Sep 15
The Liberty Ark Coalition has created an eight-minute slideshow that describes the National Animal Identification System (NAIS). From Liberty Ark’s homepage: “Industrial agriculture and technology companies are urging the government to adopt a program that will drive many small farms…
Sep 14
Here’s the schedule for screenings of Seeing Through the Fence (and thanks, Bea). Next, there’s Food, Inc., featuring Eric Schlosser and Michael Pollan, “along with forward thinking social entrepreneurs like Stonyfield Farms’ Gary Hirschberg and Polyface Farms’ Joe Salatin” (happy…
Sep 13
I had some unscheduled time yesterday and used a portion of it to see what animal people are talking about and one thing stood out as surprisingly controversial: having kids and even hating kids. (I started with Ryan, who led…
Sep 12
I couldn’t get this to post on a comment, and thought it was important. In case you missed it . . . I agree with Ta-Nehisi Coates over at The Atlantic: “Forget about moose-hunting and pipelines. You simply can’t be…
However you feel about direct action that includes property damage, it appears that at least when it comes to global warming, and at least in the UK, property damage might actually be a catalyst to help nudge an administration to…
Sep 11
Yesterday, Charlotte asked whether Michelle Obama is a spokesperson for vivisection. And Patty asked: “Is there a measureable difference between those that hunt nonhuman animals and those that pay others to breed, torture, and kill nonhumans and wrap chunks of…
Sep 10
Okay, he didn’t really talk about animals. But he did, unfortunately, have the inability to refrain from answering the pitbull-with-lipstick call with his own dig at McCain’s talk of change by saying “You know, you can put lipstick on a…
Sep 9
Over the weekend, my husband reminded me of my success with converting Republicans away from eating animals. (I can’t say to veganism, as I think they are all still buying cars with leather interiors and wearing wool pants in winter,…
First, I thought the Scully debate would die down but it hasn’t, so allow me to pass on that in addition to writing letters (if you are so moved, and Bea confirmed that Scully reads them at this address) to…
Sep 7
Aja wrote the following comment on “Matthew Scully Wrote Sarah Palin’s Speech:” “I am so sad about Scully. I have decided to send my book back to him via his publisher. Would anyone like to join me? Maybe he can…
Sep 6
I used to be Matthew Scully. As a ghostwriter, for about six years I wrote for people with whom I strongly disagree, and it was the most lucrative time of my career. I understand the mentality that you can change…
Sep 5
I received dozens of e-mails, and not just from Animal Person readers, asking what I think we should do about Matthew Scully and Sarah Palin (some people asked only about the latter and never heard of the former, but did…
Sep 4
I don’t know if all of you are aware that Matthew Scully, the Republican former speechwriter for George W. Bush, who resigned due to his animal protection views and went on to write the best-selling book Dominion, is the author…
Sep 4
pattrice jones is having a Carnival Against Vivisection and has asked us all to write about vivisection, particularly if we tend to focus on other issues as a rule. I came to animal rights because of three issues: seals, veal…
Sep 3
New Wendy’s Commercial Woman: This salad is really good. Wanna bite? Man: No thanks, I’m a meatatarian. Woman: A what? Man: A meatatarian–I only eat meat. You know, beef, bacon? Meatatarian? It’s a personal choice. You hafta commit, you know?…
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