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Cow-clad zealots from the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) promise to dump a "smelly deposit" by the World Bank because they object to bank policies that support animal agricultural development in Third World countries. As the Daily Oklahoman said in an anti-PETA editorial a few days ago: "PETA just keeps tripping over itself…[T]he length to which it goes to promote vegetarianism trivializes concerns" for animals and humans.

Taking advantage of all the press hoopla about a supposed "obesity epidemic" among humans, Purina Pet Products has declared that there is "an epidemic of canine obesity" too. As one might expect, Purina is cashing in with a bevy of products designed to help owners trim down their doggie.

One of the most cherished memories for many children in the nation's capital is the yearly "Easter-Egg Roll" on the White House lawn. This year, the nannies from United Poultry Concern are planning to spoil the fun by scaring children with stories of the supposed "total suffering" of egg-laying hens.

The Wall Street Journal editorializes that there is a growing group of "environmental radicals and federal bureaucrats" who are determined not to "let a little thing like what science knows, or can know" get in the way of their goals to destroy products they don't approve of, like bio-engineered food.

For fresh insight into the "nanny culture," check out these articles on India's leading critic of Western food companies and new agricultural technologies, Vandana Shiva. Shiva has been cast as a central figure in this weekend's protests of the World Bank/IMF in Washington, D.C. (Pro-Shiva article) (Anti-Shiva article)

Indiana Governor Frank O’Bannon, whose support of the so-called “Great American Meatout” baffled many Hoosiers who depend upon cattle for their livelihood, has indicated his proclamation was a “staff mistake,”…

According to junk science expert Steve Milloy, celebrity chefs, led by nannies from the Chefs Collaborative 2000, are holding a press conference today at one of Philadelphia’s most expensive restaurants…

A coalition of environmental groups, labor, consumer groups, and anti-agribusiness groups is attempting to gain more influence in setting international food policy. With America’s leading anti-choice group, the Center for…

Activists protesting the practices of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank have begun descending on Washington, D.C. Food and menu choices are at the heart of the protests. Saturday, the nannies had a rally where they put on a skit praising resistance to genetically modified foods. "No more World Bank, IMF, in our kitchen, in our front yards. Bring 'em down!" was the battle cry. Keep tuned here for intensive coverage of the protests through April 18th with our live "Protest Cam" and daily updates from the scene.

The nannies are bringing their traveling protest show to Washington next week to try and shut down the International Monetary Fund/World Bank meetings. Check our website daily to see what they anti-meat, anti-dairy, anti-genetically engineered, and other anti-choice nannies are up to. We'll have all the breaking news along with photos and video coverage. Don't miss it!