Over forty-five million turkeys are killed for Thanksgiving each year. These animals live torturous lives and experience painful deaths. What an awful way to celebrate our thankfulness, by contributing to massive suffering. This Thanksgiving, as millions of people stand in line to purchase their mass-produced, drug-laden, sick, abused, inhumanely slaughtered turkeys, I will be thankful that …
Nov
24
Bird Of Courage
Did you know that Benjamin Franklin wanted the turkey to be the national bird, instead of the bald eagle? Here is the famous excerpt from the letter to his daughter: For my own part I wish the Bald Eagle had not been chosen the Representative of our Country. He is a Bird of bad moral …
Nov
18
Honoring Intentions
President George Washington declared Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1789 with these words: “Thanksgiving is a time to rediscover the spiritual being within and draw strength from our founders and political zealots whose prolific faith has created a nation that we as well as our progeny will be proud of.” Let’s reflect Washington’s intentions for this …
May
20
By The Numbers
Travel for another wedding, immediately followed by illness, led to a lack of posts this week. Although I’m not fully recovered, I’m back to the grind today. — Sometimes numbers speak louder than words. I find these numbers absolutely shocking. And I am glad I no longer contribute to them. (All numbers below are from …
Nov
27
Gentle Thanksgiving
We know that, traditionally, everyone tucks in to a turkey at Thanksgiving – but that doesn’t mean that us vegans and vegetarians have to miss out on a delicious dinner! There are plenty of tasty and innovative alternatives to eating meat at this time of year, and you can still make your Thanksgiving meal something …
Nov
25
Thanksgiving Day (dis)Grace
PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) is known for pushing the limits. PETA created this TV ad to be aired during this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade, but NBC will not allow it to air. According to PETA’s blog, “When we first submitted our newest commercial to NBC in the hopes of running …
Nov
24
Top 10 Reasons To Not Eat Turkeys
From GoVeg.com Pardon me, pilgrim! This Thanksgiving, how about ditching the dead bird? These beautiful, inquisitive, intelligent birds endure lives of suffering and painful deaths. Here are 10 good reasons to carve out a new tradition by flocking to vegetarian entrées, along with some scrumptious holiday cooking tips and recipes—thankfully, none of them require stuffing …
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
17
Let’s Talk Turkey
In the spirit of the upcoming holiday, let’s talk turkey. President George Washington declared Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1789 with these words, “Thanksgiving is a time to rediscover the spiritual being within and draw strength from our founders and political zealots whose prolific faith has created a nation that we as well as our progeny …
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 …
