…burger and abounds with cheap, cruelly produced meat. American consumers are hungry for a McVegan burger too! Its time for McDonalds US to step up as a true food leader…
Q&A: Edgy Veggie Ellen Kanner on Life, Faith, and What to Eat for Dinner
Ellen Kanner – award-winning food writer, Meatless Monday blogger for The Huffington Post, syndicated columnist Edgy Veggie, and now author of Feeding the Hungry Ghost: Life, Faith and What to…
Simple Vegan Meal Ideas with Hungry Harvest
In August I had the opportunity to create some simple vegan meals using produce from Hungry Harvest. Hungry Harvest is a weekly subscription produce delivery company serving Maryland, DC, Virginia,…
Esbenshade Farm Animal Cruelty Investigation – Log Notes
…cage. Some were covered in excrement that had fallen from the cage above. Several birds were stuck under the feeding rail, and it was difficult to free their immobilized necks,…
Will New York Ban Cruel Practice of Force-Feeding Birds?
Compassion Over Killing (COK) has sent a letter in support of State Bill S1559, legislation that would ban the painful and cruel force-feeding of birds in New York, home to…
Life as a COK Intern: Radhika and Sajani
…people from underprivileged backgrounds, especially people of color, and how much resources went to feeding farmed animals instead of directly feeding those grains to humans. It all tied in, and…
USDA Allowed Sale of Foie Gras from Diseased Birds
…at risk? The unhealthy force-feeding of birds for foie gras production has been banned because of its egregious cruelty in over a dozen countries, and a California state ban will…
Win for Ducks: Federal Court Reinstates California’s Foie Gras Ban!
…Translated as “fatty liver,” foie gras is produced by force-feeding ducks and geese abnormally large quantities of food through pipes shoved down their throats, causing their livers to become diseased…
Brazil’s Largest City Says Au Revoir to Foie Gras
…produced by force-feeding ducks and geese (shoving a pipe down their throats and pumping food into their stomachs) until their livers swell up to ten times normal size, inducing a…