farming operations. Certainly you won’t likely read about it in many, or possibly any, mainstream city newspapers. A couple of good articles came out of Grist [...]
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I checked this out yesterday and it’s a pretty cool way for people to learn about the sanctuary and the cruelty of industrialized farming. Here’s a bit from Farm Sanctuary about the Virtual Experience: Farm Sanctuary is thrilled to announce the eagerly-anticipated launch of our innovative Virtual Experience, a new digital environment that enables anyone [...]
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I got a note from Farm Sanctuary with the best idea for celebrating Earth Day ever – go vegan! People across the planet are taking steps to go “green” by changing light bulbs and driving habits. Yet with the unmistakable connections between factory farming and the destruction of our environment, the most effective change one [...]
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This story by Nicholas Kristof – a meat eater – is getting a lot of attention. Here’s the latest DawnWatch Alert about it: Today’s New York Times, Thursday April 9, includes a column that will be gratifying to activists who have been working for years to try to get animal advocacy issues included as part [...]
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Farm Sanctuary needs your help now more than ever to care for the animals at our sanctuaries, continue our campaigns and promote compassion. Every gift you make matters for suffering farm animals. We are working hard to raise funds for our 2009 budget and we need your help! Right now, you can help Farm Sanctuary [...]
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