The Grumpy Vegan is cautiously optimistic about New Scientist‘s tortuous reasoning in support of eating less factory farmed meat and investing in more research for in vitro meat–it’s good to see the scientific mainstream press catch up at last with … Continue reading
After this expose there’s another one by Animal Aid. Here’s what the RSPCA has got to say about it. The RSPCA is angry and appalled that anyone would let animals get into this state, and we have immediately suspended the … Continue reading
The Grumpy Vegan believes the RSPCA is the first animal welfare group to establish a humane farming certification program. Other groups have followed since. The RSPCA program is called Freedom Foods and regularly receives media attention and celebrity support. Recently, … Continue reading
Raj Patel is an interesting writer on world development and food issues. The Observer just published a thoughtful article by him. There are other reasons why it’s so hard to give up meat. It’s certainly harder for working-class Americans to … Continue reading
The whole world has never come close to outpacing its ability to produce food. Right now, there is enough grain grown on earth to feed 10 billion vegetarians, said Joel E. Cohen, professor of populations at Rockefeller University and the … Continue reading
Yesterday, the California Democratic Party officially endorsed the ballot measure to ban battery cages, veal crates, and gestation crates. This is the first time a major state party has endorsed an animal protection ballot initiative. We now turn our attention … Continue reading
