Felling sluggish, sad, blue? Need a pick-me-up? Well, first of all, remember that it’s Friday—amen to that! Seriously, cartwheels are in order. Second, your eyeballs are about to be graced with some dormousey cuteness that’s off the charts! Since seeing this video, I’ve been Googling images of dormice all day (do it, do it!), and it has put me in the bestestest mood! Enjoy and share! Dormouse ♥!
Take Your Wardrobe From Boring to Beautiful (Cheaply!)
Interested in nabbing some seriously cool fashions or kicking it up a notch and setting your own trend? Want to save some serious cash? Want to help animals and the environment? If you’ve answered “Yes” to any of these questions, it’s time to embark on a thrift store exploration!
Find all the animal-free clothing you need in one place. I’m a regular at my local thrift stores, and most of what you’d find in my closet has come from them. I’m talking big-name designer labels as well as uncommon pieces that seemed as though they were waiting just for me to take them home. You can discover unique shirts, that perfect pair of pants, über-cute dresses and skirts (I just wore one to my sister’s wedding), cozy winter knit scarves or sweet scarves that add that sophisticated professional touch, stylin’ jackets, vegan belts and purses, fun jewelry and hats, and even household items. I recently stopped in a shop that had a gigantic wooden parrot hanging from the ceiling, so nothing is really off limits!
And I’m not alone in my adoration. The best compliments I receive are on my thrift store finds, and I’ve got all my friends hooked. The real bonus is that it’s so easy to find cruelty-free fashion! Just be sure to check the labels.
So check out your local thrift stores, and start saving the planet and your wardrobe today!
Warm Up With One of These Cozy Cardigans!
This week, peta2 staffer Jenny Karch is bringing some cardigan love to the peta2 blog from sunny Los Angeles! Check out these super-cute finds!
—Christina
I work at peta2’s brand-new Los Angeles office, and here in L.A., cardigans are a must for winter. What makes cardigans great is that they can be worn with nearly everything! You can winterize your favorite T-shirt or dress by layering it with a cardigan. If you’re in one of the colder cities in the U.S., cardigans are still a must—you just may need to hide it under a coat while you’re outdoors! Since there are zillions of fun cardigans out there, it’s time to get creative!
Brighten up your winter with one of these cheerful selections: 
BDG Drop Stitch Classic Cardigan, $39, Urban Outfitters
Charter School Cardigan in Violet, $34.99, ModCloth
Holey Knit Cardi—Gray, $48, Nasty Gal
Try a fun style or pattern:
Floral Print Cardigan, $22.80, Forever 21
Hearts Cardigan, $19.80, Forever 21
Catty Knit Cardi, $58, Nasty Gal
Hawkings McGill Striped Fine Knit Cardigan, $44, Urban Outfitters
Heart Pattern Cardigan, $22.99 (on sale), Forever 21
Knitted Cable Knit Jacket, $84, TOPSHOP
Charles & 1/2 Marled Colorblock Shawl Cardigan, $49 (on sale), Urban Outfitters
There are so many to choose from! Which one is your favorite?
—Jenny
CANADA: Save Monkeys!
Air Canada, one of only two major North American airlines that still flies primates destined for experiments, wants to stop shipping the animals to laboratories. But hold up! Airlines in Canada must obtain approval from the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) to revise their shipping guidelines, and the CTA is requiring Air Canada to continue shipping primates to laboratories while it considers the issue.
Ask the CTA to approve Air Canada’s request to ban the shipment of primates to laboratories before any more monkeys are transported to their deaths.
TAKE ACTION FOR MONKEYS NOW!
Your ‘Ew’ Moment of the Day
Photo is from Gizmodo
What you’re looking at is not a newly discovered pink Burmese python or the material used to make lawn flamingos. It’s actually something edible (and I use the term “edible” loosely). This is actually mechanically separated meat, the main ingredient in many commercial chicken nuggets (and the companies use the term “chicken” loosely).
The picture has been circulating around the Internet for a while, but it’s still creating buzz because it shows something we rarely see. It’s made by sending animals’ bones through a machine that scrapes off the last bits of flesh and blood and smashes them together to form a paste more nausea-inducing than the kind you ate in kindergarten. The paste has to be soaked in ammonia to kill the bacteria, the “chicken” flavor has to be added to it, and the whole mess has to be dyed so that it no longer resembles, well, a big bloody log of unidentifiable animal bits.
Barfenstein.
