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The Last Straw – Seattle Bans Plastic Straws and Utensils
Every day, over a BILLION single use plastic straws are used and discarded. Unbelievable, isn’t it? Can you even visualize this scale of mindless waste? […]
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How Do You See Other Animals? As just “things” or something more?
Are other animals mere “things” for our use and disposal, or do we have an obligation to take their interests into account? […]
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Vegan Before the Word Even Existed – Amos Bronson Alcott
Veganism is nothing new. While the term was coined relatively recently (in 1944), the idea has been around for at least 25 centuries — from Jainism’s “ahimsa”, to Pythagoras of Ancient Greece, to Leonardo Di Vinci of 15th Century Florence. […]
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Upset About Trophy Hunting, But Still Sticking Forks Into Animals?
As the world condemns Trump’s consideration of lifting the trophy hunting ban, let’s not forget that countless billions of cows, pigs, fishes, chickens and other animals are unnecessarily exploited and killed every year to satisfy our whim to eat animal products. […]
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The “Rabbit Plan” – A Terrible Idea All Around
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has unveiled his so-called “Rabbit Plan”, in which he wants people to breed and eat rabbits “for protein” due to shortages of red meat and poultry. […]
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Thoughts on World Vegan Day 2017
We’d like to say “happy” World Vegan Day today. But, the reality is that our world is still far from happy. […]
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Do You Enjoy Eating Endangered Sea Turtles With Your Shrimp?
For every 1 pound of shrimp caught, up to 5 to 20 pounds of unintended marine species are caught and discarded as by-kill. […]
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“I don’t think animals were meant to be eaten or worn.” – John Lennon
John Lennon’s birthday was earlier this week. Do you agree with what he said? We certainly think he was on to something! […]
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Blindness: One of the Very Real Consequences of our Daily Choices
We don’t always give much thought to what we eat, wear or buy. And animal products seem to be everywhere and consumed by everyone. […]
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“The Greatness of a Nation and its Moral Progress can be Judged by the Way its Animals are Treated”
This insightful quote is credited to Mahatma Gandhi, whose birthday was earlier this week. […]