Tag: animal rights
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If Americans Weren’t So Spoiled, We’d Appreciate Horse Meat
image from here We’re spoiled. You’re spoiled. I’m spoiled – Americans in general are spoiled. No, this isn’t a political rant. Those things don’t belong on a blog and frankly, there are few very bloggers who are actually qualified to rage against “the man” without looking stupid. Americans are spoiled by our endless food…
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California Bill 343 – Turn That Video In Pronto!
Hey folks, I just read this article about a bill in California. Not a GMO bill. Not a gestation crate bill. A bill about videoing livestock. Photo courtesy awesome blogger and cattle gal Meg Brown The bill is California Assembly Bill 343 and it forces those who video animal mistreatment a mere 48 hours to…
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Which Food Service Companies Ban Gestation Stalls?
image from here It seems like almost every month another food service provider breaks with the news that they are going to be phasing out gestation stalls. I have scoured searched a little bit on the internet for a succinct list of all these food companies but haven’t been very successful. Then I thought to…
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Animal Welfare and AgChat – Questions Answered!
Fresh, clean bedding for new baby lambs in the middle of winter = great animal care For those of you who are unfamiliar with AgChat, it’s a weekly conversation held on Twitter in which anyone can ask questions revolving around a predetermined topic. The topics change every week and the participants change often too –…
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PETA Targets Kids With Christmas Billboard
Apparently, PETA knows no bounds. They have now taken to targeting children with their venomous lies about animal agriculture and the most recent incident is a billboard that poses the question: “Kids, if you wouldn’t eat your cat, why eat a turkey?” I can answer that – a cat is a pet. It sleeps on…