Shopping with a conscience and shopping for a cause are two of my favorite things. Shopping for your pets is so much for fun knowing that in some small way (…) Read more
Posts Tagged ‘animal welfare’
Consumers, Pet Advocates Plan Black Friday for Pets Protest at Wal-Mart Stores Nationwide to Demand the Removal of Toxic Dog Treats
Today Susan Thixton and I issued a press release announcing the Black Friday for Pets campaign with a letter to the chairman and president of Wal-Mart Stores asking the company (…) Read more
Countdown to Black Friday for Pets: Day Five
It seems appropriate that on the fifth day I should publish the story of the difference between the safety of food for humans vs. the safety of food for animals (…) Read more
Hurricane Sandy Pet Food Donations Update
Susan Thixton of Truth About Pet Food found another fabulous pet product e-tailer willing to help our readers with gathering and delivering donations of pet food and supplies to the (…) Read more
Help Send Pet Food & Warm Jackets to the Furry Victims of Hurricane Sandy!
Susan Thixton of Truth About Pet Food spearheaded a special campaign to help pets affected by Hurricane Sandy. She was able to gather together a group of seasoned Hurricane Sandy (…) Read more
Discovery of Mad Cow in California complete fluke
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday that it had identified a case of mad cow disease, the first in six years, in a dairy cow in central California — and (…) Read more
What kindness can do
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJkZXh9v_i4&feature=player_embedded] Rescues like this one cost a lot of money, so please help them by making a small donation. Their website: http://www.hopeforpaws.org
Take a virtual tourist trip to China's marketplace to see the local meat selections
In the US we have a rather sanitized view of meat. We grew up with baloney, hot dogs, salami, and those jerky sticks that sit on almost every grocery store (…) Read more
Unhappy pet food formula: Animal cruelty included
If you think this is only about the welfare of chickens, think again. Realize that that chicken shit along with spilled chicken feed containing Specified Risk Materials is fed to (…) Read more
Portrait of a Confused Conscious Carnivore
I live in the country where flocks of wild turkeys happily roam free, canoodling in the woods, scampering down the streets, blissfully unaware that the worst holiday in the history (…) Read more
