Category Archives: Animal Rights

The Conservative Argument Against Factory Farms

Posted on 6/16/2005 by Ben

The American Conservative has a terrific article by former Bush speechwriter Matthew Scully. Scully argues that conservatives should be opposed to factory farming and animal cruelty in general. While there is much in this article that I don’t agree with, … Continue reading →

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Juices saves

Posted on 5/23/2005 by Ben

The Village Voice has a funny essay about the author’s tour through different levels of vegetarianism. My own private Idaho potato went like this: When I was a teenager a renowned South African acupuncturist moved in next door to my … Continue reading →

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McDonald’s beef fries settlement disbursed

Posted on 5/23/2005 by Ben

McDonald’s will pay $10 million to 24 Hindu and vegetarian groups after falsely describing its french fries, which contained a beef additive, as vegetarian. I last posted about this two years ago, I guess they’ve been wrangling over the money … Continue reading →

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Rude Food

Posted on 5/19/2005 by Ben

The Vegetarian Society produced a highly suggestive video called Rude Food. From an article in the Scotsman: The film is set in a steamy kitchen and begins with a ripe melon being groped by a man’s hand. It then shows … Continue reading →

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BK Veggie

Posted on 5/18/2005 by Ben

Burger King has a new version of the BK Veggie veggie burger with a pattie from Morningstar Farms. This is being covered as if it’s an entirely new product but the BK Veggie has been around since 2002. I love … Continue reading →

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The Meatrix

Posted on 5/5/2005 by Ben

Wow, how did I not know about The Meatrix? It won a Webby and this is the first I’ve seen it. I’m a bad vegetarian blogger.

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Dozens of porpoises beaten to death on British coast

Posted on 4/12/2005 by Ben

Here’s a bizarre and disturbing story about 30 porpoises found beaten to death on along the Yorkshire coast in eastern England.

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