{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"HappyCow","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog","author_name":"cosmicbdog","author_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/author\/cosmicbdog\/","title":"The 'compassionate' kill? - HappyCow","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"9UQjAyg26h\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/the-compassionate-kill\/\">The &#8216;compassionate&#8217; kill?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/the-compassionate-kill\/embed\/#?secret=9UQjAyg26h\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;The &#8216;compassionate&#8217; kill?&#8221; &#8212; HappyCow\" data-secret=\"9UQjAyg26h\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Hi everybody! This is my first blog at HappyCow and I am inspired to be here. Its much better than talking to a wall in other communities that are not so supportive to a cosmic vegan on a soap box. Bear with me ok?\u00a0Thank you. If you&#8217;re anything like me, you work&#8230; and if you work&#8230; well, you make sacrifices. Sacrifices like needing to share close quarters with the guy with terrible bovine-in-human-form body odor&#8230; \u00a0Sacrifices like needing to listen to the occasional terribly\u00a0inappropriate\u00a0sexual remarks. Such is the woes of living in a world where we are encouraged to accept each others differences in the workplace if we want to survive in the modern world. So far have we gone with this trend of acceptance that we even have learned to accept what we don&#8217;t accept! Oh so mighty is the strength of survival and our fear of being outcast. Survival&#8230; its a very important element of we humans lives. Some might consider it to be the most vital element of being here on earth. But how interesting it is that most of us humans manage to realise how important it is to survive, yet completely overlook that desire for [&hellip;]","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/aura1.gaia.com\/photos\/32\/316925\/large\/madge_campaign.jpg?"}