Here’s an exciting press release from Farm Sanctuary about one of my favorite TV shows! NEW YORK, NY – November 5, 2009 – Tonight’s episode of the hit FOX television show “Bones” (airing at 8 p.m./7 p.m. Central), starring vegan actress and Farm Sanctuary supporter Emily Deschanel, will prominently feature factory farming footage secured by [...]
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I’ve seen this story in a few tweets, so here’s Karen Dawn’s synopsis of the NY Times front page story. If you eat meat, you need to read this and learn the dangers of your choice. The Sunday, October 4, New York Times has an article on the front page, titled, “The Burger That Shattered [...]
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I first learned of this story yesterday morning via Twitter and have since read it and lots of the comments – there are A LOT of cattle industry people making misleading statements. I highly recommend that you read the entire story because it’s high time the media started reporting on factory farming as the major [...]
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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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Here’s the most recent DawnWatch Alert! There is stunning news in the animal advocacy world, particularly for those of us who have been working in the field for years and remember the days when it was hard to find a news story that even touched on the cruelty to animals being documented by activists. This [...]
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Have you read Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser? Then you remember the chapter detailing how slaughtering cows is an especially careless enterprise and the line “There is shit in the meat.” That’s right, folks. If you’re eating factory-farmed carcass then you’re eating shit (and a host of other bacteria-laden nasty stuff). YUMMY. Mother Earth [...]
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HBO presents the documentary “Death On A Factory Farm” on March 16. You can get schedule information and more at the official Web site, and view a clip on YouTube. Here’s a synopsis from the HBO site for “Death On A Factory Farm:” Each year, 10 billion animals are raised for consumption in the U.S., [...]
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A few days ago I read this AP story about how the recession has lowered the prices of dairy products to the point where farmers can no longer afford to feed their dairy cows. News flash, people! Dairy cows do not live in big pastures, happily chewing grass until it’s time for milking by the [...]
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The story of the abused Henry’s Turkey Service workers, Iowa Slaughterhouse Accused of Abusing Mentally Disabled Workers, is far from over. According to Vegan.com, a reporter is making some revealing blog posts about the conditions the mentally disabled men were kept in at the farm. They were promised a ranch in Texas when they retired; [...]
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I read this story today after reading the following excerpt on Vegan.com. If you’re not a regular reader of Erik Markus’ excellent blog, then you should sign up immediately. When you insist on eating dead animals for the sake of taste, you’re buying more pain and suffering than you know. Here’s his post: This looks [...]
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