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In less than four months, the state of Hawaii will be shark fin-free, and soon, the same could happen in California. The golden state is currently deliberating a piece of legislation that would ban the sale and possession of shark fins, too. Proponents of the ban don't just cite the inhumane practice of cutting fins off live sharks, but the staggering drop in ocean shark populations as well: 73 Read more
Hawaii is still the land of poke and poi, but come 2011, don't expect to find shark fin. On Friday, governor Linda Lingle passed a bill prohibiting the possession, sale, or distribution of shark fins come July 1, 2011, making Hawaii the first U.S. state to ban the commodity. Shark fin is considered a delicacy in certain Asian countries, particularly in Chinese cuisine, where it's been served in Read more
A vegetarian diet is becoming increasingly popular. Many celebs forgo meat to be healthier, such as Marla Maples and Alanis Morissette. Others, like Alicia Silverstone and Kellie Pickler, choose this lifestyle for moral reasons. According to recent news, as many as one in 200 teens are ditching meat because of animals rights issues as well. Easy Internet access and shocking animal slaughter Read more
The circus is a place for slushies, spinning flashlights and animal acts, but over the years as reports have surfaced about elephants and tigers being mistreated to put on the greatest show on earth, many moms and dads are against taking their kids to witness what goes on under the big top. What's your opinion? Source Do You Take Your Kids to the Circus? All for the circus. It's Read more
Want to help the planet? Then what are you doing sitting there all dressed and everything? The newest wave in eco-activism is all natural, sans a stitch of clothing. Gwyneth Paltrow may be wishing she'd followed that example after her deal with Italian designer Tod's and resulting ad showing her wearing fox fur and fur-lined boots has earned her heat from animal rights groups. Gwyneth has been Read more
The annual running of the bulls kicked off in Pamplona, Spain yesterday and so far one Irish tourist has been killed. Despite the risk of death and injury, thousands of people let bulls chase them for over 800 meters on the way to the bullfight arena. While human injury upsets everyone, some animal rights activists get particularly upset about how the traditions entails "torturing and killing a Read more
America's wild horses may be the latest casualties of federal budget problems. Thirty-three thousand wild horses roam the West, well above the 27,000 target. Expensive holding facilities house another 30,000 rounded-up horses, making them available for adoption. The government says it can no longer afford to control the population with pricey housing. Thus, the US Bureau of Land Management wants Read more
What if you could have your animal and eat it too? Or even better, not have your animal and eat it too. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is offering $1 million to whomever figures out how to grow meat in labs. The winner must develop a commercially viable chicken-meat product that does not contain, or make use of animal-derived products, except for starter cells obtained in the Read more
Are you slightly addicted to your Blackberry? You're not alone and one of the many side effects from constantly typing away on your little hand-held is Blackberry thumb, which is a sore thumb that results from tapping on a hand-held computer. Luckily for all of us addicts, spas are catching on to the constant demands of technology on our bodies with treatments targeted specifically at ailments Read more
This week's Mad Men puts the spotlight on Megan, who has a career breakthrough at work, though she's less successful with her visiting parents. Peggy's domestic situation is also highlighted when she takes her relationship with Abe to the next level, and Roger is bouncing back from his separation from Jane quite nicely — though it would have been nice if he could have kept his pants on. This Read more
