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Pigs, turkeys and other unusual 'emotional support' animals causing air travel controversy

9/29/2016 - When you're boarding a plane it's normal to wonder with a little nervousness about the passenger who will be sitting next to you. Will you end up seated beside someone who talks nonstop or has poor hygiene? While there are lots of scenarios that might play through your mind, few people expect to find...

Socialism on display: Starving Venezuelans resort to eating zoo animals

8/22/2016 - In a tragic reflection of the sorry state of Venezuela's economy under the so-called "leadership" of socialist president Nicolas Maduro, citizens have resorted to killing and eating rare animals from the Caricuao Zoo in the capital city of Caracas. Desperate and hungry residents of the city have...

America's farm animals could undergo mass vaccination as producers move away from antibiotics

8/11/2016 - Recognizing that the future of antibiotics as an adjunct to commercial animal husbandry is just one "superbug" mutation away from an utter and catastrophic breakdown, the pharmaceutical industry is busy developing the next phase of drug-based "healthcare" for livestock: mass vaccination with an ever-evolving...

NIH prepares to lift ban on experimental research that could create animals with part-human brains, consciousness

8/9/2016 - The government has announced that it plans to lift the moratorium on funding experiments that make use of human stem cells to make animal embryos with human qualities, despite previously expressing concerns about these highly controversial procedures. The moratorium was put in place in September...

Despite massive petition to free the animal, 'world's saddest polar bear' remains imprisoned in Chinese shopping mall, longing for natural habitat

7/27/2016 - More than 300,000 people have signed a petition calling for the closure of Grandview Aquarium, located in a shopping mall in Guangzhou, China. It is the home of a lethargic bear, whose name is Pizza, and who has been dubbed "the world's saddest polar bear" after a horrifying video broke the hearts...

Rio's filthy, polluted waters obstruct practice runs for Olympic sailors, as boats collide with trash, dead animals and more

7/22/2016 - Of the many challenges facing athletes in the upcoming Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics, perhaps none is more daunting than what is likely to be encountered by those competing in sailing and rowing events. The problem is with pollution and floating rubbish in the water where these competitions will...

Euthanasia over adoption: Why you should adopt a stray animal rather than giving it to PETA

7/19/2016 - We've all seen examples of the high-profile militant activism that PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) engages in, and judging by their fervent media campaigns one might draw the conclusion that the group is strongly committed to saving stray animals, but the truth may surprise you. PETA...

New Zealand veterinarians are taking a stand against excessive antibiotic treatments in animals, vowing to ban all use by 2030

5/12/2016 - New Zealand veterinarians have resolved to put an end to the practice of using non-medicinal antibiotics in the country's livestock by the year 2030. Southland vet and New Zealand Veterinary Association Board Member, Mark Bryan, said that the stance stems from the vets' acknowledgement that human...

Stupid humans continue killing animals in the name of selfies (three unnecessary deaths in less than a month)

3/20/2016 - A rare species of dolphin faces a new threat. Packs of tourists are capturing the dolphins from the ocean so that they can take selfies with the beautiful sea creatures. Franciscana dolphins are listed as "vulnerable," and found only in the waters off southeastern South America. One of these small,...

Women in Indian mental hospitals are 'treated worse than animals,' forcibly electrocuted, sedated, with no sanitation

1/23/2016 - India is working to transform itself into a regional and global power, but at times its progress is victimized by its history and culture. Women, for example, are not always well respected or treated in the world's largest democracy, as Natural News has been documenting recently with stories of forced...

U.S. researchers now growing human organs inside animals to be sacrificed for transplants; Genetically altered chimeras an assault on Mother Nature

1/20/2016 - Just when you think the world can't get any more bizarre, it does. Case in point: the latest in "let's play Mother Nature" news, is that United States researchers now have their sights set on growing human organs ... inside farm animals. Oh, but it gets better. The point of all of this? It's to then...

US Navy's electronic warfare training to put humans and animals at risk of harm

1/12/2016 - The American military is planning to conduct intense electromagnetic warfare training exercises in a primitive forest area of Washington state this fall despite a lack of proper evidence showing that such exercises are safe. According to Truthout, the U.S. Navy will fly 36 jets at 1,200 feet above the...

FDA approves controversial drug to beef up farm animals despite being reported as the most dangerous livestock drug on market and being banned in 150 countries

11/29/2015 - If it's been deemed bad in other countries, that's often when the United States comes in and welcomes it with open arms. In this case, we're talking about the fact that a California judge recently dismissed two lawsuits that claimed the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) illegally approved a harmful...

Another great lion murdered in cold blood by an American cancer doctor

11/10/2015 - Sadly, the story of hunting protected animals from the Zimbabwe Hwange National Park is far from over. A new story has emerged about another doctor who illegally killed a lion with a bow and arrow back in April. The Hwange National Park is the same protected game reserve where Cecil previously lived...

Why do people who oppose product testing on animals think it's okay to use aborted baby parts for scientific research?

9/6/2015 - For years, Democrats in office and those running for office have attempted to curry favor with their liberal base by opposing any and all research that involved the use and resultant death of any animals, even those that were bred specifically to be used in research. Way back in 1992, then-Democratic...

Former U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt killed over 500 large game animals on a single safari in 1909

8/30/2015 - I was reminded just how much times and attitudes have changed in America over the course of a single century after witnessing so much outrage domestically and abroad over the killing of an African lion by a Minnesota dentist in July. In particular, I was reminded of Teddy Roosevelt – adventurer,...

U.S. judge temporarily grants habeas corpus to chimps in step forward for animal rights

7/21/2015 - Two chimpanzees from Long Island New York are about to have their day in court. Legal representatives for the two chimps say the animals have been "unlawfully detained" by Stony Brook University. New York State Supreme Court Justice Barbara Jaffe considers the chimpanzees to be "legal persons" in...

Emotional support animals offer companionship, comfort

7/18/2015 - While most people have heard of service training dogs, the notion of an "emotional support animal" (or ESA) is somewhat new to the base of cultural knowledge. Recently, the awareness of the many benefits of these pets is spreading fast. Last November, the existence of emotional support animals came...

Why chimpanzees and sentient animals deserve 'nonhuman rights'

4/29/2015 2:47:44 PM - The most historic advancement for animal rights in the US emerged when New York State Judge Barbara Jaffe granted a writ of habeas corpus for two chimps, Hercules and Leo. The two chimps have been held captive for biomedical laboratory research at Stony Brook University in New York. Now the animals...

Chinese villagers find rotting, dead animals dumped in river after noticing bad taste in drinking water

3/21/2015 - Water is a precious commodity and one that is necessary for life. Recently, the residents of a Chinese village were shocked and disturbed to discover the reason behind the change in the way their water tasted. Much to their horror, these villagers realized that dead and rotting animals were dumped into...

Mainstream media now positioning sex with animals as normal

12/28/2014 - They call themselves "zoophiles," they have sex with animals, and now one trend-setting (or formerly trend-setting?) magazine has treated such behavior, while illegal in three-quarters of the states, as really no big deal. In a recent 6,200-word piece titled, "What's it like to date a horse?" New...

Animals instinctively turn to natural medicine to improve their health

12/17/2014 - When animals get sick, the last thing they think of doing is heading down to the local CVS for a prescription. New research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) reveals that animals both wild and domestic instinctively seek out natural remedies when illness besets...

Calves have conversations with their mothers: cows are intelligent, conscious animals

12/15/2014 4:04:46 PM - We often disregard animals for what they are: sentient creatures. Sentience refers to conscious awareness and feelings. Because animals don't talk or understand speech like humans do, they are often considered "dumb" animals lacking consciousness or feelings. Too many humans consider animals flesh and...

52% of the world's animals have died off in just four decades

10/16/2014 - While it is common knowledge that living unsustainably has its consequences, that hasn't prevented the majority of the world from excessively over consuming its limited resources. A recent report by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) presents us with a stark reminder of the impact that humans are having...

Animals could spread Ebola to 15 more African countries, warn Oxford scientists

9/9/2014 2:44:43 PM - At least 15 African countries, primarily in the central regions of the continent, are at high risk of Ebola being spread by animals, in addition to the previous seven countries that have reported cases of zoonotic transmission of the disease, according to new research out of the UK. Predictive models...

Why grass-fed meat is better for your health and the environment

9/6/2014 - For centuries, cows and chickens were raised outdoors on pasture, enjoying sunshine, clean air and their natural diet of grass and insects. These animals were healthy, enjoying the outdoors. Humans who ate their meat benefited from a nutrient-dense food high in healthy fats, proteins and vitamins. With...

Dogs feel jealousy and seek attention just like humans

9/3/2014 - The debate over whether or not animals experience human-like emotions has been a subject of interest for many over the years. While skeptics insist that animals are only driven by instincts, others disagree, pointing out that all mammals share the same neural apparatus and are therefore capable of experiencing...

Animals are able to judge whether something is fair or not

9/2/2014 - Humans aren't the only animals that understand the concept of fairness, according to research presented recently at the 122nd Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association. Fairness is a topic of particular interest to researchers who study the evolution of social behavior and the extent...

Millions of animals are intentionally killed each year by US Wildlife Services

6/17/2014 - In 2013, the US Department of Agriculture's Wildlife Services killed more than 4 million animals, an ironic twist of fate for an agency that is supposedly charged with preserving and protecting the country's wildlife. The Washington Post reports, the massive toll of wild animals exterminated by the...

Safeguard Organic Standards: 10 Reasons Consumers Buy Organic

5/6/2014 - The Organic Consumers Association (OCA), in a series of action alerts over the past month, has criticized the gradual erosion of organic standards by vested corporate interests in the organic products industry. OCA, a nationwide watchdog organization set up to safeguard organic standards 16 years...

Larger brains correlate to greater self-control, cognitive function

4/24/2014 4:27:20 PM - Animals with larger brains have more self control, according to a landmark study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on April 21. The study is the first large-scale investigation into the evolutionary basis of self control, the researchers said. "We talk a lot about...

Yellowstone supervolcanoes, fleeing bison, and the ongoing battle to infect your mind with disinfo

4/6/2014 - In one of the most bizarre examples of viral video fear mongering yet witnessed on the internet, a Youtube video entitled "Yellowstone Buffalo Running For Their Lives!" recently set off a wave of panic that the Yellowstone caldera was about to go supernova. This simple, one-minute video clip somehow...

Glyphosate found to accumulate in animals and humans, leading to chronic illness

4/1/2014 - Yet another scientific study has debunked the myth that genetically modified organisms (GMOs) pose no threat whatsoever to animals or humans. A team of researchers from both Germany and Egypt, publishing their findings in the Journal of Environmental & Analytical Toxicology, discovered that animals...

How do steroidal hormones given to livestock affect the humans who consume them?

3/12/2014 - Do women get breast cancer more often when their hormones are thrown out of whack? You bet. Are those cases more severe than others? The jury is still out on that one. What about thyroid tumors and ovarian cancer - can those come from eating meat and drinking dairy from cows that are given hormones...

Fungi - such as mushrooms, molds and yeasts - are actually more closely related to animals than to plants

3/7/2014 - At first glance, mushrooms, molds and other fungi appear to be a type of plant. After all, they are stationary, they grow out of a single substrate, and their tissues look roughly similar to those produced by plants. But fungi are actually an entirely separate kingdom of living beings, on the same level...

A tale of vegan and vegetarian 'potluck' nightmares

2/24/2014 - A vegetarian couple was walking through Trader Joe's one fine day, and the cook in the back at the little kiosk had some stuffed mushrooms "hot and ready" and offered them up, so the man grabbed two, shoved one in his mouth and handed the other one to his better half. She ate it too. Halfway through...

Shocking animal abuse routine in Hollywood; secret photos, emails surface

11/26/2013 - It is often displayed at the end of movies and television shows that feature animals -- that succinct but prominent disclaimer notifying the viewing audience that no animals were harmed during production. But a recent investigation by The Hollywood Reporter (THR) suggests that this well-respected seal...

USDA to allow U.S. to be overrun with contaminated chicken from China

11/13/2013 - The USDA has announced its intention to allow China-grown chicken meat to be imported into the USA. "The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has announced that China is eligible to export processed, cooked chicken to the United States," says an official announcement...

Vegetarians tricked by restaurants across the nation as they eat dead animals by accident

11/8/2013 - How many so called "vegetarian" dishes and soups at restaurants are made with chicken stock, though it is not disclosed on the menu or by the waiter/waitress? How many people take supplements that are enclosed in "gelatin" capsules, which are actually ground up animal muscle and connective tissue? How...

Your spiritual right to GMO labeling

6/14/2013 - As you already figured out, I try to find out all I can about how callous, impersonal, selfish, greedy and uncaring about people Monsanto is. So, I'm cruising the internet and I come across an article that put Monsanto's complete disregard for people's spiritual/religious perspective about eating. The...

Consumer group urges Trader Joe's to stop selling meat from animals raised on antibiotics

5/12/2013 - There is a very real public health crisis looming on the horizon, and its origins stem from the common food industry practice of force-feeding antibiotic drugs to cattle in order to bulk them up and rush their meat to market as quickly as possible. And a major consumer advocacy group is calling on the...

Acupuncture proves successful for pets when drugs and conventional therapy fall short

3/18/2013 - Just when some naysayers and "science-based skeptics" ease off debunking acupuncture, or at least concede acupuncture offers a placebo effect, along comes some back page publicity regarding veterinarian acupuncture. Yes, people are getting acupuncture treatments for the pets, and some veterinarians...

California passes sweeping new 'animal abuse' laws that give government massive new powers over animal ownership

2/2/2013 - If you live in California and own pets or livestock, you could soon be criminalized as an animal abuser for things like letting your livestock roam on pasture or transferring ownership of rare-breed animals in a parking lot. Two new laws recently passed under the auspices of animal protection actually...

States weigh laws that would make it an act of terrorism to report abuses at factory farms

1/30/2013 - How do you keep consumers in the dark about the horrors of factory farms? By making it an "act of terrorism" for anyone to investigate animal cruelty, food safety or environmental violations on the corporate-controlled farms that produce the bulk of our meat, eggs and dairy products. And who better...

Seven ways GMO toxicity affects animals, plants and soil

1/23/2013 - In the aftermath of the defeat of Proposition 37 in California, many more Americans are now aware of the existence of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and their unlabeled presence throughout the food supply. But with this awareness has come a lot of confusion, as the processed food and biotechnology...

The Health Ranger's guide to raising healthy, happy chickens without antibiotics

1/23/2013 - Raising chickens is smart. It provides you a healthy supply of food in the form of chicken eggs, and you'll even have a source of emergency meat if times get really bad. Chickens largely take care of themselves. They're friendly, curious and smart enough to come running when you call them. They'll...

Pet monkey that was routinely fed Frosted Flakes lashes out and attacks woman

9/13/2012 - The California Department of Fish and Game has launched an investigation after discovering a wild monkey that was being kept illegally as a pet and fed on a diet of juice and Frosted Flakes. Authorities became aware of the case in August, when a woman from Paso Robles, California, sought treatment...

Health Ranger interviews health freedom attorney Jonathan Emord about Rawesome raids

7/27/2012 - This is the transcript of an interview with health freedom attorney Jonathan Emord. See the original video on TV.NaturalNews.com Health Ranger: Welcome, everyone. This is Mike Adams, the Health Ranger with NaturalNews talking about food freedom today, and we have a very special guest: a health freedom...

Roundup herbicide can alter morphology of animals - new study

4/11/2012 - Exposure among amphibians and other vertebrate animals to Monsanto's Roundup herbicide has been shown, for the very first time, to actually induce physical changes to the shapes of these animals' bodies. Published in the journal Ecological Applications, the new study reveals once again the incredible...

Top cosmetic companies give in to greed and resume cruel animal testing, blame China

2/27/2012 - After 20 years of being cruelty-free, companies like Mary Kay, Avon and Estee Lauder are once again testing on animals. Their excuse is that the Chinese government requires animal testing on products sold in China. Doubtful that is comforting to the animals who are tortured with burning chemicals in...

Fiendish pharmaceutical animal testing does not help humanity

12/3/2011 - Many consider animal testing necessary to produce the modern medical miracles that humans depend on. This is animal cruelty. All drugs on the market have gone through animal testing to be considered safe. Yet many still have adverse effects on humans, and some are pulled off the market because so many...

Scientific studies conclude GMO feed causes organ disruption in animals

10/5/2011 - A new paper reviewing data from 19 animal studies shows that consuming genetically modified (GM) corn or soybeans leads to significant organ disruptions in rats and mice, particularly in livers and kidneys (http://www.enveurope.com/content/23/1/10). "Other organs may be affected too, such as the heart...

Captive zoo animals plot ways to escape and find freedom, says new book

7/6/2011 - "Vengeance is mine," sayeth the captive beast. "A Siberian tiger at the San Francisco Zoo leaps a 12-foot high wall and mauls three visitors who had been tormenting her, killing one. A circus elephant tramples and gores a sadistic trainer, who had repeatedly fed her lit cigarettes. A pair of orangutans...

The Horrors of Commercial Pet Food

6/28/2011 - The global commercial pet food industry is astonishingly profitable and continues to grow (sadly) by leaps and bounds. Let's define commercial pet food, for our purposes, as anything that is packaged in cans or bags, even if labeled holistic or natural. Hundreds of generations of pet guardians have...

Vaccination: The pet controversy

6/15/2011 - In the history of human vaccines, the numbers clearly show that in every case, the disease itself was already on the decline when the vaccine was introduced. Most vaccines were scarcely a blip on the radar, not affecting the natural decline of the disease at all. In a few unfortunate cases such as polio,...

Iowa Republicans conspire to ban video taping of abused animals at factory farms

5/4/2011 - The state of Iowa has passed a bill that now makes it a criminal offense to document or expose animal abuse in factory farms or commercial operations. The bill, passed with a 66 to 27 vote, has been called an "assault" on first amendment rights by some animal activists - and rightfully so. Here are...

Massive animal cloning research project ended due to 90 percent death rate and 'unnecessary suffering'

3/3/2011 - New Zealand-based research organization AgResearch has abandoned its 13-year animal cloning research program after it proved to be an abysmal failure. A company report states that "only 10 percent of the cloned animals survived through the research trials," and it also admits that the animals underwent...

U.S. government commits avian holocaust with mass poisoning of millions of birds

1/22/2011 - The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is engaged in what can only be called an avian holocaust through its Bye Bye Blackbird program that has poisoned tens of millions of birds over the last decade. The USDA even reports the number of birds it has poisoned to death in a PDF document posted...

Antibiotics make animals fat and sick

1/7/2011 - Most people know that conventionally raised animals are regularly given antibiotics. In fact, according to the FDA, 29 million pounds of antibiotics are fed to livestock each year and for drug companies, this adds billions to the bottom line. Most people assume that antibiotics are given to livestock...

Why are the animals dying? Birds, fish wiped out in mysterious deaths

1/4/2011 - In the last week, nearly 100,000 fish washed up on the shores of the Arkansas River, dead. Also in Arkansas, thousands of red-winged blackbirds fell from the sky and plummeted to the ground where they were also found dead. The scene repeated itself in Southern Louisiana where 500 red-winged blackbirds...

Scientist says animals have spiritual experiences, too

1/4/2011 - Humans are not the only animals that have spiritual and mystical experiences, a growing number of biologists are becoming convinced. Studies continue to trace many of these experiences to very old sections of the human brain, in regions shared by many other animals. For example, out-of-body experiences...

Antibiotics used in meat pose a threat to public health, admits FDA

10/22/2010 - On June 28 of this year, the FDA issued a draft of new guidelines urging meat producers to refrain from using antibiotics to promote livestock growth, calling the practice an "urgent public health issue." "To preserve the effectiveness [of antibiotics], we simply must use them as judiciously as possible,"...

Why patents on seeds and animals result in monopolistic control over the entire food chain

10/15/2010 - When mankind is permitted to steal from nature and claim it as their own, only disaster awaits. And that is exactly what is happening around the world with crop seeds and animals, as biotechnology companies slice and dice genetic characteristics from natural sources and create new, patented plants and...

One-third of Earth's plants and animals now at risk of extinction

10/9/2010 - A third of all plants and animals on Earth are now at risk of going extinct, according to the most recent edition of the United Nations' Global Biodiversity Outlook. The species now threatened with extinction include 21 percent of known mammals, 30 percent of amphibians and 35 percent of invertebrates. "The...

Genetically engineered salmon, if approved by FDA, could destroy the salmon industry

10/6/2010 - As the world awaits the FDA's decision on whether to approve genetically modified salmon as "safe enough" to allow into the food supply, it seems that not enough people in the existing fishing industries have really thought this through. As you'll see here, approval of GE salmon could destroy the existing...

Factory food artificially cheap, bad for your health

9/26/2010 - If ever there was a time when the public-at-large was aware of the inherent problems of the industrial food system, it is today. Eggs, meat, peanuts, vegetables, baby formula -- many of the foods that most Americans eat and feed their children every single day have experienced some kind of widespread...

USDA says antibiotic use in livestock is negatively affecting humans

8/2/2010 - The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently testified before a House committee that antibiotic use in animal agriculture causes humans who eat such meat to develop antimicrobial and antibiotic resistance. Conventional cattle farmers often use antibiotics to speed the growth of their...

American Humane Certified is raising the bar in animal agriculture

4/10/2010 - Proper animal husbandry is a vital component to any farming operation, whether large or small. With the advent of agricultural industrialization came the tendency to raise ever more animals in increasingly inhumane conditions, all in order to remain competitive and continue to turn a profit. Thanks...

Animal antibiotics are causing drug-resistant, killer infections

1/27/2010 - The proliferation of drug-resistant "superbugs" has been steadily increasing due to the widespread use of antibiotic drugs. Particularly in pigs, chickens, and cows, excessive antibiotic use by farmers has led to killer infections that do not respond to antibiotic treatment. Over 65,000 people die every...

70 Percent of antibiotics used on animals slaughtered for food

1/26/2010 - Widespread antibiotic use in animal agriculture is drawing increasing fire as a primary cause of the growing prevalence of drug-resistant and ever more lethal superbugs. "There is clear evidence of the human health consequences [from agricultural use of antibiotics, including] infections that would...

Additive Used in U.S. Meat Production May Be Too Dangerous Even for Codex

7/31/2009 - The latest session of the U.N. Codex Alimentarius ended without final adoption of a maximum residue level for ractopamine, a feed additive widely used in pork and beef production. The commission agreed to review additional information on the drug to be submitted by China, a country that has outlawed...

Animal Experimentation Increases in U.S. while Coming Under Fire in U.K.

5/20/2009 - The number of animals used in laboratory experiments has increased to nearly 115 million worldwide, according to a recent report in the journal Alternatives to Laboratory Animals. The U.S. leads the way, using 17 million animals last year, while the U.K. used only 3 million. Yet the U.K. appears to...

New HUD Rules Make It Easier to Have Emotional Support Animals

4/10/2009 - It is commonly understood that people can win the right to have companion animals in no-pet housing if they have a "doctor`s letter" attesting to the need for a support animal. In the past, association boards have gotten away with denying doctors` letters several ways. New HUD (U.S. Department of Housing...

Paylean: Drug in Conventionally Raised Meat Linked to Cancer and Heart Disease

3/17/2009 - Up until recently, U.S. pork producers were worried about tightening profit margins across their industry. Now many of them are smiling, and it's all because of Paylean, a drug that is netting them more cash for each hog they sell. Consumers of pork products may not be too happy though, since most of...

Industrial Farm Animal Production Linked to Increased Human Disease

2/24/2009 - Many health conscious people have made the decision not to eat meat, viewing the consumption of animal flesh as having negative consequences on the body, the spirit, and even the personality. Animal rights activists have been quite vocal in pointing out the deplorable conditions under which animals...

FDA to Approve Genetically Engineered Animals; Treat Them as Corporate Intellectual Property

1/30/2009 - The FDA has adopted new rules allowing companies to sell genetically modified animals and their products on the market, and affirming that the DNA of such animals is private property that can be held under patent. To be approved, any genetically modified animal product must be proven to the FDA's...

Why You Should Avoid Fast Food at All Costs

1/6/2009 - Most people today are usually aware that fast food is not the healthiest food to eat. Typically, the majority of people eat fast food several times a week or more. People generally eat fast food for a few main reasons, mostly because it's convenient, cheap and usually tastes pretty good. The cost...

Dead Animals Found in Children's Crayons

12/19/2008 - No paragraph should begin with 'Renderers convert dead animals into…' and end with 'crayons.' Yet this is exactly how the Introduction Paragraph started and ended in a report provided to the 108th Congress in 2004. The report provided to Congress discusses dead animals rendered into various products...

Horrifying, Laboratory Animals Rendered in to Pet Food

12/12/2008 - Millions of laboratory animals are yet used each year to test new drugs to be approved by the FDA for safety. While some labs have been discovered to provide horrific conditions for test animals, most follow the 'Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals' protocol. But have you ever thought about...

FDA Set to Approve Genetically Engineered Animals

11/11/2008 - Genetically Engineered grains have been in existence for several years, amidst many concerns from various organizations and individuals. Now, the FDA is set to approve Genetically Engineered Animals to be introduced into the food chain. Ever since the beginning of Genetically Engineered grains, controversy...

Undeniable Proof the FDA Allows Pet Food to Break the Law

10/30/2008 - The FDA website, on a page regarding pet foods, proudly cites the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act). With reading just a few of the FD&C Act laws, and a little reading on the FDA website, there is absolute proof that the FDA ignores Federal Law. It's time for pet owners to take this proof to the...

FDA Gives Pet Food Companies a Loophole to By-Pass Law

10/7/2008 - The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) is a set of laws passed by Congress in 1938 giving authority to the FDA to oversee and take legal action to protect the safety of food, drugs, and cosmetics –- there have been many revisions over the years. According to FFDCA the definition of 'food'...

Animals Spared by Using Laboratory Robots to Test Chemicals

8/13/2008 - Researchers are developing a method of testing potentially toxic chemicals using robots instead of animals, as a way of reducing both the number of animals exposed to painful or fatal tests and also the cost of those tests, according to an article published in the journal Science and a presentation...

Millions of Lab Animals Sacrificed Each Year with Lethal Dose Drug Testing

8/6/2008 - An often lethal test required for drugs to gain regulatory approval is scientifically worthless, an extensive procedural review has concluded. Millions of animals are used for research each year, with two million in Europe alone. Of these two million, half a million are used to test the toxicity...

Debating Pescatarianism: To Fish or Not to Fish for a Protein Source

7/31/2008 - Pescetarian, Piscatarian, Pescatorian, Pesco-vegetarian, Fishetarian -- No, these are not the names for members of obscure religious sects. These are some of the different terms used for people who do not eat the meat of mammals and birds but do eat fish and shellfish. While these individuals essentially...

Pentobarbital Is Killing Eagles But the FDA Says It's Safe for Pets

7/28/2008 - Just when you think you've seen it all and nothing would be too shocking to learn or read about the pet food industry, you stumble across something that causes your jaw to drop. I stumbled across something that proves once again –- you can't be too careful about the food and treats you give to your...

The Energetic Contamination of Beef Products (Transcript)

5/24/2008 - Greetings everyone, this is Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, here reporting for www.Naturalnews.com. I am currently in the rainforest of Southern Ecuador, high in the Andes Mountains. I am not joking. I am actually in a bamboo rainforest here. It is raining so I am under some shelter right now. Unfortunately,...

Nutrasweet - A Look at the History of Deception Behind Its Marketing (Part 2)

5/6/2008 - In December of 1965, while James Schlatter, a chemist for G.D. Searle & Company, was working on an anti-ulcer drug candidate he accidentally discovered aspartame. He was recrystallizing aspartame from ethanol when the mixture spilled onto the outside of the flask he was using. Some of the powder landed...

Melatonin: A Hormone That Protects Against Breast Cancer and Aging

4/10/2008 - Melatonin is nature's sleeping pill. It is secreted by the light sensitive pineal gland which regulates our biological clock and synchronizes our hormonal-immune network. Our level of melatonin rises with darkness and falls with light. According to Dr. Uzzi Reiss, in his book Natural Hormone Balance,...

USDA Recalls 143 Million Pounds of Beef Products Already Consumed by Schoolchildren; Slaughterhouse Atrocities Shock World

2/18/2008 - In case you were still curious to learn what really goes on behind the closed doors of beef slaughterhouses, the release of a secret video by the Humane Society (www.HSUS.org) silenced the skeptics and naysayers by revealing the horrifying atrocities committed against diseased cows by slaughterhouse...

Would You Like Your Meat Cloned or Non-Cloned, Sir?

2/18/2008 - If the FDA has its way, you may never know whether your meat comes from a cloned animal or not. The low hum of food advocates is slowly growing into a deafening roar as news of the FDA's new stamp of approval on cloned food makes its sweep across the nation. On January 15th, 2008 the United States...

Why Kosher Meat Is a Healthier Alternative

1/3/2008 - Many health-conscious people have decided to refrain from eating meat. Additionally, many humane-conscious people have eliminated meat from their diet. Both groups have good reasons for their decisions. Interestingly, on some of the points, their reasons intersect with each other. The intersection results...

Bottom Line Blurs Veterinary Practices

1/3/2008 - Imagine if every time you went to the doctor you were given vaccinations that you don't need; vaccinations that offer no benefit but all of the risks of harmful side effects. Or you were given medications with no explanation or information provided. Or tests were being done for no reason. Now imagine...

Interview with Dr. Hank Liers Part 5: Superior nutrition for pet health

12/30/2007 - The following is part five of an interview between Mike Adams and Dr. Hand Liers, the chief formulator of products sold by Health Products Distributors, Inc. (HPDI) (www.IntegratedHealth.com). To see all parts of this interview, search this site for "Dr. Hank Liers." Dr. Liers: I feel our animals...

The Many Benefits and Uses of Sea Minerals

11/29/2007 - We humans are designed to take in trace elements. How does it work? Plants feed off of minerals in the soil. They will take up only those minerals they need for their growth and development. The plants digest these minerals by adding a carbon atom. When we consume these plants we eat whatever mineral...

Factory animal farms produce meat through routine torture and environmental destruction

10/8/2007 - Public and environmental health is being severely threatened through the institution of animal factory farming, which pollutes our water, air, soil and even our bodies with harmful chemicals and pollutants. Corporations now have taken over the practice of family farming and have developed cost-saving...

Animals are smarter than humans when it comes to feeding their children (opinion)

4/6/2007 - Humans are the only species on the planet who actually go out of their way to feed their children crap. All other animals instinctly seek out the best nutrition they can find. Birds find grubs, worms and insects to feed their young, honeybees painstakingly collect pollen and create a nutrient-rich superfood...

Interview: Organic Consumers Association's Ronnie Cummins tells the truth about organic milk that isn't

4/2/2007 - With consumer demand for organic products continuing to grow, more large corporations are entering the organic market. To maximize profits, some of these companies don't follow organic standards but still label products as organic. For example, Horizon Organic and Aurora Organic, sold by Wal-Mart and...

Artificial meat would be a preferable alternative to the cruelty and environmental impact of factory farms

1/18/2007 - Technology is rapidly emerging that will allow scientists to grow artificial meat for human consumption. Yes, this will be just like meat at a molecular level, except it won't come from an animal. It will come from a factory where it was grown cell by cell on a lattice structure using some advanced...

Organic Consumers Association's Ronnie Cummings discusses corporate greed and organic milk

11/28/2006 - Mike: I am here today talking with Ronnie Cummings, National Director of the Organic Consumers Association. That is at www.OrganicConsumers.org. We are going to talk today about organic milk. So what is the overview of this situation, Ronnie? Ronnie: Well, the good news is, there is such a huge demand...

The mineral selenium proves itself as powerful anti-cancer medicine

1/4/2006 - One of the most effective naturally occurring weapons against cancer is, like most healthy things, something many of us are not getting enough of. The mineral selenium has been shown in multiple studies to be an effective tool in warding off various types of cancer, including breast, esophageal, stomach,...

Pet health supplements, disease prevention and miracle pet cures: an exclusive interview with Dr. Lisa Newman, formulator of the Azmira Holistic Pet Care products (part 4 of 4)

12/18/2005 - Mike: Let's talk about supplements for a minute. You have a line of supplements. What is unique and interesting about these supplements? Newman: First of all, we have the most concentrated supplement line on the market. Concentration is very important. A dog or a cat doesn't want a tablespoon of...

The true horrors of pet food revealed: Prepare to be shocked by what goes into dog food and cat food

10/21/2005 - If you check the labels on grocery store foods, you've probably already begun to see that the list of ingredients doesn't always tell the whole truth about what's in your food. The same goes for your pets' food. Behind innocent-sounding words like "meat byproducts" and "meat meal" are horrific manufacturing...

How to change the world by buying organic and supporting sustainable farming

9/28/2005 - You have the power in your hands to change the world. This change ripples out from you in concentric circles, and it all starts with decisions you make at the grocery store because what you choose to buy and consume impacts the world in many powerful ways that you may have never been aware of. Every...

Why America is still a great place to live: thirteen things I love about this country

9/7/2005 - Although I find plenty to complain about with the United States of America, and I'm convinced this nation's freedoms, economy and leadership could use some major reforms, there's still a lot to like about the USA. I'm dedicating this essay to the top things I think are really great about the United...

DHEA for weight loss: miracle drug or unproven experiment?

6/27/2005 - In a study exploring DHEA-replacement therapy as a weight loss technique, researchers gave test animals large doses of both DHEA and the drug fenfluramine. According to Dr. Ray Sahelian's DHEA: A Practical Guide, "Even a hot fudge sundae with fresh bananas and dark chocolate syrup couldn't get [the...

How to end cruelty to people, animals and nature, and create a world without war and environmental destruction

4/2/2005 - What is cruelty? It is any harmful action taken against another living entity that disregards its consciousness or awareness. In this essay, we'll explore some of the levels of cruelty: how it happens, how it's defined, and what we can do to help end cruelty and enhance compassion in the world. Cruelty...

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