ABOUT THAT SARAH PALIN THING

I was going to post about the new (emphasis on the word "new") VP candidate's penchant for hunting, but I found this post by Ryan at VegBlog that just about covers everything I was gonna say, so... why do the heavy lifting? Go read his post.

MEATLESS MONDAYS TUESDAYS

Hey, I don't care which day we pick, but it might help to coordinate these pitches. Or better yet, people should be encoraged to follow their Meatless Mondays with Tofurky Tuesdays, Wheat-Based Wednesdays, etc. etc.

WHY THEY HATE US

Been a while since I've kvetched about fellow animal activists, so this is overdue. Another brilliant mink release, this time in Utah, of about 600 mink from a mink farm. Shockingly, "most of the mink were recovered, but several died after being hit by cars or from stress after they were returned to the farm."

Let's be clear: There's a quantum difference between a captive-animal rescue and a captive-animal release. While both make a political statement and get publicity, one of them shows compassion for the animals involved and the other just uses them as means to an end, not much differently from how they're being used by the institutional exploiters.