Cruelty Free Living
People making a difference in the lives of our animal friends.
Each spring we focus on the plight of our animal friends and help shed light on companies who do not test on animals and people who are making a difference.
We did not have to look very far for a champion. Academy Award winner for Best Actor, long time vegan Joaquin Phoenix is the standard bearer when it comes to walking the talk.
Less than 48 hours after winning the Academy Award for Best Actor—and his headlining acceptance speech mentioning the plight of mother cows and calves in animal agriculture—Joaquin Phoenix helped Los Angeles Animal Save liberate a cow and her newborn calf from a local slaughterhouse. Joaquin named the mother Liberty and her daughter Indigo.
The cow gave birth in the holding area of Manning Beef in Pico Rivera, CA. They are the fifth bovine mother and child rescued from Manning Beef by L.A. Animal Save, the grass-roots group that holds peaceful vigils at area slaughterhouses—Joaquin is a regular attendee.
MAKE WHAT YOU WILL OF JOAQUIN’S STATEMENT:
“I never thought I’d find friendship in a slaughterhouse, but meeting Anthony [president/CEO of Manning Beef] and opening my heart to his, I realize we might have more in common than we do differences…”
