December 2011
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Dog hero rescues adorable kittens from...
Happy! Sad! Kittens! Puppy! This story has it all. Loving lab Reagan found kittens sealed in a Meow Mix bag in the middle of the road, carried them all the way home, and wouldn’t stop whining until his owner opened the bag. She could hear faint feline mewls, but was unprepared for the bag’s contents. Inside, she discovered two kittens, now named Tipper and Skipper, covered in the carnage of the...
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Product review: Rhythm Superfoods' kale chips win;...
I’m a broken record about my love for bears, but did you know that I also enjoy snacks? I’m talking chips, cookies, and crackers, not so much any sort of healthy food, like fruit (blech) repurposed as snack food. Given the choice, I’ll usually choose the trans fats, the high sugar content, the empty calories.
Rhythm Superfoods provides the best of both worlds: filling my crunchy...
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Cookbook Review: The Tipsy Vegan!
I got a gratis copy of John Schlimm’s The Tipsy Vegan to review for you guys! Rachel has been on a cookbook review roll, as I’m sure you’ve read, but when I saw “tipsy,” I knew this book was for yours truly. However, this is not a book of vegan cocktails like I thought! It’s all about cooking with wine and liquor. But there are a handful of cocktail recipes as...
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Twenty-six toed cat saves shelter, $26 at a time!
This is Daniel! He’s a 26-toed cat that nobody wanted—now he’s a hero! The Milwaukee Animal Rescue Center found out their rent was being doubled and had to find a new facility immediately, but they didn’t have the funds! Until Daniel came along! He challenged animal lovers to donate at least $1 for each of his toes. So far, so good!:
They’ve collected enough so...
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Janet Jackson loses a SUPERFAN over fur line (why...
It’s a sad, sad day in the world of animal lovin’ (not wearin’) Janet Jackson fans. Ms “I can get down with some faux chicken nuggets” Nasty, in collaboration with Blackglama, is launching a mink fur line, set to hit high-end retailers just in time for New Year’s. What what? EX-superfan, Sean Olsterdorf of Michigan, is not pleased and is therefore auctioning off...
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Fourteen moon bears rescued from bile farm; farmer...
[The team transferring a bear for transport]
So, this is like, good news, but kind of gross? Fourteen moon bears were rescued from a bile farm in southern Vietnam, so that’s good, but they had a bunch of health problems indicating they might have been taken from the wild and trapped, so that’s gross. Not to mention that 40 bears are still imprisoned on that same farm.
We’ve...
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Gift for the TMZ watcher in your life: celebrity...
I know this is totally going to catch you by surprise… …celebrity PETA stamps! Famous vegetarians! How many of them are vegan? Are you interested in buying these ICONIC* postage stamps?
They are available for purchase, limited time only, here — if not for yourself, maybe me the celeb whore in your life?
Until next time… *I must just be jealous that I’m not famous...
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Hey NYC: Do you have room in your heart for sweet...
LOOK AT THAT FACE!!! This is Johnny “Goggles” and he is on death row at the Manhattan Animal Care and Control shelter. Really, he could be euthanized any day now and reader Kim wants to see him get a home instead! She’s been spending time with him and says he’d make the perfect dog for some lucky household. Kim and her boyfriend have already adopted a dog and cannot...
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Vegansaurus giveaway: Allison's Gourmet! Yes!!
Do you love amazing sweet treats? Are you obsessed with chocolates, caramels, peanut brittles, toffees, truffles, brownies, and everything delicious? If you did not answer yes to all of that then GET OFF THIS SITE! You should know, above all, that we love to eat, and that vegan sweets genius Allison’s Gourmet understands that need, and excels at execution! If you haven’t indulged in...
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Paul Shapiro on Smithfield, vegetarian stats, and...
It’s Paul Shapiro’s Animal News You Can Use! Yes! And check out that amazing new graphic from Megan Rascal! Two geniuses, united in genius, saving animals, looking good, and being awesome! Now, onto Mr. Shapiro’s news!
Important breaking news today: Smithfield—the nation’s largest pig producer—is recommitting to end its gestation-crate use on company-owned factory...
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Rats are sweet to their buddies! →
I am AS I TYPE riding in the car and listening to NPR (whee, iPad), where I just heard this story about how rats not only work to free their caged buddies, but then are nice and empathic enough to share their chocolate chips with them. An experiment on animals that shows why experiments on animals can be so cruel. Rats have empathy! Duh! Yay!
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Grizzlies make a comeback! Go bears!
Christ, you guys: BEARS. You know I’m on bears like white on the Republican Party, so let me advise you of some bodacious bear news in between bouts of holiday anxiety: A court has reversed the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s 2007 decision to remove grizzly bears from the endangered species list.
I have two dominant feelings about this news: 1. SAY WHAT, USFWS? Just because grizzlies got...
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Guest post: Hosting vegans: tips and etiquette for...
It’s that time of the year, where people start pretending to be social: family get-togethers, work potlucks, dinner parties, and holiday festivities. This can also be a pretty uncomfortable time for vegans, too. Unless you’ve been blessed with a cohort of family and friends who are also vegan, you’re usually the odd one out. So here are a few tips for omnis on how to be the best host when serving...
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The Empire State Building Shines Red for The Cove!
I just read on Ecorazzi that tonight the Empire State Building will be lit up in red to honor the poor dolphins and to promote the message of The Cove. The event was planned by racecar driver Leilani Munter. And John Leguizamo will be there along with the director and producer of The Cove. This is super-cool!
I’ll try to get a pic for everyone! Ew, that means I have to leave my house....
