September 2012
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Who's the fanciest moth of them all? The...
Move over PSY, there’s a new international superstar taking the internet by storm! Everyone, say hello to Venezuela’s own POODLE MOTH. Go ahead, feast your eyes on this magnificent creature. I can’t get enough, I love this little guy! He’s so fancy. AND JUST LOOK AT THOSE TINY HANDS.
I’m not much of a science buff myself, and I’m not going to embarrass us by...
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Pork lawsuit extravaganza! HSUS and a pig farmer...
Not pictured: interested parties in layer-hen living conditions legislation
Big Pork is having a hell of a week.
On Monday, the Humane Society, along with pig farmer (“pork producer”) Harvey Dillenburg, filed a lawsuit against the NPCC because “the National Pork Board ‘struck an unlawful backroom deal’ with the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) in purchasing...
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International tragedy: Britain's National Pig...
Really, it’s true:
[T]he European Union pig herd is declining at a significant rate, and this is a trend that is being mirrored around the world. Pig farmers have been plunged into loss by high pig-feed costs, caused by the global failure of maize and soya harvests.
(“maize and soya” means “corn and soybeans,” but you knew that already.)
Global warming is...
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German company Sante introduces vegan toothpaste...
Sante is a company based in Hannover, Germany, which creates and manufactures “natural cosmetics.” This line now includes toothpaste with vitamin B12! Specifically for people whose diets make them susceptible to B12 deficiencies, like vegans!
Even better than it existing is that it works. Sante and Vegetarierbund Deutschland (VEBU/German Vegetarian Society) conducted a study with...
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WatchCheck it out, Cinnamon Snail won a 2012 Vendy for People’s Taste Award! Here’s a video all about the winners and not only is there a commercial in the beginning, but the first 45 seconds are about steak. Bleh. But then there’s a beautiful shot of a chocolatey delicious vegan donut!
I am very proud of Cinnamon Snail and I can tell you from experience that their donuts are the B...
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Corn is Expensive, So Cows Eat Candy
You know what sucks about factory farming?* Those poor cows never get dessert. No trick-or-treating, no birthday parties, no office candy dishes. Just corn corn corn, soy soy soy, corn corn corn all year long.
Thankfully for the rights of cows everywhere, the Weather Channel reports** that this summer’s drought has shot corn prices sky high, so farmers are actually finding it cheaper to...
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Tiny dog saves his owner's life, like a boss.
I read this story this morning and ‘bout died. It’s so awesome! Over in the U.K., Toby and his 81-year-old owner Derek, pictured above, were on a walk in the woods when Derek slipped on some crazy bridge over a creek and fell into a bunch of mud. He managed to cling to the bridge railing but as he said, “you can’t hold your grip for long at my age.” Scary!
They were...
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New favorite site: I Heart My Rescue
I ❤ My Rescue is a new site from Brooklyn Animal Action that is all about rescued pets. Here’s one such pet above! This little girl is Hypatia and she was rescued from a dumpster at six weeks old. As you can see, she’s doing great.
Here’s a description of the site’s mission:
I Heart My Rescue is dedicated to rescued animals and the people who love them. Submit the...
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Guest Post: Fabe's Vegan Cookies: Face-Sized...
I’ve been vegan for the better part of a decade now, and one of the best things about being vegan in the days before plant-based cheeses took over the world (remember? Those were sad, sad times) was monster-sized Alternative Baking Company cookies. Available almost exclusively at health food stores, these cookies reinforced that going vegan didn’t have to mean forgoing baked goods the...
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Picnic Bakery! S.F. storefront coming, but you can...
A couple weeks ago we told you about new San Francisco vegan business Picnic Bakery, and we’re back with word on the deliciousness of their delicious treats! And they ARE delicious. Owner Emily was kind enough to drop off a variety for us to try and we were alllllll over it. And by we, I mean me and Meave because seriously, screw everyone else IT’S CAKE. JK jK, you’re all great,...
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It's Paul Shapiro's Animal News You Can Use!
It’s Animal News You Can Use from Paul Shapiro! Yay, Paul! Yay, Animals!
We started last week’s email with a good court ruling about California’s Prop 2, and now this week, a federal judge told foie gras producers what time it is in ruling that California’s ban on force-feeding ducks for foie gras will remain intact. In response to the ruling, the LA Times had a nice smack-down of the chefs...
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Vegan snack box coming to your door!
Heads up! Vegansaurus sponsor Vegan Cuts is doing a monthly vegan snack box subscription thing and I’m pretty excited. I loved this idea when Lollihop did it but I understand they folded? I’m pretty confident Vegan Cuts can pull through though—they seem to be super successful (no, I’m totes not jealous they have twice as many FB fans as us!). Septembers box is sold out...
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Product Review and Giveaway: NBW Skincare!
Yay! It’s the next giveaway for Vegansaurus Giveaway Week! Check every day this week for more prizes! This is the last one but you still have a chance to win them all!
NBW is a line of natural skincare products with a focus on organic, fair-trade ingredients. Not everything is vegan, but most of the products are, and nothing is tested on animals. Yay!
I tried the Yarrow and Rosemary Light...
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John Bartlett's vegan menswear is so hot right now
BlackBook’s Nell Alk has a feature on John Bartlett’s spring 2013 line, which he showed at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, you guys are you in love yet? OK, how about this: The clothes are all linen, vegan, sustainable, and totally gorgeous. Love!
We’ve talked about him before, but man, you should read this article, Bartlett is a good dude. Joshua Katcher...
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New Poll: Oakland residents not terribly excited...
For over a year, controversy has surrounded Oakland’s plan to draft a new urban agriculture policy, and specifically whether or not it will encourage raising and slaughtering backyard animals like chickens, rabbits, pigs, and others.
A new poll of 1,158 residents of Oakland’s Districts 1 and 3 (where urban animal agriculture is most prevalent) strongly indicates that animals should be left out of...
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Giveaway: Thundershirt for the cat or dog in your...
Yay! It’s the next giveaway for Vegansaurus Giveaway Week! Check every day this week for more prizes!
You heard right!: we are giving away a Thundershirt! This is an amazing invention that helps dogs with anxiety problems. It can help hyper dogs, dogs who are fearful of traveling, dogs scared of fireworks, lots of stuff! This is Figaro modeling his own Thundershirt. He’s much happier than...
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Debating the scientific merits of a vegan diet...
When even Rupert Murdoch’s favorite news producer wants an excuse to be vegan, you know we’ve arrived. The Wall Street Journal invites two professors of nutritional science, the delightful T. Colin Campbell and Nancy Rodriguez, to argue for and against a vegan diet.
Key points:
The dairy industry has long promoted the myth that milk and milk products promote increased bone...
