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Forks Over Knives - The Official Movie Website - 0 views

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    Dr. Campbell, a nutritional scientist at Cornell University, was concerned in the late 1960's with producing "high quality" animal protein to bring to the poor and malnourished areas of the third world.  While in the Philippines, he made a life-changing discovery: the country's wealthier children, who were consuming relatively high amounts of animal-based foods, were much more likely to get liver cancer.  Dr. Esselstyn, a top surgeon and head of the Breast Cancer Task Force at the world-renowned Cleveland Clinic, found that many of the diseases he routinely treated were virtually unknown in parts of the world where animal-based foods were rarely consumed.  These discoveries inspired Campbell and Esselstyn, who didn't know each other yet, to conduct several groundbreaking studies.  One of them took place in China and is still among the most comprehensive health-related investigations ever undertaken.  Their research led them to a startling conclusion: degenerative diseases like heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and even several forms of cancer, could almost always be prevented-and in many cases reversed-by adopting a whole foods, plant-based diet.  Despite the profound implications of their findings, their work has remained relatively unknown to the public.
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PCRM >> Pamela Anderson Supports Great Ape Protection Act >> Summer 2010 - 0 views

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    Actress Pamela Anderson recently joined the PCRM Legislative Fund in urging Congress to support the Great Ape Protection Act. The act would ban invasive chimpanzee experiments and support human-based research methods. In a letter to lawmakers, Anderson zeroed in on chimpanzee experiments on hepatitis C.  "As one of more than 3 million Americans living with hepatitis C," she wrote, "I am writing to ask that you take steps to end ineffective and cruel research using chimpanzees and direct federal funds to modern, human-based research methods that will be more effective at finding a vaccine and treatment for hepatitis C and other deadly diseases."
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Bill Clinton's a vegan, but is the diet unimpeachable? - 0 views

  • "The percentage of vegetarians has doubled since 1994," says John Cunningham, consumer research manager for the organization. Elizabeth Turner, editor in chief of Vegetarian Times, says: "A much larger number of people -- 22 million based on a poll the magazine did in 2008 -- are what I'd describe as vegetarian-inclined. These are the people who might have the occasional chicken or fish. They're interested in vegetarianism and moving in a veg direction, but they aren't all the way there yet.
  • Beans are the ultimate source of protein, and they are loaded with fiber."
  • "Heart disease is a food-borne illness,"
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  • Nestle says the vegan diet "is probably good for President Clinton, but whether it is good for everybody is a subject of much debate."
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    "The percentage of vegetarians has doubled since 1994," says John Cunningham, consumer research manager for the organization. Elizabeth Turner, editor in chief of Vegetarian Times, says: "A much larger number of people -- 22 million based on a poll the magazine did in 2008 -- are what I'd describe as vegetarian-inclined. These are the people who might have the occasional chicken or fish. They're interested in vegetarianism and moving in a veg direction, but they aren't all the way there yet. "Beans are the ultimate source of protein, and they are loaded with fiber." "Heart disease is a food-borne illness,"  "Nestle says the vegan diet "is probably good for President Clinton, but whether it is good for everybody is a subject of much debate."
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Perros en las calles de la Región Metropolitana llegan a los 214.933 | Nacion... - 0 views

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    Acá pongo mi comentario, que en la web de La Tercera me resultó imposible: "Sería bueno que se publicase el estudio en que se basan. Qué metodología se usó? Cuándo se hizo el estudio? Quiénes lo hicieron?  Crucial sería ver la información desglosada por comunas. La clasificación aquí presentada ignora la existencia de los perros perdidos. En Chile, q yo sepa, no hay estudios sobre el particular. Sí en otros países. Un ejemplo: Campina (Brasil): allá el 70% de los perros de la calle son perros perdidos. Muy probablemente se repite acá la historia. Según declaraciones de expertos chilenos, las observaciones preliminares así lo indicarían. Falta hacer el estudio. Importante -muy importante- este punto. Pues si no atendemos al problema de los perros perdidos, no podremos diseñar estrategias destinadas a terminar con dicho problema. Nótese que si evitamos que los perros se pierdan, y si -una vez perdidos- creamos programas serios de reunificación familiar, necesitaríamos muchíismos menos hogares adoptivos, tendríamos muchísimos menos perros dando vueltas por la calle. Por lo demás, una nueva perspectiva entrega esperanza, nuevas vías de trabajo. En sí mismo es importante. Nunca se logró solucionar un problema con la misma mentalidad que se creó. Es necesario actuar en base a estudios serios, nuevos, y arremangarse consecuentemente. Las comunidades que lo han hecho así han logrado de la noche a la mañana prácticamente terminar con los perros de la calle. Referentes los tenemos en todo el mundo, desde EEUU a Argentina, España, Holanda o Brasil (y ojo, se arregla a nivel local). Gran referente teórico y práctico es Nathan Winograd, que habla de la ecuación No Kill (sacrificio cero): se deben poner en práctica una serie de programas y servicios, todos, en práctica. Si falla uno no se logra. Incluye esterilizaciones gratis/barata, trabajo en adopción, en perros perdidos, fomento (y reconocimiento!) del voluntariado,
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Climate chief Lord Stern: give up meat to save the planet - Times Online - 0 views

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    "Farmers in this country are interested in evidence-based policymaking. We don't have a methane-free cow or pig available to us." "
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Perros sufren cáncer luego del chipeado - CHIP - LA NUEVA MODA DE LOS GOBIERN... - 0 views

  • AnimalitruS Argentina El microchip o la panacea que nos quiere vender el primer mundo, nos dicen que ya 8.000.000 de animales están chipeados en EE.UU. pero no nos dicen que esto solo representa el 5% sobre una población que se estima en 164.000.000 de caninos y ... felinos.¿Por qué el microchip tiene tanta poca aceptación a pesar de la gran publicidad que se le hizo a este sistema?- por su alto costo,- por la coexistencia en el mercado de 5 frecuencias que hacen necesario el uso de 5 diferentes escaners,- porque un 20% de los chips migran por el cuerpo del animal, incluso hasta los miembros posteriores,- porque otro 20% deja de funcionar,- porque otro porcentaje indeterminado es expulsado por el cuerpo del animal a través del orificio por donde ingreso, sin siquiera ser advertido por el dueño,- por la cantidad de reacciones y efectos adversos que genera este cuerpo extraño y- porque hay que pagar adicionalmente por la actualización de la base de datos.La American Pet Association denuncio que menos del 1% de los veterinarios en su practica privada escanea a sus nuevos clientes para verificar si están chipeados.La compañía líder e
  • Ciberactivismo Animalista Lorena: Decís: SI FUNCIONA Y SI SIRVE EN ESPAÑA. ¿Sirve a casos puntuales o sirve como sistema? Que las perreras españolas estén saturadas de perros chipeados, que sigan sacrificando y que los ayuntamientos no puedan localizar a los dueños ...porque los datos están desactualizados, son inexistentes o pertenecen a otras bases de datos, te parece que es funcionar? El abandono en centros de acogida crece a una tasa de 10 % anual. En el 2009 los españoles entregaron 110.000 perros y 50.000 gatos, la mitad de ellos pertenecientes a familias con hijos que argumentaron haber perdido interés en el animal. Creo que el chip te sirve a vos para estar tranquila de conciencia, ojalá nunca se te pierda. España tendría que adoptar el sistema de castraciones municipales y dejar de tercerizar las perreras a compañias privadas que hacen vivir un infierno a esos pobres perros chipeados. Con este debate estamos intentando buscar sistemas de fondo que funcionen y terminen con la superpoblación y las matanzas.
  • Marina Ruiz Rodriguez mira yo soy española mi perra tiene 10 años y nunca tuvo cáncer, que una marca o modelo nuevo lo produzca lo desconozco. A quien comenta que las perreras están saturadas, el microchip no es algo que se pone en el cerebro de las personas y g ...obiernos para ser responsables. Cuando se implemento el microchip se bajo la tasa de abandono en España, pero no sirve de nada si la gente no se la educa da igual el país. Yo crecí con campañas como el nunca lo haría que realmente te partían el alma, para evitar que se comparan cachorro y se abandonaran en vacaciones. Sin embargo se dejo de hacer campañas, los microchips no tienen el control y actualización correspondiente desde el punto de vista que es una responsabilidad de un privado y no publico, obviamente viendo como funcionan los gobiernos en temas de responsabilidad sobre animales, tampoco es muy confiable. Hace falta leyes mas fuertes, y sobre todo centros donde no sacrifican si no que rehabilitan a los perros tanto veterinariamente como comportamentalmente, que ellos lleven el registro de los animales comprados y adoptados, obligando a actualizar los datos de los propietarios. Pero es todo una eutopia. Ahora que el microchips es de salvajes ahi no, es un paso mas de responsabilidad, igual que castrar a un perro. ¿Por que mutilarle los testiculos a un perro no es de salvajes? y se insulta a las personas que siguen la leyes como mi caso, de ponder un microchips para ser responsables de sus mascotas. Y estoy cansada de que en las paginas que supuestamente estan pidiendo derechos de los animales, solo haya insultos, comentarios xenofogos e intolerantes. Den ejemplo por el amor de dios.
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Adopt a dog in Santiago: Meet Lipi | I Love Chile News - 0 views

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    "The Centro de Rescate Canino de Ñuñoa will begin to periodically feature dogs in need of adoption. The CRC is a Santiago-based animal shelter working to get homeless canines the care that they need. Readers interested in adopting can visit the center online or phone Jolanta Polk at 62167126 to arrange an appointment.
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Plazanimal - La repostería vegana se impone - 0 views

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    En la década del 70 la repostería vegana era muy aburrida. Sus ingredientes básicos eran la harina integral y edulcorantes a base de frutas y granos. Pero ya no es así. Hoy día hay disponibles más productos variados que le dan un sabroso sabor a las tortas (pastel, cake, bizcocho) y postres. Ahora es más fácil encontrar aceites, margarinas, aceites hidrogenados, y purés de frutas que pueden ser usados en lugar de la mantequilla; mientras que la soja y las leches de arroz reemplazan a la leche de vaca.
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Chile: los 500.000 cerdos serán finalmente sacrificados - Terra Chile - 0 views

  • Pero quedó pendiente resolver qué pasaría con los cerca de 500.000 cerdos. Su eventual traslado implicaría el uso de unos 50.000 camiones y, además, no se disponía de un lugar con capacidad para albergarlos.
  • Agrosuper es una de las empresas más grandes de alimentos de Chile.
  • Para el manejo de sus residuos, la empresa puso en práctica un sistema en base a microorganismos capaces de comerse las deposiciones de los cerdos. Pero problemas en el sistema de aireación -que posibilitaban que los microorganismos se desarrollaran- impidieron un buen funcionamiento, lo que provocó que se acumulara una gran cantidad de deposiciones y que se expandieran los malos olores.
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Maddie's Fund - Using Data to Make Austin a No-Kill City - 0 views

  • I founded a low-cost and free spay/neuter clinic, Emancipet, in 1999.
  • The thought was to decrease the number animals entering the shelter through fewer births in the community so fewer would have to be euthanized in the shelter for lack of space.
  • By 2008 and after over 60,000 spay/neuter surgeries, I had expected to see a bigger reduction in city shelter intake numbers.
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  • Although there was an initial decrease in euthanasia from 85% to 50% between 1999 and 2001, after 2001 the AAC (the only open admission shelter in Austin, Texas) consistently took in over 23,000 animals and euthanized an average of 50 - 55% of the animals admitted each year.
  • In fact, AAC euthanized over 14,000 animals in 2007, which was a decade record and showed me that my efforts were not decreasing shelter intake or euthanasia like I had hoped.
  • The other piece of data that was eye-opening to me in 2008 was that the number of AAC live outcomes stayed static at 10,000 per year, year after year, even after budgetary increases.
  • By then, the City of Austin and the Austin nonprofit animal welfare partners were providing substantial community services for spaying, neutering, vaccinations, and wellness clinics; however, the city's live releases had not changed at all in spite of the wealth of community resources that were geared towards lowering euthanasia.
  • It was clear that the city had a system that was capable of producing no more than 10,000 live outcomes per year, regardless of intake numbers, which meant that euthanasia only fluctuated when intake numbers fluctuated. If intake went up, euthanasia went up. If intake went down, euthanasia went down.
  • For years, the city had been measuring "inputs" for city performance standards such as the number of spay/neuters performed, the number of microchips placed, the number of rabies vaccines given; and with the large amounts of city and donor funds going into free and low-cost spay/neuter, it appeared to politicians and foundations from a performance measure standpoint that Austin was at the top of its game.
  • The thing that really struck me was that although "outputs" such as euthanasia, adoption, return to owner, and transfers were being documented and measured, decisions to directly impact those numbers were not being driven by their measurement. Funds were never requested to directly improve live outcomes and city staff was not being directed to strive for higher live outcome numbers. In fact, there was no live outcome improvements projected for at least the five years after 2007 and that was apparent as plans for capacity in building a new shelter got underway.
  • It bothered me that we had no real conclusive studies that showed the impact of spay/neuter on euthanasia in the shelter
  • and that the labors of all my work were not something I could see an impact from in a decade.
  • I felt strongly that there had to be a way to save more lives at the shelter and a more direct way to measure the work that provides that impact.
  • If it takes longer than a decade to see an impact at the shelter euthanasia level through spay/neuter, the work can never be tweaked to have a bigger impact.
  • There had to be a more direct method to save lives that could be measured month-to-month and tweaked quickly if the desired effect is not seen.
  • It appeared that a new and different kind of work needed to be created to really get measurable results on euthanasia figures since it also appeared that all current resources were operating at their max.
  • It was apparent to me that I needed to change what I was doing to effect faster change in the community.
  • The American Veterinary Medical Association's (AVMA) Demographic Sourcebook dispelled my belief that there were not enough homes.
  • In the Greater Austin Area, AVMA calculates that at least 75,000 homes take in a pet less than one year old each year, and the ASPCA has reported that only 20 - 25% come from shelters and rescues. We only had to find homes for up to 14,000 pets per year.
  • This seemed very doable when 75,000 homes are open each year for incoming pets.
  • Using Data to Identify and Fill in the Gaps
  • Using Data to Re-Assess and Fine-Tune Programs
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  • Using Data to Develop Programs: Filling the Gaps
  • The first strategy
  • the medical help that I provided did not help the sheltered animals leave alive in any larger numbers.
  • off-site adoption programs
  • These were animals with mange or kennel cough, minor behavior issues like being scared, or animals with minor injuries. APA created a large-scale foster program to provide short-term foster for these animals as they overcame their minor problems.
  • neonatal nursery with all the supplies needed for around-the-clock kitten care
  • again built up a large-scale medical foster base for all the injured and ill animals.
  • large breed dogs with behavior problems.
  • The Austin community's demand for adopting a pet is higher than the supply from AAC
  • By bringing in animals from other shelters, APA is able to prevent adopters from becoming pet store pet buyers and thus save a whole lot more lives.
  • adult large breed dogs with behavior issues are adopted each year because of improved customer service,
  • pet-matching practices,
  • behavior modification
  • APA rescued over 5,000 animals last year. No cat, kitten, small breed dog, puppy of any breed, or large breed friendly dog, including pit bulls, died in the City of Austin in 2011 simply because it didn't have a home.
  • increase the number of adoption venues
  • additional exposure.
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A commendable legislative measure to spare more pets - Our Take - BradentonHerald.com - 0 views

  • intends to phase out euthanasia and progressively increase the pet “live release” rate from 61 percent to above 90 percent sometime next year. Only terminally ill, injured and suffering pets as well as vicious dogs will continue to be euthanized.
  • Manatee pet rescue and animal welfare organizations aim to boost pet fostering and adoption and promote free or low cost spay and neutering programs.
  • Thus, it would be illegal for shelters to kill animals when a qualified non-profit rescue organization expresses a willingness to spare the creature.
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  • requiring public animal control agencies and shelters maintain a registry of private rescue groups willing to take animals earmarked for euthanasia.
  • Animal advocates point to a No Kill Nation statewide survey of rescue groups that shows 63 percent of the organizations encountered a government shelter that rejected a collaborative approach and killed animals instead.
  • helters have a variety of rescue access policies, with half the respondents saying the criteria sometimes depended on the whims of staff on duty
  • That is poor public policy.
  • An additional benefit is a savings for taxpayers as shelters lower operating costs by releasing animals to rescue groups.
  • Bennett cites both those savings and the additional shelter revenue from adoptions as rescue organizations would be charged a fee for saving animals.
  • The city and county of San Francisco saved almost $500,000 in animal control costs with a similar rescue access law and transferred 4,000 additional animals to private groups, according to Florida-based No Kill Nation.
  • One of the keys to increasing pet adoptions is marketing
  • writes a popular weekly column for the Bradenton Herald titled “A View to No-Kill” t
  • One of the most popular features on www.braden ton.com are the image galleries of available pets.
  • Animal Services posts images of adoptable animals at www.mymanatee.org/pets
  • a group of volunteer photographers is joining forces to boost the no-kill movement by shooting more becoming images and posting those at a new website, www.picture themadopted.com,
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ASPCA Announces President and CEO Ed Sayres' Intention to Step Down - MarketWatch - 0 views

  • Ed has established the ASPCA as a leader in providing sheltering expertis
  • Under Ed's leadership, the organization's membership base has tripled to more than 1.2 million
  • revenues have quadrupled to $148 million in 2011
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  • "I joined the ASPCA to bring the life-saving model I championed in San Francisco to NYC and beyond
  • As a pioneer of the "no-kill" model of animal sheltering
  • which exhorts community groups to collaborate to stop the killing of healthy or treatable dogs and cats in animal shelters
  • Mr. Sayres was recruited to the ASPCA in 2003 to bring no-kill to New York City
  • At that point, only 33 percent of the animals in New York City's shelters made it out alive. By the first quarter of 2012, that figure had risen to approximately 80 percent.
  • Mr. Sayres has been the guiding force behind the ASPCA's effort to build collaborative partnerships across the country with municipal and non-profit animal welfare agencies so that they may end the killing of healthy and treatable dogs and cats.
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PCRM | Vegan Boxer Wins Welterweight Title - 0 views

  • Many athletes have drawn inspiration from the most powerful animals—bulls, stallions, and elephants—all of whom eat entirely vegan diets—while a pussycat is a heavy meat-eater. For elite athletes, an animal-based diet is similar to smoking, constricting blood flow and reducing endurance.
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Op-ed: Creating a No Kill Norfolk | AltDaily : Creating and celebrating local culture i... - 0 views

  • in Norfolk, Virginia, seven out of 10 cats and almost half of all dogs are still being needlessly killed. Why? Because shelter officials are mired in the 19th century model of animal control based on an “adopt a few, kill the rest” mentality.
  • And we aim to change that.
  • We’ve requested that the City Council pass an ordinance requiring Norfolk to run its shelter in line with those of the most successful communities in the nation, by requiring simple, commonsense and cost-effective alternatives to killing that most animal lovers would be shocked to learn are not already being comprehensively implemented voluntarily.
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  • One of the proposals is to make it illegal for Norfolk shelters to kill animals using taxpayer money when qualified non-profit rescue organizations are willing to save them at private expense.
  • All it will require are foster care,
  • That number now stands at over 58,939—a 370% increase in annual lifesaving, all at no cost to taxpayers.
  • Another of the Norfolk proposals would end the practice of killing animals simply because the mandated stray holding period has passed.
  • Before the California law went into effect, only 12,526 animals were being transferred from shelters to rescue groups statewide every year.
  • marketing and adoptions
  • working with rescue groups,
  • Can anyone with even a hint of common sense or compassion actually say it is better to kill baby kittens than have volunteers bottle feed them?
  • Right now, excluding laws imposed by health departments regarding the use of controlled substances, the disposition of rabid and potentially aggressive animals and mandated holding periods, shelter directors in this country have essentially unlimited discretion as to how they operate their facilities.
  • They can exclude members of the community from volunteering.
  • They can prevent other non-profits, such as rescue groups and other shelters, from saving the lives of animals in their custody.
  • And when volunteers or rescuers go public with their concerns, they are terminated.
  • Where shelters are not willing to do these things voluntarily or do so on a limited basis when they should be doing it for every single animal, every single time, we must pass laws forcing them to do so.
  • when all you ever do is all you’ve ever done then all you’ll ever get is all you’ve ever gotten.
  • Doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result is the very definition of insanity.
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Harold Brown ~ ARZone Chat Transcript of 16/17 October 2010 - Animal Rights Zone - 0 views

  • In my opinion there isn't a heck of a lot of difference between these "animal protection" organizations and the industry and its proxies. Another way to think of this situation is what we have seen in the environmental movement since the 1980's. What I have observed is that once any organization grows to a certain critical mass things change. There is always a disconnect from the grassroots and survival of the corporate entity is job one. It was a back room trade off. An "I'll scratch your back, you scratch mine." The industry is changing of its own volition due to recent developments in animal husbandry and the re-engineering of the animals them selves. As far as I know these "animal protection" organizations have never put into print, spoke of or promoted animal rights. It is the media that has conflated these animal husbandry reform organizations with animal rights and many well meaning activists become confused and support them thinking that they are convertly animal rights organizations.
  • You talk about cattle and dairy culture being validated by TV advertisements; about a dominating culture of indoctrination; and how frightening social change can seem.
  • Where the animal movement has gone wrong for over 30 years is the story they shared. It is a message of suffering, cruelty and harm.
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  • what Will Tuttle calls radical inclusion. 
  • rom the other side of the fence and I knew that
  • Guilt and shame never changed anyone’s heart or mind.
  • They now have a new sow that gives birth to about 20 piglets and that her body size is such that the old crates are too small, that they literally won't fit into the old crates.
  • There is NO humane solution to dairy other than just making it stop
  • that most calves are sent to auction 24-72 hours after birth.
  • the coming convergence of global warming, peak oil, population growth, ecological disaster and other factors will force a remedy upon us. 
  • I am the eternal optimist and believe that people are capable of great things if given the opportunity. I have seen it time and again. It is about creating a safe place and a community where people can come and deconstruct their indoctrination.
  • I think it is important that although you may want to give up cheese it isn't all your fault that you can't, despite your will power.  there is a component in the protein of milk called casomorphine.  Yup, morphine.  You are addicted as are so many vegetarians that want to eat a plant based diet.  It is a tough addiction to break but to be informed  goes a long way.  One we understand that there isn't anything in any animal product that we need then it is recognized that it is only a want. Wants are easy to leave behind.
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Meat-Based Diets Increase Bladder Cancer Risk - PCRM News and Media Center - 0 views

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    Dietas carnívoras aumentan riesgo de cáncer de vejiga.
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Power to the People : Nathan J Winograd - 0 views

  • Despite the entrenchment of groups like the ASPCA, the widespread success of the No Kill movement has invigorated animal lovers nationwide, and one of the results of that success has been an exponential increase in the number of rescue organizations.
  • Her opposition is, at its core, about fear—a fear of losing power. A fear that Oreo’s Law—by eliminating her role as the unnecessary “middle man” between shelters and rescue groups will render her obsolete, as it should.
  • While Sayres continues to write checks to Hoffman’s group, such as the additional $150,000 given in 2009 for her discretionary use, the initial $5 million from the ASPCA has been spent. And the Maddie’s Fund project ends this year. The Mayor’s Alliance and her role as its head cannot survive in New York without grant funding from the ASPCA. And there lies the rub. Hoffman needs Ed Sayres’ money and control over the rescue groups to stay in power, and Ed Sayres needs Jane Hoffman’s support to fight a law which will forever memorialize his betrayal of an abused dog. It is an unholy alliance based on greed, naked self-interest, and the preservation of near unequivocal power the two currently enjoy over the smaller non-profits in New York City.
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  • Like the network of “safe houses” which protected runaway slaves as they fled north to freedom, the thousands of rescue groups, No Kill sanctuaries and No Kill shelters throughout our nation are our movement’s own safe houses.
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