A.N.I.M.A.L.

I decided to call Paul Shapiro for an unplanned podcast, even though development for Vegan.com’s relaunch is still underway. We discuss the cruelty investigation that occurred at the Hallmark dairy slaughterhouse, which generated massive media attention. The investigation led to a record 143 million pound beef recall, and a Congressional subpoena issued to [...]

While we wait for the relaunch of Vegan.com, which I hope to do early next week, here’s Paul Shapiro’s roundup of the fallout from the California slaughterhouse investigation: In response to the latest news stemming from HSUS’ dairy cow slaughter plant investigation, several newspapers have written editorials calling on Congress and USDA to fix the food [...]

Hey everyone — sorry it’s taking so long to relaunch Vegan.com. Getting the new system up and running has turned out to be a huge job, but I’m making headway. I expect the new site to be up soon. If you subscribe to our RSS feed, you’ll be notified the moment the [...]

It’s my final podcast of 2007, and I finish off this year with an informal phone chat with Paul Shapiro. We talk about the major wins for farmed animals in 2007, including the decision of Colorado’s pork producers to phase out gestation crates. But our main topic of discussion is how you can [...]

Here’s the first of two podcasts to close out 2007. I end today’s show with my lengthy reading of Matt Ball’s wonderful vegan activist essay, “A Meaningful Life.” But before that, a quick roundup of the news. I start by mentioning a lawsuit filed by two California raw-milk dairies against the [...]