You’ll Eat It and Like It: Rehabbing Vegans in Texas Prisons

David Cassuto First the bad news then some good news then some middling, reality check observations. It seems that a prisoner in Texas wishes to eat a vegan diet but the prison system will not let him.  Texas currently offers only a “meatless option,” which includes dairy and eggs.  The prisoner has sued under RLUIPA, [...]

Fearing and spearing animals in Montana

Kathleen Stachowski The Montana legislature meets every other year for 90 days. There’s always talk of how this isn’t long enough to get the people’s business done, but some years (like this one) would be better skipped altogether. The legislature–ever filled with pillars of anti-government, anti-regulation conservatism–is awash in a bath of tea-fueled fervor this [...]

In Poor Taste

Seth Victor I’ve been meaning to comment about an article I read earlier this month. As NPR’s Robert Krulwich reports, a couple of innovators from the UK have created carnivorous machines. I think the article sufficiently captures the mix of awe and  horror at the development of furniture that derives its energy from consuming animals. Sci-Fi disasters [...]

Don’t Mail Dogs; Just Don’t Do It

David Cassuto From the Wouldn’t Make This Stuff Up Even if We Could Desk: Here’s a newsflash for all those who think humanity’s superior intellect is what separates us from “lower” animals…

Amidst a Windy Congress, Some Protections for Birds

David Cassuto (also up in GreenLaw) I’ve blogged before about the dangers to wildlife from wind turbines.   Well, this just in: yesterday, the Department of the Interior released draft guidelines to protect wildlife from wind turbines  while calling on all involved in the industry to rigorously monitor, assess, and incorporate best practices into their designs. [...]

Do You Know What It Means for a Vegan to Miss New Orleans?

Douglas Doneson No matter how many cups of Yerba Mate I drink or how many lamps I turn on (or off) to get the right lighting, I can’t focus on my law school work. After living in New Orleans for close to six years my body knows Mardi Gras is approaching. It knows I should [...]

Cat Talk, Kitty Litter, and Inglorious, Litigious Homo Sapiens

David Cassuto From the Where Litigation Should Go To Die Desk: I’d like to think that Arm & Hammer dropped its lawsuit against Clorox Co., the maker of Fresh Step kitty litter because it (Arm & Hammer) was embarrassed.  Apparently, the gravamen of the suit lay with Clorox’s contention that “cats prefer Fresh Step.”  “Cats [...]

“Petrie-Pork”: The Future for Meatatarians?

Rosana Escobar Brown Test tube tacos, in-vitro veal parm, and beaker burgers—sounds like something more from a Jetson’s episode than from a leading science journal, but could it be for real? Scientists have been developing lab-created meat for over a decade and now it seems as though this man-made meat might just become reality…someday.  PETA [...]