2016: July 7-10 in Los Angeles. Learn more about this annual event.
May all beings be happy and well!
Wednesday, June 15, 2016
Tuesday, June 14, 2016
Vegan Milk and Humane Meats
We're looking forward to trying Ripple Foods' plant-based milk. Check out this great info!
The Bay Area fosters a culture of forward thinkers and new ways to solve problems in our world, including in our food system. Ripple Foods is one such startup in Silicon Valley hoping to disrupt the dairy industry with pea protein.
The company joins a growing list of game-changing food startups that have launched out of the lab and into the consumer market in just the last few years. Memphis Meats uses animal cells to make lab-grown beef, Impossible Foods makes a plant-based burger and Clara Foods uses yeast to produce egg whites without the chicken.
We’re told milk does a body good, but the dairy industry can be a dirty business, polluting our environment and pumping large amounts of methane into the air — the biggest contributor to global warming. And Ripple founders wanted to do something about it, so they turned to the humble pea.
Read more....
May all beings be free, well and happy.
The Bay Area fosters a culture of forward thinkers and new ways to solve problems in our world, including in our food system. Ripple Foods is one such startup in Silicon Valley hoping to disrupt the dairy industry with pea protein.
The company joins a growing list of game-changing food startups that have launched out of the lab and into the consumer market in just the last few years. Memphis Meats uses animal cells to make lab-grown beef, Impossible Foods makes a plant-based burger and Clara Foods uses yeast to produce egg whites without the chicken.
We’re told milk does a body good, but the dairy industry can be a dirty business, polluting our environment and pumping large amounts of methane into the air — the biggest contributor to global warming. And Ripple founders wanted to do something about it, so they turned to the humble pea.
Read more....
May all beings be free, well and happy.
Friday, June 10, 2016
Sad, But True (Almost)
Actually, far more people get off easy for abusing animals than are ever punished for it.
Let's stop abusing all animals, eh?
May all beings - without exception - be well and happy, free of suffering and the causes of suffering.
Thursday, June 9, 2016
Emotional Lives of Animals
Based on award-winning scientist Marc Bekoff’s years studying social communication in a wide range of species, this important book shows that animals have rich emotional lives. Bekoff skillfully blends extraordinary stories of animal joy, empathy, grief, embarrassment, anger, and love with the latest scientific research confirming the existence of emotions that common sense and experience have long implied.
Explore The Emotional Lives of Animals by Marc Bekoff
May all beings everywhere be happy and free!
Explore The Emotional Lives of Animals by Marc Bekoff
May all beings everywhere be happy and free!
Tuesday, June 7, 2016
Metta Day
metta (Pali: "love; loving friendliness, loving kindness")
"Be kind to all creatures; this is the true religion." - the Buddha
May all beings be well and happy!
"Be kind to all creatures; this is the true religion." - the Buddha
May all beings be well and happy!
Monday, June 6, 2016
The Bug Vac
Some time after I stopped killing bugs altogether (except the occasional aedes aegypti mosquito*), I discovered a device that has become one of my very favorite tools: the Bug Vac.
Its purpose is more to do with helping children humanely capture, study, and release insects and arachnids, but it works wonderfully as a household "pest" removal system.
With a wish to do no harm, this well designed insect vacuum-catcher has never harmed a single creature in all the many hundreds I have captured and relocated to the outdoors over the years.
If you too would prefer not to kill spiders, flies and other small critters that you don't want in your house, the Bug Vac will prove well worth every penny of its already low price!
It's extremely effective and also energy efficient. I only recently replaced the slightly worn down AA batteries I had been using for about 10 years' time.
Look at the Bug Vac at Amazon.com. While similar devices are offered, this is the one I recommend.
May ALL beings be free of suffering and the causes of suffering!
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* I more and more make exception with the unfortunate aedes aegypti mosquito, non-native, invasive species and confirmed vector of diseases including West Nile, Yellow Fever, Dengue and more recently, Zika. Prevention of breeding is far more effective than killing them, though. Learn more...
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Summer - Too Hot for Dogs!
Sadly, I see people walking their dogs in Phoenix when it is over 100 degrees outside. These are people who - giving the benefit of doubt - probably have not lived in the Valley very long.
If you can't hold your palm comfortably against the ground indefinitely, then it is too hot to walk your dog!! You have shoes. At these temps, your dog's feet will become painfully blistered, requiring a trip to the vet and follow-on treatment.
The ground surface temps may be as hot as 120 or more, while the near-ground temperature that the dog experiences is at least 11 degrees warmer than the temperature the person experiences!
Even worse and so tragically, really unconscious people may leave their pets (and even their children!) in cars in the summer in Phoenix, resulting in many deaths and serious injury each year.
If you see a pet in danger in a car, you can respond in various ways. Here is a great report from our local TV news about what you can and should do:
http://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/central-phoenix/what-to-do-if-you-see-a-pet-in-a-hot-car
May all beings be well and free of suffering and the causes of suffering! SVAHA
If you can't hold your palm comfortably against the ground indefinitely, then it is too hot to walk your dog!! You have shoes. At these temps, your dog's feet will become painfully blistered, requiring a trip to the vet and follow-on treatment.
The ground surface temps may be as hot as 120 or more, while the near-ground temperature that the dog experiences is at least 11 degrees warmer than the temperature the person experiences!
Even worse and so tragically, really unconscious people may leave their pets (and even their children!) in cars in the summer in Phoenix, resulting in many deaths and serious injury each year.
If you see a pet in danger in a car, you can respond in various ways. Here is a great report from our local TV news about what you can and should do:
http://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/central-phoenix/what-to-do-if-you-see-a-pet-in-a-hot-car
May all beings be well and free of suffering and the causes of suffering! SVAHA
More Great Orgs
Check out the wonderful work of these fine Orgs:
ChimpHaven.org
AnimalPlace.org
May ALL beings be well and happy, free of suffering and the causes of suffering.
ChimpHaven.org
AnimalPlace.org
May ALL beings be well and happy, free of suffering and the causes of suffering.
Friday, June 3, 2016
Wayne's Blog
Visit the Humane Society of the US's president Wayne Pacelle's blog for lots of info, news and resources to help support animal well-being and happiness worldwide.
http://blog.humanesociety.org/wayne/2016
May all beings be well and happy!
http://blog.humanesociety.org/wayne/2016
May all beings be well and happy!
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