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Agriculture Industry Encouraged To Adopt ‘Happiness Is A Dead Animal’ Slogan
At a recent gathering of farmers for a program sponsored by Farm Credit Services of Mid-America, Dr. Wes Jamison, Associate Professor of Communication at Palm Beach Atlantic University, suggested that the Agriculture industry fight back with a new slogan: “Happiness is a Dead Animal” He told Hoosier Ag Today that vilifying groups like [...]
Daily Dose Of B-12: Swine Flu, Swine Flu, Swine Flu!!!!
17. September 2009
“Since last spring and the onset of the 2009 pandemic H1N1 influenza outbreak in humans, USDA has consistently asked that the media stop calling this “novel” pandemic virus “swine flu.” By continuing to mislabel the 2009 pandemic H1N1 influenza virus that is affecting human populations around the world, the media is causing undue and undeserved [...]
Get To Know A Candidate Countdown: Daniel Dromm
11. September 2009
Yesterday we started our week-long Get To Know A Candidate Countdown with the help of our friends at the New York League of Humane Voters. We hope this feature will help all of our New York City readers make the best choice when they vote on Tuesday, September 15th. Today we are proud to welcome Daniel [...]
Answering Common Questions: But Don’t Plants Have Feelings Too?
8. June 2009
Every once and a while as a vegan, you may get that common question: “but what about plants? don’t they have feelings too?” The sentiment being that if plants have feelings, then it doesn’t matter what we eat since we will always be causing pain to gain nourishment. Well, Dan Cudahy at Unpopular Vegan Essays has [...]
New York League of Humane Voters Presents Groundbreaking Political Event
25. May 2009
If you live in NYC and give half a crap about animals than you MUST make this event! On Tuesday, May 26th (AKA TOMORROW), you will have the chance to meet candidates running to be New York City’s next Mayor, Public Advocate and Comptroller, as well as Manhattan’s next District Attorney. The candidates will appear at a [...]
Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009 Will Outlaw Organic Food!!!
30. March 2009
Hold on to your hats! Many people don’t know that on February 4th, the Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009 (HR 875) was introduced to congress and, if passed, would essentially outlaw organic food. Who oh who would want to do such a ghastly thing? Corporate America, take a bow! The bill was introduced by Rosa DeLauro whose husband Stanley Greenburg works [...]
Five Observations On Going VEG For The Very First Time
26. March 2009
While my co-partner on VEGdaily, Michael DuDell, may have years of experiencce in the vegan/vegetarian world, I’m relatively new to the scene; having only shed my meat-eating lifestyle some six months ago. It wasn’t anything I necessarily planned to do — it just evolved to make perfect sense. My upbringing never focused on food — [...]
Eating Red Meat Is Bad For You?? DUH!!!!
26. March 2009
So we’re a bit late to the table on this, but not on accident. The Washington Post recently reported that eating red meat decreases lifespan, and the general public is shocked. Me, I’m doing a big old eye roll (FYI: vegans and vegetarians are allowed 9 “we told you so” eye rolls a year). Listen, I’m thrilled [...]
President Barack Obama Closes USDA Loophole — Animal Lovers Rejoice!
16. March 2009
Repeat after me: OBAMA, OBAMA, OBAMA!!! On March 14th, President Obama announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture was officially putting a stop to non-ambulatory cattle being mishandled in order to get them into slaughter plants. Translation: cows too sick or weak to stand on their own will no longer be cruelly dragged and abused in [...]
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