Mar 6
We all know that a vegan diet has a smaller carbon footprint than the typical omnivorous diet, (assuming the vegan’s diet isn’t loaded with processed food and non-organic fruits and vegetables shipped thousands of miles). Perhaps you see the problem…
It was with profound disbelief that I read the editorial, “Priced Out of the Market,” in the New York Times this morning. It begins: “The world’s food situation is bleak, and shortsighted policies in the United States and other wealthy…
Feb 27
On page 99 of THE STUFF OF THOUGHT, author/Professor Steven Pinker nonchalantly includes “boycott” in a list of eponymous verbs (and mentions that the person who inspired them has been long forgotten). He moves on and I’m frantic. Boycott? Eponymous?…
I gotta hand it to Nathan Deuel, author of “The American Way of Beef,” in The Atlantic for managing to blame vegetarians for making the situation worse for animals. The article is from October of 2007, obviously before the latest…
While I was making seitan (italian style, with oregano, garlic and onions baked in) for this weekend’s guests last night, I watched “The Fever,” starring Vanessa Redgrave. The film tied in nicely with a comment by Alex on my Rethos…
Jan 31
There are a handful of carbon footprint calculators out there, some of which I’ve written about. But there’s also a game that I think is a bit friendlier than the others, based on one of the calculators (the Ecological Footprint…
For nearly two weeks I’ve received a steady stream of e-mails, and probably 1,000 visits to Animal Person, directly related to my January 10 post about defeating Question 3 at the January 29 election. Because of that activity, I thought…
Jan 13
This photo, from “In the Farm Bill, a Creature from the Black Lagoon?” by Andrew Martin in today’s New York Times, is one of the most captivating, damning images I’ve seen in a long time regarding our treatment of animals…
Miami-Dade (Florida) residents can help the Greyhound racing industry continue to die by Voting No on The Special Election Ballot: County Question No. 3 (here’s an approximation of what you’ll see): OFFICIAL SPECIAL ELECTION BALLOT MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA JANUARY 29,…
Dec 22
First, I’ve got to tell you an awesome string of words someone used to find me earlier today: are vegans communists? I don’t know about any of you vegans out there, but twenty years ago I got that question all…
Dec 14
I had a bit of a stream of consciousness morning, with a handful of ideas swirling around in my head. First, I’ve always wanted to share some of the interesting and often hilarious strings of words people use to search…
Dec 5
Compassion in World Farming is an international farm animal welfare charity. Welfare, as in, they believe it’s fine to breed and slaughter animals for food when we don’t even need to eat them. Check out their supermarket survey, complete with…
Nov 24
When it comes to low-hanging fruit and abolition, getting Greyhound racing banned in Massachusetts, where there are only two tracks, would seem to be a good choice (as opposed to Florida, where there are over a dozen tracks). But pro-racing…
Oct 7
Four things were swirling around in my head yesterday: During the Ideal Bite Debrief, Claudio wanted to know “why the idea of granting rights to all sentient beings is so heinous,” and GrizzlyBear’s response was that it’s not heinous–it’s irrational….
Sep 24
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…
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