Food – Page 5 – Corey Lee Wrenn, Ph.D.

The Surprising History of John Harvey Kellogg and His War on “Meat”

Dr. Corey WrennSeptember 14, 2016January 18, 2019

But although the sheep goes dumb to the slaughter, do not its [sic] eloquent eyes appeal for mercy? Do not the bleating of the calf, the bellowing of the bull, the cackling of the frightenedContinue reading

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You Won’t Believe This Shocking Whole Foods “Healthcare” Policy

Dr. Corey WrennSeptember 5, 2016September 16, 2018

Photo by Jay Janner Cooperation with speciesist industry is a primary tactic for professionalized organizations in the Nonhuman Animal rights movement, despite its dangerous consequences for normalizing a post-speciesist ideology. This strategy concerns meContinue reading

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Selling Cancer to Beat Cancer? When Nonvegan Foods Go Pink for Profit

Dr. Corey WrennJuly 24, 2016January 4, 2019

Vegan theory acknowledges not only the systematic violence imposed on vulnerable Nonhuman Animals but also the tendency for this oppression to intersect with the suffering of vulnerable humans. One such instance occurs in the pink ribbon "findContinue reading

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Unnecessarily Gendered Vegan Food

Dr. Corey WrennJuly 10, 2016January 26, 2019

"Organic Girl Good Clean Greens," because only women eat organic? Perhaps because it challenges a controlling and hierarchical relationship with the environment, organic consumption and food products are often feminized. Men dominate the environment, forceContinue reading

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PETA & Papa John’s Team Up Against Animals

Dr. Corey WrennJune 30, 2016December 30, 2018

In 2013, PETA announced that it has been purchasing stock in American pizza chain Papa John's with the hope of leveraging this ownership to influence policy changes. This should concern animal allies, as grants and donationsContinue reading

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Can Veganism Save Your Life? I’m Skeptical

Dr. Corey WrennFebruary 27, 2016December 7, 2018

Rip Esselstyn, founder of the Engine 2 Diet Perhaps one of the most dangerous trends in Nonhuman Animal rights activism is the relentlessness of bogus health claims made in the name of veganism. Plant-based eating1 Continue reading

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