Veganism
Animal Ethics
JULY 9, 2012
A professional football player has gone vegan. It's not clear whether he's doing it for moral reasons, for health reasons, or both.
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President Clinton Goes Vegan!
Animal Ethics
SEPTEMBER 19, 2010
President Clinton has been following an essentially vegan diet since May for its health benefits. [A A vegan diet is an entirely plant-based diet centered around whole grains, vegetables, fruit, and beans, and contains absolutely no animal products (i.e., President Clinton discusses his decision to go vegan here.
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Deliciously Vegan!
Animal Ethics
JANUARY 24, 2008
Meat eaters (and even some lacto-ovo-vegetarians) think this way because they mistakenly think that vegans eat an austere, bland diet consisting mostly of twigs and seeds with occasionally some plain tasteless tofu thrown in. If you want to see just how delectable vegan food can be, check out the Walking the Vegan Line blog.
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Vegan Goes Mainstream!
Animal Ethics
JUNE 5, 2008
Oprah Winfrey goes vegan for 21 days. On Day 1 of her 21-day experiment with veganism, Oprah aptly asked: "How can you say you're trying to spiritually evolve, without even a thought about what happens to the animals whose lives are sacrificed in the name of gluttony?" See both Oprah's blog and this story for details.
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Animal Ethics
MAY 10, 2007
Here is a tragic story about misguided vegans. John Stuart Mill (1806-1873) famously said that "There is no difficulty in proving any ethical standard whatever to work ill if we suppose universal idiocy to be conjoined with it." ( Utilitarianism [1861], chap. The same could be said of any diet.
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Ethical Veganism
Animal Ethics
MAY 19, 2007
Here , for your consideration, is the blog of a convert to ethical veganism.
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Reasons Consistently Applied
Animal Ethics
SEPTEMBER 7, 2009
I suspect that many regular readers of Animal Ethics are already vegetarians. That's because those who read Animal Ethics with regularity know that there are many compelling reasons to adopt a vegetarian lifestyle. One cannot produce eggs or dairy products on a large scale without the wholesale exploitation of animals.
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Think Vegan Food Must Be Boring and Bland? Think Again!
Animal Ethics
JANUARY 24, 2007
People who have eaten meat and dairy products their entire lives, often simply can't imagine what vegans eat. Vegan chefs Isa Chandra Moskowitz and Terry Hope Romero are doing their part to put an end to the misconception that vegan cuisine is boring and bland. Still skeptical about how tasty vegan fare can be?
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From the Mailbag
Animal Ethics
JANUARY 15, 2007
I've been an ethical vegan for 12 years; for me it was a straightforward transition. I have recently decided my veganism, in and of itself, was not enough. I have recently decided my veganism, in and of itself, was not enough. I must advocate on behalf of the animals in other ways. Sincerely, greg
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Vegan Eating Out
Animal Ethics
OCTOBER 16, 2008
Here is a blog for your consideration. The blog's owner needs to repair the site, which is jumbled.
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Animal Ethics
FEBRUARY 10, 2008
Here is a blog for your consideration. I will add it to the blogroll.
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Animal Ethics
JANUARY 1, 2010
Why not make this the year that you get serious and take a meaningful step toward improving your health and reducing your waistline by experimenting with a vegan diet for 21 days. It has never been easier to try out a vegan diet. Today marks Day 1 of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine's 21-Day Vegan Kickstart.
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Vegan Eating Out
Animal Ethics
OCTOBER 26, 2008
The website has been redesigned. It looks good.
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Growing Meat vs. Going Vegetarian
Animal Ethics
APRIL 11, 2008
Every day, some people make the switch to entirely plant-based vegan diets. Some people make the switch for ethical reasons, others for health reasons, others out of concern for the environment, and some for a combination of all these reasons. While by no means optimistic, I'm certainly less pessimistic than Ausubel.
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From Today's New York Times
Animal Ethics
NOVEMBER 24, 2009
Steiner might feel less lonely as an ethical vegan—he says he has just five vegan friends—if he recognized that he has allies in mere vegetarians (like me), ethical omnivores and even carnivores. Go vegan, go vegetarian, go humane or just eat less meat. 22, 2009 To the Editor: I am an ethical vegan.
The Perils of Veganism
Animal Ethics
MAY 21, 2007
Do fetuses and infants need animal products in order to survive and flourish? See here.
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From Today's New York Times
Animal Ethics
MARCH 6, 2014
Compassionate consumers can take a stand against this cruelty by choosing vegan options. It is no more acceptable to confine 60 hens for their entire lives in a cage that you report is “about the size of a Ford F-150 pickup truck’s flatbed” than it would be to treat 60 cats similarly.
From Today's New York Times
Animal Ethics
SEPTEMBER 15, 2008
To the Editor: Re “ In-Flight Plight of a Famished Vegan ” (“Frequent Flier” column, Business Day, Sept. Unhealthy airport food is a nuisance for vegetarians and vegans, but it affects all exhausted travelers seeking nutritious meals to help them make it to their destinations.
From Today's New York Times
Animal Ethics
MAY 23, 2007
To the Editor: Re “ Death by Veganism ,” by Nina Planck (Op-Ed, May 21): I am a nutritionist who testified as an expert witness for the prosecution in the criminal trial of the parents of Crown Shakur. As the lead prosecutor in this case told the jury, this poor infant was not killed by a vegan diet. Contrary to Ms.
From Today's New York Times
Animal Ethics
JULY 19, 2011
To the Editor: Re “ Egg Producers and Humane Society Urging Federal Standard on Hen Cages ” (Business Day, July 8): I’m a vegetarian who turned vegan after coming to terms with the fact that just because I was eating hormone-free, antibiotic-free, even free-range organic eggs didn’t mean that egg-producing hens were living a cruelty-free life.
From the Mailbag
Animal Ethics
OCTOBER 7, 2009
Nearly 700 registrants converged on Central Park, making the event quite possibly the largest gathering of people standing in solidarity with farm animals ever. Special guest Jane Velez-Mitchell , host of HLN’s “Issues with Jane Velez-Mitchell,” delivered one of the most powerful pro-vegan, pro-animal speeches I’ve ever heard.
From the Mailbag
Animal Ethics
MARCH 18, 2008
I am a long time vegetarian, now vegan for 10 years, and animal lover.
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From Today's New York Times
Animal Ethics
OCTOBER 31, 2010
While ever more consumers are going vegetarian or vegan, almost every consumer is demanding that companies take steps to reduce animal suffering. Bell & Evans has heard them and set a new standard in the chicken-supply industry. McDonald’s, are you listening?
From Today's New York Times
Animal Ethics
OCTOBER 30, 2007
25): Thank you for another thoughtful piece by Verlyn Klinkenborg, who admirably makes the point that taking an animal’s life should not be a cavalier endeavor. To the Editor: Re “ Two Pigs ” (The Rural Life, Oct.
From the Mailbag
Animal Ethics
JANUARY 17, 2007
I have been working in the animal movement for several decades on 2 continents, and have been vegetarian for nearly 40 years and vegan for 25 of those years. Alley Cat Rescue serves vegan food at our gatherings, and encourages all groups that work with cats and dogs to do the same. I enjoy your website a lot.
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From the Mailbag
Animal Ethics
NOVEMBER 22, 2007
Hi Mylan, We just posted an article " Top 50 Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurants in the World." I thought I'd bring it to your attention just in case you think your readers would find it interesting. Either way, thanks for your time! Amy S Quinn
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Animal Ethics
DECEMBER 15, 2006
The mission of Compassionate Cooks is to empower people to make informed food choices and to debunk myths about veganism. I do this through the vegan cooking classes I teach and the articles and essays I write. (I
From the Mailbag
Animal Ethics
MARCH 2, 2007
I am writing to ask if you would consider listing The Happy Vegan in your links list. Good afternoon: I have been reading your blog today, and must admit that I have learned a great deal! Thank you! It would be greatly appreciated! Thank you, Birdie Pappalardo
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Animal Ethics
JULY 18, 2008
Humans, and most animals, produce cholesterol naturally, but the problem is when we “supplement” this biologically occurring substance. Cholesterol is found only in foods derived from animals, like meat, cheese and eggs. I suppose you can say that I started to control my cholesterol level 17 years ago when I was a young woman.
Moral Vegetarianism, Part 4 of 13
Animal Ethics
MARCH 8, 2009
Suppose further that such blood is obtained without killing the animal and without causing the animal pain. Would the blood drinker be sinning against the principles of lactovo moral vegetarianism or just the principles of vegan moral vegetarianism? Would the blood be analogous to milk or eggs?
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Animal Ethics
JANUARY 9, 2009
Two varieties of moral vegetarianism can be distinguished: lactovo moral vegetarianism and vegan moral vegetarianism. Lactovo and vegan moral vegetarianism can be subdivided into what might be called new and old or traditional moral vegetarianism. Each argument has an audience.
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From Today's New York Times
Animal Ethics
JANUARY 16, 2007
11), about vegan-friendly fashion: Not only is it chic to wear fashion that has some conscience and imagination to it, but there also is a marvelous inner feeling of knowing that one is not using one’s clothing to wage a war on nature. To the Editor: Re “ Uncruel Beauty ” (Thursday Styles, Jan.
Philip E. Devine on Vegetarianism
Animal Ethics
SEPTEMBER 23, 2009
To that extent, he will be not only a vegetarian, but also a vegan, one who abstains not only from meat but also from animal products. One might of course defend the consumption of animal products, while opposing the eating of meat, on the ground that killing a steer, say, produces more suffering than separating a cow from her calf.
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From the Mailbag
Animal Ethics
JANUARY 3, 2007
Registration fee includes a catered vegan lunch. Cost is $45 per person by April 6; $50 per person after April 6. Students with valid college identification pay $35. All reservations are required by April 20.
Meat, Cancer, and the Cumulative Case for Ethical Vegetarianism
Animal Ethics
JANUARY 20, 2008
748) This same ADA position paper points out that: Well-planned vegan, lacto-vegetarian, and lacto-ovo-vegetarian diets are appropriate for all stages of the life cycle, including during pregnancy and lactation. What’s good for us is good for the animals. Ethical synergy at work.
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Animal Ethics
APRIL 2, 2007
Eating dead animals and animal products is bad for people, bad for animals and bad for the planet. The next logical step for those who eat in restaurants is to demand more vegetarian-vegan options on their menus. Judith Abeles San Diego, March 26, 2007
From Today's New York Times
Animal Ethics
JANUARY 30, 2008
But there is indeed a simple answer to these problems: Go vegan. To the Editor: Re “ Rethinking the Meat-Guzzler ” (Week in Review, Jan. 27): Mark Bittman answered my prayers by writing an article exposing how the meat industry contributes to global warming, world hunger and other issues plaguing our world. Elaine Sloan New York, Jan.
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