We all know that all species – cats included, believe it or not, LOL – are governed by the same laws of nature. But few realize, aside from scientists, that each individual in each animal species is born with a unique purpose to fulfill beyond that of survival and reproduction. The chickens and pigs roasted […]
Author: Jane Broccolo
How I Became a Happy Vegan Black Sheep
Decades ago, before I stopped eating sweet, innocent herbivores, aka, meat–little lambs, baby boy calves, teenage cows, chicken tots, and piglets and their moms and dads–I had chronic fatigue symptoms, severe thyroid and pancreatic issues, a taxed liver, and chronic bouts of anxiety and depression. When compassion gave me the courage to switch to a […]
When Wild Lives Become Backyard Pests…
…please do no harm. Instead, talk to the little perpetrators heart-to-heart, by way of animal communication, our primary language. Whether they are upsetting your space, chomping on the roots of your fruit trees and vegetable gardens, creating a stink, gnawing at the walls of your home, chewing on your car engine wires, and/or finishing off […]
Almost Quit Veganism for Happy Organic Pasture Cows
Sometimes, I’m only human in forgetting that I’m an animal. When I disconnect from my sacred primal self, not only do I feel bored, I crave creamy comfort foods to nurture me in my dead zone. Today, during my disconnect with myself, my instant target fix was on butter. Online, I found Organic Pastures. I […]
A Sentimental Swim with a Sea Turtle…
This turtle painting by Artist Susan Clifton takes me back to the time I was straddling the bow of a boat sailing full stream ahead over the Bermuda Triangle. I clung to the rails as I was swept through dimensions of our ancient past. That was the feeling I got from the brilliant gold turtle […]
9 Pet Ways of Surviving the Holidays
1. Breathe deeply like an animal. After all, you are one. Oh yes. You are. 2. Smile. Your pets don’t roll their eyes when dust balls roll into view. So what if your guests by the Yule log sipping vegan eggnog roll theirs? Shrug off their reactions the way a dog shakes off bath water. 3. Feel […]
“Getting Rid of My Girlfriend’s Dog that Bit Me”
“You never know with animals,” the young student in the parking lot said sheepishly, after telling me that his girlfriend’s dog was a cute, little female dachshund who(m) she loved ever so much. She agreed to get rid of the dog because the dog bit him. Once. The dog bit him, once. “So, what happened […]
Coming to Our Senses Re: Animal Intelligence
An old Scientific American article on animal intelligence, is largely about whales and the need for us to come to our senses in how we view animals. Reading it again is for me a soothing validation of what many of us know to be true about animals. And a confirmation of my own ‘sense-abilities’ as a small […]
The Animal Rights of a $9,000 Dog
Even the mere concept of buying a dog seems ethically repulsive when you can instead rescue a pedigree from a shelter for a couple of hundred or less. A pure animal rights person would never give a penny to an upscale reputable breeder. It’s a strict moral issue among us activists. But, hello, the $9,000 […]
Who’s the True Alpha Dog Here?
We get stuck in human mindsets. We look at a dog bullying and chasing other dogs. We think, wow, that’s a true alpha dog. We don’t question if that dog is in his true power. We don’t look beneath his bravado to see if he might in fact be scared and putting up a false […]
