February 2011
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New word alert: Invasivores! Definition: eating...
Ok, I guess invasivores can be a word. I saw it on planetgreen.discovery.com yesterday and thought we should add it to the list. Planet Green doesn’t really define it but it’s in the title of their post about people eating lionfish as a way to control the population of that wacky invasive species of fish. The idea of eating this fish FREAKS ME THE FRACK OUT. Like, more than eating...
January 2011
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Our Natalie Portman: Everyone loves a well-dressed...
The Los Angeles Times and The Huffington Post are both on Natalie Portman’s jock for her recent red carpet wear. The Huff rated her as best dressed at the Screen Actors Guild Awards where she totally won best actress for Black Swan (pictured above). I think her dress is kind of uggo but whatevs. I know she’s preggers but the dress could be more shapely; it’s like baggy on top.
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This Tuesday: Oprah goes vegan + SF viewing party!...
So, you’ve probably already heard but Oprah (WE LOVE OPRAH) and her staff are going vegan for a week and the show on Tuesday, February 1st at 4 p.m. (that’s TOMORROW!) is all about it. Rich, beautiful vegan Kathy Freston (check out her excellent interview in Vanity Fair!) is gonna be on the show talking up veganism and her new book, Veganist. Woo! In crappier news, Michael Pollan is...
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Product Review: Faux Gras from the Regal Vegan!
A new friend told me about chef Ella Nemcova and her vegan catering company, the Regal Vegan. Turns out she not only prepares food for events, she has her own product out: Faux Gras. They sell this at the hippy grocery around the corner from me! In true Megan Rascal fashion, I immediately ran out and bought a tub! Just kidding, I immediately took a nap. After several hours, I ran out and bought a...
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Vote to help Mickaboo win $50k in the Pepsi...
Elizabeth of Mickaboo contacted Vegansaurus because Mickaboo needs us! This month’s SF Vegan Bakesale raised money for Mickacoo, but nothing like the $50,000 grant they’re competing to win in the Pepsi Refresh Everything Challenge! How can we help? By voting!
You can vote at the site, and by texting 105245 to 73774. The trick is that you can vote both ways once a day, every day,...
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It's Friday afternoon, which means time for this...
Welcome to the very first Link-o-Rama of 2011! To celebrate, here’s a photo of our Megan Rascal’s perfect little princess Mitsy, featured last week on fuckyeahfelines, for obvious reasons. And now, on to business! Let’s start with adorable animal stories to warm your heart on this chilly January day. Here is a very sweet video/memorial to recently deceased Taj, the elephant...
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Shut up, NPR: "Why Bacon Is A Gateway To Meat For...
NPR has gone totally punch-in-the-faceable with its article exploring the science behind bacon’s mass appeal, particularly to people who don’t eat meat.
Come on, Eliza Barclay: this trend piece is already three years old, people who rescind on their commitment not to eat animals aren’t exemplary of the veg community, and not all humanity is in love with bacon, anyway. Me, I...
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Bay Area pit bull lovers: NOW is the time to...
I don’t know if any of you saw this San Francisco Chronicle story about the terrified and emaciated and covered-in-blood-and-bruises pit bulls who were found in the back of an East Oakland home? It’s really fucking sad and upsetting and we should all be heartbroken and pissed. If you’ve ever known and loved a pit bull (and to know a pit bull is to love a pit bull because these...
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Shelter dogs make the best running buddies!
Another day, another tearjerker from Philly! Well, this one probably won’t make you cry but it’s super-adorbs. The Monster Milers is an organization in Philadelphia that hooks runners up with shelter dogs so they can go jogging together! For the dogs, getting regular exercise and companionship can be the thing that keeps them sane during their shelter days. For the people, Monster...
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Vegan laptop bag round-up!
Finding a vegan laptop bag isn’t really the most difficult thing in the world but finding a dope one? Chances are slim. Lucky for you, I’m here with the vegan laptop bag round-up! Now, I’m not talking bags that could fit a computer, I mean like legit, padded laptop bags, all right? All right!
First shout out goes to Matt and Nat. Did you know they did some bags in collaboration...
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Wordspy's lessons in vegan vocabulary!
Hey young world, my pal Kev showed me this site Wordspy, “a Word Lover’s Guide to New Words,” because he knows I love the words. I’m into it! I thought I might see if they have any vegan-related terms, and do they ever! For your enjoyment, I bring you the latest and greatest in veggie vocab!
Ape diet: A vegetarian diet that emphasizes soy protein, soluble fiber, nuts, and...
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Our night with the carnies: Vegansaurus goes to...
If you’ve ever read anything I’ve written, you know that being grouchy and hating things are integral to my persona.That’s why, when Vegansaurus got an invitation to a sneak preview of Straw, a carnival-themed restaurant opening in Hayes Valley, my first thought was, “Well, this is going to be a disaster.” This was not only because I am a fairly angry and...
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Homeless kids and animals take care of each other...
Warning: tearjerker!
[Can’t see the video? Watch it on vegansaurus.com!]
How clucking sweet are the pictures in that video?! I just found out about this awesome organization Hand 2 Paw in Philly that gets homeless kids to work in animal shelters. It’s mutually beneficial! The animals get much-needed attention and the benefits to the kids are numerous. For one thing, the...
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Guest review: Sage's Cafe in Salt Lake City!
OK, more like a guest review-by-text. My dad, who is a very nice person who introduced me to kimchi and cooking without recipes, spent two nights in Salt Lake City recently, and because he is a very nice person, he agreed to eat a vegan dinner and take photos, just for Vegansaurus! I would’ve asked you readers for recommendations if there’d been more time; instead we did this...
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Your government hates you: recalls and "hot" milk!
Do NOT eat packaged leafy greens if you live, like, anywhere on the East Coast right now; some listeria got into Massachusetts’ State Garden’s manufacturing plant and wowza, there are so many brands that could sicken you, it’s scary!
More ground beef is out to get you, too: nearly 8,000 pounds of “Fully Cooked Black Angus Ground Beef Steak Patties” are also lousy...
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How do I know god loves you? Vaute Couture is...
Our beloved Vaute Couture is having a 25 percent off sale on most of their coats! This includes the FW10 Vaute pictured above. Just enter “LOVEYOU2” at checkout for the discount. If you were waiting to get your $400 Vaute Couture coat, it’s now $300! Now you too can frolic in the woods with no pants on!
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IT'S PUPPY BOWL VII!
Site for awesome people, Videogum, has the starting lineup for Puppy Bowl VII and WE ARE SO EXCITED!! Perhaps MORE EXCITED THAN LAST YEAR? Hard to say, we just REALLY LOVE PUPPIES. Especially puppies who all come from different adoption organizations! Who can’t wait until Feb. 6? NOT US!
Who do you like for Most Valuable Puppy? Some of your Vegansaurus writers have made their picks, as...
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SF Vegan Drinks is back! This Thursday!
Happy New Year! Along with other things that are inappropriate to say at the end of January, such as, “Why is the Christmas tree still up?” and “Why isn’t there a WHITE History Month?”
It’s 2011, the holidays are a distant memory, fake summer is here, and it’s time for the triumphant return of SF Vegan Drinks. I bet you forgot all about it! I did too,...
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Bolivia's ban on circus animals leads to rescue...
In November of last year, Animals Lebanon rescued a chimpanzee from his life as a literal roadside attraction in Lebanon, and rehomed him at a sanctuary in Brazil. This month, Animal Defenders International celebrates a similar victory, as 24 former circus lions were rescued from Bolivia and rehomed at the Wild Animal Sanctuary in “the open plains of Colorado, just 30 miles northeast of...
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Hello, Friends! It's WTF Wednesday!
You guys, today is the first day of my last semester of grad school [Ed.: Congrats, Mark!]. I’ve been so nervous about finishing my master’s paper before May, I probably gave myself another ulcer during winter break (which is no break at all because internships do not take a month off! How happy I was as an undergrad!). This is not to say I worked on the paper at all, I just worried...
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Flexitarians: top marketing trend of 2011
USA Today did a piece on the top 10 marketing trends of 2011 (there’s finally a microwave popcorn bowl-bag!) and guess what popped up as number six? Everybody’s favorite, flexitarians!:
Some 47 percent of Americans are trying to reduce meat consumption. That’s the flexitarian (flexible vegetarian) trend that the MorningStar Farms division of Kellogg (K) has latched onto.
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The meat industry is terrifying, and it knows it!
According to Gene Baur’s blog,* some of the most-read articles of 2010 on MeatingPlace.com are the following:
“Bomb found in employee locker at Hormel plant” “Man dies after fall at Cargill beef plant” “Worker killed at Wis. beef plant” “Worker loses legs in meat grinder accident”
The violence, you guys, the violence! Obviously the meat...
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Protest the Golden Gate Kennel Club Dog Show!
Here’s some whack shit about dog shows: they glorify and encourage breeding, while millions of dogs die in the shelter system each year; the American Kennel Club is an incredibly powerful lobby that cuts off any legislation aimed at curbing breeding; these shows are sponsored by gross-ass dog food companies like Pedigree and Iams (you would think these fancy assholes would know better than...
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New York City Council bans excessive dog-chaining!
On Jan. 17 in New York City, the City Council passed two new pieces of legislation. One new law prohibits chaining a dog outdoors for more than three hours continuously in a 12-hour period. The penalty is up to $500 or three months in jail. Booyah! Three hours already seems like quite a bit of time to chain a dog outside, but still, this is a good step forward. It also prohibits chains that are...
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Discounted vegan baked goods from Gone Pie!
Hey people! Vegan and Celiac-friendly New York bakery Gone Pie has a cool thing where they take the leftover cookies from their big shipments and send them to you in those $5 flat-rate USPS shipping boxes! Because of shipping costs, their baked goods can be on the expensive side, but with these mini-orders you can get cookies and brownies for $14 to $18—shipping included! Take advantage of...
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Bird deaths caused by avicide in USDA "shocker"
It’s just that the starlings in South Dakota “were defecating on a farmer’s cattle feed across the state line in Nebraska,” and whoops, they dropped dead in midair, inconveniently missing the state whose resident had put a contract out on their lives altogether. Funny how that works.
This is part of an ongoing program called “Bye Bye Blackbird”—cleverly...
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The Vegansaurus Diet: Megan Rascal!
Hey guys, did you know we have a little series called the Vegansaurus Diet? Readers can submit their weeklong adventure in vegan eating! Jeez louise, do you want to be internet famous? Here’s your chance! For inspiration (and attention), here’s my Vegansaurus Diet!
[Ed.: Megan wrote a whole lot of excuses as to why she didn’t vary her routine or cook a lot this week, which...
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The End Dogfighting campaign: the HSUS helps...
Stereotypically, your Vegansaurus loves public radio. We also love dogs, DUH, and pit bulls particularly. Today’s Morning Edition returned that love hundredfold, with a story about personal and canine redemption.
The End Dogfighting campaign began in Chicago in 2006, expanded to Atlanta in 2008, and has just begun in Philadelphia. It “recruits former dogfighters and young, at-risk...
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Head to Pop's today to raise $$ for dogs!
There’s a new shelter dog rescue in town and they need funds! Northern California Family Dog Rescue looks super wonderful and what better way to support them to go to Pop’s Bar (800 24th Street at York in the Mission in SF) today, Sunday, January 23rd, from 5-8 p.m., and drink your little heart out for the dogs! Here’s the Facebook event for all the details or you know, just...
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Rooster kills cockfighter
No, for real. So many jokes. SO MANY JOKES. I think it goes without saying that if you play with fire—roosters who have had razor blades attached to their feet—you’re gonna get burned—your throat will be slit by said rooster. How very sad for everyone involved. Don’t fuck with roosters, people! They be crazy! Just leave them alone and let them do their crazy...
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Yo Washington state! Your turn to ban battery...
In more excellent news, the awesome Humane Society of the United States and the awesome Farm Sanctuary have introduced a ballot initiative in Washington state that will ban battery cages and the sale of battery eggs by 2018. Tell everyone you know in Washington State what’s up and that they need to get involved so we can get those torture-devices abolished pronto!
End goal: Adorable chickens will...
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Happy Squirrel Appreciation Day!
That’s right people, it’s Squirrel Appreciation Day! Hurrah! In celebration, I bring you the wonder that is the squirrel. From an old BBC video with an amazing soundtrack, we have a squirrel dominating an obstacle course!
[Can’t see the video? Watch it on Vegansaurus.com!]
I’m reading squirrel.org and the National Geographic squirrel page and I’ve collected...
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China bans animal circuses!
Filed under “FUCK YEAH CHINA”, this is truly excellent news! Even better, they’re also cracking down on zoos and making it harder in general to abuse animals for entertainment. I don’t know about you but this makes me more comfortable with the fact that we’ll all be working as slaves for China within ten to twenty years.
[Happy bear, run free. photo via mixx]
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The "Why I Stopped Being a Vegetarian" article in...
I’m not going to even dignify this with a real response because goddamn, what a fucking idiot. I will simply copy and paste our rebuttal to the Mother Jones piece that we published earlier this month because it pretty much sums up how pathetic this woman is:
The Guardian published an interview with Jenna Woginrich, a former vegetarian who started raising and killing animals so she could...
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Peta's at it again: Justin Bieber says, "Adopt!"
Color me delighted! The Biebs adopted his dog and wants you to do the same! I’ve loved Bieber ever since his Saturday Night Live appearance but now I like the wacky kid even more. OK, his hair-flipping makes me want to stab myself in the eye but he’s still a pretty entertaining phenomena. Go, pop culture, go!
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Groupon's $12 for $25 worth of food at SOULEY...
OH HELL YEAH! Get this groupon RIGHT NOW and you can eat at the most delicious place on earth, which happens to be in Oakland just a few blocks from Bart (and my apartment, COINCIDENCE?). You can get dinner! Or brunch! OR THE BEST BURGER EVER, THE TOASTY CRISPY! Girl, it is fried tofu on top of BBQ tofu topped with their house-made garlic sauce and OMG GIRL, it will BLOW YOUR MIND ONE MORE TIME...
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In South Korea: Blood Runs From Taps →
I wrote a piece about the millions of animals being buried alive in South Korea for The Huffington Post. Please pass it on and share it and get people pissed off and outraged about this! It’s not too late to be vocal for these animals.
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Vegan Dessert Party for Harvest Home Sanctuary!
You know how we love us some baked goods and we love us some Harvest Home Sanctuary? Well, two of our great loves are coming together at this fresh-ass ALL YOU CAN EAT DESSERT PARTY and fundraiser for Harvest Home! Ow!
It’s taking place on Friday, March 11th in Danville (not THAT far, okay? And there is a bus that goes near the house it’s being held at! If you need more info on that,...
