Whitney Danielle, Author at Lady Freethinker https://ladyfreethinker.org/author/whitneys/ Ending Cruelty for All Beings Thu, 29 Oct 2020 08:37:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.7 https://ladyfreethinker.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-LFT-Logo-Favicon-for-Website-32x32.jpg Whitney Danielle, Author at Lady Freethinker https://ladyfreethinker.org/author/whitneys/ 32 32 49888317 Man Grows A Whole Forest by Planting A Tree Each Day for 40 Years https://ladyfreethinker.org/man-grows-whole-forest-planting-tree-day-40-years/ Sat, 18 Aug 2018 22:07:32 +0000 https://ladyfreethinker.org/?p=539771 Jadav “Molai” Payeng began planting trees four decades ago in India. But it is only in the last decade that he has been recognized and dubbed the “Forest Man.” Payeng is part of the Mishing tribe on the northeastern part of Mujali island—and tree planting isn’t his livelihood. Over 250 families share the sandy shores […]

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]]> 539771 UK to Increase Maximum Sentence for Animal Abuse Tenfold https://ladyfreethinker.org/uk-increase-maximum-sentences-animal-abuse-tenfold/ Fri, 10 Aug 2018 02:46:34 +0000 https://ladyfreethinker.org/?p=539540 Animal cruelty is an all-too-common crime that is both disturbing and serious. In fact, research shows that animal abusers are more likely to commit a violent crime against humans.  But animal cruelty is often ignored by authorities, with suspects facing little to no jail time for even the worst cases of torture and death. Up until […]

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]]> 539540 PayPal Co-Founder Invests in Slaughter-Free Pet Food https://ladyfreethinker.org/paypal-co-founder-invests-slaughter-free-meat/ Sun, 05 Aug 2018 20:47:04 +0000 https://ladyfreethinker.org/?p=539358 Last week, PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel invested $450 thousand in eco- and animal-friendly pet food startup Wild Earth.  With Thiel’s contribution, the company is just shy of $5 million in funding. This money will help the company create plant-based cat and dog food — with zero animals killed in production. Why is this investment important? The […]

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]]> 539358 This University Has Slashed Food Waste Just By Eliminating Trays https://ladyfreethinker.org/university-slashed-food-waste-just-eliminating-trays/ Sun, 29 Jul 2018 21:30:26 +0000 https://ladyfreethinker.org/?p=539190 We live in an age of excess; one in which perfectly good food is dumped into landfills while almost a billion people go hungry. Food waste represents a waste of the labor, water, energy, land and other inputs that went into producing that food. There is more than enough food in the world. Yet there is […]

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]]> 539190 Did You Know Animals Were Tortured to Make Your Sea Shell Trinkets? https://ladyfreethinker.org/know-animals-tortured-make-sea-shell-trinkets/ Sun, 22 Jul 2018 03:29:00 +0000 https://ladyfreethinker.org/?p=538993 Seashells captivate and allure us with their intricate beauty. But did you know mollusks and other living shells are being tortured alive, stripped from their ecosystems, and overexploited to fill craft store shelves? Amey Bansod saw this exploitation firsthand in Kanyakumari–a quaint Indian coastal town–when he was a graduate student. Exploring the region’s craft world, he […]

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]]> 538993 Starbucks Pledges to Ban Plastic Straws in All Stores by 2020 https://ladyfreethinker.org/starbucks-pledges-ban-plastic-straws-stores-2020/ Sat, 14 Jul 2018 21:35:13 +0000 https://ladyfreethinker.org/?p=538791 On Monday, July 9, Starbucks announced the company will go strawless—and get rid of straws from its more than 28,000 stores globally by 2020. That means a billion fewer straws in Starbucks stores worldwide each year. That’s huge. Starbucks is one of many companies trying to create forward-thinking solutions to tackle the material waste challenge. […]

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