Vegetarian

I haven't eaten meat in about a week and a half. I don't really miss it. I have had to get a little creative with my menus, but I've discovered some really great recipes that I likely would not have tried while I was still eating meat. So far, I haven't even attempted to go vegan, as I have learned that animal products are in almost everything. I bought some veggie cheese slices, only to find out that they contain milk protein. Of course, it doesn't say "milk protein," it says "casein." Kind of sneaky, don't you think? I have also learned that sugar isn't necessarily vegan. Who would have thought that bones from cows are used to whiten sugar??!!?

So for now, I am simply refraining from eating meat, and trying to greatly reduce other animal products. I will continue to educate myself about animal products that are in food, and hopefully I can save the lives of a few animals.

Sea Shepherd Vessel RAMMED in Antarctic Waters!

Holy crap!

One of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society's newest vessels, the Ady Gil, was rammed by Japanese whalers yesterday in the Antarctic Whale Sanctuary. Look at the damage! Luckily, no one was hurt, as Sea Shepherd had other ships nearby to rescue the crew.



No matter what you may think of Sea Shepherd, this is uncalled for. Sea Shepherd throws stink bombs, and the Japanese whalers could have killed the entire crew. Doesn't seem like an even fight, does it? I don't know what will happen now, if Australia will finally get involved (the whale sanctuary is technically in Australian waters), but I know that this season of Whale Wars on Animal Planet is going to be GOOD!

The Sea Shepherd web site seems pretty busy this morning, but if you stumble across this blog and want to support Sea Shepherd and their cause, visit http://www.seashepherd.org and you can buy things from their store or make a donation.