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On Vegan Filmmakers and John Perkins

What do vegan filmmakers have to do with John Perkins, of Confessions of an Economic Hitman-fame? Nothing, other than I received messages from both yesterday (and you may have, as well). On Monday . . . . the first fan-managed,…

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Project Treadstone: An Unbelievable Lesson

It took me a couple of weeks to get to the bottom of the odd behavior of some of the rescue people regarding my accidental endeavor to trap, neuter and return a couple dozen feral cats around the Community Foundation…

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What Passes for Research and Journalism on Health

Perusing Alternet this morning led me to not one, but two articles (in under a minute) that make me wonder about what passes for research and journalism on health in America. First, there’s the “Sugar is the New Heroin,” which…

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Find Adam Some Good News

Adam wanted me to find him some good news yesterday and I’m thinking of billing him for my time because it took me an hour. 🙂 Here’s the problem: If I were a welfarist, I’d have plenty of good news…

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Biden Gets Puppy From Breeder, and Why That Matters

It’s such a small thing to ask, and it’s so easily done. And it’s less expensive, and in today’s economy every penny counts. Am I talking about veganism? I very well could be. But no, I’m talking about why some…

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Poplar Spring Calendar Available!

As you may know, Deb Durant of Invisible Voices takes gorgeous photos and decided to create a calendar for Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary in Maryland, where she volunteers weekly. The project was a labor of love and Deb is donating…

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On David Cantor and the AETA

First, I have no (good) excuse, but I meant to link to Adam’s “Ten Questions: David Cantor of RPA” last month, and, well, I didn’t. But I’m doing it now and I hope that counts for something. Here are some…

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Wired.com Animal Photo Contest

Wired.com is having a contest this week for the “best animal photo” and there are some gorgeous ones posted. “The 10 highest-ranked photos will appear in a gallery on the Wired.com homepage. Show us giraffes walking down city streets, panda…

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On When Doctors Tell You to Eat Animals

The Atlantic’s Megan McArdle has quit being vegan, upon her doctor’s advice. Comments follow, of the usual variety given the last paragraph of her post: “At any rate, please don’t turn this comment thread into an excuse for vegans to…

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On the NYC Humane Education Resolution and “Radical Moves”

First, Rich (of Smoke fame) reminded me that there will be a vote and conference about the Humane Education resolution by the NYC Council on Dec. 16th. There is a law that “requires instruction on the humane care and treatment…

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On “Fat” and Veganism

A handful of people have commented about their weight, saying they are vegans–and not junk food vegans–and they are not thin. I have mentioned my “skinny fat” friends who are thin, regardless of what they eat, and don’t exercise and…

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On Homes for “Unadoptable” and Special Needs Animals

Because of the story about Rich and Smoke, a FeLV positive kitty who lived in his bathroom for a while (as to not cause a problem with his kitty, Beanie), in addition to the commencement of Project Treadstone, I’ve been…

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The Drama of Project Treadstone, My 1000th Post!

Well, I didn’t see this one coming. First, note to self, make sure the kind women who love the kitties don’t feed them 20 minutes prior to the . . .

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Problem Solving 101

When you have a problem and you know what causes it, what do you do? Do you attack the symptoms of the problem? No, because you know what the cause is. When wouldn’t you go to the problem’s cause? Simple:…

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Interesting HSUS Response to Bush Pardons

I wrote about Bush pardoning intentional coyote killer and accidental bald eagle killer, Leslie O. Collier, on Surreal Speciesist Sunday. A similar pardon went to Milton “Kirk” Cordes, a member of Dakota Safaris, which is a private big-game hunting operation….

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