The general public feeling today is that it’s ok to consume animal products as long as it comes from “humane” farms where animals are “happy” and have a …
Monthly Archives: February 2012
If the person truly understood what veganism was
As a vegan, I am often told that I should “respect [someone’s] decision to eat animals”. This can get problematic, because that is the antithesis of …
We could have thousands and thousands more vegans in Australia right now!
Many people I talk to think there is no problem with consuming animals as long as they are from “humane” or “free range” farms. I think this myth is …
I realized that I could face and address racism, sexism, and speciesism
I grew up eating meat even though my folks were vegetarians. While growing up it somehow became the “cool” thing to do. In the schools and colleges I …
Two paradigm shifts
There are two paradigm shifts people experience, each one reducing speciesism: first, embracing personal veganism; second, embracing abolitionist …
No amount of regulation can change that
Even if we did find some way to eliminate every single practice involving physical mutilation, it’s impossible to make slavery and murder anything other …
I influenced my whole family to go vegan
My mother was a bit worried about me being vegan, and made me research first to show her that I could get all my nutrients on a vegan diet. After that I …
If we want milk, and cheese, we really should be eating veal as well
As long as there is a dairy industry there will be excess production of calves, and if nobody’s going to eat them, those calves aren’t going to be sent …
"Humane slavery is [NOT] okay!"
The biggest obstacles to reaching our goals are the ignorance of people unwilling to see the truth and the counter-productiveness of groups promoting a …
From the moment they are born to the moment they are slaughtered
I’m a Brazilian writer living in Florida since 1999. I became a vegan when I was 43 years old after I saw an explanation on the internet about all the …