The Background This is a follow-up to this post. Urban Adamah (UA), a Jewish community center, had 15 hens. When the hens were no longer producing eggs to the center’s satisfaction, the […]
My Interview With the Filmmakers of “Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret”: Animal Agriculture’s Devastating Impact On Our Planet
There is one single industry destroying the planet more than any other, and yet the world’s major environmental organizations do not want to discuss it. The upcoming documentary film “Cowspiracy: The Sustainability […]
Number of the Day: 133 billion pounds of food in 2010 went uneaten
Today’s post over at Archaeology and Material Culture, Unsavory Materiality: The Aesthetics of Institutional Food, shares some shocking information: Food waste […] is much easier to quantify and serves as a somewhat shocking […]
NYC: Please Support Proposed Legislation Requiring Pet Stores to Microchip!
In New York City, pet stores do not currently have to microchip a dog or cat prior to selling the animal. Local law Int. 0146-2014 seeks to change that. If you agree […]
Photo of the Day: “Nice To Meat You”
Studies have demonstrated that to win people over to a cause, such as alleviating world hunger, it is far better to appeal to the heart rather than the head: people tend to […]
New York Gets Its First “Animal Cruelty Court”
In New York, a new “court” has been established to streamline animal cruelty cases. It’s not an official court, but all misdemeanor animal cruelty cases in the city of Syracuse will be […]
Anti-Puppy Mill Legislation Sweeping Across the US!
People are waking up to the cruelties of puppy mills. Nationwide ad campaigns such as this one, below, from the Companion Animal Protection Society’s “Models Against Pet Shops and Puppy Mills” help […]
New Study Calls the Heart-Healthy Claims of Oily Fish Into Question
A new study just published in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology casts doubt on the claim that oily fish (i.e. marine fats) is good for heart health. “To date, more than 5000 […]
Photo of the Day: Fraternity Dudebros Tagged Washed Up Whale
Sad story. This whale washed up on shore & was then ‘tagged’ by someone under pier at Tennessee Ave in Atlantic City. pic.twitter.com/Nw0sAQZdW9 — FOX 29 (@FOX29philly) May 1, 2014 Philly […]
Quote of the Day: Urban Adamah’s Ritual Chicken Slaughter Cancelled Because Protestors Would Have Caused The Birds “Undue Stress”
Urban Adamah is “a community organic farm and Jewish environmental education center located in Berkeley, CA” and “integrates urban organic farming, direct social justice work and progressive Jewish living and learning.” The […]
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