Cow dung and clay have been combined into an art form, but this isn’t the first time. According to the BBC, the rich blue gazes, “dating from the late fifth millennium BC,” may have had cow dung as ingredients. Today in Italy, a farmer has taken his pedigreed bovines excrement, mixed it with clay and […]

In a glorious display of our First Amendment rights, freedom of speech and freedom to assemble peacefully, environmental activists brought the EPA headquarters a lovely gift for their hard work — 2.6 million dead bees. In June, beekeepers, farmers, food advocates and many others joined together and presented EPA officials with four million signatures demanding […]

When it comes to invisible enemies, climate change and the patriarchy are the two that leftist politicians most frequently look to when they’re trying to place the blame on someone other than themselves. Climate change, though, is the biggest patsy for the federal government and the mainstream. It’s their go-to every time an environmental issue […]

An emotional video captures the moment a group of animal rights activists save more than 1,000 dogs destined for slaughter at the barbaric Yulin Festival in China. The festival, which starts today, sees Chinese traders bring animals from all over the country to be butchered and sold for their meat. In the footage, a group […]

The meat industry is one of the most powerful organizations in the entire world. Due to the hefty amount of meat humans consume every day, the meat industry is absolutely thriving. Still, there are large numbers of people who are looking to take it down. Everyone from vegans and vegetarians to environmentalists and businessmen in rival […]

A 46-year-old woman is feared dead after being attacked by a crocodile while swimming with a friend on a beach in far North Queensland in Australia. (Article by Georgia McCafferty, republished from http://edition.cnn.com/2016/05/30/asia/australia-croc-attack/?iid=ob_lockedrail_topeditorial) The women, who were not from the area, were reportedly swimming in waist deep water on remote Thornton Beach, in the Daintree National […]

You better think twice about grabbing that carton of pasteurized milk during your next grocery trip. A study recently conducted by Harvard University showed that pasteurized milk products from factory farms may cause hormone-dependent cancers. Apparently, the concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFO) model of raising cows on factory farms churns out milk with dangerously high levels of estrone […]

The Environmental Protection Agency –  just typing that name feels incongruent –  proclaimed that we should keep our eyes on two harmful pesticides, plus one. The Guardian reports: “Almost all of the 1,700 most endangered plants and animals in the US are likely to be harmed by two widely used pesticides… Malathion, an insecticide registered for use in […]

My best friends are chickens now, but I’ve spent plenty time with a few independent felines. According to Smithsonian Magazine, cats were domesticated 12,000 years ago, right around the time man began to organize his foodstuffs – primarily grains. The cats came meandering and moved in for a meal. The people suddenly had rodent control, therefore both parties […]

Meet the titanosaur: one of the world’s largest species of dinosaur, which recently made its first public appearance at New York’s Museum of Natural History (AMNH). The titanosaur is such a recent species to be unearthed that paleontologists have yet to give the extinct creature an official name, though it is known that the animal […]

America is known for its exceptionalism and that extends all the way down to the type of food we eat. Because of the many cultures and peoples that have come to this nation over the centuries, our food culture is very diverse. However, there are some common foods that are thought of as quintessentially American […]

Russia’s consumer protection group, Rospotrebnadzor, said the country has banned all imports of genetically modified (GM) corn, following the results of a French study showing massive tumors in rats after having been fed Monsanto’s GM corn. Monsanto, on the other hand, continues to insist that its crops are no different from regular crops, while criticizing the methodology of the […]

Corporations routinely employ undercover agents in an effort to protect their empires; however, instances such as these rarely make the news. But in an unprecedented revelation, SeaWorld, formerly owned by Anheuser-Busch, has been caught utilizing spies in an attempt to self-destruct animal rights groups challenging the entertainment park’s policies regarding their treatment of marine life. […]

Retail home improvement chain Lowe’s has announced that it will stop selling deadly pesticides suspected of causing colony collapse disorder (CCD) and the death of honeybees worldwide. The announcement follows the moratorium on permits for these pesticides sent out by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). At present, about two-thirds of the bee population worldwide is in domesticated hives. […]

You might have to train your taste buds to get used to horse meat soon, because FYI: The U.S. government just approved the operation of horse meat slaughterhouses to produce meat for human consumption. New Mexico, Missouri and Iowa are just some of the areas where horse meat plants are expected to be approved by the USDA. […]