The Shelter Pet Project is designed to give a voice to animals who live in a shelter and sit there waiting to be adopted. Through humorous video and audio it debunks all kinds of myths people believe about shelter pets. Many people believe animals put in a shelter are damaged goods – that they were [...]
Vegan boot season is here and the boots are hot! I can’t actually afford the Cri De Coeur boots to your right but I’m considering selling a kidney for them. I’ve got two, right? No biggie. In my life time (I’m not that old) vegan shoes have gone from Pay Less to super glam. Here [...]
Thanks to my Dad for emailing me this amazing recipe from Mark Bittman’s “The Minimalist” in the NY Times. He sent it on Saturday. On Sunday morning I went to Whole Foods, picked up the ingredients and made it for my husband and our good friend for lunch. Perfection! Here is a list of ingredients [...]
No Impact Man is making its tour around the country and I’m desperate to see it. Sadly, it’s already been to NY so I’m going to have to wait. What is No Impact Man? It’s a film about a family that tries to produce zero waste for an entire year. That means no trains, subways, [...]
Being an AR advocate can be challenging. Totally rewarding but sometimes, it can also be sad, demoralizing and make you shake your head at humanity. I had such a moment this morning when I read this article about a dog fighting operation taking place at a day care center. In fact, ten feet away from [...]
For a while now I’ve been using Shikai shampoo and conditioner. It’s one of those products that you’ve seen all around but you might never have realized that they are vegan. No animal ingredients. No animal testing. Score! This is one of those brands that I love because they are available at major stores. And [...]
For years my husband and I ate cereal every morning. We grew increasingly tired of it but didn’t feel like we had any other low maintenance options. That is until we considered smoothies. For a few months now we’ve been drinking banana/peanut butter smoothies for breakfast and they are divine! Filling, yummy, healthy, raw and [...]
Frankly, I’ve always been a bit confused about the effects of antibiotics used in meat production. Some people say that there is little data and we shouldn’t worry about it. Others say it’s a major problem in our food industry. Obviously as a veg I don’t have to worry so much about it. But like [...]
NPR did a great little piece on two conservationists: Dereck and Beverly Joubert. They focus their efforts on big cats, photographing them for magazines like National Geographic as a part of their conservation efforts. Their biggest project of late was the task of following one leopard for 5 years. From infancy into adulthood. And the [...]
I love campaigns that get massive companies to change their ways. We haven’t had any in a while and now there are two being done by two great organizations. 1. HSUS is asking everyone to ask IHOP to switch to cage free eggs. Why now? IHOP’s egg supplier has just been exposed. HSUS writes, “An [...]
