Tag Archives: factory farms

It’s a “Lifestyle Choice”

Posted on October 21, 2013 by compassionatecitizen

“You have just dined… and however scrupulously the slaughterhouse is concealed in the graceful distance of miles, there is complicity.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson “It’s a lifestyle choice”.  That’s a common claim of friends and family when our discussion turns … Continue reading →

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Calling All Ethical Vegetarians: Ditch the Dairy

Posted on October 11, 2012 by compassionatecitizen

Think occasionally of the suffering of which you spare yourself the sight. ~ Albert Schweitzer I can’t bear to watch this video, the product of the most recent undercover investigation by Mercy For Animals, documenting egregious torture of dairy cows.  I … Continue reading →

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Kids Learn Where Their Food Comes From — Or Do They?

Posted on September 30, 2012 by compassionatecitizen

If slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone would be a vegetarian. ~ Sir Paul McCartney A story was recently published in our local paper, the Daily Pilot, about a visit by a dairy cow to an elementary school.  The Mobile Dairy … Continue reading →

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