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Win a Turkey Sponsorship for Your Veggie Classroom

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Submitted by sarajean on 11/5/09 1:44pm

Do you teach a compassionate science class, an ethics class, or any concepts on vegetarianism? Are you looking for a cool class project that would be different, unique—yet still teach the same values and ethics that you’re trying to highlight in the classroom? TeachKind is hosting a contest that may be exactly what you are looking for.

During November, in honor of Thanksgiving TeachKind is celebrating the bird of the season. That’s right—turkeys! Did you know that the turkey was once considered a candidate for the national bird of America? Read more

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Voice4Change / Animal & Environmental Protection

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Submitted by Anonymous on 10/18/09 9:06am

Voice4Change works to promote protection, compassion, kindness, love and respect for animals and the earth. You'll find quality information, websites, videos, audio clips, petitions, slideshows & more.


http://www.working4change.blogspot.com/

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Vegetarian Being Kept Alive with a Pig's Heart

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Submitted by sarajean on 9/30/09 2:54am

You can’t make this stuff up.

Robyn Cairney, a teen from Scotland, is a vegetarian. Like many teens today, she is an avid animal lover, and practices vegetarianism for that very reason.

She also has a pig heart valve keeping her alive.

Cairney, a mobile phone sales consultant of Ruckazie, Glasgow, was diagnosed with aortic stenosis and regurgitation, a rare cardiac condition that resulted in her collapsing at the gym. While unaware of the condition in her body, Cairney suffered from a narrowing aorta, causing her blood to flow back to her heart. Read more

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“PETA-Like Discussion” – Where’s The Line?

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Submitted by erika on 9/24/09 2:13pm

Recently a forum thread I was participating in (not here) was deleted by the forum moderators. Not locked - deleted - and I trust you can see the severity of the difference. Outright deletion of threads is generally reserved for the "worst of the worst" offenders.  

The crime?  "PETA-like discussion."  

This is a forum with a  predominately rural demographic, a forum where several members have anti-vegetarian slurs and "jokes" permanently displayed in their forum signatures.  I have learned to tread carefully.  I habitually avoid passing judgment, and stick to simply stating facts.  I didn't say anything you wouldn't find inside the pages of Barbara Kingsolver's "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle" or Michael Pollan's "The Omnivore's Dilemma."
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Dairy Alternative Month, Part I: Milk

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Submitted by sarajean on 6/8/09 11:36pm

Just for June, just this once, why don’t you try a little experiment—just for kicks!—and go alterna-dairy for the month. There’s no extra piercings, no spiked jewelry to don, and no black eyeliner to smudge on. There are just the health benefits you get from saying no to milk—and the chance to simply say you did it. Read more

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Racehorses = Dog Food

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Submitted by sarajean on 6/7/09 12:58pm

If I were a racehorse who spent all of my life running my guts out just so people could waste their money, lose their houses and alienate their spouses by betting on me outrunning another horse—not a penny of which is given to me, of course—I would expect a damn good retirement package. A stable on a hill, maybe, with plenty of room to gallop as I please (no jockey on my back, thank you very much), plenty of hay, some carrots, and maybe a nice chenille blanket to cozy up with. Read more

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