Nov 16
Fast Food Nation, the movie based on the fabulous book by Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal), opens nationwide tomorrow. Check out the trailer; it definitely gives you a smattering of the many topics…
Talk about a shocking blow. The Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act passed in the House on Monday (recall it passed unanimously in the Senate already), with I believe only Dennis Kucinich of Ohio (a vegan) speaking out against it. I already…
Nov 14
I have a doctorate in Applied Linguistics from New York University. I divulge this important fact because today could be the only day in my life that it might be relevant. My Ph.D. means that I studied how we humans…
Rescue Greyhounds, Charles and Violet Rays, have been eating Evolution dog food for over a week, and though that’s a short time, I’m so excited about their energy, their poop, and their breath, that I couldn’t resist telling everyone. Evolution…
As you know, the Senate unanimously approved the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act, pushed by factory farms, rodeos, circuses, animal-testing laboratories, and other abusers of animals. (As much as you might like Senators Nelson, Snowe, or Kennedy for their support of…
Thanksgiving season is upon us, and for Animal People, it’s not exactly a time to rejoice, as over 45 million turkeys are slaughtered for one lousy day. Of “thanks,” no less. Let me get this straight: We give thanks for…
If you haven’t already seen the photo of the poor deer whose snout is stuck in a plastic Halloween jack-o’-lantern, you might want to skip it. It’s so sad. But what’s sadder is something the medical director of a local…
Kudos to the Washington Post’s Peter Whoriskey, who updated the country about Florida alligators in a way that doesn’t make you feel obligated to hop into your pick-up truck, hunt down a gator, wrestle her to the ground, rope her,…
It’s a new day at Chez Animal Person. My husband of almost six years said to me a couple of weeks ago: “Stop buying me meat. I only eat it because you buy it and cook it for me.” Unintentionally,…
Allow me to start with the bad news so I can get it off my chest: What the f*ck is wrong with the voters of Florida? The majority actually voted against themselves by supporting Amendment 3. Did they not understand…
I’m a little late to this particular party, but two horses died during the filming of Flicka, starring Tim McGraw, Allison Lohman and Maria Bello. The short version is: Boycott the movie, and don’t ever believe that animals aren’t harmed…
Nov 6
It sounds like the beginning of a joke, doesn’t it? But it’s not funny. Glamour magazine presented its “Woman of the Year” award to an Iditarod racer, Rachel Scdoris, who is legally blind, and, from what I can see, tall,…
My first post on this blog, Barbaro Made Me Do It (followed by Barbara, Part Deux and Barbaro, Part Trois), echoes today as I sadly address the misstep, fall, and subsequent killing (ahem, “euthanasia”) of one of the favorites in…
Nov 4
The Chain of Compassion has come to me from Laura at the myspace animal rights forum. Laura says: It’s like a chain letter, but it’s for a great cause! Go to: www.chainofcompassion.org/helpanimals.html and print copies, then spread the word! Give…
Nov 3
As you know, after much (but apparently not enough) research, I decided on Avoderm Vegetarian for my dogs, which has avocado in it (hence the name). Sure enough, in my e-mail box this morning, was an alert from the ASPCA…
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