On my walk to the park with my dogs this morning, I was in a great mood. The sun was shining, the sky was crystal clear blue and the church bells were ringing. It was a picturesque early morning in Brooklyn. Then, out of nowhere, it came. A flatbed truck, open on the sides so you could see the dozens and dozens of crates stacked on top of each other. In each of these crates, 5 to 6 chickens were crammed in, completely unable to move. They were squawking, clearly terrified and obviously in pain. The stench was overwhelming. It was clear that they were urinating and defecating on top of each other as there was nowhere for them to move. Obviously I know that this happens, but it was totally out of context for me to see such an image in the middle of my residential urban neighborhood where, sadly,
Radishes with Garlic and White Wine may become your new favorite snack.
Our sweet corn, black bean mango salsa is perfect for your next barbecue. This dish is equally pleasing to the eyes and the palate.
If you find yourself in the Ft. Lauderdale area, a meal at Green Bar & Kitchen is a must!
Ethan shares a very personal and difficult part of his “pre-vegan” past as a vivisector. In today’s piece he talks about some of those experiences and how they’ve affected him in Confessions of a Killer.
For years, I have said over and again that, “Dogs are a gateway drug to veganism.” This is true of cats, gerbils, guinea pigs and all other companion animals, too. I’m just speaking of dogs because that was my personal experience. I didn’t grow up in a home with a companion animal and hardly any of my friends had companion animals either. So it wasn’t until I was living on my own in college that I started to interact with dogs and cats and the idea of having one became appealing to me. I graduated college in January 1993 and four weeks later adopted my first companion animal, a dog named Blackie. I adopted him from one of the New York City kill shelters. They estimated his age as being around five years old. He was rescued from a situation of abuse and neglect. Apparently he had been living with an
As many of your know, we are proud supporters of Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary (WFAS). Now into it’s 10th year, Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary shelters over 300 animals who have all been rescued from a variety of backgrounds of abuse and neglect. The sanctuary is one of the country’s most recognized and respected sanctuaries for farmed animals. They do hands-on work rescuing, rehabilitating and caring for farmed animal refugees while advocating on behalf of farmed animals everywhere through educational tours and outreach events. The sanctuary will be moving this year into a larger property closer to New York City where they will be able to expand their capacity, take on rescuing more animals and doing their amazing work in outreach and education. However, all of this is possible only with the support of kind, compassionate folks like you who love animals as much as we do. We are honored to be
