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New York school goes all-vegetarian

This is a CNN post sent from Pramoda Chitrabhanu.... New York school goes all-vegetarian By Brittany Brady, CNN updated 1:35 PM EDT, Thu May 2, 2013 Students at the Active Learning Elementary School in Queens check out the cafeteria salad bar. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Queens school sees health and nutrition as part of educating the whole child Many students were used to vegetarian meals at home, officials say The school began offering vegetarian meals daily in January New [Read more...]

An End to Animal Research

An End to Animal Research  "Atrocities are not less atrocities when they occur in laboratories and are called medical research." - George Barnard Shaw In 2013, Harvard University received $185 million in taxpayer funds, half of which was spent on animal experiments. Yesterday, December 19, 2013, USDA fined Harvard $24,000 for abusing and neglecting monkeys used in laboratory experiments. The November, 2013 issue of the journal "Alternative to laboratory Animals" includes a study which [Read more...]

From Cohen NotMilk – They Eat Frogs, Don’t They?

From: Gurudev Chitrabhanu, by Cohen NotMilk "We're our own dragons as well as our own heroes, and we have to rescue ourselves from ourselves."- Tom Robbins On Sunday last, I was reminded of a moment twelve years ago. A moment in which I participated in an animal rescue.It was the morning of a mid-November, 2013 day that would make my life more meaningful. November 17th would be a day in which I helped to make a difference in the life of one creature that was captured and was fated to become a [Read more...]

Palitana Jain Temples, Some History, Facts and Beautiful Images

Some of us may never get to India, enjoy these beautiful photos of Jain Temples in Palitana, India... PALITANA THE JAIN PILGRIMAGE CENTER THE MARVEL OF JAINISM AND THE RELIGIOUS ART The Palitana temples of Jainism are located on Mount Shatrunjaya, by the city of Palitana, in Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, India. The city of the same name, known previously as Padliptapur, has been nicknamed "City of Temples". Along with Sammet Shikhar, earlier in Bihar state, now of Jharkhand, the two sites are [Read more...]