A new report says that within two decades, most of the world’s meat will NOT come from slaughtered animals. Earlier this week, I posted about my experience returning to Burger King for the first time in 24 years because of the launch of a new plant-based whopper. Earlier this year, I wrote about my experience going to Red Robin for the first time ever, when it did the same. In both those posts, I noted…
By Nathan & Jennifer Winograd It’s been 24 years since I stepped inside a Burger King. I had just finished the California Bar Exam, a three day mental siege, I was hungry, there was nothing else around in those dark, old days of veganism, and I ordered some French fries which just happen to be vegan. It’s been 35 years since Jennifer, my wife, ordered anything at Burger King as she went vegetarian at 16…
The Impossible Burger with fries available at all Red Robin locations. On Saturday night, Jennifer and I went to Red Robin, a nationwide chain, for the first time ever. Endless soda refills, bottomless fries, a roll of paper towels on every table, music playing, walls decorated with images that scream Americana (Einstein sticking out his tongue; a woman on the boardwalk rollerskating while holding a boombox), and families with children spilling their cokes and falling…
A Canadian biotech company has announced it successfully created a cat food made from “cultured meat.” It is made from a one time draw of stem cells. The stem cells are then replicated in a laboratory and grown in an animal-free medium to produce real meat from animals without killing. It is not just similar to meat; it is meat. It expects to bring the first of these products — a cat treat made from…
The new year will bring three much-needed new laws (and bring us one year closer to two others) that further protect and promote the rights of animals in California. Starting tomorrow: Dogs, cats, and other animal companions will be treated like family, rather than property in divorce cases. California courts will now consider the best interest of those animals in awarding custody. “As more divorcing couples fight over who gets to keep their pets, a…
Part III of a series of 2018 animal news in review. McDonald’s McVegan made a European debut to rave reviews. Early in the new year, I’ll be doing a radio interview highlighting the biggest animal stories and trends of 2018 and what the future holds for 2019. Although I’ll be primarily speaking about all the ways we got closer to winning the war against shelter killing (and we are more than 90% of the way…
Animal Rights Philosophy in the Age of Social Media Clickbait (by Nathan & Jennifer Winograd) Are avocados, apples, and almonds vegan? What about coconut-based, non-dairy cheeses or butters made with palm oil? To some, these may seem like odd questions with a self-evident answer: Yes. After all, almonds, apples, avocados, palm fruit, and coconuts all come from plants. But for those who embrace veganism for ethical reasons, like we do, the answer has to…
Californians are voting on several initiatives, one of which is Proposition 12. Prop. 12 “would ban the sale of meat in California from calves raised for veal or breeding pigs unless the farms that raise them — both in the state and in other states — meet minimum standards for pen size. It also would ban the sale of eggs from hens that are kept in cages that don’t meet minimum standards.” If you live…
A new study which looks at the number of field deaths of wild animals in plant agriculture is being used by meat-eating apologists to claim that a plant-based diet is not more ethical than eating animals. Writing in the Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics, philosophy professors Bob Fischer, of Texas State University, and Andy Lamey, of the University of California, San Diego, note that every year, 40 million cows, 120 million pigs, and 9…
We can avoid doing so and as a society, we invariably will. Reprinted from The Huffington Post, Dec. 14, 2017 The Los Angeles Board of Animal Services is considering a proposal to give the dogs “vegan kibble in all six of the city’s animal shelters.” The proposal was met with derision in some circles. It shouldn’t have. “I had no idea this would end up being as big a deal as it has,” said Roger…