I'm not gonna get all preachy here. I didn't stop eating meat / chicken / etc. till golfer bombarded me daily with horrible links and ;) ... ooops I I mean I stopped in January and I am no one to tell anyone else how to live.

The video talks a little about how they're gassed, the garbage bins, when exactly they stop being "cost effective"...

I think it's a lovely story. That's all. :)

:( poor hens. I get my eggs from either a friend who has free roaming hens or from this company:

http://www.bornfreeeggs.com/

Even if you don't care about animal welfare, they just taste better.

Thanks for that! Very nice. :)

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Speaking of farm animals...

(Oh and for people who don't want to walk you can register and donate to sleep in for farm animals!)...

This is from last year but since it's a message from the God of tits and wine I just have to post it (Geeker)...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gDtKgJ3Q94

Walk for Farm Animals (Farm Sanctuary):

09/07/2013 Boston Walk for Farm Animals, Boston Common - Boston, Massachusetts
09/07/2013 Cincinnati Walk for Farm Animals, Washington Park (Music Hall Plaza) - Cincinnati, Ohio
09/07/2013 Minneapolis Walk for Farm Animals, Boom Island Park - Minneapolis, Minnesota
09/07/2013 Portland Walk for Farm Animals, Director Park - Portland, Oregon
09/14/2013 Chicago Walk for Farm Animals, Lincoln Park (Grove 13) - Chicago, Illinois
09/14/2013 Rochester Walk for Farm Animals, Genesee Valley Park (Riverbend Shelter) - Rochester, New York
09/14/2013 St. Louis Walk for Farm Animals, Tower Grove Park - St. Louis, Missouri
09/15/2013 Buffalo Walk for Farm Animals, Delaware Park (Rose Garden) - Buffalo, New York
09/21/2013 Baltimore Walk for Farm Animals, Federal Hill - Baltimore, Maryland
09/21/2013 Denver Walk for Farm Animals, Central Park - Boulder, Colorado
09/21/2013 Pittsburgh Walk for Farm Animals, Southside Riverfront Park - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
09/21/2013 Seattle Walk for Farm Animals, Green Lake Park - Seattle, Washington
09/22/2013 Albany Walk for Farm Animals, The Crossings at Colonie - Loudonville, New York
09/22/2013 Grand Rapids Walk for Farm Animals, 6th Street Bridge Park - Grand Rapids, Michigan
09/28/2013 Hartford Walk for Farm Animals, Bushnell Park - Hartford, Connecticut
09/28/2013 Providence Walk for Farm Animals, Johnston Memorial Park - Johnston, Rhode Island
09/28/2013 Toronto Walk for Farm Animals, Trinity Bellwoods Park - Toronto, Ontario
09/29/2013 Louisville Walk for Farm Animals, Waterfront Park - Louisville, Kentucky
10/05/2013 Jacksonville Walk for Farm Animals, Memorial Park - Jacksonville, Florida
10/05/2013 Niagara Walk for Farm Animals, St. Catharines Library - St. Catharines, Ontario
10/05/2013 Orlando Walk for Farm Animals, Langford Park - Orlando, Florida
10/05/2013 Philadelphia Walk for Farm Animals, Liberty Lands Park - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
10/05/2013 Vancouver Walk for Farm Animals, Vancouver Art Gallery - Vancouver, British Columbia
10/05/2013 Washington D.C. Walk for Farm Animals, National Mall (9th and Jefferson) - Washington D.C., District of Columbia
10/05/2013 San Francisco Walk for Farm Animals, Ft. Mason (Great Meadow) - San Francisco, California
10/12/2013 Kansas City Walk for Farm Animals, Theis Park - Kansas City, Missouri
10/12/2013 Raleigh Walk for Farm Animals, Pullen Park (Shelter #5) - Raleigh, North Carolina
10/12/2013 Sacramento Walk for Farm Animals, Southside Park - Sacramento, California
10/19/2013 New York City Walk for Farm Animals, Central Park (Merchant's Gate) - New York City, New York
10/19/2013 Atlanta Walk for Farm Animals, Piedmont Park (WPA Picnic Shelter) - Atlanta, Georgia
10/19/2013 Charlotte Walk for Farm Animals, Independence Park (Shelter 1) - Charlotte, North Carolina
10/19/2013 Miami Walk for Farm Animals, Huizenga Plaza - Fort Lauderdale, Florida
10/26/2013 Austin Walk for Farm Animals, Pease Park - Austin, Texas
10/26/2013 Phoenix Walk for Farm Animals, Margaret T. Hance Park - Phoenix, Arizona
10/26/2013 San Diego Walk for Farm Animals, Embarcadero Marina North Park - San Diego, California
10/26/2013 Los Angeles Walk for Farm Animals, Memorial Park - Pasadena, California (I'll be at this one :) )
11/02/2013 Dallas-Fort Worth Walk for Farm Animals, Main Street Garden - Dallas, Texas
11/02/2013 Tampa Bay Walk for Farm Animals, Spa Beach Park - St. Petersburg, Florida

11/03/2013 Sleep In for Farm Animals, Virtual Event - Watkins Glen, New York ******** See? They know we'll all be exhausted from winning all that :$: at the BC and will need to sleep.

http://walkforfarmanimals.org/

That little piggie is so cute. :o

Not to take away from the farm animals who do deserve more humane lives (to take a peek of what mass production looks like, clips from Food, Inc.: chickens http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enwU5jIXSlU cows: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkhdGG5pVW8 ), but this was announced today:

International March for Elephants (as well as a digital march and tweet) on October 4th:

http://www.iworry.org/

(petition towards the end of the home page as well)

What the poachers do to these beautiful, intelligent and sensitive animals is about the most brutal thing you will ever see. The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust http://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/ has a sanctuary where many of the orphans are raised after they have lost their mothers to poachers. Kristin Davis (from Sex and the City) has also begun a fund/campaign to raise money for DSWT: http://www.crowdrise.com/nopoaching/...r/kristindavis

Oh thank you for that!

This page is just killing me...

I need to make myself wait till later to look at the rest of them.

http://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.or...ns_history.asp

I can't believe how long that list is. :(

Clip from the orphanage -- such precious little ones:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfFFgV624TA

What NOT to drink.
 

To my friends who enjoy a glass of wine
and those who don't and are always
seen with a bottle of water in their hand:

As Ben Franklin said:

In wine there is wisdom,
In beer there is freedom,
In water there is bacteria.

In a number of carefully controlled trials,
Scientists have demonstrated that if we drink
1 liter of water each day,
at the end of the year we would have absorbed
more than 1 kilo of Escherichia coli, (E. Coli) - bacteria
found in feces.
In other words, we are consuming 1 kilo of poop annually.

However,
We do NOT run that risk when drinking wine & beer
(or rum, whiskey or other liquor)
because alcohol has to go through a purification process
of boiling, filtering and fermenting.

Remember:
Water = Poop,
Wine = Health
Therefore, it's better to drink wine and talk stupid,
than to drink water and be full of ****.

There is no need to thank me for this valuable information:
I'm doing it as a public service

What not to eat
 

"I never drink water because of the disgusting things that fish do in it." - W.C.Fields

He also said, "I cook with wine. Sometimes I even add it to the food."

18 babies!
 

Giraffe sets record with baby #18 :D

http://living.msn.com/family-parenti...b-063bcc7faeac

most navies have alcohol on board, for off duty officers. but not the u.s. they used to give a ration a day to each sailor and soldier, but not any more.

An interesting ad from Chipotle with an equally interesting cover from Fiona Apple. Even if you hate her, seriously give it a chance...
http://www.buzzfeed.com/perpetua/fio...re-imagination

:)

Awww.

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World Rhino Day is next weekend.

Not a ton of events scheduled in the US but for anyone who wants to look...

http://www.worldrhinoday.org/

That was neat.

Chipotle is my go-to when on the road. They not only are more responsible as to where their food comes from, but many of the locations donate to their local food bank each night (as does Panera).

Poachers Decried, "Kingpin" Arrested ahead of World Rhino Day

http://www.natureworldnews.com/artic...-rhino-day.htm

Love the avatar!

Thanks! :)

The bastards :mad:

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2...ife-park?lite=

that's awful.

and all for ivory. i thought there was an international ban on buying and selling?



btw, arletta, love the avatar. beautiful cat! i don't think my dog would chase that one.

I was going to say if they're ever caught these murderers should be poisoned but actually being mutilated would be more fitting.

Sick ****s.

Poor babies. :(

Fisherman jumps off boat to revive 300-pound shark
(with video)

http://www.treehugger.com/ocean-cons...und-shark.html