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 [...]
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Posted in Animal Rights, Environmental Concerns, Factory Farming, Farmed Animals, Veganism, tagged make a difference, Michael Pollan, hunger, food crisis, Factory Farming, cows on May 14, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Unless you’ve been living under a rock the past few weeks, you’ve probably heard a thing or two about a global food crisis. Food prices on such staples as rice, wheat and dairy products have sky-rocketed, affecting several already economically struggling countries. “Meanwhile world aid groups continue to reel from the jump in food prices. [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized, tagged animal activism, Animal Cruelty, animal suffering, animals in science, chimpanzees, famous quotes, get involved, legislation, make a difference, pictures on May 6, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Ask the experimenters why they experiment on animals, and the answer is: “Because the animals are like us.” Ask the experimenters why it is morally okay to experiment on animals, and the answer is: “Because the animals are not like us.” Animal experimentation rests on a logical contradiction.
~Charles R. Magel
Did you know that the United [...]
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Posted in Animal Cruelty, Animal Rights, Factory Farming, Farmed Animals, tagged animal suffering, Animal Cruelty, famous quotes, volunteer, get involved, make a difference on April 25, 2008 | 2 Comments »
“Think occasionally of the suffering of which you spare yourself the sight.”
~Albert Schweitzer
I think about this a lot. Maybe too much.
Sometimes, even though we all know there is immense suffering in the world, we ignore it. In some ways it’s a defense mechanism - how much suffering can we bear to know about [...]
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