A major nonprofit has petitioned the U.S. Surgeon General demanding an end to U.S. live animal markets. These markets – known also as ‘wet markets’ – have made headlines recently as the coronavirus is believed to have originated from one in Wuhan, China last December. It has spread globally killing around 90,000 people at the time of […]
Vegan Health
Coronaviruses: How And Why People Are Misunderstanding The Science We Have So Far
It’s crucial we don’t misrepresent the data we have so far around COV-19 It matters for animals that we understand how the COVID-19 pandemic spreads around the world. It matters for animals that the language we use to discuss and explain these facts is clear, accurate and does not create confusion. It’s already too easy […]
‘Event 201’ Conducted in October 2019 Shows the Large-scale Economic and Societal Consequences of a Covid -19 Like Event
This exercise, conducted on October 18, 2020, illustrated the pandemic preparedness efforts needed to diminish the large-scale economic and societal consequences of a severe pandemic. The video’s last 2 1/2 minutes are of particular interest. Event 201 simulates an outbreak of a novel zoonotic coronavirus transmitted from bats to pigs to people that eventually becomes […]
Coronavirus: We Need To Stop Factory Farming As Well As Wet Markets
Finally, the right question is being asked. In the Guardian this week, an article describes how scientists are tracing the path of SARS CoV-2 from a wild animal host, but says we need to look at the part played in the outbreak by industrial food production. Like a detective novel, the story picks apart the mystery of […]
Liam Hemsworth No Longer Vegan After Suffering From Kidney Stone
‘I felt great’ “The first two years [of eating vegan], I felt great. I felt my energy was high. I felt like my body was strong, cardio was high, everything felt really good,” Hemsworth told journalist Lauren Williamson. “[But] February last year I was feeling really low and lethargic and wasn’t feeling good generally. And […]
Not Just China, New York Too Has Over 80 ‘Wet Markets’ That Sell & Slaughter Live Animals
China’s deadly ‘wet markets’ that are notorious for allegedly being the ‘creators of coronavirus’ have reopened, at a time when rest of the world is dealing with a full-blown pandemic. But, they are not the only one. Reportedly, New York City too has over 80 wet markets that sell ten animal species, including goats, sheep, […]