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 [...]
Posted in Animal Rights, Veganism, tagged decisions, animal advocacy, animal rights conference, animal activism, make a difference, Animal Rights, Veganism on June 17, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I promised I would tell you more about The Midwest Animal Advocacy Conference at the University of Minnesota that took place from June 6th-8th. It’s time to make good on that promise.
I’d like to talk a little bit more about some of the things Colleen Patrick-Goudreau discussed in her “Being a Joyful Vegan” speech, and [...]
Posted in Animal Cruelty, Farmed Animals, Veganism, tagged animal advocacy, animal rights conference, chickens, Colleen Patrick-Goudreau, egg industry, pictures, pictures of factory farms, Veganism on June 9, 2008 | 4 Comments »
One of the highlights of the Midwest Animal Advocacy Conference this weekend was a standing ovation-worthy keynote address given by author and animal rights activist Colleen Patrick-Goudreau. It. was. amazing.
The speech titled “Being a Joyful Vegan in a Non-Vegan World” was inspiration, tips and tactics for doing just that. Let’s face it: it can [...]
Posted in Animal Rights, Animal Welfare, Factory Farming, Veganism, tagged 21 day vegan cleanse, animal activism, animal advocacy, Animal Protection Organizations, Animal Rights, animal rights conference, Factory Farming, Oprah on June 5, 2008 | 2 Comments »
OPRAH’S (VEGAN) CLEANSE
I’m happy to report that it looks like Oprah is still doing her 3 week vegan cleanse. She didn’t blog about it for a couple days (what on earth could be more important?!), but she’s been pretty good the last few days. In Monday’s blog this week, she said this:
I’ve had no cravings [...]
Posted in Animal Rights, Animal Welfare, Factory Farming, Farmed Animals, tagged animal advocacy, happy farm animals, farm animal rescue, farm sanctuary, Factory Farming on May 5, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Next weekend I will be in upstate New York to visit Farm Sanctuary. I am so excited I could pee my pants. I won’t do that, however, because I’m sitting on my couch and there are only so many times a couch can be peed on without having to throw it out (so [...]
Posted in Animal Rights, Factory Farming, Farmed Animals, tagged animal activism, animal advocacy, animal rights conference, carol adams, events, gene baur, paul shapiro, pictures on April 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I am so excited about an upcoming animal advocacy event scheduled to take place here in the Twin Cities from June 6 - June 8. It’s called Their Lives, Our Voices:
Their Lives, Our Voices 2008 seeks to bring together individuals from across the region for a hands-on, high-quality conference focused on helping animals. Our [...]
