By Eccentric Vegan on
February 20th, 2010
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“The novel suggestion by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation to use taxation comes as campaigners focus on the impact on climate change of emissions of methane from cattle, sheep and pigs.” more here >>
“New Research Reveals Why Factory Farms Have Become Superbug Factories” details here >>
“Where do vegan children get their nutrients?” learn here >>
“Animal rights activists are calling on U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to investigate the high number of deaths of animals in research laboratories due to negligence over the past two years, including dozens of research monkeys in Nevada.” more >>
“The Utah Department of Transportation and Morgan County have agreed to pay an animal rights group almost $40,000 [...] The suit claimed two UDOT employees violated SLAAM’s rights to free speech and to peacefully assemble because they refused to issue a permit for the protest.” details >>
“Vegetarianism is an ancient cuisine that, on a dietary level, can significantly contribute to the treatment and prevention of the number one cause of death in the US — heart disease.” more here >>
“Rating all fifty states, the Humane Society based each score out of sixty-five animal protection issues in 10 major animal protection categories including: animal fighting; animal cruelty; puppy mills; use of animals in research; equine protection; wildlife abuse; factory farming; fur and trapping; exotic animals; and companion animal laws. Sitting close to the bottom of the list, in forty-seventh place, North Dakota was graded a score of thirteen, tied with Mississippi.” link here >>
“Across the country, at the state and federal level, both pre-9/11 and post-9/11, corporations and the politicians who represent them have campaigned to label animal rights and environmental activists as the “number one domestic terrorism threat.” Even the most radical underground groups like the Animal Liberation Front and Earth Liberation Front have never harmed a human being.” read more here >>
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