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  • May
  • 24

Road Trip Prep, Vegan-Style

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Vegan cook and cookbook author, lifestyle coach, educator, and PETA friend JL Fields has graciously allowed us to share some of the many terrific articles from her blog with PETA Prime readers. You'll find dozens of other entertaining and insightful posts like the below  from this post-40 vegan inspiration on her blog …

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  • May
  • 23

A Proven Method of 'Girth Control'

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You probably don't need anyone to tell you that Americans are losing the battle of the bulge. Two-thirds of U.S. adults are overweight or obese, and obesity rates among children have tripled in the past 30 years. The problem is so alarming that earlier this year, a nonprofit group called Mission: Readiness, fronted by senior retired military leaders, issued a …

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  • May
  • 16

Sir Francis and I

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I found the tiny black piglet during my first summer home from college. We formed an instant bond—one that I feared would be broken when we separated for my return to school in the fall. At semester's end, I anxiously pulled in the driveway of the farm where I'd boarded him for the winter. As I stood on the lawn, …

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  • May
  • 9

Dogs in Need Hijack Author's Work

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Back in May 2007, I saw a story on the local news: A dog with a bullet in her back and her six puppies had landed in a Los Angeles animal shelter and desperately needed fostering. We were moved, but the timing could not have been more inconvenient. I'd begun work on my latest novel, The Edge of the …

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  • May
  • 7

Be Kind to Our Small Friends

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Insects are the smallest animals, so some people tend to overlook them, giving little or no thought to their lives—even going so far as to think of insects as an inconvenience or a nuisance. All beings in nature are important and deserve our care and respect, even the tiniest. I once read something very interesting by a famous entomologist. He …

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  • Apr
  • 30

Easy Tips for the New Vegan

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It's exciting that so many people are ready to give peas a chance, so to speak! It's easy being vegan, and the following tips should help get you started-or help you persuade your worrywart friends and relatives that vegan foods are nutritious, delicious, and widely available.

1. Just Veg Out: For optimal health, eat an array of fruits, vegetables, legumes, whole …

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  • Apr
  • 29

True Happiness

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The following article comes to us from Pangea Organic's founder and CEO, Joshua Onysko. Pangea Organics recently made headlines for its compassionate decision to stop all sales in China as a result of that country's continued requirement that companies test cosmetics products on animals, and we're grateful to be able to share Onysko's insights on happiness …

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