Vegan News 3.18.13

Controversial Daily Caller editor admitted to posing as radical animal rights activist. “David Martosko—the outgoing executive editor of the conservative Daily Caller and a prominent defender of the news site’s disputed claim that Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) paid two women for sex in the Dominican Republic—admitted in a court document obtained by Mother Jones that he used a fake Facebook profile to pose as a ‘dope-smoking commie’ in order to gather information on animal rights activists.”

Is your medicine vegan? Probably not. “That’s the takeaway from the book Veganissimo A to Z, recently translated into English for the first time. What’s veganissimo? It’s veganism of the highest order, according to the German authors Reuben Proctor and Lars Thomsen, who call themselves ‘professional vegans.'” Be sure to enter the Gratitude Giveaway for your chance to get a copy of Veganissimo A to Z.

Snake charmers: Gucci talks python at species meeting. “They are very concerned that illegally sourced python skins are ending up being sold to customers as high fashion bags and boots. So they are trying to rapidly put in place a traceability system that would allow the python to be tracked from ‘marsh to market.'” Disgusting, Gucci.

Birdtracker’s photostream.  “In my spare time I like to get out and about in the country with my camera. I live in Kirkmichael, South Ayrshire.” A must see, simply beautiful.

Photo credit: Dorin Nicolaescu-Musteață via Flickr