Animals in the Blogs: B12, Bullhooks, Sled Dogs, and Sex & Violence

categories: Animals in Entertainment, Animals in the Blogs roundups, Hunting, Vegan

Published March 05, 2009 @ 01:13PM PT

Striking Doesn't Hurt? from Philosophia and Animal Liberation. My reaction to news that the Ringling Bros. folks, still in the middle of the trial against them, are claiming that hitting elephants with bullhooks doesn't hurt them was a big, fat "Are you serious?" too.

Hunting "Tail" on Dollhouse from easyVegan.info. Kelly always does a great job of analyzing how animals, animal activists, and animal-human interactions are portrayed in popular media. This post is no exception.

Win a Copy of Vegan Soul Kitchen from Vegans of Color. Who among us couldn't use another excellent (and free!) cookbook?

On Veganism as Vegetarianism from Animal Person. Like Mary, I was pretty confused by the PCRM wording that indicated that vegans and vegetarians (i.e., people who eat dairy) could, umm, "avoid the unhealthy hormones and environmental toxins found in dairy products." Wha?

B12 and Reality from Vegan Soapbox. There have been lots of articles and blog posts on the B12 issue lately (and on some misrepresentation of it). Here's some basic, no-frills, nothin'-but-the facts info. See also Liberation BC & PCRM: Vegan Diet Doesn't Cause Birth Defects from easyVegan.info.

The Iditarod's Trail of Dog Deaths from Support Animal Welfare. Need I really explain what this post is about? Just read it.

Bacon Freak Bacon Club from Suicide Food. Ugh. That's all I have to say.

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On the topic of Suicide Food, have you seen this commercial?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGObGID6Cr4

Posted by Sue G. on 03/05/2009 @ 03:19PM PT
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Re: Ringling Bros

"The Chief Exec of Feld Entertainment who owns Ringling admits that they could not keep the elephants without beating them with bull hooks. He admits they are struck with the long rods with hooks on the end (similar to fire pokers) but says they do not hurt."

Not to sound crass, but then what's the point? If the "discipline" isn't felt, how's it supposed to have an effect on the elephant's behavior?

And thanks for the link love, Stephanie. I watch entirely too much tv, so it's nice to have it pay off every now and again.

Posted by Kelly Garbato on 03/06/2009 @ 08:40AM PT
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Note to Ringling Bros.: if you need to beat something into submission, it wasn't yours to begin with. I personally view the use of elephants as something akin to slavery.

Posted by Lisa Smolen on 03/06/2009 @ 12:40PM PT
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Thanks for linking to Vegan Soapbox :)

The misrepresentation of B12 and veganism in the media irritates me.

As Gary Francione said:
"I read an article in today's Telegraph, a British newspaper [ about B12 and veganism...] But apart from the title and subtitle of the article, there is no further mention of veganism or vegetarianism."

Posted by Elaine Vigneault on 03/06/2009 @ 02:09PM PT
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Nice collection of links!

Posted by Becci . on 03/06/2009 @ 08:10PM PT
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Stephanie is an independent animal rights advocate, a vegan, a tree-hugging environmentalist, and a freelance editor and writer. She lives in St. Louis with an aging corgi-lab and an adolescent rescued pit bull.