I appreciate the idea of developing an agriculture that is better for the environment, health and for animals. I would support Organic Farming and I would buy organic products if:

• Organic farmers were allowed to use whichever tool is best for the environment, health and for animals. Unfortunately, the organic industry actively opposes and undermines biotechnology.
• If organic production did not use up significantly more land — making it worse for the environment.
• If the whole Organic industry wasn’t based on pseudo-science and lies. Organic farmers use pesticides as well, but they usually pretend they don’t. They don’t use “synthetic”…

The definition of speciesism you get from a quick Google search is “the assumption of human superiority leading to the exploitation of animals.”

Wikipedia states that “Speciesism or specism refers to the differing treatment or moral consideration of individuals based on their species membership. Such discrimination involves treating members of one species as morally more important than members of other species, despite the individuals having similar interests.”

These are fairly reasonable definitions, which make perfect sense to an educated person familiar with the concept. But does it speak to a broader audience?

It is frustrating to see so many people…

Impossible Foods’ unprecedented burger concoction is built on four ingredient foundations: protein, fat, binders and flavor. The protein in an Impossible Burger isn’t animal flesh; rather, it’s a blend of soy and potato proteins.

The impossible burger is an enormous success and it will keep on expanding because it’s safe, it’s what people like to eat and it’s affordable. A number of anti-science activists are opposing it, with ever changing reasons why. They are wasting everyone’s time, especially their own. If only this energy was used to do something useful rather than slightly counter-productive.

Indeed, it is sadly not uncommon…

Have you read or heard an animal activist say that veganism or vegetarianism don’t matter because first and foremost, it’s got to be PO-LI-TI-CAL?

Have you had vegans tell you that REAL, TRUE VEGANISM is all about activism, demonstrations and being loud while the choices we make at the shops hardly matter at all?

Look, as much as I value animal advocacy, I can also appreciate the value of making better, individual choices when you can. Yet at the same time, while I appreciate the value of leading by example and being a quiet and friendly vegan or vegetarian, I…

The number of animals being killed and factory farmed goes up when people choose to eat chicken meat.

Please read https://www.onestepforanimals.org/blog/choosing-chicken-causes-more-suffering

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Why am I seeing these feet in my newsfeed?

It’s all good, a few members at Friendly and Pragmatic Vegans and Vegetarians decided to be light hearted and provide a bit of low key entertainment… ;)

A PeTA article is doing the rounds, undermining the Impossible Foods burger as it had to be tested on 180 rats.

When you have a serious rat problem at home, with large colonies having moved in under your house and in your attic, what do you do? This can easily happen in many parts of the world, including here in Melbourne for example. The rats damage your house and make a lot of noise at night.

At this stage, the only accessible way to get rid of the rats is poison, which kills them.

My point is that we do…