


Jace Shoemaker-Galloway
World Farm Animals Day: The senseless suffering farm animals endure
Oct. 2 is World Farm Animals Day or World Day for Farmed Animals, an annual event that exposes and mourns the senseless suffering and inhumane treatment many farm animals endure on farms and in slaughterhouses around the world. More than 65 billion farm animals, cows, pigs, chickens and turkeys, are killed each year. 269 chickens are slaughtered in the United States each second or 23 million chickens each day. The annual event is observed on Oct. 2 to commemorate Mahatma Gand



Jace Shoemaker-Galloway
World Vegetarian Day: In the ‘moood’ for healthy, meatless food
Have you heard the news? A very special day of the year is here and people around the world are ready to celebrate. If you are in the “mooood” for delicious and healthy food – you’re in luck! Oct. 1 is World Vegetarian Day. Founded by the North American Vegetarian Society (NAVS) in 1977, this annual “holiday” encourages folks to kick the meat habit while raising awareness about the benefits of a vegetarian diet. Each year, about 1 million Americans become vegetarians. Whether



Jace Shoemaker-Galloway
National Homemade Cookies Day: Yum!
Move over, Cookie Monster. If you have a hankerin’ for sweet treats, and who doesn’t, you’re in luck. Oct. 1 is National Homemade Cookies Day, also known as Homemade Cookies Day! While the origins of this particular food holiday are unknown, now is the perfect excuse to whip up a batch of your family’s favorite treat. And with cooler weather on the way, nothing smells more inviting than fresh cookies baking in the oven. Who can resist biting into a warm and delicious, homemad