Let me clarify: I am not a vegan because I “love animals”. Rather, veganism is about justice. It is not a “lifestyle choice”. It is not a “personal …
Monthly Archives: May 2011
This year I've basically become a vegetarian since the only meat I'm eating is from animals I've killed myself
This year, my personal challenge is around being thankful for the food I have to eat. I think many people forget that a living being has to die for you …
I am an atheist and a vegan because I believe in equality
I am an atheist because I do not believe in superior beings, and I am vegan because I do not believe in inferior ones.
It shouldn't matter what other human or nonhuman animals do or do not do
It shouldn’t matter what other human or nonhuman animals do or do not do. All that should matter is what YOU do and how YOU feel when you do it. I for …
The only logical and rational way to react
I’m vegan because it is the only logical and rational way to react to the knowledge that other beings are sentient and suffer and do not wish to be …
There are many ways it could be done more humanely
Now, I don’t believe that humans were never supposed to have consumed animals or used their by-products. We needed to, for shelter, food, tools, and …
A matter of morality
An elephant may weigh more than a chicken but not as a matter of …
"Because if you did, you'd be vegan yourself"
So it saddens me to see so many social progressives—gays included—who scoff at the idea of animal rights and veganism. In the fall of 2008, my husband …