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Vegansaurus' own favorite posts from 2011!
Because we love ourselves more than anything and we don’t want you to miss out on all the amazing shit that happened on the site, we’ve curated a list of our favorite posts. SO FUN! ish!
If we’d had more time, we woulda done this for the whole internet but we’re not made of time, we’re made of cinnamon rolls, poorness, and broken dreams. SORRY!
First up: MEGAN...
December 2011
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St. Louis cats need a new home!
Hello, animal-lovers in Missouri or willing to drive to St. Louis. Please consider adopting 7-year-old Micro or 7-year-old Confetti.
To make a long story short, a friend’s mom has four cats, but she needs to get rid of these two. The family wanted to put the cats down and still will if they can’t find a home within a few weeks, so these kitties really need your love. I spent a lot...
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Two kitties in Richmond, CA need a home NOW!
Wally
Tigger
Wally and Tigger are best friends in desperate need of a new home. They’ve been kicked out of theirs because a new family member has allergies.
From the email forwarded to us:
They have been living outside, and they will be dropped off at the local shelter if they don’t find a home by the end of the year (and you can probably imagine what will happen next).
Can...
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Watch this: Ari Solomon's "Shit Vegans Say!"
You guys, first go watch “Shit Girls Say,” and then come back here. I’ll wait.
Are you back? Did you think it was funny? If so, 1) we could be TWINSIES, and 2) you should watch Ari Solomon’s take on “Shit Vegans Say.” And then chuckle because THIS IS OUR LIVES.
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Eat this: Easy Creole in San Francisco!
On Wednesday nights, Easy Creole, a New Orleans-style pop-up kitchen, sets up shop at The Residence in San Francisco. Cocktails and vegan dinner? Just twist my arm to get me out of the house, why don’t you, Easy Creole?
For $8 I got a plate of the Red Bean Succotash. I was mildly disappointed that they had run out of the $9 Spinach and Mushroom Étouffée earlier that day during their...
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Last day to save at Boygirlparty and raise money...
It’s the last day! The sale/fundraiser at Boygirlparty is over tomorrow! So remember: When you use the coupon code “VEGANSAURUS” on Boygirlparty’s Etsy store, you will get 10 percent off your order AND Boygirlparty will donate an additional 10 percent of the sale to the Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary!
And remember, you can opt to forgo your discount and donate 20 percent of your...
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The Vegansaurus 2011 Holiday Charity Guide!
Ryan Gosling wants you to give money to help these goslings!
Inspired by The Morning News’ annual charity links, here is the Vegansaurus writer-and-reader-collated recommended donation guide, for your holiday giving.
Remember, charities don’t care whether you celebrate a religious holiday in December! They want your money, maybe your time, nothing else. So, as we put to bed 2011, this...
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Top 10 links of the week!: A sleigh ride through...
[This silly cat vid was sent in by reader LC! Thanks, pal!]
Once again I have slept on links of the week so this collection spans a few weeks. Enjoy!
The Vegan Feminist Agitator has a love story for you!: I Killed Kale
From SuperVegan: Japan admits using tsunami disaster relief money to fund military actions against unarmed vegans. Holy. Crap.
We have a new vegan among us! Teri S. from...
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Hello, friends! It's WTF Wednesday! (on Friday!)
[Ed. note: Mark sent this to us on Wednesday this week, but some people fell down on the job and failed to post it until today! Blame us, not Mark!]
You guys, I’m better now, but last week was a low point in my holiday season. I generally love all the holidays and try to stay pretty chipper throughout, but it was pretty difficult last week. I was rolling through life with a sinus...
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Paul Shapiro on food scandals, the EU battery-cage...
It’s Paul Shapiro’s Animal News You Can Use! Yes!
The Huffington Post listed its top 13 food scandals of 2011, with HSUS’s exposé of Smithfield Foods ranking #1! Check out the full list. (And for my Spanish-speaking amigos, puede leer mi articulo sobre los puercos en Que Pasa Mi Gente!)
If you’d like to see a nice BBC story about former battery hens (“ex-bats”!) getting a second chance at...
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Pawesome's dollar for dollar campaign! Donate!
The awesome website Pawesome, ye of the fantastic pet news and also cutest animal shirts ever, has a dollar for dollar campaign going on with Berkeley East Bay Humane. So, donate! And have your dollars matched! And save dogs and cats! And then eat some cake, you deserve it, you’re such a good person. Attractive, too. You’ve really got it all.
From Pawesome’s donation page:
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Adopt Summer: She'll have a Blue Christmas without... →
OMG YOU GUYS! She looks like my Hazel! So damn cute, I will eat her face, fuck veganism! I kid, I will not eat her face, but I will nibble on that cute-ass nose if you adopt her. I’ll also bake you whatever kind of cookies you want and write you a poem. I AM SERIOUS, whatever kind of cookie, whatever kind of poem. I am your puppet! Your sexy puppet!
Please adopt Summer, I’ve met her...
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Recipe: The best cornbread ever, with gluten-free...
Homemade cornbread and chili, together? The best!
Not that long ago, when I was living in Chicago (and walking home, two miles from work, in the snow) I came across this cornbread recipe on the internet. You see, back then I was not rolling in dough (I could not afford a bus ride home), and I needed meals that would sustain me for days, while allowing me to spend the least amount of money...
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Hip-hop royalty went vegan. My heart exploded.
They are the cutest! The CUTEST!
Were you aware that Lady B has gone vegan* during her pregnancy?! I was not. What kind of vegan celebrity correspondent am I? I will never forgive myself for letting us all down this way.
For the last few months of her pregnancy, Jay-Z has also adopted a vegan eating style! This is fantastic news! Sympathy eating FTW! I’m hoping they keep up with this new...
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The Atlantic says merry Christmas, screw you...
Nicolette Niman has a piece in The Atlantic where she and a few other idiots who have a vested interest in you eating meat talk about how great it is to eat meat. As Meave says, “so short, so full of horrors.” For real, I don’t even know where to start with this thing, it’s so full of stupid, gross speculation, and bad science. I wish Niman would stop espousing the virtues...
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Ryan Gosling speaks out for animals, a billion...
Ryan Gosling, hero to every person with eyes, is speaking out for abused chickens! Whatta man, whatta man, whatta mighty fine man GOOD LORD.
Gosling co-wrote a letter to McDonald’s, asking them to use cage-free eggs.
According to Mercy for Animals, the appeal comes after hidden-camera video, shot at Sparboe facilities in three states revealed hens crammed in tiny wire cages, dead hens...
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Cookbook Gifts: Sometimes you just want dinner to...
Look, I am never going to tell you that your meal is not fancy enough. Most of my cooking is of the “What’s in the fridge today?” variety. But maybe you are throwing a nice dinner party, or you want to make a dish with which to impress and shock all your omnivorous friends: “That’s right, it’s vegan!” In those circumstances, Spork-Fed—the new...
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WatchThis video is of “the elusive Marbled Cat,” by Marten Slothouwer. It’s neat! it’s a little cat with a very big tail that lives in Sumatra. The video features cameos by a Golden Cat, and a tiger.
This recording was made as part of the Eyes on Leuser project, which aims to “create a visual database of Leuser’s exceptional biodiversity.” The Leuser ecosystem...
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New Quorn Vegan Burgers: Yummy!
Quorn’s got a new vegan offering and I got to taste it! I like it a lot! Yay for new foods! The company sent me a free package of the new frozen patties via flying monkeys, a.k.a. FedEx, which made me feel like a rock star.
The directions say you can microwave, grill, bake, or pan-cook them. Since I was at work and am impatient and lazy, I nuked the thing in order to taste it right away.
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Harvest Home's Holiday Open House 2011! Be there... →
harvesthomeblog:
We welcome members of the local business community on Wednesday, Dec. 21 at noon to attend the sanctuary’s 2011 Holiday Open House. Join us for a tour of our idyllic farm and light holiday refreshments. Our sanctuary is an animal rescue, rehabilitation, and humane education center in California’s San Joaquin Valley. The South Stockton-based rescue organization currently...
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Cookbook review: Vegan Pie in the Sky makes pie...
Here are a few things to like about Vegan Pie In The Sky:
1. It’s the latest cookbook by awesome vegan mavens Isa Chandra Moskowitz and Terry Hope Romero. Instant cred!
2. It comes in an adorable square shape.
3. It proves that your pies can have flaky crusts, delicious fillings, and be gorgeous baked goods without animal ingredients like butter or eggs.
Those are all pretty good selling...
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Make this banana nog!
A couple of weeks ago, Laura taunted you with a skeleton of a nog recipe I was working on. Well, I am proud to say that it is complete and delicious! This nog doesn’t necessarily taste like the store bought stuff, but is delightful nonetheless. Even better, it’s vegan (duh), raw, soy-free, and gluten-free. G’damn!
Ingredients 2 cups soaked cashews (heaping 2/3 cup raw, unsalted...
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The Vegansaurus holiday gingerbread collection!
You guys, I love gingerbread. I love it more than chocolate, even. (Less than lemon or peanut butter, though I’m not a monster.) Partly because it reminds me of childhood baking with my ma, partly because it reminds me of the best technically religious holiday of the year, CHRISTMAS CHRISTMAS HOORAY, and partly because it is delicious and people who don’t like it worry me, on...
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Screw Friday, let's look at delicious cake
We’re obviously having issues over here today and aren’t too proud to admit it. Well, we are normally too proud but today we are very tired. It’s Friday, it’s the holidays, we have sick dogs and hives and so we say, fuck it! Let’s look at cake!
Now, let’s watch this and get high and make out. Good night, sir!
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Livestock may account for 51% of annual worldwide...
A new 2009* report from Robert Goodland, former lead environmental advisor at the World Bank Group, and Jeff Anhang, research officer and environmental specialist at the World Bank Group’s International Finance Corporation, revisits the question of the environmental impact of the meat and dairy industries. Previously, Livestock’s Long Shadow made the claim that livestock contributed 18...
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Holiday Vegan Bakesale in San Jose on Saturday!
Santa Clara County Activists for Animals are hosting a vegan bakesale this Saturday, Dec. 17, in San Jose. So many vegan things to do in the Peninsula/South Bay this week, I’m jealous! Writing this post at my Grandma’s house in Redwood City, I wonder if I could make a life for myself out here? Living in the city is just so trying sometimes! How’s the nightlife out here? Be honest...
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iPad App Lets Humans Play With Real Pigs
[Playing with Pigs: Pig Chase from Utrecht School of the Arts on Vimeo. Can’t see the video? Watch it on Vegansaurus.com!]
Designers in the Netherlands have created an iPad app called Pig Chase that lets humans and pigs play a game together in a weird form of interspecies bliss. It’s kind of like how the Oregon Humane Society lets you play with real cats online via their robotic cat...
