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I usually feel pretty confident talking about and defending veganism but I've found this to be a weak point. Advocating for veganism and animal rights hinges on animal products being unnecessary, and fears about child development can be really potent, so I need a good response when it comes up...

On October 15th I'll be doing a bike ride as a fundraiser for Midwest Access Coalition. MAC helps women who have to travel long distances to obtain abortion care with funding, logistics and emotional support. The ride will be from the Missouri State Capitol building, where some of the most...

This sounds like an interesting read. I've always suspected bees have more intelligence and individuality than we give them credit for, it's nice to see research backing that up. https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/07/29/bee-cognition-insect-intelligence-research/ "The observation that...

I talked to a guy the other day who raises certified organic chickens and sells their eggs for $8-10 a dozen. He's got about 60 chickens with his son and makes about $6-7k a year off of it. So it's the kind of small, family run operation that seems so traditional and wholesome in our society...

I was recently bitten by a brown recluse and it's developed into a serious wound...just got back from another appointment for it today and there's a dead recluse on my window sill one of my cats got. I've always killed brown recluses when I spot them but obviously that isn't enough. I'm about...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/24/meatless-school-menu-sparks-political-row-in-france This is absurd. Like children when you take away their candy. I find it odd the article didn't offer anything from the students' perspective.

I had never heard of this guy before. Imagine having the courage and vision to go vegan in the early 1800s! Lewis Gompertz - Jewish 'vegan' and co-founder of the RSPCA in 1824 Lewis Gompertz (1783/4–1861) appears on...

A DXE activist posed as the CEO of Smithfield and talked about the link between factory farming and pandemics on Fox :joy: I'm not sure how strategic or effective this was, but it's pretty funny.

I wanted to learn the rates of slaughter in the US for cows pigs and chickens and try to commit them to memory in case I'd like to quote a figure in conversation. Working off the 2018 USDA data as reported by animalclock.org, and rounding to an easier-to-memorize figure, here's what I got...

"HIDDEN is an unflinching book of photography about our conflict with non-human animals around the globe, as depicted through the lenses of thirty award-winning photojournalists. HIDDEN focuses on the invisible animals in our lives: those with whom we have a close relationship and yet fail to...

Vegan mother 'humiliated' by KFC staff who served her chicken and then 'laughed at her' A vegan mother has hit out at KFC after staff at the fast food chain served her a chicken burger and then “laughed at her” when she complained. Vanessa Franco attempted to order the restaurant’s new vegan...

Here's a good article from The Atlantic today: Why Men Think Plant-Based Meat Will Turn Them Into Women A viral claim that Impossible Whoppers would make men “grow boobs” plays into long-held beliefs about power and sex. Burger King’s inaugural commercial for the Impossible Whopper, the...

This makes a lot of sense as a way to get kids to eat healthier. I've always thought advertising to kids should be severely restricted if not just plain outlawed...it's basically manipulating a vulnerable mind at a time when potentially life-long habits are being formed...

It's only $4.99. But Costco's rotisserie chicken comes at a huge price

The real cost of cheap US chicken? Chlorination is just the start Concerns about the safety of post-Brexit imports mask a bigger issue: the hyper-intensive American farming model Just thought this was an interesting article. Funny that it was published just two days ago but is already...

Good article from Outside Magazine on the rise of "alt-meat": This Is the Beginning of the End of the Beef Industry There’s a famous Gandhi aphorism about how movements progress: “First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.” That was actually written by...

Sounds like something out of @Lou 's "write a headline" thread. So it begins... Watch This Gang of Cows Break into a Grocery Store and Eat All the Vegetables Hong Kong's feral cows are starting to help themselves to the fresh produce sections of local supermarkets.

This article got me thinking. Another trolley problem scenario. Saving so many species from extinction is an important goal. How much cruelty does that justify? Ecosystems are undergoing globalization along with our economies. The process is irreversible. Is it better to just let things...

I'm curious how you all transitioned. Did you go cold turkey or gradually cut out animal products? Did you try and fail in the past? What was different about your approach on earlier attempts? What approach would you recommend to those thinking about transitioning? I transitioned gradually over...

I've been wanting to buy one of those "Da Bird" cat toys lately even though they're made with real feathers. I'm not going to! But I've never seen my cats get so excited or play so hard as I have with that toy. The way the feathers spin and flap through the air is very bird-like, and the long...