On Kid Nation-WTF?
I’m at a bit of a disadvantage here because I have never actually seen Kid Nation. But for what I will address, it doesn’t matter (you’ll see why). All you need to know for now: Last week, the kids killed…
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Sep 29
On Clorox and Not-so Subliminal Advertising
There I was, minding my own business, doing Pilates while watching All My Children (several friends have been on AMC through the years, so I’ve always tuned in to support and laugh at them. And I used to live near…
Sep 28
On Killer Chimps, Big Cats and Alligators
The backstory of Daniel Flynn’s “Orphan Chimps Turned Killer Find Leone Refuge,” is vaguely familiar–except for the chimps. In South Florida (and other places in the US), the main characters are big cats. Baby animals born in the wild are…
Sep 27
My Blog Against Abuse
As many of you pointed out to me months ago, I used to use the phrase “use and abuse” (more often than I do now) and abusing is usually only possible if you’re using in the first place (there’s always…
Sep 26
On the Language of the Meat/Climate Change Connection
I’ve been trolling around reading some heated debates regarding meat-eating and the environment (one on Grist regarding PETA and another on Grist regarding veganism immediately come to mind). It appears that meat-eaters are trying desperately to continue to feel good–or…
Sep 26
Make Blogging History
First, the title could mean “be a part of blogging history” or “put an end to blogging.” My intention was the former, but I kept the language just to underscore the degree of ambiguity in three simple words. I read…
Sep 25
The Animal Person Minute: On Internet Debates
Disclaimer: I haven’t been to a McDonald’s in years. Today’s photo is of my husband Dave, on the left, and his brother Joth getting french fries at the McDonald’s in Asheville across from the Biltmore. At about 11 pm, after…
Sep 24
Should Vegans Give Their Eggs to Science?
When I read that there is a dearth of donated eggs for stem cell research, and because of the shortage animal eggs are being used as alternatives, I wondered whether vegan women in particular have some kind of obligation (and…
Sep 23
On Converting by Example
Three women in my life recently asked me to take them grocery shopping and show them what to buy to replace all the meat and cheese that used to be in their lives. As we all know, you can easily…
Sep 22
On Using the Holocaust Analogy
Several times last week, I (and a vegan friend) was met with: If billions of cows are going to die this year, how in the world does me not ordering the filet mignon make a difference? Here was our response:…
Sep 21
Comment on Grist Re: Alicia Silverstone’s “PSA”
Grist mentioned Alicia Silverstone’s PETA “PSA” and I commented (Bruce from PETA left the first comment). Join the budding discussion!
Sep 21
UPDATE On Maxine Update
Thanks Ellie and Tricia for alerting me that Maxine is currently at Farm Sanctuary in New York. I hope they don’t mind that I pilfered this photo of her. Someone recently asked what good it would do to not order…
Sep 21
Alicia Silverstone Strips for Animals?
This week, PETA launched a 30-second commercial featuring Alicia Silverstone emerging naked from a swimming pool. PETA is always thrilled to participate in the exploitation of women to get people to stop eating animals. Do people really stop eating animals…
Sep 20
UPDATE: Tormented Cow From Yesterday
Yesterday, I was appalled by the way the hosts of NBC’s Today Show were entertained by a cow who was wandering the streets of Queens and had been roped and tugged to the ground. She was distraught and being manhandled…
Sep 19
Today Show Hosts Joke About Tormented Cow
A cow somehow got loose in Queens last night and the Today Show’s Natalie Morales reported on the story. The video was the brown and white cow with ropes already around her legs, being jerked to her knees and trying…
