Friday Video and Other Links

Video: Maka B sings Wha Me Eat.

Another video: Meet the New Meat.

Could Lab-grown Meat Solve the World’s Food Crisis?

Race to Serve up Artificial Chicken for a $1m Prize

Jack in The Vegan Culinary Experience

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“Meatier” – The Key to Animal Liberation

Once again, Erik has an excellent post in reply to this WSJ article. His conclusion catches the simple key to a vegan future:

My parents always turned up their noses at the prospect of eating meat alternatives instead of the real thing, until Gardein came along and changed everything. It’s nice to know that competition in this niche is intensifying: it’s threatening the #1 reason that Americans continue to eat animals.

Or, in longer form, One Possible Future: A Roadmap to Animal Liberation.

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Supreme Court Overturns Law

As a counter to all the great news in terms of increasing numbers of vegetarians and decreasing numbers of animals killed, it is important to keep in mind not all is coming up roses. Be sure to see this post, in which Erik summarizes the news and implications:

Supreme Court Overturns Law

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The Pessimist's Case for Vegan Outreach

After seeing Peter tweet this calculation about Bill Gates, we decided to take a quick look at Vegan Outreach's efforts.

If you think Vegan Outreach's booklets have only a net 1% efficiency (only one recipient in a hundred stops eating animals, or 2 in a hundred cut their consumption in half; they don't influence anyone else at all for the rest of their lives), Vegan Outreach has saved more than 220,000,000 land animals from the torture and butchery of modern agribusiness -- for a bit less than Gates' $28 billion.

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Hey, SoCal! This Sunday! Have Great Food and Help Animals!

This Sunday, Jan. 29, Veggie Grill in Santa Monica will donate 50% of sales from Fundraiser Guests (excluding tax, comps or gift cards) to Vegan Outreach. Folks just need to present this flier (check out that sandwich! Yumm!) or mention the fundraiser at check out.

Sunday Jan 29th
5 pm - 10 pm
Veggie Grill
2025 Wilshire Boulevard
Santa Monica, CA 90403

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California Dreamin'

Kara, Tiana, Javier, Vic, and I brought our positive attitudes and smiles to UC Berkeley, and the rewards were great! Despite the cold and rain -- and it being a Friday -- we reached over 1,000 students. I met a young man who received the brochure last semester and has significantly reduced his meat consumption. We had a quick chat and he was excited to receive a Guide. Vic met a young lady who read the whole Even If You Like Meat booklet and said she is going to go vegan!
-Brian Grupe, 1/20/12

Diane Gandee Sorbi finds another hand for the truth at the College of San Mateo.

Aaron Libby reaches out to the eager students at Santa Rosa Junior College.

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Friday Videos

Rylee takes on the pigs




Bonus: This is hilarious (and Erik -- not an endorsement of Bud Light!)

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Fewer Eggs, and Those Driving the Decline

Not only are fewer animals being consumed, but fewer eggs as well.

One of VO's very first members, Coby Siegenthaler, spreads justice on MLK Day.

Matt Zavortink opens eyes at UC Davis.

Smilin' John Oberg takes the animals' case to VCU.

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"We wouldn't like it, either."

After reading the booklet he got at the MLK parade,
this gentleman told Nikki, "Yeah, we wouldn't like being abused and eaten, either."

PS: Lauren finds this report, indicating exports of slaughtered animals increasing 2010 to 2012, and 2012's projection higher than 2008. With the population growing and exports increasing, it is even more impressive that the overall total number of animals slaughtered is declining!

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CAA+MFA+VO=VG

Vegan Outreach is now a partner in VegGuide. So be sure to update your area's listings! Details here.

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