10,000 Birds

JULY 24, 2023

It is a bit of an outsider in the bulbul family, being only one of two bulbuls in the genus Spizixos (“chirping bulbul” – a bit strange as many other bulbuls including the omnipresent Light-vented Bulbul also chirp a lot). The Collared Finchbill is a bulbul, even though the name does not state this directly.

Vegan 176

Vegan Cats Animal Friendly Eggs 176

Animal Person

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

Thanksgiving 2010 will be Baby Sky's first, and our opportunity to introduce her to the notion that our family doesn't eat animals (not to mention that other historical story we'll be correcting). When in the position of having the choice, which so far is always, I'd rather choose not to have someone killed for me. It's our tradition.

Greyhounds 100

Greyhounds Forced Molting Debeaking Vegan 100

Animal Person

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

There was no meaningful discussion about our inefficient use of resources (grain and water) in the feeding of animals to kill to feed people. And there is a family in rural England who charts their energy use and we see that food is the second highest use of energy for them (air travel takes up the most). But they dismiss food.

Nigeria 100

Nigeria Vegan Neglecting Vegetarian 100

Animal Person

OCTOBER 26, 2009

I say "if you know someone" because this isn't a book I'd recommend to vegans for their vegan education efforts. The vegans I know would probably find it a bit maddening, and here's why: We aren't sure whether Foer is a vegan. He is against it for himself and his family. Not great, but good. He never says he is.

Factory Farm 100

Factory Farm Factory Farming Animal Vegan 100