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Alrighty kids, I need your help.

My family wants to donate to Heifer International this Christmas. I've already made a list of resources explaining why sending environment-raping dairy farms to lactose-intolerant communities probably isn't a great idea, but I want to suggest some veg-friendly alternatives.
Sustainable Harvest seems pretty neat. ( Read more... )

A few days ago I got an email from my aunt that a donation had been made in my honor to Heifer International. Obviously the name spooked me and on checking it out, I found out it's an organization that donates things to people in third world countries... particularly, animals. So this is one of the most appalling things I can think of receiving ( Read more... )

I'm interested in donating money to various charities this holiday season in lieu of gifts and to have people donate money for me for my Christmas list. What are all of your favorite charities? I think of human rights as a vegan issue as well, so please include humanitarian organizations (especially for me to give to people who aren't vegan because ( Read more... )

So the past few months I've been training to run a 5k  (yes, I know, "normal" people probably don't have to train for a 5k, let alone for months, but I was pretty out of shape in terms of cardio) and I'm FINALLY, at long last, finishing my training program and able to run that far.  (I can hardly believe I managed to stick with it, because I'm ( Read more... )

A friend in the US has a child who has just been diagnosed with Crohn's Disease.  He's going to be doing a sponsored walk to raise money for the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America.  Having checked with the PCRM's Humane Charity Seal of Approval website, it appears that the CCFA continues with animal testing.  We're looking for another ( Read more... )

This is where I'm doing all my holiday shopping this year! This website is partnered with Petfinder.com. Some of the items list what the purchase will do, others don't. For example, the nalgene type bottle funds 14 bowls of food for shelter animals ( Read more... )