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Check out IDA's World Go Vegan Week news stories: Lynn Pauly: Good time to try a vegan lifestyle Free vegan lunch in Pioneer Square today World Go Vegan Week Means Wine, Too Vegan week salutes animal-free diet Meatless Mouthful: Woody Harrelson “World Go Vegan Week” And blogs: Kickoff World Go Vegan Week at Blue ... Full story

There's one simple thing an individual can do to greatly reduce their carbon footprint: eat less meat. Another current trend in the efforts to counter industrial agriculture is grass fed beef and cage free poultry. That may result in healthier and tastier animals, but Hope Bohanec is not persuaded that it's a practical response to the need to feed the planet.... Full story

You can hear Hope discuss foie gras on KPFA here:  IDA's Foie Gras campaign director Hope Bohanec speaks out against Foie Gras on KPFA Radio Station (mp3). Full story

September 30, 5:28 PM Pet Rescue Examiner Sharon Seltzer "In the United States most news stories about animal rescue, refer to cats and dogs. But if you travel to other parts of the world, the animals in need of rescue tend to be more exotic beings. This is the case in Cameroon, Africa where young, defenseless chimpanzees like Kenza are often orphaned and left ... Full story