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A Reminder About Roosters on this Chinese New Year
In the Chinese lunar calendar, we are leaving the year of the monkey and starting the year of the rooster. So, Happy New Year! […]
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Are Animal Foods Sustainable?
A single 3-ounce serving of beef requires a staggering *338 gallons* of water to produce. For poultry (chicken meat), it’s *88* gallons. For pig meat (pork), a whopping *108* gallons. […]
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Can We Afford to Play with Earth’s Climate?
Our two closest planetary neighbors, Venus and Mars, were once thought to have Earth-like climates in the distant past. But, a hospitable climate is not guaranteed forever. Today, temperatures on Venus can reach a blistering 864° F, while on Mars they can plummet to a frigid -195° F. […]
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Does Your Diet Help or Hurt Pandas?
Giant pandas are listed as “vulnerable” to extinction, as their bamboo habitats are being destroyed at an alarming rate. […]
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What Happens When Pollinators Go Extinct?
Bees help pollinate 35% of the world’s food — a service worth billions of dollars each year (if not more). […]
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Kaiser Permanente Recommends Plant-Based Diets
Kaiser Permanente, one of the largest managed care groups in the U.S. with over 17,000 physicians and over 9 million members, believes that: “Further research is needed to find ways to make plant-based diets the new normal for our patients and employees.” […]
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Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Updates its Official Position on Vegan Diets
Not surprisingly, the recently issued position paper from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (the largest organization of food and nutrition professionals) not only reiterates its long-standing position that vegan diets are “suitable for all stages of the life cycle,” but further highlights some of the health benefits of avoiding animal foods. […]
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Happy Thanksgiving
We are so thankful for our friends, family and good fortune. However, we will not be celebrating our thankfulness today by consuming a turkey’s body (or any other animal foods). […]
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Gandhi, Nonviolence and Animals
Earlier this week was Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday. He once said, “An ounce of practice is worth more than tons of preaching”. When it comes to *preaching* values like respect and peace, should we not also *practice* eating and consumption choices that are consistent with those values? […]
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Temple Grandin and Confusing Ethics About Animals
Today is Temple Grandin’s 69th birthday. A spokesperson and consultant for the livestock industry, her work in the field of animal facilities design has earned her recognition from the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, most notably for the adaptation of curved corrals intended to reduce stress and injury to animals being led to slaughter. […]