Sabrina's Aunt Linda has a beautiful vacation home on Catalina Island outside Los Angeles -- and she very generously allows our brood to crash there when the mood strikes (which in our case, is as often as possible).So recently when...

VegViews: Interview with Bruce FriedrichBruce Friedrich directed PETA's influential film "Meet Your Meat." Countless people have been moved by its powerful message, and decided to stop eating animals.Bruce, who is relentless in trying to spread the veg message, also has...

It is an unquestionable reality that all animals that "render service to humans..." that is, who are used by humans... in any fashion whatsoever, will have their bodies, their genetics, their reproductive systems, their offspring, etc., managed, manipulated and mutilated...

Take a song, start with a street musician in Santa Monica, and take it around the world to people playing in the streets.Here's what it looks like.Note: This starts a little slow, but give it a chance, it builds into...

When I was 15, I thought hard about the ways that all animals, including humans, have similar physiology: 2 eyes, leg and arm appendages, veins, skin, blood, bones, even the same organs. This was the first time I decided that...

Every now and then, a book comes along that grabs you and doesn't let go. Written by the founder and director of Catskill Animal Sanctuary, a haven for abused and discarded farmed animals, Where the Blind Horse Sings is such...

The idea of early man as a carnivorous hunter doesn't jibe with evidenceYou wouldn't know it by current world events, but humans actually evolved to be peaceful, cooperative and social animals, not the predators modern mythology would have us believe,...

But because society generally does not acknowledge this, most people eat animals and use them without thought. Read more about this story...

This is Jeff Masson's full 1-hour talk on DVD, which he gave March 30, 2009, at Booksoup in Los Angeles. In his talk, Jeff discusses his new book, THE FACE ON YOUR PLATE, and takes audience questions. This talk is...

"Judaism and vegetarianism? Can the two be related? After all, what is a simcha (Jewish celebration) or holiday dinner without gefilte fish, chopped liver, cholent, roast beef, chicken and chicken soup? And what about passages in the Torah referring to...

A United Nations report has identified the world's rapidly growing herds of cattle as the greatest threat to the climate, forests and wildlife. And they are blamed for a host of other environmental crimes, from acid rain to the introduction...

Leading researchers and ecologists call for tax on meat and dairy to reflect true environmental impactWhat, exactly, is the environmental cost of an animal product-based diet?There are probably few people, if any, better qualified to answer this question than David...

While driving on vacation on Interstate 5 in California, my wife, Sabrina, and I decided to stop and shoot some photos of cows. Both native Californians, we had viewed the Harris Ranch many times while traveling this particular stretch of...