“With the passage of Prop 2, California becomes the 5th state to outlaw gestation crates (joining Florida, Arizona, Oregon and Colorado) and the third to outlaw veal crates (joining Arizona and Colorado). Perhaps most significantly, it becomes the first state to ban battery cages for laying hens, who are killed in far greater numbers than [...]
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Prop 2 Passes!!!
Posted in Animal Welfare, Factory Farming, tagged "veal" calves, animal advocacy, Animal Protection Organizations, battery cages, California, chickens, confinement, egg industry, Factory Farming, farm sanctuary, gestation crates, Humane Society, legislation, pictures of factory farms, pigs, veal crates, yes on prop 2 on November 5, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Piggies in Iowa Need Your Help!
Posted in Animal Cruelty, Animal Welfare, Factory Farming, Farmed Animals, tagged animal suffering, Factory Farming, farm animal rescue, farm sanctuary, Farmed Animals, gestation crates, pictures, pictures of factory farms, pigs 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 have been rescued [...]
Dairy Operation Pollution Causes Evacuation
Posted in Animal Welfare, Environmental Concerns, Factory Farming, tagged animal agriculture and the environment, animal suffering, cows, dairy, manure pits, Minnesota, pictures of factory farms on June 10, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I know I just wrote a post about being a joyful vegan, and while I really, really do plan to be as joyful as possible, when I hear that a dairy operation (it’s not a FARM, that’s for sure) in northern Minnesota caused local residents to evacuate their homes over the weekend due to unhealthy [...]
Being a Joyful Vegan
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 [...]
“From Farm to Fork”
Posted in Environmental Concerns, Factory Farming, Farmed Animals, Veganism, tagged animal agriculture and the environment, Animal Cruelty, battery cages, environment, gestation crates, pictures, pictures of factory farms on April 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Not long ago I went to a presentation called “From Farm to Fork: The Environmental Impacts of Animal Agriculture” held at the Bell Museum in Minneapolis. The featured speaker was Gowri Koneswaran, Director of Animal Agricultural Impacts at the Humane Society of the United States. It was a great presentation. During the first half of [...]
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