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SFVegan.org has developed a widget which displays the number of animals killed world-wide by the meat, dairy and egg industries.

The counter is based on 2004 statistics from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization and the resulting data tables and methodology used in creating them have been detailed in the Worldwide Animal Slaughter Statistics document.

Even though the data comes from 2004, the Animal Kill Counter offers a compelling visual representation of just how many animals die every second (one can only imagine the figures have gone up since then, not down).

Not only can you embed it in your blog, you can also add it to your profile in Facebook or Myspace.

Update: Crediting Vegan Soapbox for bringing this to our attention by displaying it on their site.

New York Times food critic Mark Bittman, a self-proclaimed omnivore who will probably never stop eating animals, lays it on the line: over-production and over-consumption of meat and junk food must stop. This “odd form of malnutrition”, is killing individuals (via “lifestyle diseases” such as diabetes, heart disease, stroke and some cancers) as well as the planet (via industrialized food production). It’s 20 minutes and it’s brilliant…and it’s worth sharing with both vegan and non-vegan friends and family. [hat tip to Goatless]

I can personally vouch for the quality and charm of the aluminum SIGG cup! As parents, we were/are wary of Bisphenol-A present in so many plastic baby products, including sippy cups. So, we found some alternatives (including Kleen Kanteens and the Thermos Foogo), but we liked the SIGG cups the best. They’re functional (lightweight and insulated) and fashionable!

There are many SIGG styles to choose from, and some are in limited edition, but if you’d like to have some of the proceeds benefit StopGlobalWarming.org, purchase this special edition cup from their SIGG partner site. It’s only $21.99 and you’ll be able to proudly count yourself among those who are not contributing to the 2.5 million plastic water bottles being disposed of every hour in the United States.

This is an easy one for us vegans! Sign Care2’s pledge to help “our environment, our exploited farm animals, and yourself by eating less meat, and knowing where your food comes from.” Their goal is to reach 10,000 signatures. If you are so inclined, please add your name and spread the word…!

Some great ideas posted straight from Vegan Soapbox:

• Take pictures of your vegan food and put them on the web. They don’t have to be perfect pictures. They just have to be pictures. The more, the merrier.
• Post vegan recipes on the web. Put them on your blog, in forums, wherever…
• Give new vegans encouragement by leaving nice comments on their blogs or sending them nice, encouraging emails.
• Send pro-vegan emails and leave pro-animal comments at mainstream news websites and blogs.

Have more ideas? Please leave them in the comments!