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Recently, the Swiss Parliament asked a panel of philosophers, lawyers, geneticists and theologians to determine the meaning of dignity when it pertains to plants.
Switzerland Places Ban on the Humiliation of Plants : Planetsave
Machete-wielding gangs in South Africa are mutilating young people to provide body parts for the traditional medicine market, an investigation has found. [Yay for alternative medicine]
The Vegetarian Festival in Phuket, when hundreds of spirit mediums torture themselves by piercing sharp spears through their cheeks and other parts of the body. This is believed to avert evil spirits from the community.
Approved by Me.
A Vote For Science : Obama on Animal Welfare and Animal Rights
People who eat no animal foods run the risk of nutritional deficiencies such as a lack of vitamin B-12, iron and zinc and the powerful Omega-3 fatty acids found in fish, she said. [The truth about veganism is very rare in mainstream media.]
The stupid, it burns hypernova, leaving behind a black hole of vileness. In other words, it’s typical of the burning stupid that PETA specializes in.
Respectful Insolence: PETA: Even more impossible to parody than ever!
Chapter: Rights for Nature Art. 1. Nature or Pachamama, where life is reproduced and exists, has the right to exist, persist, maintain and regenerate its vital cycles, structure, functions and its processes in evolution.
people who regularly recycle rubbish and save energy at home are also the most likely to take frequent long-haul flights abroad.
Green idealists most likely to take long-haul flights, says study | Environment | The Guardian
What do you think should happen?
Blanket Ban On Bushmeat Could Be Disastrous For Forest Dwellers In Central Africa, Says New Report
Scientists have discovered that going veggie could be bad for your brain-with those on a meat-free diet six times more likely to suffer brain shrinkage. Vegans and vegetarians are the most likely to be deficient because the best sources of the vitamin are meat, particularly liver, milk and fish. Vitamin B12 deficiency can also cause anaemia and inflammation of the nervous system.
Eating veggies shrinks the brain-Health/Sci-The Times of India
Most of those who respond emphasize knowing one ate meat is the issue, not eating meat.
Do I tell the vegetarian she ate bacon last night? | Ask Metafilter
Vitamin B12, a nutrient found [only] in meat, fish and milk, may protect against brain volume loss in older people
About a dozen were hit by passing vehicles or died from stress
Thousands of mink freed in B.C. in apparent act of ‘eco-terrorism’
Edgar Turner and colleagues at the University of Cambridge investigated children’s perceptions of rainforest biodiversity by asking young visitors to the University Museum of Zoology in Cambridge, UK to draw their ideal rainforest, as part of a competition, and found that while children have a sophisticated understanding of rainforest ecosystems, they tend to overestimate the relative numbers of some taxa (mainly “cuter” mammals, birds and reptiles) while underestimating the proportions of other, less charismatic taxa, such as insects and annelids.
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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, which became infamous for dousing fur-wearers in red paint – has launched an attack on the singer Jessica Simpson.
Spain’s parliament voiced its support on Wednesday for the rights of great apes to life and freedom
Spanish parliament to extend rights to apes | Science | Reuters
Vegan girl, 12, ‘has spine of 80-year-old.’ The youngster, fed on a strict meat- and dairy-free diet from birth, is being treated at Edinburgh’s Royal Hospital for Sick Children.
Answer this delightful online kids quiz from the Australian Broadcast Corporation to find out at what age you should “die” for emitting more than your share of greenhouse gases. [10.4 years]
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
Reason Magazine – Hit & Run > Three Words: Lobster. Empathy. Center.
