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Eating Animals: Debunking our Pastoral Myth
Civil Eats —
Authority: 597
Jonathan Safran Foer speaks with the reasoning of a vegetarian, the skepticism of an investigative journalist and the concern of a parent in Eating Animals . This persuasive narrative forces us to ask why we have ignored the issues associated with factory-farmed meat and fish for so long. We’ve done so, Foer ...3 days ago -
If you don’t choose a vegetarian Thanksgiving celebration, consider a heritage turkey instead
Out In Left Field —
Authority: 422
Go ahead and roll your eyes. The mere idea of a vegetarian Thanksgiving is enough to send most people into hysterics, foaming at the mouth and cursing about tradition and turkeys. Relax.Then take a look at this video and see if you can watch it all the way through. I dare you.If, after watching that, [...]4 days ago -
If you don’t choose a vegetarian Thanksgiving celebration, consider a heritage turkey instead
Out In Left Field —
Authority: 422
Go ahead and roll your eyes. The mere idea of a vegetarian Thanksgiving is enough to send most people into hysterics, foaming at the mouth and cursing about tradition and turkeys. Relax.Then take a look at this video and see if you can watch it all the way through. I dare you.If, after watching that, [...]4 days ago -
Fox News Features Graphic Pig-Farm Video
The PETA Files —
Authority: 640
When I was 16 years old, I was invited to a picnic. When I arrived, I was shocked to realize that Id actually been invited to a pig roast — big difference . The sight of a whole charred pig turning on a spit with an apple stuck in his mouth was all I needed to convince myself that Id never eat pork, i.e. pig , ...6 days ago -
A Strange System: Food: What We Can Do
Science & Soul —
Authority: 403
I’m all ranted out for now, so I shall bring this series to a close. I have hinted at a number of things we, the average consumer, can do to improve the system. So, to finish off the series, I am posting a list created by a professor of Environmental Studies, Dr. Richard Andrus, which I think is completely ...1 week ago -
Poem: The Old Battery Hen
The Spicy Cauldron —
Authority: 128
An elderly ex-battery hen is like a sweet ghost made from weathered feathers, and glass; fragile yet determined, she stalks, she mutters, she sings a poultry spiritual of the days when she was caged beak to beak and bald, with sisters, tormented and Big Hands were never kind, or gentle, and every piece she gave was ...1 week ago -
Planing an Eco-Friendly Thanksgiving
greenUPGRADER —
Authority: 462
Whether you are cooking a turkey, adopting a turkey, or skipping the turkey, here are a few tips for a greener Thanksgiving.Can you believe that Thanksgiving is only a few weeks away? For a lot of folks, that means eating turkey until they pop. Americans eat over 45 million turkeys on Thanksgiving and most ...1 week ago -
‘We can eat meat, ditch factory farming and save the planet’
Daisy Green —
Authority: 138
We don’t need to go veggie to feed a booming world population and save the planet from climate change and forest destruction. And we can produce enough food for everyone without factory farming , new research from Friends of the Earth and Compassion in World farming shows. ‘Eating the planet? ‘, ...1 week ago -
Half-way Through Eating Animals
Vegan Soapbox —
Authority: 484
It’s strange to me that some people will argue that a book they haven’t read isn’t worth reading. It’s like someone who has never been to Paris saying that Paris isn’t all that special. Maybe it is or maybe it isn’t, but someone who’s never been to Paris probably isn’t a trustworthy source of ...1 week ago -
Monsonto’s Ads
OrganicAuthority.com - Organic Blog —
Authority: 474
A hot topic on my mind of late has been Monsanto’s advertising or sponsorship of NPR (National Public Radio). Maybe you’ve heard their messages running on NPR for several months now like I have, claiming that they support a sustainable future, and create a better world for farmers. In a separate print ad they ...1 week ago -
Where Jonathan Safran Foer Gets It Wrong
Vegan Soapbox —
Authority: 484
An article in Salon.com about Eating Animals might persuade many people to read the book and/or reduce or eliminate meat consumption. But reading through the article with a critical vegan eye, I can see a few problems. Where Jonathan Safran Foer gets it wrong: He writes… “These little daily choices that ...2 weeks ago -
The Hazards of Meat-Eating Hit the Mainstream Media
Humane Connection —
Authority: 129
I’ve been vegan for twenty years. As I learned about the plight of animals in modern agriculture from Peter Singer’s Animal Liberation , John Robbins’ Diet for a New America and numerous undercover films that showed the conditions under which the great majority of animals are raised for food, I knew I ...2 weeks ago -
The Hazards of Meat-Eating Hit the Mainstream Media
Zoe Weil —
Authority: 417
I’ve been vegan for twenty years. As I learned about the plight of animals in modern agriculture from Peter Singer’s Animal Liberation , John Robbins’ Diet for a New America and numerous undercover films that showed the conditions under which the great majority of animals are raised for food, I knew I ...2 weeks ago -
A Strange System: Food: Hard Travelin’ Blues
Science & Soul —
Authority: 403
You walk through the aisles of your local supermarket. Apples in June. Watermelons in February. Oranges in December. Weird star fruit in….well I don’t actually know if star fruit have a picking season. So how do we have these fruits and vegetables when it is not time for them to be picked. Most of our ...2 weeks ago -
Influenza History And Industrial Farming. Afghanistan Reminder
Gary Rumor's Anti-Entropic Continuum —
Authority: 128
Afghani Women say the United States Military should get out of Afghanistan. That is the position of the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan. They claim that the struggle against the warlords and Taliban is complicated by the presence of the NATO forces led by the USA. The CIA and other US agencies ...2 weeks ago -
Filthy Feed
Vegan Soapbox —
Authority: 484
“In areas of the United States where large cattle and poultry operations coexist, poultry litter is routinely fed to cows. Poultry litter consists primarily of manure, feathers, spilled feed and bedding material that accumulate on the floors of the buildings that house chickens and turkeys.” source: ...2 weeks ago -
SafeFoodInc.org Is Not All Lies
Vegan Soapbox —
Authority: 484
A meat industry website called SafeFoodInc.org purports to enlighten readers about the film Food, Inc. The website offers a section called “Myths & Facts” where it contrasts their meat industry spin with the documentary scenes. Some of their claims I agree with wholeheartedly, yet I come to a different ...2 weeks ago -
Dear President, Please Pardon All The Turkeys
Vegan Soapbox —
Authority: 484
From FARM at Change.org : The nearly 300 million turkeys killed each year in the U.S. spend their entire lives crammed in large sheds with little room to move. Artificially inseminated and bred to gain enormous amounts of weight, they suffer heart attacks, broken limbs, lameness, and death from their ...2 weeks ago -
Aa’s Weekend Reading (November 6, 2009)
GreenLightAdvisor Views —
Authority: 438
Here are this weekend’s selection for your reading pleasure: Eating Animals: Jonathan Safran Foer Talks To Ellen About His New Book (VIDEO) November-06-09, 12:18 PM He explained his mission writing the book, and how becoming a new father drove him to action. He also challenged environmentalists to step up to ...2 weeks ago -
Yesterday’s Films, Today’s Issues: Hatari!
TakePart Social Action Network —
Authority: 627
Going into Howard Hawks’ Hatari! at BAM this past Wednesday night I had a feeling I would like it. I mean the film’s description is kind of amazing: “John Wayne has never been better than as the leader of a pack of big-game hunters on the African plains who tackle rhinoceroses, elephants, and giraffes to ...2 weeks ago
