May 31
Because we all spend a greater-than-average amount of time thinking, reading, writing and talking about issues related to sentient nonhumans, when someone says: “What’s wrong with drinking cow’s milk” or “It doesn’t pay for farmers to abuse their animals, they’d…
May 30
Because not everyone follows the comments, I wanted to reprint a passage from yesterday where I quoted pattrice jones’ “Mothers with Monkeywrenches: Feminist Imperatives and the ALF” in Terrorists or Freedom Fighters? “Direct action includes only activist tactics that, like…
May 29
A dozen people who apparently think I’m a member of the ALF want to know why I’m writing about this controversial topic and were fearful of commenting publicly. That terrified me but demonstrated the effect the US government has had…
May 28
Because the ALF discussion has a tad of momentum, I thought this was a good time to hear from Ronnie Lee, one of the founders of the ALF. His interview with Claudette Vaughan at Abolitionist-Online might be helpful when you’re…
May 27
One of my two current Gray Matters is capitalism. I have a difficult time seeing it (rather than greed or unethical behavior) as the core problem. Like any system, it’s only as good as the people involved, which I guess…
May 26
When I started blogging two years ago, I was thought that campaigning for welfare reforms at least accomplished something, as my goal of a society that doesn’t use animals wasn’t going to see the light of day. I held a…
May 25
I was going through footage for a documentary I’m working on and the editor wanted to use a clip of me saying: I work with a lot of non-profits, and all of them are close to my heart, but this…
May 24
Yesterday, Elaine mentioned something I neglected in my commentary about Ellen’s show, and that is the audience was given both Skinny Bitch books, and they tried vegan chocolate chip cookies. That reminded me that I just received my replacement copy…
May 23
The authors of SKINNY BITCH and SKINNY BITCH IN THE KITCH, Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin, were on Ellen today, keeping it light and never mentioning the word vegetarian or the word vegan, and I believe the word animal was…
May 22
I started replying to some comments then decided to post my response as a post instead, hoping more people would see. It’s 6am and I just reviewed the latest comments on Oprah’s discussion board about her “Look 10 years younger”…
May 21
Kathy Freston has a new book, Quantum Wellness, wherein she writes of the importance of “Conscious Eating,” which sounds very much like part of Right Action from The Eightfold Path mixed with The Four Noble Truths. The book made Oprah…
May 20
Today’s original post has been preempted by a trip into the family room, where the television was on and Matt Lauer, of the Today Show, was describing his stint as an apprentice barrel man at the Houston Rodeo. As the…
What I didn’t know until I read the article was that Yoga Journal’s “How to Eat Like a Yogi” was really about Ayurvedic Philosophy as it relates to your body (and mind and constitution) type and what you should be…
May 18
I watched “Hidden Horses” a couple of nights ago on REALsports, which is an HBO series hosted by Bryant Gumbel. Here’s the blurb: Few casual horse racing fans are aware that many former racing horses are slaughtered for profit. When…
May 17
When Angus directed me to a Mark Bittman video that’s a 20-minute argument for eating less meat, I was wary. I was annoyed with Bittman back in January when I deconstructed his “Rethinking the Meat Guzzler” and, well, I’m still…
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