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Animal Rights
Attack Dog (February 9, 2010)
If you're on any of the many e-mail lists maintained by the Humane Society of the United States, you probably saw a desperate plea for money last night from HSUS president Wayne Pacelle. There's nothing unusual about that -- HSUS sits up and begs for dollars countless times each year. But what made this piece unusual was that it consisted almost entirely of ridiculous attacks... read more here »

Food Police
CSPI: Kings of Gripe (February 9, 2010)
The food scolds at the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) have long had bones to pick with -- well, seemingly everything that tastes good, from movie theater popcorn to fettuccine alfredo. One of CSPI’s best-known ongoing campaigns, along with trying to replace “yummy” with “food porn," has been to demonize soft drinks, which the group calls “liquid candy” in the hope that governments will tax them. Today, Consumer Affairs reports that CSPI has taken its extreme self-righteousness to new levels, attacking a soft drink... read more here »

Animal Rights
HSUS: Animal-Welfare Fool’s Gold (February 8, 2010)
It’s a new week, and the uproar over a new corporate “partner” of the deceptive Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) still hasn’t cooled off. If you missed the scandal last week, the company that produces Yellow Tail brand wines announced that it pledged $100,000 to HSUS. Big mistake. read more here »

Animal Rights
PETA Behaving Badly (February 4, 2010)
Another organization has caved to PETA pressure because of a mistaken belief that the radical group really cares about animals. The Neumann University Alumni Association says it will stop distributing discounted tickets to the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus in response to PETA’s latest protest. The alumni association was offering discounted admission to the February 27 show in Philadelphia. read more here »

Don't Sue The Hand That Feeds You (Thanksgiving Edition)
It really is the most wonderful time of the year for food activists. A cornucopia-- no, a moveable feast-- of nutritional puritans have already descended on Thanksgiving planners.

The Naturopathy Movement
Naturopathy refers to a doctrine of “natural medicine” that teaches that the body’s “vital force” is the most important factor in healing and maintaining health. The approach has been criticized as largely pseudo-scientific, relying on dogma rather than d

7 Things You Didn't Know About HSUS
The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) is a “humane society” in name only, since it doesn’t operate a single pet shelter or pet adoption facility anywhere in the United States.

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