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Fat shaming doesn’t help animals
Large animal protection organizations are famous for their attention-getting, eyebrow-raising campaigns – but shaming overweight people in hopes of getting them to go vegan should never be accepted by our movement. In the latest example, people are shamed for
Warning: this post contains infographic images
This cute infographic on calcium is making the vegan rounds lately. At first it seems like an innocuous way to address the “where do you get your calcium” question. Think about it further, and you can see the danger of
Interview with Jasmin Singer and Mariann Sullivan of Our Hen House
Mariann Sullivan and Jasmin Singer are the top hens at Our Hen House, a unique nonprofit that helps activists develop new tactics for helping animals. Through a daily blog, a weekly podcast, videos and other content, Jasmin and Mariann
More Green Smoothies for Me!
Yesterday, a blogger wrote a piece about green smoothies. Her conclusion was that combining a couple of pieces of fresh fruit with handfuls of leafy greens in a blender is bad for you. Yes, that was her conclusion, and the
Top 10 Animal Rights News Stories of 2011
Can you stand another year-end list? Below are what we believe were the ten biggest news stories of 2011 for animal rights initiatives. While some of these generated massive amounts of ink and airtime, a few were important stories that
An open letter to a vivisector
I received an email from a vivisector regarding from the media coverage for Beagle Freedom Project, which my company Evolotus has managed for almost a year. Below I’ve included her letter, in sections, then my responses. “First, I should introduce
I am grateful for you
As I was tossing and turning in bed, between the hours of two and four a.m. last night, a wave of gratitude hit me. I’m not sure exactly why; maybe because it is so close to Thanksgiving and we are
SAEN releases new report on animal abuse in research labs
A comprehensive new report on the use of non-human primates in federally regulated vivisection labs was issued today by SAEN (Stop Animal Exploitation Now). The report on the state of primate research is based on USDA documentation, including the little-known
Co-opted by the oppresors
Something that has bothered me for quite a while now is vegans and animal rights activists using the oppressor’s language and the oppressor’s arguments against other vegans and activists. This has come to the surface recently in two different cases.
The Thinking Vegan interview on ARZone
If you missed my interview on ARZone on September 24, you can read the transcript here.
Interview with Vegan Black Metal Chef
Brian Manowitz, better known as Vegan Black Metal Chef, posted a Pad Thai cooking video in May of this year that went viral. As of this interview, the video has been seen by close to 1.6 million people. He’s been