Animal Person

JUNE 6, 2009

He recently wrote me: We are an abolitionist group and our approach is "Educate, Investigate & Liberate". We are currently doing an investigation on pig farms in Spain, including intensive and extensive/free-range farms (tho extensive ones are scarce since intensive ones are the majority in the industry). Thanks a lot.

Investigation 100

Investigation Vegan Pigs Free Range 100

Critter News

JULY 1, 2009

Here is a long post from Quarrygirl.com about an investigation they did into some LA restaurants to find out if they are actually vegan. From the looks of it, they did some serious investigative work. Tags: vegan. I'd comment on it but I haven't read it yet! But I will tonight.

Vegan 100

Vegan Investigation Tagged 100

Animal Person

AUGUST 16, 2011

Hal Herzog’s “ Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat ” (Harper 2011), though fascinating, is ultimately depressing for vegans and animal rights activists. In a manner that’s Malcolm Gladwell meets Freakonomics, which is the fascinating part, Herzog investigates our beliefs and actions regarding nonhuman animals (anthrozoology).

Vegan 100

Vegan Morals Animal Rights Advocacy 100

Animal Person

MARCH 24, 2010

And realistically, availability of a vegan burger isn't going to make me want to participate. At the very least, I can keep informed about the activities that are being chosen and always send a letter or comment at the meeting from the vegan perspective. Basically, it's for children who eat animals and their parents. That depends.

Zoos 100

Zoos Ponies Pets Vegan 100

Animal Ethics

OCTOBER 31, 2010

While ever more consumers are going vegetarian or vegan, almost every consumer is demanding that companies take steps to reduce animal suffering. Bell & Evans has heard them and set a new standard in the chicken-supply industry.

New York Times 40

New York Times New York Los Angeles Ethical Treatment 40

Animal Person

JUNE 27, 2009

There's no remotely vegan or even vegetarian (though I'm not even sure what the latter would look like) message. it's that you don't know what's in your food or where it came from until you read the label, and then investigate beyond the label. If there's a lesson in Food Inc.,

Fast Food 100

Fast Food Chickens Farming Medical 100

Animal Ethics

APRIL 16, 2009

The meat and dairy industries want to keep their operations away from the public’s discriminating eyes, but as groups like PETA and the Humane Society have shown us in their graphic and disturbing undercover investigations, factory farms are mechanized madness and slaughterhouses are torture chambers to these unfortunate and feeling beings.

New York Times 40

New York Times New York Proposition 2 Free Range 40