Smoking Pig? …… Again
CIWF have published an informative and comprehensive report titled “The Role of Factory Farming in the Cause and Spread of Swine Influenza.” Recommended.
Author Archives: Kim W. Stallwood
Woofs to Maine!
Maine Gov. John Baldacci signed into law on May 13 legislation banning gestation crates and veal crates with effect from January 1, 2011. The bill was sponsored by the chair of the Senate Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry Committee and it … Continue reading
Woofs to The Graun (The Guardian)!
The Grumpy Vegan moans about The Graun and their treatment of animals … but they did a great thing yesterday. The centre spread in the paper’s main section usually includes a dramatic photograph. Yesterday, it consisted of a series of … Continue reading
If its Ghent, It Must be Vegetarian
The Belgian city of Ghent is about to become the first in the world to go vegetarian at least once a week. Starting this week there will be a regular weekly meatless day, in which civil servants and elected councillors … Continue reading
Swine Flu and Factory Farming–The Smoking Pig?
Health officials have found no connection between the pig farms, owned and operated by Virginia-based Smithfield Foods, and the flu virus that paralyzed Mexico for much of the past two weeks. But the crisis, which appears to be abating, has … Continue reading
Watching Animal Cruelty
Please read my comments on “Watching Animal Cruelty” at the ASI Diary.
