Jan 31
If you don’t know how to connect Google, AdSense, Supervegan, Treehugger, Grist, China, Aretha Granklin, and the skin and fur of cats, dogs and other sentient beings, visit FurIsEvil. The site was launched recently, so you can get a feel…
Jan 30
Bea sent me an article I could deconstruct all day about “agricultural speaker, radio personality and columnist Trent Loos [who] offered a pointed critique of urban America’s disconnect with the people who produce the food and fiber that fuels the…
Jan 29
Florida law bans breed discrimination, with the exception of Miami-Dade County, which has a ban on pitt bull-type dogs. However, bills have been introduced that would allow local governments to ban the possession of Pit bulls, Rottweilers, German Shepherds and…
Jan 28
I didn’t know about this until it was over, and thank heavens it all turned out okay, but greyhound racing came close to being revived in Colorado. Mile High Greyhound Park was almost given a window of opportunity to reopen….
Jan 27
Across the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK, hospitals have a plan to cut their global warming emissions that includes curbing meat and dairy use (among a slew of other strategies), according to yesterday’s Guardian. (Here’s the article, and…
Jan 26
“A fork confronts us in the path to a sustainable global civilization: a choice either to continue domination and exploitation in a green guise, or to adopt a new ethic that recognizes all sentient beings as members of the moral…
Jan 25
Natasha over at the Sustainable Food blog of Change.org has posted “Meat that can save the climate,” to which I inadvertently double-commented on. This topic is important to me because I spent at least a couple of years telling people…
Jan 24
I don’t know of any SPCA that has a mission I’d give money to, and not because I don’t care about animals, but because I believe I care more than they do. And that’s not me being arrogant and self-righteous….
Jan 23
First, and especially if you live in Michigan (and please forward to anyone who does), tell everyone to contact Montcalm County Commissioners regarding not renewing its contract with R&R Research. Montcalm County has forged a deal with the devil to…
Jan 22
Before you say you’re sure about how you feel about this issue, watch the video made by the Wildlife Conservation Society which is the first item on the left column/bar. This is sort of an unfair juxtaposition of question and…
Jan 21
Help Produce a Movie with $1.00 Treehuggers invited to support films and videos Naples, FL. January 20, 2009. Today the first fan-managed, motion picture studio, Green Light Flix announced that it is inviting vegetarians, vegans, animal rights activists, and environmentalists…
Jan 20
Bea wanted some good news today, and here it is: I’m Daryl Hannah. That’s good news for me, and your good news is that maybe you’re Woody Harrelson or Paul Watson. This is all according to “What’s Your Green Personality?”…
Jan 19
Thanks to Bill for pointing out that Leo at ZenHabits wrote “On Compassion Towards Animals” today. This is a great opportunity to inject some important, overlooked concepts or point out misconceptions. Leo has a huge following and has written a…
Jan 18
You probably know about the new trend of chefs killing the animals they will cook, or at least getting to know them before they are slaughtered, or in the cases of Jamie Oliver and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, actually have episodes of…
Jan 17
You’d think that people who spend so much time vilifying a cause would know what it is. The Center for Consumer Freedom is at it again, calling Cass Sunstein a “radical animal rights activist.” Now, from what I’ve read and…
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