Leslie Raabe
@lraabe.bsky.social
Senior Media Relations Specialist @PCRM.org
Helping create a healthier world through an emphasis on plant-based nutrition and ethical scientific research.
Helping create a healthier world through an emphasis on plant-based nutrition and ethical scientific research.
From chicken houses to greenhouses: Riley Creek Farms a hydroponic showcase dothaneagle.com/news/local/b...
From chicken houses to greenhouses: Riley Creek Farms a hydroponic showcase
This Dale County farm family is converting their chicken houses into greenhouses. Here's their story:
dothaneagle.com
June 5, 2025 at 6:22 PM
From chicken houses to greenhouses: Riley Creek Farms a hydroponic showcase dothaneagle.com/news/local/b...
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Billions of animals are tortured for meat each year. Millions of slaughterhouse workers suffer too -- physically and mentally: www.vox.com/future-perfe...
This quote really stands out: “Public demand for meat creates ongoing, present, and future exposure to trauma and continual retraumatization.”
This quote really stands out: “Public demand for meat creates ongoing, present, and future exposure to trauma and continual retraumatization.”
What slaughtering animals all day does to your mind
The meat industry has a PTSD problem.
www.vox.com
June 4, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Billions of animals are tortured for meat each year. Millions of slaughterhouse workers suffer too -- physically and mentally: www.vox.com/future-perfe...
This quote really stands out: “Public demand for meat creates ongoing, present, and future exposure to trauma and continual retraumatization.”
This quote really stands out: “Public demand for meat creates ongoing, present, and future exposure to trauma and continual retraumatization.”
Reposted by Leslie Raabe
Rachel Fobar has a great story for us today on what the hell is going on with animal experimentation under the Trump administration, balancing a lot of threads very well - give it a read!
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
May 14, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Rachel Fobar has a great story for us today on what the hell is going on with animal experimentation under the Trump administration, balancing a lot of threads very well - give it a read!
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
Highly recommend this excellent piece in @statnews.com that looks critically at dairy industry influence at Mayo Clinic and the healthcare industry at large. Terrific reporting.
In the world of nutrition research, dairy is controversial — so a partnership between the Mayo Clinic and the dairy industry is raising eyebrows among critics who say this undermines Mayo's credibility. My latest:
www.statnews.com/2025/03/10/m...
www.statnews.com/2025/03/10/m...
Mayo Clinic’s partnership with dairy poses conflict of interest, critics say
Mayo Clinic's partnership with the dairy industry is drawing criticism for its potential to undermine its credibility.
www.statnews.com
March 10, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Highly recommend this excellent piece in @statnews.com that looks critically at dairy industry influence at Mayo Clinic and the healthcare industry at large. Terrific reporting.
Appreciate @azmirror.com highlighting Physician Committee member Dr. Leslee Kelly's request to keep processed meats out of school lunches.
OPINION | Schools are places where kids learn, and it is very important that they learn how to keep themselves healthy. We should be teaching by example.
Arizona students deserve better than processed meat for lunch
Pediatrician warns against processed meat in school lunches, citing WHO cancer risks and links to health problems in children
azmirror.com
February 25, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Appreciate @azmirror.com highlighting Physician Committee member Dr. Leslee Kelly's request to keep processed meats out of school lunches.
Why is Mayo Clinic partnering with the dairy lobby?
@drnealbarnard.pcrm.org calls out this troubling collaboration and its impact on public health.
Thank you, @minnesotareformer.com, for amplifying this important conversation.
@drnealbarnard.pcrm.org calls out this troubling collaboration and its impact on public health.
Thank you, @minnesotareformer.com, for amplifying this important conversation.
Commentary from @drnealbarnard.bsky.social Why is Mayo Clinic cozzying up to the dairy lobby? minnesotareformer.com/2025/02/24/w...
Why is Mayo Clinic cozzying up to the dairy lobby? • Minnesota Reformer
The Mayo Clinic should leave product marketing to the dairy industry and focus on what it does best: patient care.
minnesotareformer.com
February 24, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Why is Mayo Clinic partnering with the dairy lobby?
@drnealbarnard.pcrm.org calls out this troubling collaboration and its impact on public health.
Thank you, @minnesotareformer.com, for amplifying this important conversation.
@drnealbarnard.pcrm.org calls out this troubling collaboration and its impact on public health.
Thank you, @minnesotareformer.com, for amplifying this important conversation.
We consistently find horrific conditions for animals, along with suffering of workers and nearby communities, while massive factory farms are largely exempt from responsibility. Thank you for the great reporting, @kennytorrella.bsky.social www.marketplace.org/2025/02/11/b...
Bigger, denser farms vex nearby residents - Marketplace
The stench from mega factory farms is hard to stomach, says Kenny Torrella of Vox, who points to agricultural exemptions from key laws.
www.marketplace.org
February 12, 2025 at 12:09 AM
We consistently find horrific conditions for animals, along with suffering of workers and nearby communities, while massive factory farms are largely exempt from responsibility. Thank you for the great reporting, @kennytorrella.bsky.social www.marketplace.org/2025/02/11/b...
Reposted by Leslie Raabe
Bird flu is mutating—should we be concerned? Physicians Committee member Dr. Paula Rothman is. 🐓
In her @georgiarecorder.com op-ed, she explains how factory farming fuels viral outbreaks—and why shifting away from it is a win for public health.
georgiarecorder.com/2025/02/04/w...
In her @georgiarecorder.com op-ed, she explains how factory farming fuels viral outbreaks—and why shifting away from it is a win for public health.
georgiarecorder.com/2025/02/04/w...
Want to minimize chance of contracting bird flu? Eat less chicken • Georgia Recorder
I have been following closely our country’s bird flu crisis and am especially concerned about the recent revelation that a new strain of the virus, H5N9, has been detected in California. This is the d...
georgiarecorder.com
February 5, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Bird flu is mutating—should we be concerned? Physicians Committee member Dr. Paula Rothman is. 🐓
In her @georgiarecorder.com op-ed, she explains how factory farming fuels viral outbreaks—and why shifting away from it is a win for public health.
georgiarecorder.com/2025/02/04/w...
In her @georgiarecorder.com op-ed, she explains how factory farming fuels viral outbreaks—and why shifting away from it is a win for public health.
georgiarecorder.com/2025/02/04/w...
Reposted by Leslie Raabe
Today is World Cancer Day. 🌎
Up to 90% of cancer cases stem from environmental and lifestyle factors—including diet. Research shows that a fiber-rich, plant-based diet can play a role in reducing risk.
While treatments save lives, prevention is critical. Here’s what you need to know… 🧵
Up to 90% of cancer cases stem from environmental and lifestyle factors—including diet. Research shows that a fiber-rich, plant-based diet can play a role in reducing risk.
While treatments save lives, prevention is critical. Here’s what you need to know… 🧵
February 4, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Today is World Cancer Day. 🌎
Up to 90% of cancer cases stem from environmental and lifestyle factors—including diet. Research shows that a fiber-rich, plant-based diet can play a role in reducing risk.
While treatments save lives, prevention is critical. Here’s what you need to know… 🧵
Up to 90% of cancer cases stem from environmental and lifestyle factors—including diet. Research shows that a fiber-rich, plant-based diet can play a role in reducing risk.
While treatments save lives, prevention is critical. Here’s what you need to know… 🧵
Want to minimize chance of contracting bird flu? Eat less chicken georgiarecorder.com/2025/02/04/w...
Want to minimize chance of contracting bird flu? Eat less chicken • Georgia Recorder
I have been following closely our country’s bird flu crisis and am especially concerned about the recent revelation that a new strain of the virus, H5N9, has been detected in California. This is the d...
georgiarecorder.com
February 4, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Want to minimize chance of contracting bird flu? Eat less chicken georgiarecorder.com/2025/02/04/w...
How Native Americans are working to improve federal dietary guidelines www.statnews.com/2025/01/22/d... via @statnews.com
How Native Americans are working to improve federal dietary guidelines
As the former president of the Navajo Nation, I support changes to make the federal dietary guidelines emphasize plant-based food, writes Jonathan Nez.
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January 22, 2025 at 3:27 PM
How Native Americans are working to improve federal dietary guidelines www.statnews.com/2025/01/22/d... via @statnews.com
NC physician: Deemphasizing intensive animal agriculture will aid public health and the environment ncnewsline.com/2024/12/04/n...
December 4, 2024 at 2:14 PM
NC physician: Deemphasizing intensive animal agriculture will aid public health and the environment ncnewsline.com/2024/12/04/n...