Animal testing for the sake of scientific advancement and human benefit is controversial to say the least. One side arguing that without an extensive history of experimentation on animals we, the human race, would not be benefiting from our current good health and long life. That being said, many more life-saving lessons and advancements in health have been learned by experimenting on humans during such dark periods of history as…
What would it mean to have a vegan in the White House? But not just in the White House, but what if that vegan were the head honcho, the President of the United States of America? I’m not talking about Ohio Congressman and the once Democratic Presidential hopeful, Dennis Kucinich, but rather, top runner Democratic Presidential Candidate, Barack Obama.This was an April Fool’s joke that didn’t fool very many people.…
The planet was in trouble, our lifestyle – unsustainable, our climate – changing. Solutions were needed. And when it came to food people started looking for the local option. For a sustainable future it seemed that the locavore or 100-Mile Diet were the best options for ensuring that the future generations, the food supply and the current population could all survive. Now supposing the terms locavore and 100-Mile Diet are…
I cannot believe that calling someone a Vegan in the news is relevant to their story when it is regarding a marriage breakdown! “The Vegan Perception”, as Canook phrased it is alive and well in the Media. The article was about Sir Paul McCartney who is ready to offer estranged wife Heather Mills £30 million to “get her off my back” (reported on the 15th of Feb in Melbourne’s…
With the recent debate between Hilary Clinton and Barack Obama reaching beyond the mere caviling typical of everyday political discussion, one subject was absent: the senators’ positions on animal rights. The optimist in all of us might wish to believe that there is simply nothing to discuss, addressing animal welfare is essential to civilized society.In fact, when the Associated Press recently quoted Senator Obama in his response to one such…