AnimalRighter

Promoting compassion and respect for animals
Articles (by publication)

I have written articles for a number of vegetarian and animal rights publications, and I write the bi-monthly NewsBeet column for VegNews magazine. Much of my published work can be found below. 



Feature Articles
- From Hippie to Hip: Vegetarianism has moved from the margins to the mainstream, from counterculture to consumer culture. VN travels back in time to chart the course of the ever-evolving veg movement. (March/April 2008)
- Banking on Benevolence: Socially Responsible Investing for Beginners (Nov/Dec 2006)
- iMeat: How Lab-Grown Meat Could Revolutionize Vegetarianism and the World (May/June 2006)
- Hearts & Mines: Jewelry without the cruelty (March/April 2006)

NewsBeet columns
- Phasing Out Factory Farms: Why we need a national moratorium on the construction and expansion of factory farms (Aug/Sept 2008)
- Too Sexy For Your Meat: The politics of vegansexuality (June/July 2008)
- Vegan, Inc. - Establishing a legal definition of "vegan" could ensure truth in advertising (March/April 2008)
- Taking the Initiative: A California ballot measure could end the three worst
factory farming abuses in the nation's top agricultural state (Jan/Feb 2008)
- Animal House: Transform your college campus into a vegan oasis (Nov/Dec 2007)
- Clink Cuisine: If your moral conscience wasn't enough, a look at prison meals could keep you on the good side of the law (Oct/Nov 2007)
- The Puck Stops Here: Star chef Wolfgang Puck raises the bar on animal welfare (Aug/Sept 2007)
- President Kucinich? A vegan dynamo hits the campaign trail (June/July 2007)
- Animals Win Ballot Box Battle: Arizona voters elect to ban veal and gestation crates (March/April 2007)
- The Age of Vegeterrorism: "Are you now, or have you ever been, a member of the Animal Liberation Movement?" (Jan/Feb 2007)
- Devil's Bargain: How Corporate Buyouts Impact the Ethics of Independent Companies (Nov/Dec 2006)

NewsBeet briefs
- 2007
- 2008

Profiles
- Veg Travel: Bicycle Beano, Wanderbird Cruises, and Raw World Costa Rica (Aug/Sept 2005)
- Rey of Sun: Sun Flour Baking Company Breaks the Cookie Mold (March/April 2005)
- Say Halo to a healthy new fast food chain: Healthy competition for fast food's big guns (March/April 2004)

Book Reviews
- The Way We Eat: Why Our Food Choices Matter, by Peter Singer and Jim Mason (Aug/Sept 2006)
- Obligate Carnivore: Cats, Dogs, and What it Really Means to be Vegan, by Jed Gillen (Nov/Dec 2004)
- Vegetarianism: Movement or Moment? by Donna Maurer (June/July 2003)








Since June 2005, I have written a monthly column for The Animal World. Click here to read them.



- Undercover TV: Animal Rights Reality Television (October 2005)



- Men Changing the Face of Animal Welfare: Three innovative advocates redefine masculinity for the new millennium (profiles of Randy Grim, Gene Bauston and Eddie Lama) (Fall 2006)

- In a Pig’s Eye: A Porcine Perspective on Pork Production (Spring 2006)







- They're Still Doing That? Some cosmetics companies resisting shift to non-animal testing in the face of effective humane alternatives (Summer 2005)







- Animal Abuse and Advocacy on the Internet (June 2006)

- Premarin: Hormone Drug Hurts Women and Horses (July 2006)

- China Massacres more than 54,000 Dogs in Rabies Scare (August 2006)








I used to work for IDA. Here are some features I wrote for IDA's homepage:

- Mother's Day is for Animals, Too

- Cesar Chávez: A Legacy of Animal Advocacy

- Are You Prepared for Disaster? How to keep yourself and your animal companions safe
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