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The other day, Miriam and I stopped by the feedstore. She picked out a new water trough while I grabbed a better pair of ice spikes for my boots. While waiting for the trough to be loaded into the pickup truck, I espied a seed packet display and couldn’t resist picking up a few packets . . . → Read More: Faith in a Seed 
Welcome to the VINE Sanctuary poll of animal-friendly LGBTQ people. VINE is an LGBTQ-run farmed animal sanctuary that has worked to build bridges between the animal advocacy and LGBTQ liberation movements. By taking this poll, you will be helping us to learn more and to adjust our priorities and strategies accordingly. This is a poll . . . → Read More: Poll of LGBTQ Animal Lovers In what was arguably the most successful series of events yet (both here and around the world) designed to protest the animal sacrifice ritual known as Kaporos, approximately 180 birds were rescued this year in Brooklyn, NY. Of these, 95 were rescued with no money changing hands — a sure victory for those who . . . → Read More: Brief Recap of Brooklyn-Based Protests of Kaporos; Reflections to Follow Are you one of those active types who wants to contribute, but who prefers doing something to simply sending in a donation? Have you been trying to think of a way to help VINE raise much-needed funds and spread awareness about animal liberation issues at the same time? Well, think no more! Here are three . . . → Read More: Ways to Help VINE While Having Fun Immediate action needed by Vermonters to keep the notorious Walker Brothers Circus out of Springfield. . . . → Read More: Action Alert (VT): Keep Walker Bros Circus Out of Town If you follow us on Facebook, you’ll know by now that Sumo and/or Spreckles, two of the New Jersey 5, busted through one of our gates to get to the extremely tempting new grass we had wanted to let grow, unencumbered, just a bit longer before letting everyone loose on it. Ah well – we . . . → Read More: Animal Control and Busted Gates This weekend, the Strolling of the Heifers is taking place in Brattleboro, VT. In fact, today was the actual stroll. Beginning at 10 AM this morning, creameries, 4-H kids, and dairy farms led almost 85 heifers down Main Street. Bedecked with ribbons and led by halters, the very young cows were made to march down . . . → Read More: VINE’s Response to the Strolling of the Heifers in Brattleboro, VT On Sunday, a wonderful (and slightly mysterious) volunteer came here from Connecticut to get a tour and help out. Her name is CJ, and she is one of those strongly self-directed types of people who wants to be given a job and left alone to do it. So, after our tour, I handed her a . . . → Read More: Old School Activism: Writing Letters Anyone who knows the reality behind the dairy industry — large or small scale — knows that first and foremost, dairy is about breaking the bond between mother and child. Cows do not just “give milk,” as most people think; just like human women, cows only produce milk when they have borne a child. So . . . → Read More: A Special Mother’s Day Wish for All Cow Mothers Lest anyone forget that profit is the bottom line for all providers of animal flesh and other “products,” check out this website sent to us from a fellow activist with the NH Animal Rights League: http://buyingpoultry.com/ Just like Victory Chicken, about whom we blogged and sent out an action alert several months ago, these people . . . → Read More: The Backyard Bird Fad: Profit is All They Care About |
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