Holidays usually come with family traditions. One of my family traditions is baking cookies. I can remember being at my grandmother’s house up in the Poconos and waiting impatiently for a taste of her homemade sugar cookies, rolled out to perfection and molded into shapes with her old, metal cutters. Those were my absolute favorite […]
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Translated from the Latin multum in parvo Professor Henry Higgins, as he is known, was born to a feral mother in the month of October and is the offspring of Norwegian Forest Cats. His ancestors travelled with Vikings as mousers. He is a descendant of adventurous, intelligent, and proud cats. His line is built to withstand […]
Last week the Animal Agriculture Alliance announced that they would provide resources to fight Meatless Monday. The resources include Why Meat?, What Makes a Healthy Diet, and The Myth of Meatless Monday. Why Meat? says “A vegan or vegetarian diet must be carefully monitored and supplements may be required to compensate for the missed opportunity to obtain these nutrients […]
I walk shelter dogs. All breeds. All needs. All weather. Walking dogs is my calling. I have walked parks from Peace Valley to High Rocks. I know what a Martingale, haltie, gentle lead, and EZ-walk harness are. I keep a dog treat, poop bag, or squeaky toy in at least one pocket of every pair […]
There are moments during my walks with Lucy I love beyond all others. I love her jump out of the Jeep. I love the shake that rolls her body from side to side. I love when the speed of our steps is in sync. I love when Lucy forgets I am holding her by a […]
September is the Vegan Month of Food, Vegan MOFO to you and me. It’s a whole month of vegan food goodness in the vegan blogoshere. Vegan bloggers and videologggers around the world make an amazing effort to post, on a daily basis, about everything about vegan food It’s an intimidating task, but the From A […]
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSequKm98Aawh0wN97Gzwlw hu·mane adjective: characterized by tenderness, compassion, and sympathy for people and animals, especially for the suffering or distressed HumaneWatch.org has a new TV ad campaign to dissuade people from giving money to Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). This web site was started by The Center for Consumer Freedom and is funded by restaurants and food […]
The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is requesting comments on petitions about veal calves, pigs, sheep, goats and other livestock that are not able to walk into the slaughterhouse. The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) has a petition for veal calves and Farm Sanctuary has a petition for all livestock. Right now, veal calves that are not able […]
Many of you may have heard of Daniel, the beagle who survived a gas chamber in Alabama. I’ve been so moved by his story and encouraged at the response to his survival. In October 2011, five year-old Daniel was one of 18 dogs that were to be euthanized at a shelter in Florence, Alabama. It’s […]
The non-profit Friends of Animals is working to end the cruelty and exploitation of animals around the world. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5DA5Ixp6GA Mauro talks to Lee Hall about Friends of Animals, stopping the bird trade, and Primarily Primates. Primarily Primates is a non-profit sanctuary that houses, protects, and rehabilitates apes and monkeys. These primates are cast offs from the pet trade […]