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The White Cow – Excerpt from the film “Vegan: Everyday Stories”
Our co-founder, Dr. Sofia Pineda Ochoa, recounts her experience visiting a slaughterhouse and one particular cow with whom she connected and will always remember. […]
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Interview with Robert J. Ostfeld, MD, MSc
Dr. Ostfeld is a Yale and Harvard trained cardiologist and the founder and director of the Cardiac Wellness Program at Montefiore Medical Center in New York City, where he recommends plant-based vegan diets. He is also an associate professor of clinical medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. […]
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Vegan Ultramarathoner Scott Jurek Breaks World Record
Scott Jurek is an American ultramarathoner who, in 2015 at the age of 41, broke the world record for the 2,168-mile long Appalachian Trail. He completed this epic run in 46 days, 11 hours and 20 minutes (~50 miles per day), breaking the previous record by 3 hours. […]
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84% of Fish have Mercury Concentrations Exceeding EPA Limits
84% of fish sampled around the world in 2013 contained MERCURY CONCENTRATIONS EXCEEDING the U.S. EPA safety limit. And, according to the United Nations, mercury emissions are continuing to increase on a global scale. […]
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Inky’s Great Escape, Eating Octopuses Alive, and More
Inky the octopus made headlines for boldly escaping from an aquarium. But we use these highly intelligent and sentient animals as mere objects for consumption, sometimes even eating them alive. This video explores these issues related to octopuses as well as our use of nonhuman animals more broadly. […]
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Vitamin B12 – Questions Answered
Dr. Pineda Ochoa discusses the current information about vitamin B12 – what it is, what are the causes and prevalence of deficiencies, and what are the best sources. […]
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Compassion or Kiss of Judas? A Frightened Bull’s Plea for Mercy
According to the Spanish animal protection agency Prado, when in the plaza trying to avoid death, this bull recognized the man who was his breeder and caretaker. They say the frightened animal approached the man looking for protection, but instead received a kiss that sealed his fate (referred to as the “Kiss of Judas”). […]
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The Titanic and Animal Agriculture
104 years ago today, on the morning of April 15,1912, the RMS Titanic sank on its maiden voyage from the UK to New York. It was the largest passenger steamship at the time, said to be “indestructible”. Yet it struck an iceberg and sank, resulting in the death of over 1,500 passengers. The Titanic operators received (but largely ignored) warnings from nearby ships about icebergs. […]
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Livestock and the Sixth Mass Extinction
Is the sixth mass extinction already under way? Scientists from Stanford, Berkeley, Princeton and UNAM University say it is. Dr. Sofia Pineda Ochoa explores this alarming conclusion, the destructive role that livestock plays in the looming crisis, and what scientists say we must do now to avoid an ecosystem collapse. […]
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Did The White House Miss Something on Climate Change?
On Monday, the Obama Administration released a 332-page report on the threat from climate change. U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said, “we see a more clear picture of the extent to which climate change is going to impact health, and it’s not a pretty picture.” […]