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Alternative Media ‘Plays Chicken’ With The Facts

The Hartford Advocate, an “alternative” weekly, gives voice this week to just about every aggrieved nanny who doesn’t want you to enjoy the taste of poultry. A story titled…
PostedJune 5, 2001 at12:00 am

Got Kidney Stones? Eat Meat.

The American Dietetic Association reports in a recent journal article that animal protein (meat) should be a part of your diet if you have, or are at a risk…
PostedMay 23, 2001 at12:00 am

Who Do They Think They’re Fooling?

In today’s USA Today, the anti-meat and anti-dairy group Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) continues its long history of using junk science and scare tactics to advance its agenda.
PostedMay 21, 2001 at12:00 am

Hog Update

In the wake of new South Carolina legislation that would prohibit the construction of new industrial hog farms in that state, the South Carolina Farm Bureau Federation is urging the state government to make decisions based on sound science, rather than "emotions, rumors, or inaccurate information." We couldn't agree more.
PostedApril 25, 2001 at12:00 am

South Carolina’s ‘Beef’ With Pork

Yesterday, South Carolina governor Jim Hodges imposed a 15-day moratorium on building new hog farms in his state. A Smithfield Foods subsidiary called Carroll’s Foods wants to build two new…
PostedApril 24, 2001 at12:00 am

Center For A Meatless Future

Yesterday’s Baltimore Sun published an editorial written by Dr. Robert Lawrence, in which the author argues that you should “eat less meat to save yourself and save the earth.” Pinning…
PostedApril 17, 2001 at12:00 am

Carnophobia Under The Microscope

The upcoming issue of National Review (subscription required) includes a thoughtful article about anti-meat activism in Europe and the United States. Author Jonah Goldberg aptly calls the activists “carnophobes,”…
PostedApril 12, 2001 at12:00 am

Pork Nannies Get Bounced Out Of Court

A North Carolina judge has dismissed a pair of lawsuits brought against the nation’s largest hog producer. The suits had been filed by the Water Keeper Alliance, Robert F. Kennedy,…
PostedMarch 30, 2001 at12:00 am

Noooo! Not The Rubber Chicken!

The loonies at United Poultry Concerns (UPC) are always complaining about something, but they usually confine their nannying to living creatures. Not so this time. UPC's latest target: the rubber chicken. We're not making this up. We're keeping an eye on these folks, and if they start attacking the slinky or the whoopee cushion, we'll let you know.
PostedMarch 23, 2001 at12:00 am

Out Of The Mouths Of Babes

The Washington Post prints “Local Extra” sections every Thursday, and today’s Montgomery County (Maryland) Extra features letters from local eighth graders. The closing letter touts the benefits of vegetarianism,…
PostedMarch 22, 2001 at12:00 am