Author: Jain Teacher

Disappointing News for Ducks and Geese. California’s Foie Gras Ban Was Overturned.

From PETA by Paulin Moore | January 16, 2015 When California’s groundbreaking ban on the sale of foie gras went into effect in 2012, a little-known restaurant in Hermosa Beach, California, tried to skirt the law by renaming its foie gras burger “THE Burger” and falsely advertising that it came with “a complimentary side of foie gras.” We (and caring consumers everywhere) weren’t buying that, so PETA brought a lawsuit against Hot’s Kitchen seeking to prevent the restaurant from continuing to [Read more...]

More Walmart cruetly – Fish kept in horrible conditions until they ‘sell or die’

I was horrified when my friend sent me this picture of a fish she saw on the shelves at Walmart. The Betta fish are being kept in sealed containers, full of filthy brown water. When my friend asked a sales associate about the fish, she told her that Walmart keeps the fish on their shelves "until they sell or die." I started a Care2 petition demanding Walmart stop keeping fish in such cruel conditions. Will you sign it? My friend saw the Betta fish stacked on a shelf - the dead among the living [Read more...]

Scientists: Red Meat Triggers Cancer-Causing Immune Reaction

From Pramoda Chitrabhanu... From: Mercy for Animals - Link by Ari Solomon - Jan 2, 2015 For years, doctors have warned about the correlation between red meat and disease. Now scientists at the University of California claim they may have discovered the reason red meat consumption can lead to cancer.   It appears that pork, beef, and lamb contain a sugar that is naturally produced by carnivores but not humans. When humans ingest red meat, our bodies are unfamiliar with the [Read more...]

Look at What PETA accomplished in 2014 – it’s mission is growing!

Out of more than 30 years of fighting for animals, 2014 has been PETA’s best ever. Watch PETA take on the biggest animal abusers with eye-catching tactics and groundbreaking innovations, and find out what you can do to make 2015 even better!   It’s nearly 2015—and yet all around the world, millions of individual animals still face almost unimaginable cruelty and neglect—they all desperately need your help. Your gift will immediately support PETA’s groundbreaking investigative [Read more...]