Animal Person

SEPTEMBER 19, 2009

The Factual table I posted yesterday annoyed me a bit, and here's why: the categories "vegan," "vegetarian," and "vegan-friendly." Vegan: Got it. Whether or not vegetarians equate that fact with "friendly" is a different story--it's the people at the establishment who think they're being "friendly."

Vegan 100

Vegan Vegetarian Chicago Ethics 100

Animal Ethics

APRIL 11, 2008

Every day, some people switch from meat-based diets to vegetarian diets. Every day, some people make the switch to entirely plant-based vegan diets. Consider, e.g., the traditional low animal-protein diets in rural China and the vegetarian diets of 15 million Jains.) At the same time, try a vegetarian diet for a month.

Vegetarian 40

Vegetarian Meat Industry Meat Industry 40

Animal Ethics

APRIL 16, 2009

In my 40s, I became a vegetarian because I was saving sick and injured birds, and I just couldn’t eat them and save them. My doctor says my tremendous health and strength are due to my being a vegan. After time in the Marines, I veered strongly away from eating creatures, thinking of their suffering.

New York Times 40

New York Times New York Proposition 2 Free Range 40