Michael Greger, M.D.: “When we overcrowd thousands of animals into cramped filthy football-field sized sheds to lie beak-to-beak, or snout-to-snout atop their own waste it can present a breeding ground for disease, a perfect storm environment for the emergence of new strains of influenza and other animal-to-human diseases. These so-called factory farms are a public health menace.” Read article: Reasons [...]

In his long career as a leading research scientist for the Canadian government, Thierry Vrain was paid to reassure the public that genetically engineered foods were safe to eat. But now, this insider is lifting the veil of deception and exposing the truth Monsanto doesn’t want you to know: I retired 10 years ago after a long career as a [...]

What was once the world’s largest family of mountain gorillas, the Nshongi, located in the southern sector of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in Uganda, has been reconfigured into three families. At the same time, another band, the Kahungye, has split into two. “These additions bring the total family groups in this sector to five, meaning more gorilla permits and more tracking [...]

This past summer, the media broadcast cries of alarm from farmers suffering through the worst drought in decades. Large swaths of genetically engineered and chemical-intensive crops literally burned in the fields. And what didn’t burn, was ravaged by disease and superweeds. What the mass media and most non-organic farmers and ranchers have yet to acknowledge is that at the root [...]

  While Americans celebrate Mother’s Day just once a year in our human realm, every day is Mother’s Day for elephants! Completely matriarchal, elephant societies are led by the oldest and largest mother in the family, and the entire herd is made up of other mothers, daughters, sisters and aunts. Watching these closely-knit elephant families play, work, feed and care [...]

Last week, Karen and John Lewis, the visionary founders of Lapa Rios Ecolodge in Costa Rica, celebrated the realization of a conservation dream that will result in the permanent protection of more than 900 acres of virgin rainforest in the Osa Peninsula, one of the most biologically rich regions in Central America. Twenty-plus years ago the Lewises liquidated their assets [...]

“Saving the White Lions,” the new book by South African lion conservationist Linda Tucker, recounts the efforts to save Africa’s most sacred animals, who are on the brink of extinction. Linda has successfully re-wilded three prides of rare white lions to their endemic South African bushveld region, the heart of what the U.N. calls the world’s third largest biosphere. Her [...]

Gadsden Films is pleased to announce the Kickstarter campaign for Unsustainable, a new documentary that will both educate and serve as a rousing call to action for patriots and activists across the political spectrum. A team of acclaimed filmmakers is spearheading Unsustainable, a film about our common interest in enacting sensible policies that lead to both environmental and economic prosperity. [...]

In an effort to curb the tide of wildlife poaching in Africa, Kenya Airways has formed a new partnership with Born Free Foundation whereby the two organizations will not only contribute towards anti-poaching campaigns and conservation of wildlife conservation in Africa, but also partner to raise funds for such initiatives. One such event will take place this Friday, 03 May [...]

Confused, frightened, abused… these precious little calves suffer terrible cruelty because humans want to drink cow’s milk and consume other dairy products: cheese, ice cream, yogurt, butter… More information: http://whyveganguide.com/author/aramfaghfouri/