A ballooning world population, intensive farming practices and changes in sexual behavior have provided a breeding ground for an unprecedented number of emerging diseases, the U.N. health agency said Thursday. AIDS and 38 other new pathogens are afflicting mankind that … Continue reading
The Grumpy Vegan hopes you remember reading about Moo, the steer who dodged death in the slaughterhouse in Long Island, NY. I’m pleased to report that Moo is now safely ensconced at Sasha Farms. According to their blog What were … Continue reading
Yesterday’s headlines proclaimed “End in sight for foot and mouth crisis” but this morning the BBC reports “New ‘foot-and-mouth’ cases probed.” One of the two new locations includes the Chessington World of Adventures & Zoo. There’s still no definitive answer … Continue reading
Still waiting on an official announcement — as opposed to guarded statements — that the source of the foot and mouth outbreak is from either a nearby government or commercial research laboratory. As notes John Vidal in The Guardian [strangely … Continue reading
A good place to start in coalition building for the animal rights movement and the implementation of a strategy balancing a utopian vision with pragmatic politics is with those who challenge government subsidies to factory farmers and other ways in … Continue reading
An important aspect to the current outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease in England is the Minister, Hilary Benn, who leads the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs that is responsible for managing the crisis. Hilary Benn is a … Continue reading
