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(1 vote) Pain-Free Animals or Animal-Free Meat: Two Alternatives to Food Animal Suffering

The debate about factory-farmed animals is raging, thanks to a number of writers who have brought this issue into the public forum.  Authors like Michael Pollen and Jonathan Safran Foer are Read more...

(1 vote) Vegblog 11/17/09: Elephants Matter

The way humans treat elephants is a reflection of how the world is evolving ethically.  To illustrate that point, I offer a number of links to current news items about captive and Read more...

(1 vote) Maneka Gandhi and Others Try to Stop Sadistic Zulu Bull-Killing Ritual

Just when I think I've heard it all when it comes to humans' inhumanity to their fellow animals, I read about another horrific "tradition", this one in South Africa involving Zulu youths, wh Read more...

(1 vote) "Twilight" Star Christian Serratos Gets Naked to Protest Fur Industry

Young actress Christian Serratos, who appears in the wildly popular vampire movie series "The Twilight Saga", is also an animal rights activist who believes it's wrong to kill animals for th Read more...

(11 votes) Vegblog 1/18/09: Miracle on the Hudson, But Not for the Geese

I want to say at the outset that Captain Sullenberger did a remarkable job of saving 155 people, including himself, the other day, when birds—probably Canadian geese—flew into his engines and disable Read more...

(10 votes) PETA Wants to Make Tofu Flavored with George Clooney's Sweat

Yes, you read that correctly. Apparently a towel that George Clooney used at a gym has been passed on to PETA, which wants to make tofu that uses Clooney's sweat as a flavoring. Read more...

(8 votes) Vegblog 1/16/09: Farewell and Good Riddance, Shrub and Darth

I’ve gotta be perfectly honest with you. I confess that I could not induce myself to watch Bush’s last speech last night. Read more...

(8 votes) Vegblog 1/25/09: Mumbai Slumdogs Win the Jackpot, and Other Rescues

No, this is not about the wildly successful film about the Indian kid from the wrong side of the tracks who cashes in big and changes his life. Read more...

(6 votes) PETA Wants Breast Milk Ice Cream

PETA wants the world famous Ben & Jerry's Homemade Ice Cream, to begin using Breast milk from nursing moms in their products. The report calls the idea "udderly ridiculous" Read more...

(6 votes) Vegblog 1/10/09: PETA World

PETA is one of those groups that instantly polarizes people. Read more...