Anti-McDonald’s Commercial Could Save Lives
January 25, 2011
By Neal Barnard, MD
Sometimes doctors have to be a bit blunt in order to make a point. My organization recently produced a TV spot that shows a dead man on a gurney clutching a half-eaten cheeseburger. The golden arches appear above his feet. The ad ends with the words, “I was lovin’ it.” The commercial has aired in Washington, D.C. and Chicago, and it has been viewed more than 1.4 million times on YouTube. This ad is definitely… Read More >
Battle of the Bulge
September 17, 2009
By Donna Perrone
This summer, I cooled off with an excursion to a local water park featuring water slides, and a cool wave pool. I grabbed my bathing suit, packed a lunch and headed to Jersey. This day trip meant planning my meals ahead of time, which consisted of two Norwalk pressed green/vegetable juices from the best juice joint in NYC called, ‘Liquidteria,’ packed in a cold storage insulated bag with a cold pack, germinated sunflower seeds, sliced… Read More >
Food, Inc.
June 18, 2009
By Guest Blogger
Food, Inc. is opening tomorrow, but it’s already creating quite a buzz. If you would like the chance to participate in a live Twitter chat on Friday, June 19th, with the director, Robert Kenner, read more here. If you want to learn more about what the Food Inc. team is up to, you can read their blog, follow the “Take Part” tweets, and check out the Food Inc.’s Facebook page. CSL’s blog posse member, Kristen… Read More >
Turning the Page for Farm Animals
June 9, 2009
By Wayne Pacelle
Since its beginnings in the 1950s, The Humane Society of the United States has always taken aim at farm animal abuses. The only difference now is our greater sense of urgency, since confinement, transport, and slaughter systems have become needlessly harsh and because the number of animals raised for food is so staggeringly large. If the howls from leaders within the big agribusiness sector are solid indicators, we are making some meaningful progress. And never… Read More >
