Daily FACTS Listed by Subject

Animal Rights
~ Activism/ Leadership
~ Issues
~ Victories and Setbacks

Animals
~ Animals raised for food (see Factory Farms / CAFO’s)
      Chickens are excluded from the U.S. Animal Welfare Act and from the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act.
      Dead cats and dogs from shelters and vet clinics are often mixed into livestock feed for cattle and hogs on factory farms.
      The U.S. government is exempt from false advertising laws.
~ Animals Raised/ Killed for Merchandise
~ Animals in Entertainment (circus, rodeo, theme parks, fairs, etc,)
~ Animals in Labs (see vivisection)

Animals (general information)
   Scientific evidence proves that fish do in fact, feel pain and react to it.

Children/ Teens/ Young Adults
   A recent study found that higher IQ's in childhood are associated with an increased likelihood of being vegetarian as an adult.
   Vegetarian diets are appropriate for all stages of the life cycle.

Companion Animals/ Pets
   Declawing cats is an unnatural, painful and inhumane act; the surgery is actually an amputation of the last joint of a cat's "toes".

Dairy
   Chickens are excluded from the U.S. Animal Welfare Act and from the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act.
   The U.S. government is exempt from false advertising laws.
~ Milk
   A 12-year Harvard study of nearly 78,000 women, found that women who drank milk three times a day actually broke or fractured more bones than women who drank little to no milk at all.
   Calcium absorption from vegetables is better than that of milk.
~ Cheese
~ Eggs

Environment
~ Air
~ Global Warming
~ Land
~ Soil
~ Water

Factory Farms/ CAFO’s
   Dead cats and dogs from shelters and vet clinics are often mixed into livestock feed for cattle and hogs on factory farms.

Food
   Capsaicin (an ingredient found in hot peppers) triggers cancer cell death without harming surrounding healthy cells.
   ~ Contaminated Food
         The USDA recalled 143 million pounds of beef on Feb. 17, 2008, marking the largest meat recall in U.S. history to date.
   ~ Diet
         A vegetarian, including vegan, diet can meet current recommendations for all essential nutrients.
   ~ Food Production

Fruits
   Research indicates the extract from cranberries inhibits proliferation of human tumor lines, causing an anticancer effect.

Fur
   World Wildlife Fund supports the Canadian seal slaughter (seals are bludgeoned and skinned alive) because “it is not a conservation issue.”

Health
   A 12-year Harvard study of nearly 78,000 women, found that women who drank milk three times a day actually broke or fractured more bones than women who drank little to no milk at all.
   A vegetarian, including vegan, diet can meet current recommendations for all essential nutrients.
   Calcium absorption from vegetables is better than that of milk.
   Capsaicin (an ingredient found in hot peppers) triggers cancer cell death without harming surrounding healthy cells.
   Research indicates the extract from cranberries inhibits proliferation of human tumor lines, causing an anticancer effect.
   Vegetarian diets are appropriate for all stages of the life cycle.

Health Concerns
   Dead cats and dogs from shelters and vet clinics are often mixed into livestock feed for cattle and hogs on factory farms.

Hunger and Famine

Hunting
   World Wildlife Fund supports the Canadian seal slaughter (seals are bludgeoned and skinned alive) because “it is not a conservation issue.”

Meat/ Meat Production
   Chickens are excluded from the U.S. Animal Welfare Act and from the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act.
   Dead cats and dogs from shelters and vet clinics are often mixed into livestock feed for cattle and hogs on factory farms.
   The U.S. government is exempt from false advertising laws.
~ Beef
      The USDA recalled 143 million pounds of beef on Feb. 17, 2008, marking the largest meat recall in U.S. history to date.
~ Poultry
~ Pork
~ Seafood
      Scientific evidence proves that fish do in fact, feel pain and react to it.
~ Additional Ingredients

Quotes

Religion/ Spirituality

Schools
      The USDA recalled 143 million pounds of beef on Feb. 17, 2008, marking the largest meat recall in U.S. history to date.

Vegan - Vegetarian
   A recent study found that higher IQ's in childhood are associated with an increased likelihood of being vegetarian as an adult.
   A vegetarian, including vegan, diet can meet current recommendations for all essential nutrients.
   Throughout ancient history, some of the most revered, influential, and brilliant thinkers of have embraced animal compassion and vegetarian ideology.
   Vegetarian diets are appropriate for all stages of the life cycle.

Vegetables
   Calcium absorption from vegetables is better than that of milk.
   Capsaicin (an ingredient found in hot peppers) triggers cancer cell death without harming surrounding healthy cells.

Vivisection (Animal Lab testing)

Wildlife
   World Wildlife Fund supports the Canadian seal slaughter (seals are bludgeoned and skinned alive) because “it is not a conservation issue.”