Humane Myth: MythWatch

MythWatch: Deconstructing the Humane Myth in the Media


	Jul 2008 A Life Connected People everywhere are making choices more connected with their values. We are simplifying our lives, buying less, and living more, because we know the earth supplies enough for everyone‘s need, but not everyone‘s greed. ...more
	Jan 2007 Vegetarian is the New Prius It turns out that raising animals for food is a primary cause of land degradation, air pollution, water shortage, water pollution, loss of biodiversity, and not least of all, global warming. ...more
	Apr 2007 A Rare Glimpse Inside A "Free Range" Egg facility Their beaks were chopped off at the end. Their necks were featherless. Their combs were pale skin color untouched by the sun. These birds only had the grate they were standing on and the metal walls surrounding them until they died....more
	Dec 2007 The Faces of "Free Range" Farming 100 spent hens, rescued from a "free range" egg facility, began their lives at Peaceful Prairie Sanctuary the day they were scheduled for slaughter... ...more
	Mar 2008 The Politics of Optimism Cynicism is often seen as a rebellious attitude in Western popular culture, but, cynicism in average people is the attitude exactly most likely to conform to the desires of the powerful--cynicism is obedience....more
	Apr 2008 Mama and Baby Chick The baby will cuddle up to mom and go up under her feathers, and kind of peek out at the world, and learn from mom and become a part of the flock....more

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	Jul 2008 A Farm Boy Reflects So I‘ll enjoy the barbecues this summer, but I‘ll also know that every hamburger patty has a back story, and that every tin of goose liver p�t� could tell its own rich tale of love and loyalty....more
	Apr 2007 Gone 7 in 10 biologists believe that mass extinction poses a colossal threat to human existence...In a staggering forecast, Wilson predicts that our present course will lead to the extinction of half of all plant and animal species by the year 2100....more
	Feb 2008 Guess Who‘s Coming As Dinner? She was a vegan and PETA activist in her younger days, and didn‘t actually eat meat until she began farming it herself. ...more
	Mar 2008 Eggology Becomes First Egg Products Brand Certified Humane Endorsed by The Humane Society of the United States "...the welfare of chickens and all animals has always been of tremendous importance to me personally and to Eggology corporately."...more
	Nov 2007 HFS flees the coop for sustainability the outreach director said that although beak trimming is an important issue, it doesn‘t compare to the cruel and inhumane confinement of hens in battery cages....more
	Aug 2007 Why Vegetarians are Eating Meat For Andrew and about a dozen people in our circle who have recently converted from vegetarianism, eating sustainable meat purchased from small farmers is a new form of activism......more
	Oct 2007 Eggland‘s Best to Receive Certification by American Humane Association We are very pleased that Eggland‘s Best recognizes the value of maintaining high standards of animal care in their operations and are confident that the brand will find the American Humane Certification good for both the animals and their business interests....more
	Oct 2006 Invasion of the Movement Snatchers We should be concerned that today‘s animal movement so closely resembles the vision of moral compromise, division and debilitation put forth by an industry PR consultant....more