September 10th 2014 is the Internet Slowdown 

Cable companies want to slow down (and break!) your favorite sites, for profit. To fight back, let's cover the web with symbolic "loading" icons, to remind everyone what an Internet without net neutrality would look like, and drive record numbers of emails and calls to lawmakers. Are you in? 

Ten Fast Facts about Captive Exotic Animals

I know I haven't posted anything in a long time, but this morning I saw this on Facebook and just had to share it with everyone.  Animals don't have a voice, whether they are wild animals or pets, we MUST speak out for them.

1***Captive exotic animals are abused and exploited in a variety of settings, including research and product testing, the entertainment industry, fur farms, and the exotic “pet” trade.

2***Keeping wild animals in captivity is inherently cruel, as it deprives them of the ability to freely engage in instinctual behaviors in their natural environment.

3***Even when bred in captivity, exotic animals retain all of their natural instincts. They cannot be considered “domesticated” or “tamed.”

4***Every year, captive exotic animals are involved in incidents in which humans are injured or even killed.

5***Although many industries using captive exotic animals claim to be aiding in conservation, very few captive breeding programs actually address the real threats facing imperiled animals in the wild, such as habitat destruction.

6***The demand for wild animals as “pets” or for use in entertainment harms populations of these animals in the wild by increasing the likelihood of poaching and wild capture.

7***Whether in the zoo or the circus, wild animals produced in captive breeding programs are almost never released into the wild; instead, they are doomed to a life in captivity

8***It’s a myth that public display of wild animals is necessary to engage people. Many wild animals, including several whale and sea turtle species, enjoy a high degree of public interest and concern despite having never been kept in captivity and put on public display. And many children develop a keen interest in dinosaurs despite having never seen one in the wild.

9***Industries using captive exotic animals also claim that they have educational value — but what they really teach is that it is acceptable to use animals for human amusement. And since captive wild animals often exhibit abnormal behaviors due to captivity-induced stress, they fail to teach audiences about the real nature of wild animals.

10***Industries that use captive wild animals, such as the circus, frequently engage in abusive training methods, such as the use of hooks, chains, whips, electric prods, and blunt instruments.

Source: BornFreeUSA.org

Cauliflower "Bread"

This is a recipe I found on Facebook and wanted to add to my Pinterest board, however since we can't "pin" from Facebook, I had to add the recipe here so I don't lose it. As it is, I had shared this week, thinking I'd be able to find it on my Timeline, but when I tried to find it, it was impossible to find, lucky for me, hubby had added a comment to it, so in looking through my notifications, I was able to find it!! Yeaaaaaaaaa! So here it is folks:

Cauliflower 'Bread' Sticks

Ingredients:

1 head of Cauliflower
1/2 cup shredded Cheese
2 Eggs, beaten
1 tsp dried Parsley or Oregano or Basil
2 cloves Garlic, minced
Onion powder, Salt & Pepper to taste

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.
2. Cut up Cauliflower and steam till soft.. put on a tea towel and blot, try to get as 'dry' as possible.
3. Put in food processor or blend till it's mashed potato texture.
4. In medium bowl stir Cauliflower, Eggs, Cheese, Garlic & Seasonings
5. Lightly spray baking pan and pat the mixture out.
6. Bake at 450 for 15-20 minutes or until top starts to brown

Cut into bread sticks

The kicker in this recipe is that it's low carbs and low in fat (as long as you don't use a cheese that is high in fat content) but high in fibre. And it's gluten and grain free. For those, (like me) who love bread, but had to give it up because it's too fattening, it's a great substitute.

I haven't yet tried it, but I will tomorrow night for sure :)
Enjoy!!