MotherJones has a fantastic article about the famous vegan bodybuilder Kenneth Williams. Here’s an excerpt:
it was at 3 a.m. five years ago that, while fixing a middle-of-the-night meal, Williams “had the awakening.” “I had two pieces of fried chicken, rice, and salad,” he recalls. For some reason, he couldn’t stop glaring at the chicken. “I [...]
Archive for March, 2009
17 Mar
Vegan bodybuilder Kenneth Williams
11 Mar
Chinese Bile Farms
Chinese bile farms. I’m expecting that I won’t be the only person who saw that for the first time and had no idea what it meant. But thanks to an article from Planetsave (13 Asian Black Bears Rescued From ‘Bile Farms’) I am now aware of this almost thirty-years-old practice.
Bile farming is the Chinese practice [...]
7 Mar
Gray wolves to be removed from endagered species list
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar plans to remove gray wolves from the Endangered Species Act in the Northwest. This means that hunters would be allowed to shoot these animals, possibly with up to 1000 being killed during the season.
Obviously I’m completely against hunting of any kind, but let’s look at this from a non-vegan [...]
4 Mar
Nightline and Animal Testing
Tonight on ABC, Nightline is going to take a look at animal testing. It will air at 11:35 EST. It’s great to see a major network examining such a cruel and unnecessary practice.
Abuse of Primates in Research Labs Exposed on ABC Tonight
4 Mar
A heartfelt look at taking animal tested drugs
Over at The Huffington Post, Simon Chaitowitz has written a very moving and heartfelt piece called “Why I Take Animal-Tested Drugs.” It’s an amazing read. Chaitowitz has leukemia, and this article is her feelings about the treatment and pills, which have been tested on animals. Here’s an excerpt:
I wonder if science would have found a [...]
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