We’re halfway through 2012 and it’s been a
tremendous year so far for COK – and for animals. Together, with your generous support, we’re
making incredible strides, and we’re thrilled to share some highlights from our
work during the past six months:
Think Smoking is Unhealthy? Eating Eggs Might Be Worse
In a new video, posted on one of our favorite websites, NutritionFacts.org, Dr. Michael Greger discusses the details of a competing risk analysis from a Harvard Nurse’s Health Study on women’s health.
Among other important topics, the review compares the dangers of smoking to the dangers of eating animal products. The results?
According to the study, the number one single cause
of death was heart disease, and dietary cholesterol consumption was a
significant risk factor for death. The second leading cause of death was from smoking-related cancer.
Antibiotics in Chicken Linked to Urinary Tract Infections in Women
Up to 8 million
US women—that’s one out of nine—suffer from painful and persistent urinary
tract infections (UTI) each year, and now we may know why: It’s likely that many of them have become infected
with a newly antibiotic-resistant strain of E. coli, believed by researchers to
spread through poultry
raised with the routine use of antibiotics. These findings so closely
correlate to the rise of UTI’s in the past decade, that the Infectious
Diseases Society of America has had to revise its recommendations on which drugs to
prescribe.
One Farmer’s Story: From Pig Farm to Pig Sanctuary
For anyone who’s had the chance to meet a pig up close and personal, it’s hard not to notice how strikingly similar these animals are to the
beloved dogs with whom many of us share our homes. In fact, studies
have shown that pigs are actually smarter than dogs.
These highly social animals have such an amazing capacity to experience and express love, joy, and sorrow — and looking into one piglet’s woeful eyes as he was about to be slaughtered is what changed the course for Lo Hung-hsien (pictured here), a former pig farmer turned vegetarian advocate in Taiwan.
Subway Vegan Options Sold Out, Test Menu Ends
A few weeks ago, we shared exciting news about Subway’s three new vegan options that were introduced at select restaurants in the DC-Metro area.
Bringing the Heat with Summer Veg Outreach
Summer is officially underway and our East Coast volunteers
and interns have been bringing the heat! Since April, we’ve handed-out more than 25,000 leaflets and 8,000 vegan food samples at over 30 events!
Make Your Compassionate Cookout a Sizzling Success!
Summer is officially underway and everyone wants to be outdoors, which makes backyard barbecueing one of America’s favorite summer pasttimes. Unfortunately, barbecues can actually be dangerous when meat is on the menu. Grilling animal protein–in particular chicken breast, steak, pork, salmon, or hamburger–can produce cancer-causing compounds. These carcinogens are the result of cooking at high
temperatures, charring, and burning animal fats, the consumption of
which are all associated with stomach, colon, liver, and even skin cancers.
Avoid these risks by choosing delicious vegetarian fare instead. These hearty, healthy, and cruelty-free burgers and kabobs are sure to be crowd-pleasers at the next cookout you host or attend!