Although the Department of Agriculture has now recalled the tainted beef, an estimated 37 million pounds has gone to school lunch programs, and unfortunately, officials believe that most of the meat has already been consumed by schoolchildren. This incident demonstrates … Continue reading
A select body was in attendance from the Zoological Gardens, headed by a fine Bull; and at least thirty representatives of the Jardin des Plantes, with a Frog as spokesman, were discussing the Rights of Brutes and the theories of … Continue reading
On the evening fixed, the Monkey who served on the Committee, and who had had the advantage of an intimate acquaintance with Mr. Hobbs, picked all the locks of Barnum’s Museum, and led the imprisoned animals forth. A boat belonging … Continue reading
It has been well known for some time in certain circles that a movement was on foot for the emancipation of the brute creatures (so called) from the thralldom of man. For years a correspondence has been kept up between … Continue reading
Vegetarians, and their Hezbollah-like splinter faction, vegans, are a persistent irritant to any chef worth a damn. To me, life without veal stock, pork fat, sausage, organ meat, demi-glace or even stinky cheese is a life not worth living. Vegetarians … Continue reading
Broiler (meat) chickens have been subjected to intense genetic selection. In the past 50 years, broiler growth rates have increased by over 300% (from 25 g per day to 100 g per day). There is growing societal concern that many … Continue reading
