Animal rights and animal welfare.
painting by Benedict Olorunnisomo Human nature. It is the foundation of humanity. How we know the difference between right and wrong, and how we can care about something are not traits that we learn. They are instincts that have been written into our DNA. Whether you choose to embrace your nature or to ignore it, it is still there non the less. I believe, regardless of our reasoning, our…
The education process is never ending. We are continuously taking in new information that can change our view of the world. Everything we say, wear and do is letting those around us know what we believe in…and may challenge what they see as the “norm”.…
Animal suffering is a multifaceted issue, and there is an urgent need for an integrated and compassionate solution. While a healthy vegan diet reduces the demand for farm animal suffering, we must remember there are many other animals in dire need of assistance. So this afternoon, while HappyCow sits down to a delicious vegetarian meal, our friends at the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) will…
I am convinced that were it not for the convenience and the distance afforded by the myriad available venues from which we purchase all manner of of consumer goods, we would see some changes in our shopping lists. It’s so easy to buy things without the vaguest idea of the real story preceding their arrival in the marketplace. In many cases, perhaps most, the supply-chain history would be of little…
By Alisa Rutherford-Fortunati: Sitting in my office in downtown Boston I stared out the frosted glass and dreamt of Italy. A small farm filled with animals wandering in green pastures, clucking at my heels, waiting eagerly to have grain and hay thrown into their troughs. One more month, and I would be volunteering on a small organic dairy farm nestled in the pristine Italian countryside. While I had been…
I feel quite strongly that, at this juncture in evolution, the greatest hurdle for all who would hope to see an end to violence and injustice on earth, is the widespread failure to recognize and denounce the exploitation, fear and suffering that is inflicted, every day, with impunity, upon undeniably innocent and sensitive animals. I am, at once, both inspired and confounded by the genuine concern and good will of…
“It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong.” – Voltaire In a country dominated by fast food restaurants, milk mustaches, and slaughterhouses, it can be quite isolating to live contrary to established norms. Many times, the animal rights community is seen as idiosyncratic and eccentric, lacking the fundamental structure of analogous social justice movements. Thus, it is paramount to provide a forum for…
In a frozen dinner first, the new Candle Cafe Frozen Meals support Farm Sanctuary’s lifesaving work on behalf of neglected and abused farm animals! Inspired by the chefs and recipes of New York City vegan restaurants Candle Cafe and Candle 79, and in partnership with The Hain Celestial Group natural and organic foods company, the Candle Cafe Frozen Meals follow the restaurant’s mission to better the individual and the planet…
“Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.” – Calvin Coolidge The night of the slaughter is neither holy nor silent. In the United States, 22 million turkeys die at Christmas alone. Their deaths are not plenteous in mercy, peace, or goodwill. These animals writhe at the…
I am almost silenced by the on-going atrocities man commits against himself, animals, and earth. And again, appalled by how man successfully glorifies each and every act of violence. gen•o•cide – noun the deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group. National, racial, political, or cultural? It seems as though genocide is, by definition, restricted to the human race. If this is so, what is “the…
Sixteen hundred. One thousand six hundred, prisoners, slaves, dancers. Sixteen hundred every single year are captured and stuffed in jackets after being torn away from their mother’s forever listless corpse. From here, they are sold to various industries worldwide that harvest Sloth Bears for their bile, their “fresh” dance moves, and their spirit. Seven to ten thousand are left in the wild. Do the math. At this rate, if there…
Updated – Tuesday September 9, 2014 Kabaret at Karamel On HappyCow – here. From FatGayVegan. London is getting a brand new 100% vegan venue that is part restaurant, part drinking establishment and part late night music hot spot. Yep, that’s right. After years of waiting, the capital has a 100% vegan bar and I couldn’t be happier. Kabaret is set to explode onto the scene from September 1st, 2014 and London better get…
A message from Rachel and the National March for Farmed Animals: Please come and support us on a National March for Farmed Animals on October 2nd, which is World Farmed Animals Day. It aims to raise awareness and protest against the cruelty and slaughter to farmed animals, and also to promote a veggie diet for the sake of the environment, human health, and feeding the world. This march is supported…