On Industry-Funded Studies
Here’s the link to the Wall Street Journal article. And here’s the Pew report.
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Apr 30
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On a Petition That Worked and Property Rights
If you are a member of Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, you probably know (via Good Medicine, their magazine) that just south of me, in Broward County, Ashley Capps, a 10th grader at Everglades High School, circulated a petition that…
Apr 29
On THE EMOTIONAL LIVES OF ANIMALS
THE EMOTIONAL LIVES OF ANIMALS: A Leading Scientist Explores Animal Joy, Sorrow, and Empathy–and Why They Matter, by Marc Bekoff, is similar to Jeffrey Masson’s ALTRUISTIC ARMADILLOS, ZENLIKE ZEBRAS (which I reviewed last year) and PLEASURABLE KINGDOM, by Jonathan Balcombe…
Apr 28
On the Saving of Individuals
Deb Durant and I have written (her far better than I) about the mountain lions at the Kofa National Wildlife Refuge in Arizona for months, and I’d like to ask everyone a favor. I talk a lot about seeing animals…
Apr 27
The Difficult Thing About Going Vegan
A while back, Dan commented that the most difficult thing about going vegan is the most difficult thing about life in general–other people. Well, other people don’t appear to be making life any easier for the Milwaukee Brewers’ Prince Fielder,…
Apr 26
On Petitions and Grizzly Bear “Actors”
The proposed budget cut in the State of Florida that would have involved a dramatic reduction in funds for foster youth and emancipated foster youth has been rejected, in part (from what my contacts tell me) due to the overwhelming…
Apr 25
On Speciesism and the Relanguaging of Reality
The primary reason I wanted to blog was to point out the way our language belies our behavior when it comes to nonhuman animals. The relanguaging of reality to conjure up a contrary image used to be a mere fascination…
Apr 24
A Smattering of Things to Do
This week has brought many interesting suggestions of things Animal People can do to get the word out–whatever your word is (after all, we are not clones). Bea informed me that Dirty Jobs, on The Discover Channel, will feature ….
Apr 23
On Absurdity and NYT Editorials
An editorial in today’s New York Times, called “Million-Dollar Meat” is screaming for letters to the editor. I haven’t been writing as many letters for animal rights as I usually do, as my commitment to blogging daily (and at least…
Apr 22
How is Earth Day Like Mother’s Day?
How is Earth Day like Mother’s Day? People think they can celebrate, express their gratitude and give the Earth or their mother/s a rest for one day, then go back to neglecting and trampling on them the next day–and for…
Apr 21
On Cameras in Slaughterhouses
I’m categorizing this post under Gray Matters, among other things, because I’m ambivalent. As many of you know by now, as a result of the investigation at the Hallmark slaughterhouse, Congress is calling for video cameras to be installed at…
Apr 20
On the Spirituality of NOT Eating Animals
You may recall that a couple of days ago I was experiencing frustration with people who call themselves spiritual, yet manage to incorporate eating animals into their brand of spirituality. To be fair, traditional Western religions (i.e., not mysticism), at…
Apr 19
What Can YOU Do About The Food Crisis or Climate Change?
In response to those who have written saying, “I’m a vegan–the food crisis and climate change aren’t my fault! What else can I possibly do?” (or something like that), I pass that question back to you. Let’s come up with…
Apr 18
On the Eating of Meat with Love and Spirituality
Almost two weeks ago, I posted Is “Compassionate Carnivore” and Oxymoron? on Rethos, and encountered an idea I haven’t seen for a while: that you can eat meat with “love” and “deference,” and if you do so your behavior is…
Apr 17
On The Global Food Crisis, Part Deux
For at least 10 days, my mailbox has been inundated with links to articles about the global food crisis. I’m currently working with a group directly affected by the crisis, and it has begun to see food riots. I tell…
