Burger King Switches to Cage-Free Eggs, Pork by 2017

Good news!

In a move lauded by the Humane Society, Burger King has announced that all of their egg and pork products will come from cage-free facilities by 2017. While other chains like Wendy's and McDonald's claim to be making the switch, as well, no one else has put a date on it.

Obviously, a main concern for the future will be to hold Burger King, and the rest of the fast food industry, to this date and these goals. Once they are achieved, we must broaden our scope to ensure that all livestock are treated humanely and justly. We sacrifice these creatures to nourish ourselves. For that alone, they deserve our respect and care.

[via Gawker]

ScriptShadow Interview: Kelly Marcel

Carson Reeves over at ScriptShadow conducted a fantastic interview with UK screenwriter Kelly Marcel about, among more important cake-and-dog-related things, her upcoming film, "Saving Mr. Banks."

It's a really great interview. Almost as much fun as his review of "Saving Mr. Banks" which he pretty much flipped an S over (he put it in his Top 25 Scripts List). Now I really want to read the script, AND I can't wait to see the movie, especially since I don't even need a reason to get excited about a Tom Hanks film. He's always a delight.

If you have three minutes, you should definitely give it a read, even if you just skip to the extra-vital bits about dogs and cakes, two subjects both near and dear to my heart.

Enjoy!

Kickball! or Sharks Need Water

SVA student Dana Terrace's third-year animation project:



No wonder that adorable shark has asthma, he needs water to breathe! His inhaler better be full of H2O. Also, those are some darn cute animal critters. I could totally see this as an animated TV show on Cartoon Network or Nick, Jr.

[via Neatorama]

Dog and Cheetah are Friends

A new addition to my ongoing series, Dog and Horse are Friends...



[via Neatorama]

A Love Story, Told by Moles

When illustrator Ronald Searle's wife was sick with breast cancer, he drew her these pictures of her as a wide-eyed mole in love with the beauty of the world to remind her of what she would soon be returning to when she became healthy again. As Ronald said, “to cheer every dreaded chemotherapy session and evoke the blissful future ahead.” Ronald and his wife passed away last year, and now we can all share the beauty of their love.

[via Neatorama]

Weirdest Game Show Moment

UK game shows are apparently filled with much more interesting personalities than over in the U.S.



What a nut, am I right? Or do you think he was the wisest of all?

[Neatorama]

A Classical Dogsmorph

This super trippy, but still somehow adorable video morphs images of dogs painted throughout art history. I could only watch for about a minute before my eyes and brain told me to stop, but it was pretty cool up until then. Also, I'm sure it's great if you're on some mind-altering substance. Unfortunately, the Claritin I took this morning wasn't enough to get me through it.



[Dog Art Today via Neatorama]