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http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/may/18/pizzly-grolar-bear-grizzly-polar-hybrid-climate-change?CMP=share_btn_fb

President Obama to Wayne Pacelle in a March 2016 exclusive interview “But we can also use the power of markets to promote conservation of our resources. As I noted before, the TPP will give us new tools to enhance protections of threatened marine species from harmful fishing practices and illegal fishing…and promote the long-term conservation of…[Read more]

The Humane Society and the Greenwashing of the TPP
“On March 3, 2016, Wayne Pacelle, President and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), posted an ‘exclusive interview’ with President Obama on his HSUS blog. Also published in the May-June issue of the HSUS’s print magazine All Animals, this interview was a truly shocking puff-pi…[Read more]

Wayne Pacelle’s “Humane Economy” embraces Obama’s Trans Pacific Partnership
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/wayne-pacelle/my-exclusive-interview-on_b_9374350.html

My Exclusive Interview, On Wildlife Protection, With President Barack Obama

“The patterns of the past, emphasizing extractive, industrial uses of those lands, have long been in decline. An alternate path focused on restoration and biodiversity conservation has instead steadily gained traction, and indeed, its priorities — which include making room for endangered species — have inspired many of the objections of the Mal…[Read more]

http://www.motherjones.com/media/2016/05/bite-podcast-vegetarian-amanda-cohen-adam-danforth-dirt-candy

The one thing a famous vegetarian chef and a pro butcher can agree onOn our new episode of BITE, Amanda Cohen and Adam Danforth rethink the plate.

http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2016/05/perdue-chicken-c0ntract-farmer-clause-photos-video

Chicken Giant Perdue Just Nixed a Nasty Clause from Its Contracts with FarmersThe clause took "ag gag" to a new level, advocates say

http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2016/05/perdue-antibiotic-free-chicken-meat-resistance

Meet the one big ag company no longer playing chicken with antibioticsAnd the inside story of one company confronting its role in creating dangerous superbugs.

“While many artists and critics maintain that the question of whether this use of animals is abuse or not is difficult to answer definitively, it is hardly debatable that the employment of animals (beings incapable of consenting to spending days, weeks, or merely hours, confined to, and on display in, galleries or museums – or, in the case of R…[Read more]

It’s Not Just Bacon: Analysis of More than 1.5 Million People Finds Meat Consumption Raises All-Cause Mortality Rates
http://www.osteopathic.org/inside-aoa/news-and-publications/media-center/2016-news-releases/Pages/4-25-meat-consumption-raises-all-causes-mortality-rates.aspx

http://www.motherjones.com/media/2016/05/heres-chicken-flavored-nail-polish-no-one-asked

Here's the chicken-flavored nail polish no one asked forCourtesy of KFC.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/05/15/this-tiny-american-town-is-staking-its-future-on-chinese-foodies/?ncid=newsltushpmg00000003

China killed thousands of Maine jobs. Now it’s eating up the state’s lobsters.A tiny American town is staking its future on Chinese foodies.

Study: 55% of Americans Plan to Eat More Plant-Based Foods This Year

Study: 55% of Americans Plan to Eat More Plant-Based Foods This YearThe results are in: Americans are officially opening their minds to vegan eats. According to a recent study by Wakefield Research, 55 percent of U.S. residents plan to eat more plant-based foods this year. Of the...

http://www.mfablog.org/oxfam-report-poultry-workers-denied-bathroom

Oxfam Report: Poultry Workers Denied Bathroom Breaks Wear DiapersEwww.

http://www.mfablog.org/proteinaholic-is-our-obsession-with-meat

http://www.riseofthevegan.com/blog/scientists-find-blood-from-vegans-is-eight-times-more-protective-against-cancer?ig

http://www.vegansociety.com/whats-new/blog/veganism-gives-children-best-start-life

Veganism gives children best start in lifeRegistered dietitian Sandra Hood outlines the benefits of veganism for children and provides child-friendly recipes in honour of National Children’s Day this Sunday.

http://www.animalsaustralia.org/features/nepal-ends-worlds-largest-animal-sacrifice-event-gadhimai.php

Nepal chooses kindness — ENDING the world's largest animal sacrifice eventIn a glorious tribute to the power of compassion, the Gadhimai slaughter festival will now be a "momentous celebration of life."