I join the rest of the world in mourning the brave staff of the magazine Charlie Hebdo, reportedly gunned down by religious fanatics for defending freedom of the press. Meat industry fanatics in the U.S. have devised a more subtle means of stifling freedom of information. The states of Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, North […]

The massive public reaction to the tragic deaths of three black teens at the hands of white police officers in three separate instances has led to a national call for use of body cameras to record and prevent any future mistreatment of suspects. There is ample precedent. Animal protection activists have used body cameras to […]

With the new school year, parents’ attention is turning to school lunches. Traditionally, the USDA had used the National School Lunch Program as a dumping ground for surplus meat and dairy commodities. Children consumed animal fat and sugary drinks, to the point where one-third have became overweight or obese. Their early dietary flaws became lifelong […]

It is perversely ironic for rancher Cliven Bundy to excoriate poor people for collecting government subsidies, while ripping off the federal government of a million dollars in grazing fees. But, even if he were to pay up, Bundy and his fellow ranchers would still be living on government welfare. According to the Center for Biological […]

I am not scared of all the witches, zombies and assorted goblins wandering about on Halloween. What really scares me is the meat industry. According to many online sources, that is the industry that: — Mutilates, cages and butchers billions of cows, pigs and other sentient animals; — Feeds carcasses of cats and dogs killed […]