In India – Cattle and the Vulture Crisis
This image (from The Guardian) shows a vulture that has died from eating dead cattle that had been administered the anit-inflamatory drug Diclofenac. This livestock drug has caused the collapse of...
View ArticleIn India – A McDonald’s Where There’s No Beef in the Burgers
Instead of burgers made with ground beef, McDonalds offers burgers made with paneer cheese, chicken, fish, and veggie patties. McDonald’s is the largest restaurant chain in the world next to Subway,...
View ArticleIn Colorado – With Polly Reich, the First Female Professional Bull Rider
Sometimes I tend to overlook some of the interesting things that happen closer to home for the sake of wanderlust. Fortunately there is no shortage of things to report about cows and culture in my...
View ArticleIn Colorado – The Raw Milk Diaries
Drs. Arden Nelson and Meg Cattell owners of Windsor Dairy. Photo compliments of Pitchfork Pinups Calendars. http://www.pitchforkpinups.com By Darren Mahuron/Summit Studios: summitstyle.com For the past...
View ArticleIn Colorado – Holidays, History, and Delicious Dairy Ideas
Beer Floats: a new twist on the age old pairing of milk and alcohol. For the majority of human history people have not had access to reliable systems of refrigeration. Dairy products were usually...
View ArticleIn Colorado: Shameless Self Promotion – Pitchfork Pinups “Farmers of the...
Amy Kafka of Garden Sweet is the September "pinup" from Pitchfork Pinups "Farmers of the Front Range" 2012 Wall Calendar. (Photo by Darren Mahuron of Summit Studios) I care deeply about animal welfare,...
View ArticleIn Pamplona, Spain – At “The Running of the Nudes”
Two days before the Running of the Bulls at the Sanfermines Festival in Pamplona, Spain, PETA stages a protest against bullfighting, which is the fate of the bulls that participate in the festival. (I...
View ArticleAt “The Running of the Bulls” in Pamplona, Spain
Attending the world’s largest and most famous cattle related festival in the world has been a goal of mine since the beginning of this project and this summer, thanks to the Culture and Animals...
View ArticleAt the San Fermin Festival—Pamplona, Spain
A party-goer dressed in a bull suit during the open day of the fiesta. There are several Fiesta Taurina (games with bulls) events other than the Encierro (“Running of the Bulls”) at the week-long San...
View ArticleAt a Bullfight—In Pamplona, Spain
A Dolores Aguire bull, the third bull to be killed that day, has a lingering death with Joselilla and his cuadrilla during the first bullfight of the 2012 San Fermin festival. Even though it took some...
View ArticleIn Oxford, England-The Cows of Christ Church Meadow
Like many things at Oxford, the longhorns represent a cultural narrative about the history of Britain, a history that continues to inform Western ideals of a desirable and civilized life. With the...
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