Ivory Trading Priest Under Investigation
In the wake of revelations about the global ivory business and the Catholic Church, the Vatican has announced that self-confessed child abuser Msgr. Cristobal Garcia is…
Don’t Say ‘Meat’; Say ‘Protein’
The $325,000 Burger
Soy – the Good, the Bad and the Poisonous
Blessings Galore at St. John the Divine
Food, Life and Liberation
When people ask me what they can do in the face of what’s shaping up to be a mass extinction of species, I always say that switching to a plant-based diet is the single best thing any of us can do. Not only is the food delicious and healthful; eating it becomes an act of solidarity with your new friends, the farm animals.
Running Out of Bacon
As global warming takes its toll on farmlands, the world is beginning to run out of bacon. Britain’s National Pig Association is pleading with the British…
Growing Shoes in a Test Tube?
Several companies are already in a race to be the first to produce tasty meat grown in laboratories from cultured cells, not living animals. But one…
Will Religion Finally Kill Off the Elephants?
In Kenya, Christian, Muslim and Hindu leaders stand around a pile of ivory captured from elephant poachers and pray that religion will help “God’s creatures” to…
Campaign Rule: Don’t Mention Climate Change!
It seems to be a rule of thumb in the election campaign: Talk about anything you like – abortion, jobs, taxes, the other guy’s taxes, anything…
On Picking Up Starfish
Last weekend, when I was on the Animal Wise radio talk show, Mike and Beth (the hosts) asked me how any of us can stay sane…
Walking Horse ‘Trainer’ Sentenced
In May, undercover video from the Humane Society of the U.S.showed horses being tortured and beaten to get them to do the high-stepping dance that’s the…
9,000-Year-Old Animal Figurines
Two animal statuettes from the Stone Age have been unearthed by archeologists near Jerusalem. The one above is of a ram; the other is a more…
Are Factory Farm Antibiotics Making Us Obese?
If you’re getting fat and you don’t know why, it may be that you’re being dosed with antibiotics in the meat you’re eating. Two new studies…
Colbert Takes Rep. Steve King Apart
Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, is made to order for Stephen Colbert. You could have bet that his idiotic remarks about why we should allow dog-fighting would…
Natalie Portman’s Vegan Jewish Wedding
Black Swan star Natalie Portman’s wedding last Saturday evening was all traditional Jewish – except for the menu. All vegan. [readon] Portman has been a vegetarian…
Movie Shooter – the Animal Connection
After the shocking massacre at the movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, we noted that every serial killer on record and many other mass murderers had a…
NIH Funds Major Alternative to Vivisection
The National Institutes of Health is funding a major new project to replace vivisection experiments with “organ chips” – silicon chips that can contain real human…
Pastor Rick Warren Explains His Tweet
Rick Warren has clarified his comment from a few days ago, which was apparently taken out of context – including by us. He wasn’t talking about…
Pastor Rick Warren Explains the Movie Massacre
There’s so much wrong with this Tweet by Pastor Rick Warren: Where do you start? Just to state the most obvious:
Reconciling Faith with Pessimism
Some noteworthy remarks by Chris Hedges on Bill Moyers weekly “Moyers and Company” show on PBS yesterday. They should resonate with any of us who are…
You Like Acid, Metal, Punk Rock? Here’s Why.
Why does anyone enjoy nasty, metal, punk acid rock music? Evolutionary biologist Daniel Blumstein says he can explain – and he has a scientific study to…
Ex-Bullfighter: “I Was Wrong”
He’s basically one of a kind – a former bullfighter who now fights against bullfighting. Alvaro Munera started his career in Colombia when he was 12…
No Zombie Apocalypse, says CDC
In the TV show The Walking Dead, the Centers for Disease Control blows itself sky high in the knowledge that all of humanity is infected with…