Back to the basics today: Meet Your Meat. Most people don’t think of ducks and geese when they think of cruelty to farmed animals, but over 25 million ducks are slaughtered each year on factory farms. Ducks and geese are both severely abused by the meat and foie gras industries. Kept in small cages, often …
Apr
05
Meatless Monday #28: Spinach and Artichoke Pasta
This one is SO easy and SO tasty! Ingredients: Fresh spinach Tomato Artichoke hearts olive oil lemon (optional) pasta (whole wheat is best) Directions: 1. Boil the pasta according to directions. 2. In a pan, sautee artichoke hearts, chopped tomato, and spinach in some olive oil and lemon juice. 3. Serve the veggies over the …
Mar
23
Meet Your Meat: Eggs
Yes, I realize that eggs aren’t technically meat, but the over 285 million hens that are raised for eggs each year are arguably the most abused of all livestock animals. These birds spend the entirety of their lives packed 7 or 8 hens to each battery cage. This gives each animal the space of slightly smaller …
Nov
19
Meet Your Meat: Turkeys
I have to admit, I had no clue who Shirley Jones was. After googling her, I found out that she played the mom on The Partridge Family (hence her cheese-ball reference to partridges at the start of the clip). No matter who she is, she gives an excellent description of the lives of factory-farmed turkeys. …
Nov
06
Meet Your Meat: Fish
To eat fish or not to eat fish… Some vegetarians choose to continue eating fish (they are technically called “pescatarians”) for a variety of reasons: 1) Fish is a leaner, healthier meat than land-based meat. 2) Many people believe that fish do not feel pain (which is completely untrue). 3.) People think that fish are caught in …
Aug
10
Meet Your Meat: Pigs
Back to the basics this week: Meet your meat. Pigs are often compared to dogs because they are affectionate, loyal, and intelligent. Most people are not familiar with pigs because 97% of pigs in the United States today are on factory farms. People would be surprised to learn that pigs dream, recognize names, play video …
Jun
12
Meet Your Meat: Cows
This video pretty much sums it up – please watch it: The one thing the video leaves out is how we’ve even turned something as simple as feeding the cows into an act of abuse and cruelty. For more on what we feed our cows and how it makes them sick, see my posts Feeding …
Jun
03
Meet Your Meat: Chickens and Turkeys
Chickens and turkeys are by far the most abused animals on the planet. They are crammed into dark, windowless, overcrowded sheds with as many as 40,000 birds per shed. These sheds are filthy with excrement and reek of ammonia. A writer for The New Yorker visited a chicken shed and wrote, “I was almost knocked …
