Five Drawbacks to Being a Vegan
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The following selection from Leo Tolstoy (1828 - 1910) is from his article "The First Step": Not long ago I had a talk...
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Leo Tolstoy wrote that growth of vegetarianism is growth of man's morality
September 8, 11 at 11:29 AM
San Francisco Activists against live poultry sales sue farmers' market and vendor
sfgate.com | February 1, 11 at 12:25 PM
What started out at the Heart of the City Farmers' Market as a cultural conflict between animal rights activists trying to block live...
Happy Cows? Hardly
HuffingtonPost.com | John Robbins | July 14, 10 at 09:33 AM
This past week, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill that will essentially prohibit, starting in 2015, any egg from being sold in...
McCartney Bans Meat on Music Tour
April 7, 10 at 09:38 PM
Beatle legend Sir Paul McCartney has banned meat from his latest tour, as he's serving vegetarian meals to all his crewmembers. Macca, as...
Lea Michele, Star of GLEE, Makes PETA Public Service Announcement
peta.org | April 7, 10 at 06:33 PM
=Scroll down for video= Glee cutie Lea Michele is using her impressive pipes to spread the word about animal cruelty in the fur...
New Pig-Friendly Children's Book
April 5, 10 at 07:23 AM
Looking for a children's picture book that inspires compassion for farm animals? Granny Gomez & Jigsaw (Disney-Hyperion, 2010) tells the story of a...
John Robbins: Julia Child Gave Up Veal (VIDEO)
March 1, 10 at 08:04 PM
Bestselling author John Robbins describes taking famed chef Julia Child to a veal farm. Child, who pooh-poohed vegetarianism, saw first hand the horrible...
Free the killer whale
CNN.COM | JANE VELEZ-MITCHELL | February 26, 10 at 09:49 AM
Jane Velez-Mitchell hosts "Issues with Jane Velez-Mitchell," a topical event-driven show with a wide range of viewpoints that airs every night on HLN...
Lawmakers Consider an Animal Abuse Registry
NYTIMES.COM | JESSE McKINLEY | February 23, 10 at 04:13 PM
EDITOR'S NOTE: Will the animal abusers list include people who eat animals?? SAN FRANCISCO -- California may soon place animal abusers on...
Vault.com names Farm Sanctuary a top U.S. internship
Daelyn Fortney | January 20, 10 at 06:31 AM
Vault.com has named Farm Sanctuary as one of the Top 10 Most Unusual Experience Internships in America for 2010. The career intelligence website...
Hunting: Killing Them, With Kindness
Kevin Rooney | November 25, 09 at 05:51 AM
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Researchers Ask: Are Caged Chickens Miserable? Duh...
ABCNEWS.COM | MICHAEL J. CRUMB | November 19, 09 at 07:40 PM
Are cramped chickens crazy chickens? Researchers are trying to answer that question through several studies that intend to take emotions out of an...
If activists are silenced, who speaks for the animals?
PETA | JUSTIN GOODMAN | November 16, 09 at 09:57 PM
In the last few years - ever since the passage of the chilling Animal Enterprises Terrorism Act and the implementation of an earlier...
Falcons Player Gets with PETA to Save Animals
SEATTLETIMES.COM | PAUL NEWBERRY | November 12, 09 at 09:01 PM
Here's a change in Atlanta: A Falcons player showing some love for animals. Providing quite a contrast to Michael Vick's gruesome dogfighting operation,...
Jonathan Safran Foer: Factory Pig Farming Caused Swine Flu
NYTIMES.COM | November 10, 09 at 09:42 AM
Appearing on the Ellen Degeneres Show, the author Jonathan Safran Foer complained about factory farming and blamed it for the proliferation of the...
The Odd Couple -- UPDATE! (VIDEO)
YouTube.com | November 6, 09 at 07:58 AM
We previously showed you the CBS report about an elephant and a dog who've become lifelong companions. After CBS ran that report, agents,...
Jonathan Safran Foer on Thanksgiving (VIDEO)
November 5, 09 at 06:31 PM
After talking with Ellen about his book, "Eating Animals," Jonathan Safran Foer answered questions from Ellen's audience. Watch as he explains why some...
Jeff Masson talks about his new book! (VIDEO)
November 4, 09 at 06:38 PM
On Monday, March 30, 2009, bestselling vegan author JEFFREY MASSON talked about his new book, THE FACE ON YOUR PLATE: The Truth About...
A Conversation with Jeffrey Masson (VIDEO)
November 4, 09 at 07:36 AM
Sabrina's Aunt Linda has a beautiful vacation home on Catalina Island outside Los Angeles -- and she very generously allows our brood to...
The Activists' Handbook - Bruce Friedrich (VIDEO)
November 4, 09 at 12:57 AM
VegViews: Interview with Bruce FriedrichBruce Friedrich directed PETA's influential film "Meet Your Meat." Countless people have been moved by its powerful message, and...
Daredevil Ducks! (VIDEO)
November 3, 09 at 10:16 PM
Nina & Randa watch Spokane, WA, banker Joe Armstrong save ducks! Daredevil Ducklings' Death-Defying Swan Dive! ...
Why I'm Vegan -- Jeff Masson PhD (VIDEO)
November 3, 09 at 09:04 PM
Bestselling authore, Jeffrey Masson, talks about what made him decide to become a vegan. The above is an excerpt from our award-winning documentary,...
The Odd Couple (VIDEO)
YouTube - CBS News | October 22, 09 at 06:41 AM
Elephants, like people and many other creatures on this planet, seek companionship and often find a friend for life. Sometimes these relationships are...
John Robbins: Is It Wrong to Eat Animals? (VIDEO)
John Robbins | September 11, 09 at 11:21 PM
John Robbins thinks it's wrong to eat animals, on a number of levels. This is an excerpt from the new documentary PROCESSED PEOPLE....
Animals and Their "Destiny"
Stanley M. Sapon PhD | September 11, 09 at 10:38 PM
It is an unquestionable reality that all animals that "render service to humans..." that is, who are used by humans... in any fashion...
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