veganism

A wonderful article on The Gentle Barn

November 3rd, 2011

The Gentle Barn is the fulfillment of a childhood dream, says its founder, Ellie Weiner: “I was one of those children that brought stray and injured animals home. My parents were not amused.” She adds that it was her love of animals that helped her through her own abusive childhood. “The animals saved me and healed me. If they could do that for me, then they could do it for others.”

“At The Gentle Barn, Animals and People Find Healing Together”

A touching NY Times article on a farm animal sanctuary in California that helps “at risk” youths heal through bonding with rescued farm animals.  Ellen Degeneres is trying to make a reality tv show about it. I am sure it would be a tear jerker and I would love it!

A very touching article that gets at something deep. Animals speak to the lonely, childlike, loving parts of ourselves and will accept you and love you when no one else will.

 
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Chimps Being Released From A Lab and Photos of Jane Goodall

September 8th, 2011

Hello everyone,

Two posts in one day! On a roll.

The other day my mom sent me this article from the Huffpo about some chimps in a lab that had been released and caught on camera seeing the sunlight for the first time.

Wow it was a good clip but also so sad.

Annoyingly, the author of the article kept calling the footage “feel good” and flippantly said “if this doesn’t make your eyes mist up a little, there might be something wrong with you”. NO DUH.

As my mom noted, you can see the hair loss and wounds these chimps have even in this brief clip — the feeling is definitely “getting released from a concentration camp”.

It is amazing to me how human like chimps are. Even in this footage, you know exactly what they are feeling. And anyone who says otherwise hasn’t watched the vid.

This reminds me of one of my earliest childhood heroes. Jane Goodall. I had all her books. I thought she had the coolest career and life. What could be better than living with chimps in Africa.

This also reminds me of how the leather and food industry are not the only places animals need our help.

 
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