Aug 9
Susan Clay of Houston alerted me to the fact that the editorial board of The Christian Science Monitor appears to be very confused about animal rights in its “Do Apes Have Human Rights?” Perhaps some clarity in a letter to…
Aug 8
Riddle me this: When is infighting infighting, and when is asceticism asceticism? Infighting I have four questions as a result of the recent discussions about counter-protests, infighting, Will Potter and lettuce: Is it infighting when the groups don’t have the…
Aug 5
I’ve been very busy with the early arrival of a new extended family member, Evan Levi (6lb. 3 oz., 19.5″ of perfect gorgeousness), so I haven’t had much time to participate on my own blog. The hospital has wireless Internet…
Aug 4
I didn’t want to leave the house without directing you to “Firebombings at Homes of 2 California Researchers,” by Jesse McKinley in today’s New York Times. I’d love to say we now know the facts because this is The New…
Aug 4
I was thinking about the banning of the flesh of dogs for human consumption at the 112 Olympic restaurants for the games, and thinking that it was speciesist, as dog “meat” is being banned because Westerners value dogs more than…
Aug 3
Caption: Bikini-clad PETA volunteer Nicole Matthews glances at Friends of Animals activist David Shishkoff outside the Douglas Street KFC on Thursday. PETA was lauding the fast food chain’s decision to include substitute chicken on its menu. Photo: Dunc Malcolm/News staff…
Aug 1
First, two discussions you may want to visit. 1. A couple of weeks ago I wrote about a Grist article about vegan who became a butcher and said Roz Cummins would be posting an in-depth interview with him soon. She…
Jul 31
Today’s theme is “humane” fill-in-the-blank. First, from Dallas Rising of Minnesota’s Animal Rights Coalition, we have The Humane Farming Myth brochure, which ties into HumaneMyth.org. I like that #1 under “What You Can Do” is “Eat plant-based (vegan) foods,” and…
Jul 30
We’ve all heard they myriad rationales people tell themselves to justify taking-or paying someone to take-the life of another sentient being because they like the taste of that being’s flesh. A week ago, Kim Honey of the Toronto Star wrote…
Jul 28
Did you catch the story of Molly the pony, who was left behind in her barn during Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana? She was found by a rescue group two weeks after the hurricane and subsequently attacked by dogs who badly…
Jul 26
When I saw Dan’s comment on Thursday’s post that begins with “Wayne Pacelle is a hypocritical fraud who speaks out of both sides of his mouth” I thought: thems is fightin’ words. I don’t know Wayne personally, and I’ve always…
Jul 24
Call me crazy, but the title “Why Vegan is the New Atkins” (a post by Kathy Freston at The Huffington Post) tells me that vegan, whatever that is, is a way to lose weight quickly that will spread, as a…
Jul 23
Part of the “compassionate carnivore” phenomenon, in my experience, is that many of these omnivores (I can’t write carnivore and take is seriously) are not being honest, which I think is clear by now, but they also think they’re being…
Jul 22
Roger directed me to “Ethics@Work: Animal Rights: Are they good for people?” (and yes, there’s a double colon), which I wasn’t going to write about because I was almost too annoyed by it. But then I read ” A Locally…
Jul 21
Steve Ross, the supervisor of behavioral and cognitive research at the Lester Fisher Center for the Study and Conservation of Apes at the Lincoln Park Zoo, is pleased that a growing number of companies have said they will stop using…
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