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Meatless Monday Goes Global

November 5, 2012

(VEGETARIAN) After the UK’s Telegraph recently reported that China now consumes twice as much meat as America, the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) has decided to promote Meatless Monday in an effort to protect the environment, animals, and people. To participate in this international campaign, people should just take one day of the week off from eating meat. According to the HSUS, if every American cut meat out of their diet every Monday, an estimate of 1.4 billion animals would no longer be factory farmed. Read on to learn why you should participate in this international campaign. — Global Animal

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Tired Of Tofu? Tasty Meat Alternatives

September 1, 2012

(COMPASSIONATE LIVING) There is no doubt that plant-based diets are gaining popularity, but who says they have to be boring? Beyond tofu and seitan, exciting meat-alternatives are popping up everywhere. From faux gras to calamari to lamb vindaloo, the meatless option are virtually endless. Read on for more information on interesting exotic mock meats. — Global Animal 

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Guinea Pigs Munch On Summer Treat

August 2, 2012

(ANIMAL VIDEO) It’s summer and there is nothing like cooling off with a refreshing watermelon snack, just ask these guinea pigs! — Global Animal

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Author Jonathan Safran Foer In Your Classroom

July 17, 2012

(BOOK REVIEW) Attention all high school, college students and educators. Farm Forward in collaboration with Jonathan Safran Foer, author of Eating Animals will conduct a virtual presentation of his book followed by a Q&A session in October. Embarking on a journey to the depths of the food industry, he explores rare small family farms, large factory farms, and the fishing industry. Foer reveals some of what you may already know about the industry, and a lot you didn’t. — Global Animal

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Mark Bittman: You Don’t Need Milk

July 16, 2012

(COMPASSIONATE LIVING) In a recent New York Times op-ed piece, famed food writer Mark Bittman talks about the adverse effects of dairy. Bittman is the author of How To Cook Everything Vegetarian, and working on a new cookbook Vegan Before Six. Giving up dairy might be just the answer to various health concerns. Not to mention, the life of a dairy cow is short, cruel and painful. Check out Bittman’s well informed article “Got Milk? You Don’t Need It.” — Global Animal 

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No Such Thing As Better Beef

April 17, 2012

(FACTORY FARMING) Eating completely sustainable meat doesn’t seem possible. Factory farming is undoubtedly destroying the environment, slaughtering unprecedented amounts of animals, and putting humans at risk of deadly diseases like E. coli and salmonella. However, sustainable farms have their own set of problems. Is this alternative better for the animals? Or is sustainable meat just easier to swallow? — Global Animal

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Chicken With Side Of Arsenic

April 10, 2012

(FACTORY FARMS) Arsenic in chickens? Really? Johns Hopkins University and Arizona State University tested chicken feathers to reveal levels of arsenic, Benadryl and illegal antibiotics. Chickens are fed arsenic to make their flesh a more appetizing shade of pink and to fight infection. The illegal antibiotics found create antibiotic-resistant viruses that kill more Americans per year than AIDS, according to the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Read on about the poisons purposely given to animals raised for food. — Global Animal

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Kinkajou Scarfs Banana

July 28, 2011

(ANIMAL VIDEO) While you and I may refrain from chewing food with our mouths open, the same rules obviously don’t apply to Kinkajous, resulting in maximum cuteness. — Global Animal

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