Bullfighting should be a thing of the past

Bullfighting should be a thing of the past

Bullfighting is an outdated cruel spectacle in which a bull is tortured and attacked by a series of men on horses and on foot before they are brutally killed in front of an audience. Approximately 250,000 bulls are killed in bullfights every single year, and 

Pigs can empathize

Pigs can empathize

Franz de Waal defines empathy as ‘‘the capacity to be affected by and shares the emotional state of another, assess the reasons for the other’s state and identify with the other, adopting his or her perspective’’. Scientists at Wageningen University in the Netherlands recently carried 

NYT’s investigation into taxpayer funded nightmarish experiments.

NYT’s investigation into taxpayer funded nightmarish experiments.

An investigation by The New York Times has revealed nightmarish experiments being conducted with taxpayer money at a remote research center in southern Nebraska to further profits for the Meat Industry. According to the article, “These experiments are not the work of a meat processor 

Powerful speech on why “Animals should be off the menu”

Powerful speech on why “Animals should be off the menu”

A compelling speech by Philip Wollen to the St James Ethics Centre and the Wheeler Centre debate, Animals Should Be Off the Menu, in Australia on May 16, 2012. Philip Wollen is a former Vice-President of Citibank and an Australian philanthropist. At age 34, Australian 

USDA is about to spend additional millions to promote the meat industry.

USDA is about to spend additional millions to promote the meat industry.

USDA is proposing a new “checkoff” program to allocate additional funds, which can potentially total $160 million, for the promotion and marketing of beef in 2015, as red meat production and sales have declined. This creates a clear conflict of interest as the USDA is also the organization that 

Why milk does NOT do the body good.

Why milk does NOT do the body good.

Well, I suppose the title is a bit misleading; cow’s milk definitely does her calf’s body good! Before we go any further, I want to tell you what Morpheus told Neo in The Matrix, “This is your last chance. After this, there is no turning