Animal Person

DECEMBER 22, 2009

For me, atheism and veganism go hand-in-hand. Most of us were born to or adopted by people who eat animals and believe in a god, and that was all a mere accident of birth and/or geography. We, atheists and vegans, ask: What do we know to be true, and what are we going to do about it? Am I the only one who sees it this way?

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Vegan Ethics Adoptable Suffering 100

Animal Person

JULY 6, 2010

On Friday, June 25, I received a call from an attorney who said a little girl was born the evening prior, her adoption fell through and she needed a family. Because we planned to adopt I had been researching eco-friendly, vegan nursery items but had yet to purchase a thing. And on Sunday, June 27, we brought her home!

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Humane Animal Cows Greyhounds 100

Animal Person

AUGUST 10, 2010

I'm not one of those people who thinks family is composed of only humans or humans who are biologically related. That's one of the reasons adopting wasn't a stretch for me at all mentally. Just ask former cattle rancher Howard Lyman , who is now a vegan and animal rights activist.

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Family Factory Farm Factory Farming Cows 100

Animal Person

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

And I received confirmation of something I've known since 2004, when we adopted retired racing greyhound, Violet Rays: That there's sort of a critical period for dog-behavior acquisition, and if it's missed, the dog isn't likely to mature into the type of loving being whose behavior we've come to associate with "pet" dogs. And he details why.

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Dogs Pit Bulls Greyhounds Kennels 100

Animal Ethics

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

That's because those who read Animal Ethics with regularity know that there are many compelling reasons to adopt a vegetarian lifestyle. What might be less obvious is that each of these reasons actually gives us a reason to adopt an entirely plant-based vegan diet, devoid of animal products.

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Lacto-Ovo Vegetarian Vegan Veal 40

Animal Person

MAY 26, 2010

Reading thousand-word long posts in black type on a plain white screen with nothing interesting to look at isn't exactly a satisfying sensory experience. Lesson #20 We still don't know what will make a critical mass of people go vegan. Yes, I see on Twitter that someone read Eating Animals and went vegan that day. So I failed.

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Vegan Suffering Free Range Animal 100