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		<title>Emerging Consensus Among Scientists that Animals Have Reflective Minds</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 23:16:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Leading scholars in the field of comparative psychology have explored the question &#8220;Do animals have reflective minds able to self-regulate perception, reasoning and memory?&#8221; Indications are that animals do share functional parallels with humans&#8217; conscious metacognition &#8212; that is, our ability to reflect on our own mental processes as well as guide and optimize them. &#8230; <a href="http://vegannewsnow.com/2012/03/22/emerging-consensus-among-scientists-that-animals-have-reflective-minds/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vegannewsnow.com&amp;blog=30872736&amp;post=887&amp;subd=vegannewsnow&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Free Premiere of &#8216;Hungry for Change&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 00:02:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s an informative and enjoyable film about the importance of juicing and eating real food. While not all the contributors adhere to a vegan diet, they do offer info and opinions that make a lot of sense, often citing scientific evidence. Even vegans aren&#8217;t immune to the unhealthful impact of processed, fried and sugary foods &#8230; <a href="http://vegannewsnow.com/2012/03/21/free-premiere-of-hungry-for-change/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vegannewsnow.com&amp;blog=30872736&amp;post=867&amp;subd=vegannewsnow&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>NYT Contest: Tell Us Why It&#8217;s Ethical to Eat Meat</title>
		<link>http://vegannewsnow.com/2012/03/20/nyt-contest-tell-us-why-its-ethical-to-eat-meat/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 22:27:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The New York Times is calling all carnivores to participate in a nationwide contest where the winner will make the strongest possible case for eating meat. Ariel Kaminer, who writes The Ethicist&#8221; column, says she wants to hear from &#8220;those who love meat&#8221; since they &#8220;have had surprisingly little to say&#8221; in response to those &#8230; <a href="http://vegannewsnow.com/2012/03/20/nyt-contest-tell-us-why-its-ethical-to-eat-meat/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vegannewsnow.com&amp;blog=30872736&amp;post=850&amp;subd=vegannewsnow&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Alec Baldwin: We love you!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2012 00:35:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not only is Alec Baldwin the funniest guy on TV, he&#8217;s also one of the most humane. Check out this video as he urges Americans to stop attending the circus and this video where he asks Donald Trump to donate to an event to publicize the abuse of elephants.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vegannewsnow.com&amp;blog=30872736&amp;post=838&amp;subd=vegannewsnow&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Vegan Diet: Good for Stress, Skin &amp; Staying Alive</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 23:34:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Scientific proof that vegans are healthy, happy and hot: A new study finds that higher intake of veggies and fruits was associated with perceptible changes to skin color. As participants ate more plant foods, their skin tone looked healthier — and they were judged to be more attractive. Read more HERE. Another recent study concluded &#8230; <a href="http://vegannewsnow.com/2012/03/13/vegan-diet-good-for-stress-skin-staying-alive/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vegannewsnow.com&amp;blog=30872736&amp;post=816&amp;subd=vegannewsnow&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Good, the Bad &amp; the Ugly</title>
		<link>http://vegannewsnow.com/2012/03/07/the-good-the-bad-the-ugly/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 00:52:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Good: When it comes to baking, bye-bye butter. It is shortening&#8217;s time to shine (as any Earth Balance fan will already know). Read more HERE. Bad: We&#8217;re sorry to report that our favorite politician, two-time former Democratic presidential candidate, eight-term congressman and animal rights advocate Dennis Kucinich, lost the Ohio primary election. Read or listen to the &#8230; <a href="http://vegannewsnow.com/2012/03/07/the-good-the-bad-the-ugly/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vegannewsnow.com&amp;blog=30872736&amp;post=797&amp;subd=vegannewsnow&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Boxing Champ Credits Vegan Diet with Giving Him an Edge</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 21:05:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Undefeated boxing champion Tim Bradley, Jr. has adopted a vegan diet with the expectation that it&#8217;ll give him the edge when he faces off with world-renowned champion Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas on June 9. As Bradley told the Wall Street Journal, &#8220;My thoughts are clearer, crisp. I am sharp. Everything is working perfectly—I feel clean. It&#8217;s &#8230; <a href="http://vegannewsnow.com/2012/03/06/boxing-champ-credits-vegan-diet-with-giving-him-an-edge/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vegannewsnow.com&amp;blog=30872736&amp;post=784&amp;subd=vegannewsnow&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bobcat Killing Season May Be Extended in NY State</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 00:04:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the kind of things that really stinks. The New York State Department of Enivironmental Conservation wants to extend bobcat trapping season by a couple of months &#8220;to provide additional opportunity to harvest a renewable natural resource.&#8221; So says the DEC&#8217;s Division of Fish, Wildlife and Marine Resources in a recent email. In plain language, &#8230; <a href="http://vegannewsnow.com/2012/03/04/bobcat-killing-season-may-be-extended-in-ny-state/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vegannewsnow.com&amp;blog=30872736&amp;post=752&amp;subd=vegannewsnow&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Factory-Farmed Livestock Are Breeding Ground for MRSA + Mountain Lion-Killing CA Commission Pres Will Not Resign + More</title>
		<link>http://vegannewsnow.com/2012/02/29/factory-farmed-livestock-is-breeding-ground-for-mrsa-mountain-lion-killing-ca-commission-pres-will-not-resign-more/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 03:06:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[news &#38; noteworthy ^ Proof that antibiotics used on livestock do breed drug resistant bacteria that infect humans. This downright scary piece on the Discover Magazine website cites definitive evidence that a drug-resistant strain of MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) hopped from people to factory-farmed pigs, acquired resistance to another antibiotic being fed to the pigs, &#8230; <a href="http://vegannewsnow.com/2012/02/29/factory-farmed-livestock-is-breeding-ground-for-mrsa-mountain-lion-killing-ca-commission-pres-will-not-resign-more/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vegannewsnow.com&amp;blog=30872736&amp;post=731&amp;subd=vegannewsnow&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Paula Deen Doesn&#8217;t Get It + Animal Products in Prescription Drugs</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 21:55:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[reframings &#38; revelations * You can&#8217;t get clear running on gooey butter cake consciousness. When asked about the backlash to her diabetes announcement on Friday&#8217;s Today Show, Paula Deen responded: “I think it was from a few people that were kinda mean about it and hold it against me. But the people that care for &#8230; <a href="http://vegannewsnow.com/2012/02/28/paula-deen-doesnt-get-it-animal-products-in-prescription-drugs/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vegannewsnow.com&amp;blog=30872736&amp;post=707&amp;subd=vegannewsnow&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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