Animal Welfare
When The Pope Speaks, Does Anyone Listen?
If a tree falls in the forest and nobody is around to hear it, does it make a sound? So too I wonder about Pope Francis’ recent Encyclical on Climate Change & Inequality. He writes about the devastation we humans are causing to our Earth and its creatures, but is anybody listening? Pope Francis on […]
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What Do Vegans Eat On Thanksgiving?
I love turkeys! Well…. I love all animals, but turkeys are intelligent and wonderful yet so terribly mistreated. Please look at the articles below for more information on these wonderful birds. Some of the key points which I would like you to take from these articles include: What I Want You to Know About Turkeys Turkeys like to […]
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The Fourth Of July, Hot Dogs & American Exceptionalism
The theory that the United States is inherently different from other nations is known as American Exceptionalism. Many (especially political candidates and commentators) use the term to imply that we are superior to other countries. In this article I explore how the reaction by many Americans to a recent news event, the Chinese Dog Meat […]
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Why Love Some Animals and Eat Others?
Americans have 83 million dogs as pets. We have 95 million cats as pets. Last year we spent approximately $58 billion on our pets. Americans spent $370 million just on Halloween costumes for their pets last year. In one survey 9 in 10 Americans consider their pets to be members of the family. We have […]
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Please Meet Your Meat (a/k/a “Holiday Meal”)
This holiday season many Americans will sit down for a family dinner and in the center of the table will be a turkey. How much do you know about the turkey that will be the centerpiece of your meal? Let me introduce you to her. Benjamin Franklin called the turkey “a bird of courage” and […]
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Vegan Men Say What? Comparing Human & Animal Slavery
“Negroes have no rights which the white man is bound to respect; they can be bought and sold and treated as an ordinary article of merchandise, whenever profit can be made by it.” Who made this statement? If you guessed the Imperial Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, you are wrong. These statements were made […]
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A Dinner With Friends
Many years ago when I became a vegetarian (this was during the Coolidge administration) there was only one reason for my decision—wanting to be nice to animals. That was all that really mattered to me. Sure, even back then people knew that vegetarianism was a lot healthier than eating meat, even if we didn’t have […]
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Vegan Food For Thought
“Vegans eat what?” What don’t we eat, I ask? At Animal Place, we always look forward to our staff and volunteer potlucks so we can sample savory plant-based cuisine from all over the world. Eating food that is hearty, healthy and delicious is important when working at a sanctuary/shelter, or raising funds on its behalf. […]
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Cruelty Free Friday
On Friday morning, November 29, 2013, the day some call “Black Friday” or the biggest shopping day of the year, I too will set my alarm, slip into my black combat boots and a warm jacket, and head out to Denver’s prestigious shopping district, Cherry Creek. That’s where I’ll pick up my signs, find a […]
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Reflections on an Un-Turkey Thanksgiving
When I was a child, Thanksgiving was turkey day. By the time we got to my grandparents’ house in the early afternoon, the smell of the roasting bird reached clear out to the car. I’d run into the house, excited, and open the oven door to see it. Despite the fact that it looked done […]
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