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On "The Age of Stupid"

Animal Person

I liked the way the film connects oil use to an oil company. And there is a family in rural England who charts their energy use and we see that food is the second highest use of energy for them (air travel takes up the most). Tags: Activism Current Affairs Film climate change film review The Age of Stupid veganism.

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On "Food Inc."

Animal Person

There's no remotely vegan or even vegetarian (though I'm not even sure what the latter would look like) message. We also know that many companies with admirable business practices have been bought by colossal corporations (e.g., We eat animals, and the CAFO system is an evil, filthy, cruel one, but it doesn't have to be that way.

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On "Pets" and "Its"

Animal Person

Also, the have families (as if other animals don't). Meanwhile, gorillas don't live in a traditional human family structure of mom, dad and kids, but somehow their family structure is an important reason for us to save them. Tags: Books Ethics Language parenting publishing speciesism veganism. But someone out there isn't.

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Make This the Year You Do Right by Animals

Animal Ethics

Spend more time with family and friends. If you are already a vegetarian, make this the year that you decide to go vegan. Spend more time with family and friends—I will do X in the evening with my spouse or partner, and I will do Y with my kids on the weekend (where you and your family and friends fill in the variables appropriately).

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Resolve to Do Right by Animals in 2007!

Animal Ethics

Spend more time with family and friends. Spend more time with family and friends—I will do X in the evening with my spouse or partner, and I will do Y with my kids on the weekend (where you and your family and friends fill in the variables appropriately). Lose weight. Quit smoking. Exercise more. Eat right. Drink less alcohol.

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The One Animal Product You Should Feed Your Children

Animal Ethics

According to Dr. Spock: Most families have become more conscious about the fat content of meats, and many are choosing the lower-fat cuts. My emphasis] There are other reasons why families are looking more favorably at plant-based choices. Michael Klaper, Pregnancy, Children, and the Vegan Diet , p. How sick and twisted is that.

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