Death on a Factory Farm and Meatout
Two things I wanted to make sure everyone is aware of this week are ‘Death on a Factory Farm’ and the annual Meatout.
Death on a Factory Farm
Death on a Factory Farm is airing on HBO 3/16/09 at 10pm.
From the makers of HBO’s 2006 documentary Dealing Dogs, this film takes a harrowing look at animal cruelty in an Ohio factory hog farm, as chronicled through undercover footage taken by “Pete,” the same animal-rights investigator who appeared in the first film.
Definitely tune in for this if you have HBO! There is an interview with “Pete” on Time.
Meatout!
This year is the 25th annual Meatout!
On (or around) March 20 — the first day of spring — thousands of caring people in all 50 U.S. states and two dozen other countries get active to host educational Meatout events. Activities include colorful festivals, lectures, public dinners, feed-ins, cooking demos, food samplings, leafleting, information tables and more.
The occasion is Meatout, the world’s largest and oldest annual grassroots diet education campaign. This year is the 25th annual observance! Every spring, thousands of caring Meatout supporters educate their communities and ask their friends, families, and neighbors to pledge to “kick the meat habit (at least for a day) and explore a wholesome, compassionate diet of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains.
This year’s theme is “Change Your Diet – Change the World!”
How fun would that be?! I wish I would have known about this one earlier. It would have been cool to try to put something together around here…
