Animal Person (Mary Martin, Ph.D):
In my opinion, it's the most focused, user-friendly treatment (on the Internet) of what we do to animals we've decided to use as food... It deals with the topics I get asked about every day. No one has ever asked me about property rights, and though they are certainly a root cause of our use and horrendous treatment of animals, I spend most of my time talking about--in one way or another--why the phrase "humane farming" is an oxymoron, and why if you don't want to hurt animals you shouldn't be eating them.

An Animal Friendly Life (Eric Prescott):
Today marks the launch of humanemyth.org... Sounds like something you should definitely be checking out, and there's a lot to see.

Animals & Society Institute (Jill Howard Church):
Their mission has the far more serious goal of exploding the myths behind so-called "humanely produced" animal products, such as cage-free and free-range eggs or meat that is "certified humane." They have joined with others in the animal rights movement to counter the marketing of food products that supposedly cause less harm to the animals used to produce them--foods that are meant to assauge the guilt of people who are concerned about animals but stop short of not eating them.

SuperVegan (Olivia Lane):
The site doesn't shy away from passing a staunchly abolitionist critical eye on the involvement of the HSUS and other animal advocacy groups with certifying animal products as humane-- a critique that I think is valuable regardless of where one stands on the issue.

Kitchen Dancing:
Every time I meet a compassionate and caring person who convinces themselves that using animals is somehow compassionate and caring (or even ecologically sustainable), I see doublethink in action. For starters, in what way is *killing* compassionate? ... Enter humanemyth.org, a bunch of really awesome people who have better anger management and diplomatic skills than I do who are "encouraging truth, transparency and integrity in animal advocacy". ...they actually go through the media coverage of "happy meat" and show where it is inconsistent, where it is twisting language, where it is leaving key information out, where it is lying, and where it is just plain nonsensical.

Yoga With John dot Com (John Calabria):
Everyone seems to be going green, or talking about it anyway. Even yoga studios are trying to tread a little lighter on the planet. As yogis who seek the truth, we need to sift through all these claims and find out whats really happening.

Vegan Social Club of Beijing:
Consider yourself a "conscientious carnivore"? Abhor the conditions on "factory farms" but feel comfortable eating animals raised "humanely" ("happy meat") or eggs from "free-range" or "cage-free" hens? Think "organic milk" comes from happy cows? Before you jump to any conclusions, consider having a careful read through HumaneMyth.org.

Vegan Soapbox:
This website is extremely important because people are very confused. For example, I just saw on CNN they admitted "cruelty-free" doesn't mean anything and they recommended looking for the label "certified humane" if you care about animals. As we vegans know the better label to look for is "vegan."

Goatless:
The site provides a number of useful tools aimed at helping people understand the fundamental conflicts inherent in the production of animals-as-products, including some really good introductory slideshows on "happy cows" and "cage free eggs." (Both of which are downloadable and licensed "for nonprofit and educational use").

Brockway Hall (Ken Hopes):
HumaneMyth.org... debunks the "humane" and "compassionate" use of animals... the site is fairly comprehensive and easy to navigate. I particularly like the glossary and the section about taking action.

Cackleberry:
Living in New England--surrounded by pastoral charm--I know plenty of folks who subscribe to the happy meat idea, conscientiously seeking out and paying a premium for grass-fed, free-ranging, cage-free, organic cows/chickens/pigs which produce superior steaks/milk/eggs/whatever... And they buy into the myth because it eases their conscience... In the face of an increasing global population, strained natural resources, a rapid growth in countries like China and India of the economic 'middle-class' with their concommitant desire for petroleum and meat, the civil conflict that inevitably trails in the wake of scarcity and fear, they content themselves with 'free-range' chicken and an expensive hybrid car, all the while expounding the notion that their 'happy meat' choices are sustainable and sound.

Humanemyth.org is just the latest in a line of wake-up calls.

Everyday Synergy:
I was so excited to hear of the launching of the Humane Myth website the other day... I seem to encounter an increasing number of people who feel that purchasing animal products which were derived from animals raised in "free-range," "organic," or "cageless" conditions is somehow better or more humane. In reality, the conditions underlying such labels are often just as poor as in a regular factory farm. Besides that, all roads lead to the slaughterhouse. And I would be surprised to find anyone who could see beauty and kindness behind its walls.

Vegantabulous!
I just don't see how we can distinguish between animals that deserve our love and affection, like our cats and dogs, and animals that deserve to be eaten. I can no longer make that distinction. I now see them all as deserving of peace, love, and happiness, just as I'd wish for any other friend.

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