Glen Beck is absolutely appalled by the fact that the USA is designating funds (5 million a year) to protect turtles and otters. He thinks that for turtles to warrant protection, they should carry guns to protect our country. Then maybe he’d consider giving them some cash, to you know, not become extinct… Sigh. This [...]
I like reading Wayne Pacelle’s (CEO of HSUS) blog. He talks about current animal events, is always even keeled and very sweet. His blog yesterday was the epitomy of the sweet part. A mother pidgeon decided to lay her eggs on the deck of his D.C. apartment. Right in a poorly tended potted plant. Now, [...]
There is a great opinion piece in the NY Times today on sharks. Killing a shark for it’s fins is to me, one of the most horrific reasons to kill an animal. It’s like killing an elephant for it’s ivory. Such a small part is used and then the rest of the corpse left to [...]
If you’re like me, just reading that headline made you upset/angry. This article in Newsweek talks about multiple instances where cancer rates have sky rocketed among animal populations and cites the contributing factors. But the chunk of it says that besides for habitat destruction, global warming, endangered species and your more general pollution, our nasty [...]
Last night my husband and I were up at Vassar college. He had a rehearsal for a reading of Othello. After his rehearsal we went to dinner and then to see The Burnt Part Boys (soon coming to off broadway). We went into a restaurant in Poughkeepsie called Beech Tree Grill and sat down to [...]
PETA has just filed charges against Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus for violating Connecticut’s cruelty-to-animals statute. What did Ringling Bros. do? …trainers and other employees routinely struck elephants with bullhooks, dug the weapons’ sharp metal hooks into the sensitive skin behind elephants’ knees and under their trunks, and whipped both elephants and tigers. [...]
Vegan is no longer a scary word in the food world. I was so happy when my dad sent me an article by Mark Bittman about 101 simple salads for the summer. The first 36 of the salads were vegan! And then the next 18 or so were vegetarian. That’s over half of the salads [...]
Neuaura shoes is having a great sale on their website. I love the end of seasons. It’s late July and all the brands are reducing their prices to make way for the fall stock. The perfect time to get shoes. You’ll find plenty of flats, heels, sandals and all sorts of shoes for your needs. [...]
I had never really put much thought into eco/vegan contraceptives. Besides for the obvious lambskin, which just seems wrong from any standpoint. Really? Lambskin? But I never knew that most latex has an added milk enzyme. Therefore, not vegan. I had also never given much thought to the zillions of condoms flushed down the toilet [...]
Personal responsibility is often touted as the way to change the world. I’m a firm believer in personal behavior and the importance of making humane choices. Going veg, riding your bike, composting etc. All of it makes a difference. But sometimes I think our insular culture finds it easier to ONLY focus on the personal [...]
