Tag Archive: animal equality

Jan 19

Holocaust Survivor Fights To Save Slaughterhouse Animals

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Horror means different things to different people. Alex Hershaft was a child in the Warsaw ghetto. He was just a little boy when his father and other family members were rounded up by the Nazis to be killed. He saw beatings, shootings, starvation and the anguish of families being separated. He survived. But, he still …

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Nov 12

Our Attitude Toward Animals, Is A Form Of Holocaust: Interview With Lazarus B. Gorelick

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MegaVeganNews had the honor to take a short interview with one of the protesters in Tel Aviv on November 1. Participant is unusual. His son was one of three activists who passed through branding in Tel Aviv on October 2. And 62-year-old Lazarus B. Gorelick goes along with 27 other caring people get a tattoo “269″ – a sign …

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Nov 04

They Are All Bill And Lou

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“[At Green Mountain College] the idea of sustainability runs so deep that instead of machines fueled by diesel, a pair of working oxen have tilled the fields for the better part of a decade… Their names are Bill and Lou, and by the end of the month, they are to be slaughtered and turned into hamburger …

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Aug 15

Animals And “The Plants Feel Pain” Dilemma

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A recent column in the New York Times “Sorry, Vegans: Brussels Sprouts Like to Live, Too“. concerning our food choices presents some interesting ideas to ponder but has little to do with what is scientifically known about vegetables and other plants. In places this essay reads as if it’s a convenient excuse, and not a …

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Aug 14

The Difference Between Animal Rights And Animal Welfare

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Many of my books and Psychology Today blogs have dealt with animal emotions and animal sentience. Now let’s briefly consider the implications that follow from the conclusion that animals can indeed feel pain and experience deep emotions? If animals are able to suffer, then we must be careful not to cause them intentional and unnecessary pain and …

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Aug 13

Earthlings Reviews: Making The Connection

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Earthlings Reviews From IMDB You will be ashamed of your humanity Earthlings exposes the atrocities committed against animals, that if viewed in human terms would amount to the most evil crimes against humanity, and should (I hope someday will) be considered as such. It is an important and informative film, fueled by horrific images captured …

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Aug 13

Moby: “Why Am I Vegan”

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From Moby Oftentimes when I meet someone they ask me why I’m a vegan (a vegan is someone who neither eats, wears, or uses animal products). Before I list the reasons why I’ve chosen to be a vegan let me say that I don’t judge people who choose to eat meat. People make different choices …

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Aug 13

Bob Barker: Fighting For Animal Liberation

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Why are so many people in Canada angry at Bob Barker?  The erstwhile “Price is Right” host hung up his game show microphone five years ago — and turned, not to a life of leisure, but a life of activism.  Most recently, that’s taken the 88-year-old warrior north of the border to battle on behalf …

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Aug 01

Predictions Are Being Made That Israel May Be The First Vegan Nation

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From: http://spiritualnetworks.com and Gary TV Watch how the unprecedented vegan trend in Israel reaches prime-time television, all due to Gary Yourofsky’s riveting speech, with an extensive 10 minute news item on Israel’s most watched network.   Vegan American Gary Yourofsky has done more for the vegan movement in Israel during this past year than a …

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Jun 20

The Kratt Brothers Say “Him” or “Her” Not “It”

Zaboomafoo is played by a rare Coquerel's sifaka lemur. Only native to Madagascar this species in endangered. Chris and Martin Krat choose this species as Zaboo to try and get this type of lemur well known by the public

Here’s a TV show whose target audience may have trouble even pronouncing the title. Fortunately, the lead character has a nickname – Zoboo (Zah-BOO) – and a simple message about meeting and appreciating the world’s other creatures. Zoboomafoo, which begins running at 10:30 a.m. today on WJCT TV-7, is the unlikely name for this ambitious …

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