And You Thought the Frappuccino Was All Veggie
The “Vegan Frappuccino” at Starbucks sounded just fine. No dairy … all animal-free … right? Not quite. To get it to come out with that nice…
The One Way to Celebrate Earth Day
This Sunday, you can celebrate Earth Day by recycling something, joining a group that’s picking up old cans and bottles, taking a reusable shopping bag to the supermarket …Or you can do the one thing that will really make a difference.
FDA to Drug Companies: Stop Dosing Food Animals with Antibiotics
The Food and Drug Administration has finally called on drug companies to limit the use of antibiotics in farm animals, a practice that is contributing to…
Iowa Governor Defends Pink Slime
Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad is on massive damage control in the wake of public revulsion to the idea of “pink slime” in their beef. Wearing a…
Another New Veggie Meat Is Unveiled
With several companies already racing to produce the first laboratory grown alternative to meat from dead animals, another contender has joined the field.
Wolfgang Puck Says No to Foie Gras
Renowned California chef Wolfgang Puck has written a letter urging fellow restaurateurs to embrace the state’s upcoming ban on foie gras. The bill, which was signed in 2004, gave restaurants eight years to come up with a humane alternative to the way the “delicacy” is produced.
State Watchdog in Pocket of Factory Farm
A few days before police raided the Butterball turkey factory farm in North Carolina, an official at the N.C. Department of Agriculture called the factory farm to give them advance warning that trouble was on the way.
Americans Eating Less Meat
The department of agriculture projects that our meat and poultry consumption will fall again this year, to about 12.2 percent less in 2012 than it was in 2007.
Pigs on Dangerous Antibiotics
Discovery News explains that just two weeks of low-dose antibiotics boosted the number of E. coli in the guts of pigs and the bacteria had more drug-resistant genes.
One More Reason to Save (Their) Bacon
New research from Sweden points to the fact that people who eat processed meats have a considerably higher risk of pancreatic cancer.
Why to Avoid the Cat Stew!
It was a toxic mix of greed, jealousy, forestry, business and cat stew. A Chinese CEO is dead and a deputy director of agriculture is in handcuffs.
The Week for Farm Animals
Paul Shapiro’s weekly round-up of news from the world of farm animals – January 6, 2012.
New Theory on Bee Collapse
What’s killing the bees? We’ve heard numerous theories over the past few years, from pesticides to viruses to cell phones. Now there’s a new theory: A parasitic fly is turning bees into zombies.
Natalie Portman to Make Vegan Movie
Natalie Portman is one of the few celebrity actors who embrace the animal protection world as a passionate cause (rather than as part hobby, part self-promotion).
Bird Flu – "Not If But When"
The H5N1 virus (aka bird flu) is rearing its head again in Asia, where huge, dirty, inhumane chicken markets are a breeding ground for dangerous bugs and viruses that can be carried around the world by humans, by birds or by other animals.
Are You a Vegansexual?
Latest word to enter the scientific vocabulary: Vegansexual. The term was coined in New Zealand after much media attention was given, four years ago, to a study that noted that an increasing number of vegans said they engaged in sexual relationships and intimate partnerships only with other vegans.
Why Diet Pills Appeal to Republicans
If you’ve done a search online for “Rush Limbaugh” or “Rick Santorum” lately, you may have also been looking for a weight loss remedy. That’s one of the conclusions from sociologist Shankar Vedantam, who’s been running the new Google Correlate through its paces.
The Bison Mark Zuckerberg Shot
Zuckerberg placed it there recently as a prank, to surprise his top exec with the installation of the very hairy bison when she was away from Facebook’s Silicon Valley HQ. And surprised she was when she got back and was faced with the creature, which pretty much takes up the whole room.
How We’re Being Stuffed by the Big Food Companies
The folks at Frugal Dad have produced an infographic showing how our food supply is governed by a small handful of huge companies. They wield enormous influence.
How Many True Vegetarians?
How do you categorize whether someone is truly a vegetarian or not? A lot of people call themselves veggies because they “only” eat, say, fish, eggs and dairy … or they eat vegetarian three times a week.