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Bloody Protestors On Promenade

May 19, 2012

(ACTIVISM) CALIFORNIA — PETA held a bloody protest last Saturday on Santa Monica’s popular 3rd street promenade in front of the farmers market. Hundreds of shoppers stopped to look at the models covered in fake blood and packaged in styrofoam like a pound of ground beef. Although the protest was visually disturbing, it appeared to hit home for many passers-by, who stopped to pick up brochures and ask questions. The idea that all animals have the same parts as people, and that they actually have to be killed to make food, often seems to slip people’s minds at the grocery store when they are picking out their nicely packaged meat. Confronting people with the bold reality of what it really takes for them to enjoy that piece of chicken or steak may make them think twice the next time they buy their groceries. — Global Animal 

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Eat Less Meat, Save The World

May 19, 2012

(COMPASSIONATE LIVING) You don’t need to be an animal lover to see that it’s important to curb your meat consumption. Eating less meat would mean getting rid of the large percentage of greenhouse gases that comes from raising livestock. One of the best and quickest methods for trying to reverse climate change is to eat less meat. Today, Americans consume almost 200 pounds of meat per person per year. Read on for more facts on how meat consumption adversely affects the environment.—Global Animal

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Alyssa Milano Hosts Vegetarian Food Revolution Day

May 17, 2012

(CELEBRITY NEWS) Alyssa Milano is teaming up with Jamie Oliver to host a vegetarian Food Revolution Day on May 19. In celebration of Food Revolution Day, people worldwide are hosting dinner parties in support of food education. This day is a great opportunity to get friends and family to try a delicious vegan or vegetarian meal and promote healthy and responsible eating. Read on for more information and to find out what will be on Milano’s menu! — Global Animal 

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Sea Shepherd’s Captain Paul Watson Arrested

May 14, 2012

(ANIMAL NEWS) Paul Watson, the famous founder and captain of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, was arrested in Frankfurt, Germany, over the weekend. The charges against him are related to an incident in Costa Rica from 2002, when Sea Shepherd protested shark finning. The outstanding warrant for his arrest was also for attempted murder, which Sea Shepherd is calling a “fallacy.” Sea Shepherd, the subject of the Animal Planet reality show Whale Wars, is hoping that the charges against him will be dropped. —Global Animal

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Megan’s Meat-Free Monday: Carrot Ginger Soup

May 14, 2012

(VEGAN RECIPE) Feeling down? Or just hungry? This week’s Meat-Free Monday Challenge recipe is a great pick-me-up. With key ingredients like carrot, ginger and miso, this soup is packed full of nutrients, including vitamin C, carotene and B vitamins. Eat it up to help boost your energy as well as aid digestion. It’s easy on the eyes, the pallet and the tummy. Not to mention it’s incredibly flavorful! 

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California Says “Au Revior” To Foie Gras

May 13, 2012

(ANIMAL CRUELTY) CALIFORNIA — A battle between California chefs and animal rights activists is underway and the reason is fatty goose or duck liver, commonly known as foie gras. The ban to sell or produce foie gras in California will go into effect July 1, 2012. Although the ban was passed in 2004, officials allotted a seven-year grace period for the restaurant to develop a more humane way of producing the livers. But nothing has changed, except perhaps the increase in restaurants serving foie gras. — Global Animal

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Help Make Every L.A. Shelter No-Kill

May 11, 2012

(ANIMAL SHELTERS) If you live in Los Angeles you’ve probably seen the No-Kill Los Angeles (NKLA) posters featuring black and white pictures of beautiful shelter animals. The No-Kill LA operation is led by Best Friends Animal Society and consists of welfare organizations and city shelters who are trying to make all Los Angeles animal shelters no-kill. Their mission is simple, “we’re dedicated to ending the killing of healthy and treatable pets in L.A. shelters.” Read more on the No-Kill LA initiative. — Global Animal

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Family Goes The Distance For Missing Corgi

May 10, 2012

(ANIMAL NEWS) How far would you go to find your missing pet? For the Ghiggeri family, guardians of Andy, an eleven-year-old Corgi, there is no such thing as too far. Andy ran away on New Year’s Eve after being scared by fireworks while visiting friends in Westport Connecticut, and the hunt has been on ever since. His family made more than 4,000 posters, assembled teams of volunteers to patrol areas, set traps, raised money, set up a dozen night-vision cameras, hired a real-life pet detective, and by doing all of this, gained national media attention. For more on Andy read on. — Global Animal 

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