By Ocean Robbins You don’t have to be a vegan or an animal rights activist to care how animals are treated. In fact, polls have found that more than 94% of the American public believes that animals raised for food should be treated as humanely as possible. But the reality in modern meat production would make Old MacDonald turn over [...]

Bob Barker, the iconic animal loving former host of the TV game show, “The Price is Right,” has released a video urging Pennsylvania state legislators to pass Senate Bill 510, authored by Senator Patrick Browne, which seeks to ban live pigeon shoots. Well-known for his passionate support of animal causes, Barker was so appalled at the cruel mass slaughters; he [...]

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 [...]

Emily Deschanel is encouraging other mothers to boycott cow’s milk. The ‘Bones’ actress has teamed up with animal rights organisation PETA for a new video campaign, urging women to show compassion for mother cows by raising their children on vegan diets. The 36-year-old actress – who has a 20-month-old son called Henry with her writer husband David Hornsby – says [...]

“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 [...]

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/

The U.S. military uses live animals in combat trauma training. Each year, more than 7,500 pigs and goats are wounded and killed in combat trauma training courses. In many of these courses, the animals are anesthetized and then shot, stabbed, and/or burned. At the end of each course, the animals are killed. The DOD has defended this practice despite the [...]

  John Robbins discusses the horrific conditions in factory farms and the contempt for animals that exists there. John Robbins could have inherited the Baskin-Robbins empire. But he walked away from the money and the power. Why? He simply didn’t want to devote his life to selling ice cream after realizing it makes people unhealthy. So he decided to make [...]