Feb 09 2009
Veganism, animal rights on the web
There’s a lot going on today so here goes a round up of news and stories I came across.
First, the sad news that the disappearance of an animal sanctuary activist in Hungary may be murder. Eva Rhodes, the Hungarian model who was one of the beautiful people in 1960s England, was last seen on September 10. The full story is here.
Elsewhere, Cee Tox Inc., a Kalamazoo-based startup company that develops tests to determine if potential medications will be toxic, has been recognized for its work from an animal-rights group, that is, Peta. “CeeTox scientists spent the first few years of the company’s existence perfecting technology that allows drug developers to test whether a new compound will be toxic to humans by using commercially available animal and human cells rather than feeding the compounds to laboratory animals.” The whole article can be found here.
Veganism is growing up, says the Calgary Herald in Canada. “These days, vegan-friendly foods are available in every major grocery store, even Costco; vegan cookbooks are sold in every major bookstore. And numerous Calgary restaurants and natural foods stores - including Buddha’s Veggie Restaurant, Coup restaurant, Planet Organic and Community Natural Foods - offer plenty of milk-free, meat-free, vegan-friendly options”, it says. Good job. Speaking of veganism, so does Ellen DeGeneres.
Finally, some food for thought: is pacifism always compatible with animal rights? Read more +
