Registration is now open for the PETA Pack, possibly the best way ever invented to get in shape and help animals at the same time!
The PETA Pack is a group of runners who will train together for the Oakland Marathon/Half Marathon/5K race on March 28, …
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I’m still on a post-event high after helping out in the PETA Prime booth at the AARP’s “Vegas@50+” conference in Las Vegas. It was incredible talking to so many people who were interested in trying a vegetarian diet.
One woman told me, “I had a heart attack, and my doctor suggested that …
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Our dog Sydney loves all the same things that most dogs do. Mention the word “walk” and her tail goes into overdrive. Start loading the car, and she leaps uninvited into the back seat, hoping to go with us. Ask her, “Where’s Bodie?” and she runs through the house to find our other dog.
She wasn’t always …
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Ever since I first went vegetarian, I’ve heard comments like, “Eating animals is natural. Humans are omnivores, and we’ve eaten meat for thousands of years.” I usually respond by talking about the suffering of animals and explaining that just because something is supposedly “natural” doesn’t mean it’s right. After …
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Dining out as a vegan is much easier than it used to be. Vegetarian and vegan restaurants are springing up everywhere. Many meat-serving restaurants have at least one vegan option on the menu, and most of the others are happy to do a little customizing for their vegan customers. In the three years since I went …
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