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Veggie Chic

October 15th, 2007

Eating right for the planet

Just in time for Blog Action Day, I came across this interesting Globe and Mail article about diet and the environment.
Meat consumption’s negative effect on the planet has been big news especially since the release of the UN’s report Livestock’s Long Shadow in 2006. Animals raised for human consumption do more damage to the environment […]

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April 5th, 2007

Porcine rights on the streets of Vienna

Today I came across an animal rights group’s protest while wandering around Vienna. They were focusing on the mistreatment of pigs in Austria, and the photographs they had on display were quite disturbing. The piggy in the above poster is saying “My flesh belongs to me! If you still want to eat […]

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February 28th, 2007

Will gross pictures make you go vegan?

A loyal reader (thanks, Hsien…) brought this site to my attention this morning. WARNING: it is not for the weak of stomach. Or those about to eat. Or those who love animals. Or… much of anyone, really. While purporting to be a vegan cooking site, some pages feature picture after picture of dead and dismembered […]

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