Behind-the-scenes person for ANIMALS 24-7, & that was perhaps the least of all she did Patricia “Patty” Bonney, 92, suffered terminal heart failure on October 22, 2022 at the converted stable in Beaverton, Oregon, that was her home since 1960. Never known or self-described as an activist, Patty nonetheless contributed endless volunteer effort throughout her […]
Animal advocacy “Robin Hood” Gil Michaels dies at 80
Michaels put $40 million into animal causes, but was convicted of toner cartridge scam that netted more than $126 million, according to the federal Department of Justice. VAN NUYS, California––Gilbert N. Michaels, 80, founder of the Compassion for Animals Foundation and Animal Guardians, died on August 19, 2022, while on compassionate release from a four-year […]
Beyond Impossible? Forecasting the future of plant-based burgers
Beyond Meat share price instability does not necessarily mean beans for other companies & other products, or even for their own as the plant-based food market shifts from restaurants to homes EL SEGUNDO, California––Beneath the headline “Beyond Meat: Shares Plummet As Americans Don’t Swallow Plant-Based Burgers,” Harris Anwar of Investing.com on August 10, 2022 […]
Asha’s Farm Sanctuary founder charged with felony cattle theft
“Rustling is still a hanging offense.” ––Judge Adam Fenton, Hang ’em High! NEWFANE, New York––The New York State Bureau of Criminal Investigation on August 2, 2022 arrested Asha’s Farm Sanctuary founder Tracy A. Murphy, 59, for third degree felony grand larceny, specifically the alleged theft of two cattle, a cow and a steer, from the nearby […]
Activists who exposed pig farm abuse to be sentenced on August 26
Two of the “Excelsior Four” face up to 10 years in prison ABBOTSFORD, British Columbia, Canada––Convicted by jury on July 12, 2022 on charges of breaking and entering and mischief for their part in exposing alleged animal abuse at the Excelsior Hog Farm in Abbotsford, British Columbia in April 2019, vegan activists Nick Schafer and […]
Hearts out of place: transplants, pigs, chickens, “victories” & McDonald’s
If “victories” for farmed animals meant beans, that would be a substantial improvement BALTIMORE, Maryland; WASHINGTON D.C.––David Bennett, 57, who on January 7, 2022 became the first human to receive a heart transplanted from a genetically-modified pig, died on March 8, 2022 at the University of Maryland School of Medicine hospital. “The biggest barrier to […]
Afro-Vegan Society marks Black History Month 2022 with veg outreach
“Veguary” builds on a long, strong tradition of African-American food ambassadors BALTIMORE, Maryland––The Afro-Vegan Society will again in 2022 mark Black History Month with Veguary, “an online educational campaign celebrating black vegan trailblazers and providing culturally relevant workshops on plant-based eating,” society cofounder Brenda Sanders announced on January 26, 2022. “Throughout the month,” Sanders […]
McDonald’s McPlant: can it save the world from becoming McToast?
McPlant will save animals from becoming Big Macs––millions? Billions? CHICAGO, Illinois––Sixty years after the first McDonald’s attempt to introduce a meatless burger became perhaps the most notorious flop in fast food history, the company appears poised to try again––and not a moment too soon for animals and the earth. Beginning on Valentine’s Day 2022, 600 […]
Jane Goodall joins voices against livestock gift charities
Livestock gifts, Goodall warns, “can result in unintended consequences” WASHINGTON D.C.––Primatologist, anthropologist, and philanthropist Jane Goodall, 87, on December 20, 2021 added her globally influential voice to those of the growing number of critics of livestock gift charities. Livestock gift charities include, most prominently, Heifer International, Oxfam, World Vision, and the Cargill’s “Hatching Hope” […]
The animal rights movement is divided on abortion, by Vasu Murti
Even PETA founder Ingrid Newkirk admits “We’re divided” The long-awaited introduction of RU-486-based contraceptive dog and cat food has been delayed for at least 36 years, and may have been permanently forestalled by the use of RU-486 as Mifrepristone, the drug used to medically induce abortion, as ANIMALS 24-7 recently detailed in What RU-486 means […]
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