Opposing Views - Vegetarian

Audi Pokes Fun at Environmentalists in Super Bowl Ad

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:02:10 -0600

By NRDC

By -- Most well-meaning environmentalists are chronically guilt-ridden. I constantly confront More important is the question of whether the Audi “clean diesel” is really all that...

PETA Wants 'Vegetarians-Only' Hiring at Hospitals

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:26:37 -0600

By PETA

Hospital employees should be ambassadors Here's just one example of why a vegetarians-only People, I ask you: How's If schools knowingly hired alcoholics to drive school buses, then...

Animal Rights Movement Starting to Take on Religious Overtones

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:28:27 -0600

By Consumer Freedom

With the tel-evangelical activist Wayne Pacelle in charge of the so-called “Humane Society” of the United States , and the radical People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals running a...

What Can I Serve for Vegetarians and Vegans at Thanksgiving?

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:27:57 -0600

By Mitzi Dulan

As more people choose to go vegetarian or simply reduce the meat in their diets for health and ethical reasons, the question of what to serve at Thanksgiving dinner becomes bigger than ever...

Go Falcons and Cardinals! Top NFL Stadiums Score with Vegan Fare

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:27:04 -0600

By PETA

I'm not a huge football fan (I prefer baseball) —but I sure like to eat. The meat -free offerings at the pro football stadiums listed below would be enough to convince me to shiver through a...

Sarah Silverman Explains Why She Does Not Eat Meat

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:25:54 -0600

By PETA

Wherever Sarah Silverman goes, she seems to leave a stream of puzzled people in her wake. Are she and longtime beau, Jimmy Kimmel, on or off today ? Is she really getting it on with Matt Damon...

Rejecting Violence Within the Animal Rights Movement

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:23:53 -0600

By Gary L Francione

Dear Colleagues: I am opposed to violence. I regard violence as inherently immoral. I have written about and discussed that issue often, including in essays ( 1 , 2 ) on this site. I...

Vegetarian Diet Leads to Lower Bone Density

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:22:04 -0600

By News Medical Net

Even though there has been for some time concern on the part of experts that a vegetarian diet may have negative impact on bone health , until now that opinion has largely been based on...

Animal Rights Prof Says No Way to Consume Meat in Humane Way

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:21:40 -0600

By Gary L Francione

I The video shows two cows waiting in a chute to be led into the abattoir. An employee comes out and uses an electric prod to get the first cow to enter the abattoir. The second cow remains behind...

U.S. Army's Fort Lewis Accused of Treating Goats Inhumanely

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:21:40 -0600

By PETA

This is hot off the press, folks. We just heard from an Army medic today that several goats who had been used in a trauma training exercise at Fort Lewis were allegedly discarded in sealed...

Who's Up for Paul McCartney's Meat Free Mondays?

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:21:02 -0600

By NRDC

By Elaina De Meyere I'm racking my brain in search of a Beatles song that prophesizes or hints at Paul McCartney's future conversion to vegetarianism . Savoy Truffle ? No. Strawberry Fields...

Can Facebook Save Endangered Species?

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:18:22 -0600

By Sierra Club

When Olive" the otter--an oil spill victim rehabilitated by the Department of Fish and Game's Marine Wildlife Veterinary Care and Research Center in Santa Cruz--was released into the ocean...

Can't Live Without Ice Cream? Try a Vegan Recipe

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:18:22 -0600

By Animal Legal Defense Fund

If you’re vegan , chances What makes this recipe so easy is Mimiccreme, a non-dairy cream that comes in a shelf-stable carton, like soy milk. The sweetened variety is ready to go straight into...

PETA Accuses KFC of Lying about Animal Treatment

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:18:22 -0600

By PETA

For years, KFC has assured the public that "treating animals humanely ... is a key part of [its] quality assurance efforts" and that "animals should be free from mistreatment at all possible...

Is Teen Vegetarianism an Eating Disorder?

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:18:09 -0600

By Opposing Views Editorial Staff

Many adolescents who adopt vegetarian lifestyles may be engaging in unhealthy eating behaviors, according to new a study published by the Journal of the American Dietetic Association. The...

Red Meat Could Significantly Shorten Your Life

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:17:54 -0600

By Opposing Views Editorial Staff

Excessive red meat consumption has long been linked to higher instances of colon cancer , heart disease and other health problems, but new research shows that those beloved hamburgers and...