While vacationing in Maine just over a week ago, my friends and I came across a pug locked inside of a car on a 90° day. I had a video camera with me so I documented the scary situation. Check it out… Learn more about how to help if you find an animal locked inside [...]
It’s a controversial argument to be sure, but many eco activists believe that having children is a sin as big as driving one hundred hummers when it comes to being kind to the environment. After all, nothing we can do takes up more resources than putting another human on an already overpopulated planet. Even if [...]
As a professional humane educator, I can wholeheartedly say that humane education is vital to our children and our schools. Humane ed teaches children compassion, respect and responsibility by educating youth on issues affecting people, animals and the environment. Happily, HEART is offering a humane education p-course this fall for K – 5 teachers in [...]
Right now New York only considers attending an animal fight to be a violation, not a crime. That means, they are given a monetary fine but their criminal record stays clean. The ASPCA is asking for every New Yorker to help make being a spectator at these devastating events a misdemeanor crime. Perhaps that would [...]
The ASPCA sent out an alert asking people to click here and send a letter to their representative. Currently, breeders who sell to brokers and pet stores must be licensed by the USDA. However, breeders who sell directly to the public don’t need to be licensed at all. ASPCA describes it like this: Introduced in [...]
Feral cat colonies have sprung up all over the country. In alley ways, backyards, parks and pretty much any place you can think of. City or rural. Cats are there. They exist because people abandon their once beloved companions, or they fail to spay or neuter their indoor/outdoor cats. The sad truth is, we have [...]
A big thank you to U.S. Representatives Diane Watson and Elton Gallegly for introducing legislation that would require the federal government to only purchase animal products from companies that do not keep animals confined in gestation crates, veal crates or battery cages. The ASPCA says: Whether or not it intends to, the federal government supports [...]
BP’s oil spill is destroying wildlife and habitats with no sign of stopping or even slowing down. Here is a list of links from CNN and Take Part on how you can volunteer to help clean up the mess. From CNN: The Audubon Society, which is affiliated with the Louisiana Coastal Initiative, is making its [...]
Okay. First the business part. Twolia (the company I blog for) is shutting down for a few months to reorganize. They will be shutting down their blogging section. So it’s a very good thing that I recently bought the domain, Livinveg.com. It’s not live yet, but it will be some time next week. That’s right. [...]
I love to bake and I love to raise money. Throw the two together, and you’ve got a fantastic idea called the Worldwide Vegan Bake Sale. Some might ask, how much can bake sales raise? Last year the Worldwide Vegan Bake Sale raised over $25,000. Not too shabby! I plan on holding multiple through the [...]
