Thanksgiving can be stressful for vegans and nonvegans alike when the the question of what to eat comes up. For many people in the U.S., Thanksgiving has been tied, for generations, to the preparation and consumption of a turkey. Becoming vegan, particularly for ethical reasons, challenges this tradition and can result in a range of discomfort. Some family […]
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General Exam: Day 3
Today was the third day/ third question for my general exam. I woke up at 5am this morning, which was a nice improvement on waking up at 3:30 am the past two days. I felt pretty well-rested and ready to start writing. I’ve been enjoying all of the snacks I prepared for the week, but […]
General Exam: Day 2
Another day of examining is done. I completed the second question and am ready to pass out. I had a slow start this morning and have spent the day struggling to stay awake and keep my mind sharp! I promise–some recipes and non-school related posts soon–for now, I will just leave you with today’s very […]
General Exam: Day 1
Today was the first of four days of my general exams. The generals are the exams which allow you to advance to ‘candidacy’ for the PhD in our department. When/if I pass them, I will get to put a PhC after my name! In other departments, I believe this is sometimes called ABD (All But Dissertation). In […]
Walk for Farmed Animals- Please Help!
A while back I posted about the Walk for Farmed Animals I’m participating in. I’ve been fundraising a lot and have reach 50% of my goal of $1000. There are just over two weeks until the walk on October 23rd and I’m determined to reach my goal to help formerly farmed animals at Farm Sanctuary. Particularly after […]
Dairy Cows Slaughtered to Drive Up Milk Prices
Last week, there was a bit of a media flurry about a very significant lawsuit against Cooperatives Working Together (CWT), an organization of many of the big dairy companies (including Land O Lakes). Filed by Seattle law firm Hagans Berman Sogol Shapiro, the suit accuses California dairy producers of slaughtering 500,000 healthy dairy cows in […]
West Hollywood Bans Fur
Some interesting news this week. On Tuesday morning, the city council of West Hollywood voted unanimously to ban the sale of fur. This is the first city in the United States to implement such a ban. Apparently, it will go into effect in June 2012 after the city council meets a second time to hammer out […]
Animals in Human Societies- The Brock Review
A special issue of the open-access interdisciplinary academic journal The Brock Review came out this weekend. It has a number of really interesting articles on a range of subjects relating to the subject of animals in human societies. I have not yet gotten to read all of the articles yet, but I am excited to […]
“Loving Animals?” – Responses to Kathy Rudy
There is an interesting division in the animal studies field of academics and activists. Most animal studies folks agree that studying animals is important and that we should engage in a renewed consideration of animals in our ethical and political formulations. However, the way animal studies scholars and activists approach the ‘question of the animal’ varies considerably. […]
Maizy: Super-Veg Dog
I’ve struggled ethically, for quite some time, with the choice of what to feed the animals with whom we share a home. I’ve known that many people feed both dogs and cats a vegan diet and the animals are doing great. And now, especially, there are plenty of vegetarian/vegan dog and cat food options out there. But I still […]
