Found a cool website that shows your tons of different meat alternatives from around the world. Did you know that Japan has NO available meat alternatives!?

Meatalternatives.org

Here's a few of the most interesting stories that are floating around the web this weekend.

- Berlin zoo looks to sell baby polar bear.

- Burger King proves once again that they have zero taste.

- Once thought to be endangered, turns out they were just hiding.

- The meat industry caused a land scarcity but there may be another vegan solution.

- The 'fart tax' may not be as bad as it sounds.

- Hunter learns that karma is a bitch.

- Giant flying reptile may be dead; but alive he was a badass.

And as always, something to keep you going...



Think he knew exactly what he was doing.

Dennis Kucinich, former 2008 presidential candidate and current U.S. Representative is a committed vegan. Check out this great video of him talking about his diet with Chris Matthews and Lance Armstrong.

Josh Harper is an animal activist from the Northwest that has been sentenced to 3 years in federal prison for "free speech." Josh spoke out for the animals by talking about a tactic known as "black faxing." Black faxing essentially drains its victim of all the toner in their fax machine. Josh was convicted under the Animal Enterprise Protection Act which can put animal activists away for speaking out against the animal industry.

Josh was never convicted of an illegal act. Josh was convicted for talking about an illegal act. Black faxing used to be thought of as a prank but if your an animal activist, black faxing can be considered terrorism. Animal/environmental activists have been moved to the #1 spot on the domestic terrorist watch list, and are more prominent on the FBI's website than Osama bin Laden.

Josh spoke for those who had no voice and he paid the price. The US has not stifled the problem of vocal animal activists they have only created heroes and martyrs. From what i can tell, Josh used to be the average Joe; now he's a symbol. Josh stood by his belief in what was right and it will serve as inspiration for the movement forever.

I wish I could say this case is unique, but it's not. There are dozens of other activists that have been locked away. Caged like the animals they seek to protect. We understand what you've given for the cause and we will never back down, we will never compromise.

Please take the time to write Josh and the other prisoners and let the know you care.

The New York Times reports that based on recommendations made by the UN, ministers will meet in Poland from 187 nations to discuss a new treaty on global warming focusing on harmful environmental effects of meat and dairy production.

This weeks' meeting is important in part, because leaders hope to develop strategies to curb emissions such as global promotion of a more vegan lifestyle. They are also debating the placement a “sin tax” on pork and beef. Going Vegan reduces more greenhouse gases than switching to a hybrid car not to mention the thousands of lives you save.

The United Nations estimates that 18% of all global warming emissions come from livestock. In countries like Brazil, Australia and New Zealand, meat production accounts for well over 50% of all harmful emissions. The Times reports that producing a pound of beef creates 11 times as much greenhouse gas emission as a pound of chicken and 100 times more than a pound of carrots.

An increase in production also means that more of the Earth's rainforests are slashed and burned to make room for livestock. The rainforests of South America in particular have been called "the lungs of the earth" because of their role in replenishing our air supply; their survival is directly linked to our own.

I want to personally thank the UN and all the world leaders that have finally decided to listen to what animal/environmental rights advocates have been saying for years. So if you haven't already, go vegan (or at least vegetarian) and save the planet.

I've noticed a lot of you reading this site so i thought I would pass on a little something i got from one of my favorite places, Food Fight! Vegan Grocery.

Here's a list of all the fur farms in Oregon in case you want to get out and do some outreach (fliers, letter writing, pamphlets, etc.)

Let's get out there and make this a better x-mas season for all those locked away on these farms who have no freedom and no voice.

Ikea is drawing fire from animal rights activists for selling reindeer salami. Ranchers buzz over the reindeer in helicopters, herd them with snowmobiles and truck them hundreds of miles and their terror doesn't end once they are caught.
The reindeer are taken to facilities were they have their throats cut so they can bleed to death. When they get close to being dead they are skinned and ground into salami to be sold at a shitty furniture store.
Sadly, more than 70 per cent of reindeer slaughtered for meat are calves that have grazed during the summer, which means they never even get to see snow. Ikea should do the right thing and ban the sale of reindeer meat altogether at the very least to avoid losing the business of millions of vegans and vegetarians.

The campaign to end Ikea's sale of this Christmas icon is being run by the United Kingdom's Viva! organization.

Go to here to find out how you can help end the slaughter and sale of reindeer.

Has this news changed your opinion of Ikea?