Yes, I am a Vegetarian. No, I Won’t Shove Tofu Down Your Throat.
July 10, 2012
By Guest Blogger
I have never been a huge fan of shoving my beliefs down people’s throats. Bible bangers and crazy vegans and protesters have always agitated me. Yes, you believe what you want to believe, but you don’t have to make other people feel uncomfortable to get your point across. I’ve been a vegetarian for almost eight years now. When I was around 15 years old, I was eating barbeque and looked down and saw the outline… Read More >
Why Can’t Doctors Be More Like Dogs?
May 15, 2012
By Peggy Drexler PhD
I was sitting in the doctor’s office – 20 minutes early for an appointment that would be a half-hour late, thumbing through a six-month old magazine, when I came across an article on the amazing things being done with service dogs. As I read about how these fantastic animals are changing and saving lives, it occurred to me that these canine helpers have a lot to teach the medical establishment. At the time, I was… Read More >
Lessons from a Mustang
March 27, 2012
By Guest Blogger
Thera is 16 years old. She is small in stature and a rich golden color with black markings on her legs, shoulders and ear tips. Her tail is a long, thick mass of darkness that swirls with the wind. Her black mane has moonlight threads of silver running through it. She bears the government stamp of a mustang on her neck. Eight years ago, Thera was rounded up by the Bureau of Land Management from… Read More >
Why Dogs Are Better Than Therapy
November 22, 2011
By Peggy Drexler PhD
Petting dogs has been proven to be good for health. It was one of those days in our house where an argument was hanging in the air like a gas leak — just waiting for a spark. Like most houses, the combustion — when it inevitably came — was not the kind that lifts the roof off. More like a sustained rumble of muttered asides and one-word answers. Then my daughter walked in and asked… Read More >
Animals and People, Saving Each Other
August 23, 2011
By Wayne Pacelle
I watched a stirring video on YouTube last month. A team of whale advocates and scientists in the Sea of Cortez in Mexico came across a humpback whale hopelessly entangled in a gill net, disabling the animal so severely that she could not have survived much longer without intervention. One member of the team swam over to her and tried to disentangle her. Eventually, the team pulled the boat beside her, and everyone labored to cut… Read More >
Dairy Industry Cruelty: One of Agriculture’s Best Kept Secrets
August 8, 2011
By Gene Baur
The cruelty inflicted upon calves in the dairy industry is one of agribusiness’s best kept secrets. Many consumers might assume that because cows are not slaughtered directly for their milk, dairy products are somehow less inhumane. What many consumers aren’t aware of is that when they purchase milk, cheese or other dairy products, they are contributing to a brutal cycle of suffering for countless calves. In order for a cow to produce milk, she has… Read More >
“Vegan America” is Closer Than You Think
May 25, 2011
By Gene Baur
Thousands of years ago, Hippocrates, the founder of western medicine, said, “Let food be thy medicine.” Tragically, the way most Americans eat, food is more like poison, making us sick and killing us prematurely. Heart disease and cancer are the nation’s top killers, and the risks of both can be reduced by eating plants instead of animal products. Removing meat, milk and eggs from the menu also prevents animal suffering and goes a long way… Read More >
Lessons Learned From a Feline Friend
April 11, 2011
By Guest Blogger
by Djanira Cortesão Three years ago, Shani was born on the streets: homeless, struggling for food, with no one to take care of or love her. She was dirty, cold and faced scary obstacles every day. Her luck turned when she was picked up by a cat rescue shelter and lived there, still not knowing if she’d find a home of her own or what her future would hold. Despite this inauspicious start to life,… Read More >
Eating Animals: Why Eating Matters
February 18, 2011
By Kathy Freston
If ever there was a book that could profoundly affect our lives at the most fundamental level, this one is it. I loved Jonathan Safran Foer’s novels (“Everything Is Illuminated,” “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close”); they were glorious to read and get lost in. But his non-fiction kindles something more: it is somewhat of an awakening, and it just might tip us farther into what is being called the next great social movement of our… Read More >
Find Your Purpose By Following Your Heart
January 13, 2011
By Guest Blogger
The animal loving, totally bohemian, so very emotional Cancer in me somehow managed to ignore my inner purring instincts and chose a fast-paced career that was completely ill suited for me. I went straight from college, to law school, to a big New York corporate law firm. I could only describe my career at a law firm as feeling like I was walking in someone else’s shoes, stiff plastic shoes that didn’t fit me at… Read More >
The Therapeutic Benefits of Our Pets
August 23, 2010
By Guest Blogger
My dog is the love of my life. She is smart, affectionate, cuddly and her adoration is completely unconditional (unless you count two full human meals a day a condition). Edie came into my life just after I was diagnosed with cancer back in 2008. My diagnosis called for me to give up work and move back in with my parents. After moving away from my friends and breaking up with my long-term boyfriend, Edie… Read More >
Love List: Flea Markets & Snapshots
July 28, 2010
Love Warrior, Last week I launched my Love List series. Well, amen, hipshake, cause sooo many people wrote their own and tweeted and FB’d it. There’s even a Love List group on myCSL (go join it hot pants). Love Lists heal. They are fun and funky and free. Love Lists remind you that life is deliciously sweet, like a big drippy emotional ice cream cone (sans the glycemic spike). Tune in every Wednesday for my… Read More >
10 Kid-Friendly Earth Day Tips
April 22, 2010
By Guest Blogger
By Ruby Roth 1. Grocery Shopping: Picking fruits and vegetables at a farmers’ market is a great moment to talk about where we spend our money, where it goes, and where it’s not going (as in factory farms). Your kids get to hold the money, hand it over to a farmer in exchange for some beautiful food, and learn the power of their purchases. 2. Errands: Turn boring chores like picking up cleaning products or… Read More >
How My Horse Beat Cancer
November 17, 2009
By Guest Blogger
By Bonnie Wishney The picture below (left side) was taken eight months ago of our sweet 21-year-old horse, Duquessa. In July of 2008, we began to notice that she was losing weight, becoming very lethargic, and had no appetite. A large tumor had developed in her mammary glands. Three weeks later, she was still deteriorating and the tumor had grown much larger. We called our veterinarian who came out two days later. After the examination,… Read More >
