This weekend on my 6.5 hour drives to and from my parents’ farm in North Dakota, I saw several trucks transporting pigs to–I assume–slaughter. Every time I saw them, I’d look at them all crammed in there and wondered when they last had anything to eat or drink. I thought about how hot [...]
Archive for July, 2008
Livestock Transport
Posted in Animal Cruelty, Animal Welfare, Farmed Animals, Veganism, tagged animal suffering, Animal Welfare, Farmed Animals, Humane Society, livestock transport, pictures, pigs on July 30, 2008 | 10 Comments »
How Could You?
Posted in Animal Welfare, tagged dogs, euthanasia on July 29, 2008 | 7 Comments »
This essay made me cry….
Copyright Jim Willis 2001
When I was a puppy, I entertained you with my antics and made you laugh. You called me your child, and despite a number of chewed shoes and a couple of murdered throw pillows, I became your best friend. Whenever I was “bad,” you’d shake [...]
10 Reasons to Go Veggie
Posted in Environmental Concerns, Veganism, tagged animal agriculture and the environment, Animal Cruelty, decisions, environment, Veganism, vegetarian on July 28, 2008 | 6 Comments »
I found this article and had to share it. Sorry I’ve been a little MIA lately – I was in a wedding this weekend up in my hometown. Doggy pictures forthcoming…
From Times Online
May 20, 2008
1. Helping animals also helps the global poor
While there is ample and justified moral indignation about the diversion [...]
The Fight for Basic Rights for the Great Apes
Posted in Animal Rights, Animal Welfare, tagged Animal Rights, apes, primates on July 18, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Spain’s Parliament could soon be making history for the animal rights cause. A parliamentary committee recently passed resolutions that would extend some basic human rights to the great apes. If passed next year, the law would give chimpanzees, gorillas, bonobos and orangutans the right to life, freedom from arbitrary captivity and protection from torture, which [...]
Dealing with Grief & Stress
Posted in Animal Rights, Veganism, tagged animal activism, animal advocacy, animal rights conference, pattrice jones on July 14, 2008 | 4 Comments »
So, I still have a lot more to say about the Midwest Animal Advocacy Conference I attended last month, “Their Lives, Our Voices“. I have all these notes I took during the speeches and in the workshops just staring at me waiting to be written. The guilt! Okay, guilt is a [...]
Piggies in Iowa Need Your Help!
Posted in Animal Cruelty, Animal Welfare, Factory Farming, Farmed Animals, tagged animal suffering, gestation crates, pictures, pictures of factory farms, farm animal rescue, pigs, farm sanctuary, Factory Farming, Farmed Animals on July 9, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I looooove pigs. I love how curious and sweet they are, and how animated they can be. When I was at Farm Sanctuary earlier this year I had so much fun rubbing their bellies and listening to them grunt with satisfaction. That’s why when I see pictures of the poor piggies who [...]
Doggy Pictures; Update on Ellie
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged companion animals, dogs, puppy mills on July 7, 2008 | 5 Comments »
A couple weeks ago my sister and I took my Boston Terrier, Otis, and her new puppy mill rescue, Ellie, for a long walk around Lake Calhoun. It was something of a nightmare because Ellie still has no idea how to do normal dog things like “walk in a straight line”. She kept [...]
The Golden Rule
Posted in Animal Rights, Animal Welfare, Factory Farming, Farmed Animals, tagged animal suffering, battery cages, chickens, cows, dairy, debeaking, egg industry, Factory Farming on July 5, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The basis of all animal rights should be the Golden Rule: we should treat them as we would wish them to treat us, were any other species in our dominant position.
~Christine Stevens
Simple as it is, “The Golden Rule” is basically how I try to live my life. In my personal relationships, [...]
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