DISQUS

MoreJoy · 1 year ago

Oh, thank goodness Oprah is finally doing an episode on this. Hopefully it will be and honest portrayal of what REALLY takes place. People need to wake up to the numbing facts!
As much as I can't bear to see it, I'll be watching.

Sadie · 1 year ago

I am so glad people are talking about this. It has to stop, it makes my hairs stand up. Thank you and thanks for a great posse meet up here in NYC!

debbiedoesraw · 1 year ago

Philip is on the Doctors tuesday too.. in Los Angeles it is at 11am on channel 9.
http://thedoctorstv.com/main/show_page/43
what a great tv day, the ball is rolling, in the right direction!
love you
deb

Rebecca · 1 year ago

Kris,

I've been coming to your site for awhile and I believe this is the first itme I comment. I will TRY to watch Oprah tomorrow. TRY. I've read so many books and have read so many articles on animal cruelty, farming, etc. to the point that my heart felt it had been stripped of the shell that protected it from deep anguish. Just seeing the picture you have posted here of the little piglet makes me sad, although his living conditions seem exceedingly better than most. I don't know how to do this anymore Kris. I really don't. And I've been battling the constant inner desire to become vegan for moral and health reasons with the physical need of being a carnivore simply because i'm a reactive hypoglycemic who has tried almost everything to go without this type of protein and failed.

When I first came upon your site (after seeing you on Oprah), I spent an entire weekend poring thru all of your posts from the very beginning. You had many links to sites and articles that I've read and have learned so much. Really, that weekend was the best learning experience I had on health. And I added you to my blogroll and have been a dedicated fan of yours since. And, still I am trying to learn and still I am trying to change. And in the interim the struggle continues each time I see a segment like Oprah will be showing tomorrow; the struggle within me will continue on a moral front I know until the day I die; and, the tears will continue to flow by the hardness of hearts that exists that can see animals in such a state and not be affected. I can't fathom it Kris. I really can't. Where has our sense of compassion gone?

whole_body_healer · 1 year ago

Yes, I think this measure is very important & I hope it passes with other states to follow. I am hopeful that Oprah's show will bring all of this to great awareness & subsequent action on the national level, as that's ultimately the what it will likely take to shift these inhumane practices. Thanks for the reminder to watch this & sharing what is going on in CA....YAY, CA! Go Oprah!
Michalene

Corinne · 1 year ago

I am going to send out an email to friends and family urging them to tune into this program! Lets spread the word! Looking forward to discussing the program here afterwards:)
xo

Audrey Chiodo · 1 year ago

Wow, I can only imagine how the animals are treated. I will tune in to the discussion on the site, but I'm not sure that I'll be able to watch the spot. Heck, I can't even watch Animal Planet when Animal Cops is on. There's something in me that crawls at the things that are done to children and animals.

Take care,
Audrey

kenya · 1 year ago

i love reading your posts! your beautiful spirit is the very best kind of contagious. you probably saw Michael Pollan's latest piece in the NY Times mag, but if not here is a link for you. it is tasty!

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/12/magazine/12po...

granola · 1 year ago

Yay,
I posted about this on the forum & titled it "Thank you Oprah, Muahhh!!!" I posted the video clip today.

apoopslingingmonkey · 1 year ago

hey girl :) i know, i read your post on the forum days ago :) u were my first heads up on this oprah show :)
...hey, have you seen this-
http://www.hulu.com/watch/24012/30-days-animal-...

this is a must see...

granola · 1 year ago

Yes, I posted about that "30 days" when it came on the air in the summer. That was a great documentary! I was so happy to see the "hunter" come around to more conscious living--that is what it's all about. Thanks for your response!

laurab · 1 year ago

We all know what Oprah can do......great job bringing this to our attention. I am setting my DVR right now and sending our emails to family and friends to watch the tube. Thank goodness for the DVR, it IS on my love list by the way :)

Hoara Ferreira · 1 year ago

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Jen B · 1 year ago

Like others here, I'm not sure I will be able to watch. These attrocities literally crush my soul and smash my heart and I have a hard time recovering sometimes for days afterward. I don't know why I am so sensitive any more. It's just that all the suffering of the fur and feather babies buries me in despair.

Having said that, I know that I MUST BE STRONG and stand strong for what is right. So, I will try very hard to watch. God bless Oprah for taking this on. I hope it is honest and the beginning of the end of animal torture FOREVER.

Love you, Jen B.

Mel · 1 year ago

Having become 90% vegetarian myself, this has been something that's always bothered me.
There's nothing worse than seeing a pic, cow, or chicken truck pass me on the interstate.
I wish we all had this proposition on the ballot, so that we could vote here in TN, one of the big areas for livestock.
I'm hoping that Oprah can impact this for all of us, and I'm glad she's using her show to let people in on this!

apoopslingingmonkey · 1 year ago

ugh! i'm already sick to my stomach just thinking about what we'll be seeing :(

Kris Carr · 1 year ago

Sooooo? I'm still at my office! Taped the show and am going to watch it tonight. What did you guys think about it????? xo Kris

granola · 1 year ago

It was excellent & for those (including myself) who were concerned they wouldn't be able to stomach it, it wasn't too bad to watch. Oprah had people from both sides, & I absolutely loved the clips from the "free range" farms. When the factory farmers said "It can't be done that way" Oprah would show a clip of a farm that did it! I thought it was very well done--& Oprah stated her stance in no uncertain terms. Although, I still don't understand how people (including my friends) still don't know/don't want to know about this. I also posted about this in the forum. Feel free to chime in everyone!

sandrajoseph · 1 year ago

The story the NY Times writer told about the geese will stay with me forever.

Kris Carr · 1 year ago

WOW! I am absolutely blown away by Oprah. I want to be just like her when I grow up. I have a girl crush now, even more than I did after meeting her in person on her show. Oprah showed actual cages with cardboard animals in them on the set. I can't believe it! After viewing the shocking size, there was no denying that the individuals living in those jails would never be able to stand up lie down, extend their, legs or wings. Immobilizing someone for their entire life is torture. There are many reasons why we choose to be vegan or veg, there are many reasons why folks choose not to be. However, we can all agree that the animals raised as commodities or units of production deserve a better life before they give their flesh (aka God pod) to a tummy. Those cage free farms were so amazing. The farmers were happy, the animals had happy lives. Yes, the price is higher, but the more you buy those products the more the cost will be driven down. Here's some good news, Prop 2 has a 62 point lead! If it is past there will be a ripple effect. Another interesting little factoid: The Vote Yes for Prop 2 campaign has raised 6.6 million to campaign with from over 17,000 gifts averaging about $134 each. The anti-prop 2 folks (aka the industry) have raised about 6.9 million bucks and from only 172 people averaging over $40,000 each. Need I say more? The industry does not want to change because it doesn't want to bare the cost of creating more space. Creating more space means less animals for them and less animals means less do re mi. They want to scare us by saying that giving animals more space will create health safety issues and danger. WHAT? Stacking animals is what makes them sick! Chickens 5 rows high with 6 to a cage - I can only imagine the smell let alone the sickness. Why else would our farm animals need loads of antibiotics? And did you see those little veal calves with pneumonia, chained, anemic, living in feces? Come on, give me a break. Oh, and I loved this one by the woman on the show who was anti-prop 2 "humans will suffer"...hmmmm...I don't follow that logic sassy, please explain.

This will not wipe out farms, it will make them more responsible and more accountable. It will make our food safer and even give the little farmers more of a chance. Here's my bottom line: It has never been about what farmers won't be able to afford in the future, it's about what they have gotten away with in the past. Say no more California, VOTE prop 2! As Michael Pollan says, it's not about why good food is so expensive it's about why bad food is so cheap (cheap and cruel).

You don't have to be a veggie to be one of my best pals and loves, but we all need to follow the trail that leads to our forks. Vote with your heart even if your stomach grumbles for some bacon. No judgement, just be kind.

Oh, one more thing - I LOVE WAYNE PACELLI!

Peace and PROP 2!
Kris

Brian · 1 year ago

Setting aside animal rights for a moment, the economic concerns of the farmers are not abstract. They face real challenges in a marketplace that lives and dies on razor-thin margins. But no industry can expect their business models to remain fixed forever - everything changes. And changes are painful. If organics are putting pressure on conventional farmers, that's just too bad. Sometimes government has to lead where the marketplace is slow to follow. Where would we be without all the clean air laws in the 70's? Government can be helpful in easing those growing pains and encouraging change.

The energy bill passed by the Senate this year gives billions of dollars in tax credits for big solar and wind projects. This isn't like the other tax breaks for consumers to buy hybrids - this is for the industry to change.

There's no reason similar measures can't be adopted to help the conventional farmers adapt and grow.

.... Then there's the rights of the animals... they may not understand the finer points of economic tax policy, but they understand pain....

Kris Carr · 1 year ago

Hi hubby! I love you. Thanks for posting on my blog. :)

Callie · 1 year ago

Good point b. we dont want humans starving and losing the farm.. but the slow transition may help. I know something must be done and it is hard not to empathize with them.. but as time goes one maybe they can change a bit at time and life will be alot easier for th animals and the farmers.. one step at a time.. it cannot be a forced one day change.. love the program and the blog thanks b. Callie

sandrajoseph · 1 year ago

Brain, I am so glad you made that point. I was conflicted because of the extremely sympathetic farmer dudes on Oprah. I don't want to see anyone lose their livelihood because the changes forced on them are too abrupt and costly. I think it's important that this legislation provides for the needs of the farmers who will be forced to make these IMPORTANT changes. It made me feel better about it when Lisa Ling (love huh) said at the end of the show that the changes will be gradual and will have to happen by 2012. It helps even more to think of it in a larger context, as you pointed out. We need these changes, and if they can give tax credits to help with the energy crisis, they can certainly help our four legged friends.
Kris, thanks for this lively chat!

bueller · 1 year ago

They will have my vote!

xoxo
Bueller

debbiedoesraw · 1 year ago

Mine too! Me and B are cali veggies who say Yes on Prop 2!!!!!!!!!!!

Penny Pink · 1 year ago

I became a vegetarian today because of this post. No sh*t. I must say, I've been meaning to for a long time, even been to vego seminars but never made the full commitment.

Today I made the commitment. And I also ordered Thai vegetarian food tonight for dinner to celebrate, with the utmost support from my parnter - yeeee! It's finally happening!

PS Kris, what are your thoughts on vegetarians who eat fish? Or just eating fish in general?

Callie · 1 year ago

I was so proud of Momma Oprah on the animal show......wow.. if that one show doesn't raise the conciousness of this country nothing will. She is always putting out the good karma... and fighting for the best of things.. I cannot wait to see Gloria Stienam.. major love her.. she is who we should all give a bow and not take her walk for granted.. We stand on the shoulders of the women who walked before us.. I cannot wait to see it. Thanks for the post and I pray the prop 2 gets passed... what we do to the least of our brothers we do to ourselves.. I so belive that........love you ms. kris.. thanks.. callie

Tina Koral · 1 year ago

Oprah did a wonderful job presenting both sides, when it was obvious which side resonated with most people. Thank you Kris for your blog, I really enjoy reading it!
Tina
www.tinakoral.com

debbiedoesraw · 1 year ago

btw Ms Karr:
It is my rawversary, one year ago I went RAW baby and never ever looked back!
I honor you, deep bows for being my rock, my guru, my lifesaver, my friend.
loveyou
deb
www.debbiedoesraw.blogspot.com
YES ON 2!

Beatriz · 1 year ago

Kris, My name is Beatriz and I come from Brazil. I was born in Rio de Janeiro and now I live in Curitiba.
My english is not very well, but I'd like to tell you that I've seen your movie last sunday.
My health is well now, but it was amazing see your story. I'm 31 years old now. I'm married and I have a baby one year old.
Thank you so much for show everyone your history and life. Its inspiration for living better. Thaks a lot!!!!
I hope you fell good and happy always! I don't know when can be seen the Oprah show with your interview, because here we see olders shows.
Nice to see you! :)
My email: beatriz.azevedo77@gmail.com

Priscila · 1 year ago

Hello, Kris!

I'm from Brazil and I've just watched your movie. In fact, I've watched it two times and I haven't stopped thinking about you since then. I needed to know if you were still ok, and I felt really happy to find you web site and blog.

Sorry that the comment has nothing to do with the post, lol... Just wanted to say how happy I am to see you are fine. =)

Kisses!!

Isle Dance · 1 year ago

Oh gosh, I can only imagine what you saw on this show. Sniff.