Dog and Horse Slaughter - What Else Is New on Groundhog Day?

In typical "Groundhog Day" fashion my day began with learning about the 100 massacred "mushing" sled dogs.  Now we just have to get people as aware and angry about what happens to greyhounds too...

On with more gastly news:  This time about the continued and relentless BLM horse roundups despite all reasonable efforts by Madeleine Pickins to put an end to them:


A slight change from the other stories about "lion burgers" or skinning cat fish alive --- That was last week's horror news - wasn't it? :(

Still, I guess the brightest side of today's headlines in the hopeful world of animal justice and social evolution comes from a post on Oprah's Vegan Challenge.  This comment by pumpernicklebread was really on the mark: 


"The circle of life? Not exactly. The Human food chain is a choice. Whether you eat fish, cow, horse, dog, cat, worms or you are a vegan - it is a choice. We are not fighting for survival to eat anything we can find thanks to the agricultural revolution, yet some always seem to justify flesh consumption with incomplete arguments. If you want to say "it tastes good and you like it and you don't care this creature was bread to live out a tiny fraction of it's expected life span only to be dissected for your culinary desires (desires not absolute needs)" Then just say it and be ok with it, it is the only unarguable truth for the meat eater who lives in an industrialized nation with so many diet choices. I don't care if they whisper sweet nothings into a cow's ear and guarantee that the cow will be going to heaven. A cow will always be more amazing to me than a steak".


Whoever you are "pumpernicklebread"... A hat tip and a warm hug.  Thanks!  On these perpetual "Groundhog Days" - I needed that!


Please - Break the cycle of unending animal cruelty... Make compassionate Vegan choices.


Petition against the brutal  Iditarod here at Animal Legal Defense Fund

Round Two - Eating Pigs and Dog - Are Tastebuds Ruling Your Logic? Go Vegan!

Okay... I kid you not - This is an unedited "capture" from this article about the live birthing exhibits at a Nebraska animal "livestock" show.
Now - Exactly what is it that people don't get about the moral dissonance they live under?  

Aside from the obvious visual contradiction  this article goes on to say "the birthing pavilion is not just an exhibit, but also an educational experience where the public can get a firsthand look at the birthing process of farm animals, which are the $8 billion-plus lifeblood of Nebraska's agricultural."
We all know the "lifeblood" and economic worth of a "food" animal really only happens at the "processing" stage.  If animal ag really wanted to demonstrate the monetary value of "deadstock" - They'd invite people to get a firsthand look at that event as well!  
So- I'll do Nebraska and all animal ag a favor... Here's the "lifeblood" of the industry and it's sheer utter madness: 

Now folks... You all should be very certain we don't "need" to do this - There is no compelling "life or death" - No urgent "us or them" situation here.  It is only the frivolous want of tasty sausages that allows these pigs to be slaughtered by the millions... Meanwhile, I wonder and worry to what extreme you all might go to - for your little pound of flesh?
Think about it.  This puppy enjoys his life just as much as the piglet... The puppy once grown, may never become as intelligent as the pig - So what in the world is the difference between munching on either?  
After you ponder... And come to the consistent conclusion - Go vegan.

You Wouldn't Eat a Cat or Dog... What's the Deal with Cows, Pigs & Birds?

From a recent blog entry from the Kansas Grains animal ag site I found this summation about the "Animal Rights Agenda":

Now I'm very certain most people would not be in favor of "breading" our friends! Nor would they approve of marinating cats in oil, onions, spices as what happened to this beautiful tuxedo feline Navarro.  In fact most people were horrified about the intended "cruelty" and disgusted by the idea of cat eating... But what exactly is so different between a cat and a bird?  Or a dog and a pig?

Melanie Joy's book Why We Love Dogs, Wear Cows and Eat Pigs explores this phenomenon and identifies it as "carnism". "Carnism is the name I’ve given to the belief system, or ideology, in which it’s considered ethical and appropriate to eat (certain) animals."  So I suppose all people who eat meat are carnists and in a broader sense, all those who use animals in general are "speciesists".

So... If you use animals - If you eat animals - at least you now know what to tag these nasty habits as...
But if you've done the critical thinking... If you've broken free from archaic ignorance - Take joy to call yourself a: