10,000 Birds

JANUARY 14, 2022

Despite being debased and reduced to a mere gastronomic buzzword by American chains of Italian-esque eateries, the offerings of dubious submarine sandwich shops, and bastardized and slapped onto corporate supermarket products labels, the word “Tuscan” can still denote genuine gastronomic excellence in a country of proud regional food traditions.

2019 234

2019 Butcher Livestock 2006 234

Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 24, 2008

Of all recognised occupations by which, in civilised countries, a livelihood is sought and obtained, the work which is looked upon with the greatest loathing (next to the Hangman's) is that of the Butcher—as witness the opprobrious sense which the word "butcher" has acquired.

Butcher 40

Butcher Vegetarian Morals Welfare 40

Animal Person

AUGUST 16, 2011

Most interesting for me was the mental lock most people have that we vegans are always looking to break or find the key to: Why do good people who understand what happens to animals for unnecessary products such as “steak” or eggs, continue to consume such things? The answer, throughout the entire 300 pages, essentially is: Because they do.

Vegan 100

Vegan Morals Animal Rights Advocacy 100

Animal Ethics

OCTOBER 6, 2009

But for more than 20 years, consumer groups led by Public Citizen have worked to scare the public about food irradiation and threatened to boycott companies that market irradiated products. There are many of these, survivors of the industrialization of our food supply, in most cities and towns across America.

New York Times 40

New York Times New York Hamburgers Meat Industry 40

Animal Person

OCTOBER 26, 2009

He always refers to himself and his wife and his child as "vegetarian." Yet he spends time describing the miserable deaths of day-old male chicks and understands what happens in dairy production, and I assume he doesn't partake of anyone's eggs or milk. But why does he say "vegetarian?" This is very silly.

Factory Farm 100

Factory Farm Factory Farming Animal Vegan 100