“You Want Farm Animals to Go Extinct!”

This is one of my favorite responses from omnivores when they find out that I would love it if the whole world stopped eating animals. “But what would we do with all the animals that are currently on farms? They’d have to die–we can’t possibly keep them all around if they’re going to serve no [...]

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Getting Emotional

Sometimes being an animal rights advocate is emotionally exhausting.  Today is one of those days. Last night I was watching Animal Planet, as I often do, and the show was about polar bears in the wild.  There was a  mama polar bear and her 2 cubs who were not yet full grown, but also not [...]

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Chimpanzees are NOT “Pets”

Earlier this week  a Connecticut woman was attacked by a 200 pound chimpanzee named Travis who had been kept as a pet for 14 years.  The woman was friends with the chimp’s “owner”, and was called to help coax him back indoors after he escaped using a key to unlock the front door.  Sandra Herold, [...]

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Dogs are an Elephant’s Best Friend…?

An unlikely friendship between and elephant and a dog.

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Happy News for America’s Mustangs & Burros

If you’ve been following the whole debate about what to do with all the wild horses in the western United States, then you probably know that there was a possibility that thousands of these beautiful animals would be rounded up and potentially euthanized. Well, it looks like the horses might actually “win” this one, thanks [...]

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Sarah Palin: A Disaster For Animals

Our political leaders have a profound effect on how animals are treated in this country. They enact – or fail to enact, in many cases – laws regarding the treatment of wildlife, companion animals, and “food” animals. The U.S. is regrettably behind the times when it comes to many of these issues, and it seems [...]

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For the People. For the Planet. For the Animals.

You need to go watch this awesome video, courtesy of Non-violence United. It’s about the environmental impact of eating meat and dairy products vs. going vegan; the global food shortage; your health; and the human/non-human animal disconnect.  It’s 11 minutes out of your day and more information than you can shake a stick at! No [...]

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On Deer Hunting

I ask people why they have deer heads on their walls. They always say because it’s such a beautiful animal. There you go. I think my mother is attractive, but I have photographs of her. ~Ellen DeGeneres

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The Truth About Dolphins in Captivity

Until I read Tom Regan’s book, Empty Cages, I never really thought about dolphins in captivity. I mean, dolphins are beautiful animals, and watching them is mesmerizing. Though I can’t remember a time I’ve paid to go to a show involving dolphins, I know I’ve seen and been amazed by them on TV on a [...]

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A Random Happy Animal Story

A couple weeks ago, I took my Boston Terrier Otis out to go potty in front of my house. He kept sniffing at this one place and would NOT go do his business. I tugged on his leash and said “Otis, let’s do a potty!” in my nicest voice, but he refused. Something just smelled [...]

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