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On Going Vegan

Animal Person

First I have to say that my husband and I were in our courtyard last night, with wine, vegan pizza with shiitakes, portobellos and chanterelles (still working through that five-pound bag of Daiya cheese), and Diana Krall playing. But today's post is about World Vegan Day, so onward. Some go vegetarian first, then vegan.

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Vegan Atheist 40+ Parenting

Animal Person

I was going to change Animal Person to Vegan Atheist 40+ Parenting and come back to blogging. Hal Herzog writes about how many people who say they are vegetarians will also say they ate meat within the last 24 hours. And of course, many self-identified vegetarians eat fishes and/or chickens. He laughed, but nervously.

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On Vegan Devastation at PF Chang's

Animal Person

From VegCooking , courtesy of PeTA: The vegan-friendly attitude of P.F. Vegan dishes are among the bestsellers. There I was, going to lunch with newbie vegan, Cristy, who is terrified of restaurants since going vegan. S: There's only one thing on our menu that's vegan. Balderdash, I tell you! Oh, the humanity!

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The Book That Saved Derrick Jensen's Life

Animal Person

The book, which I have not read, that saved Derrick Jensen 's life is called The Vegetarian Myth: Food, Justice, and Sustainability by Lierre Keith, who was a vegan for 20 years, suffered serious medical problems, and started feeling better when she recommenced eating animals. Throughout the book, Keith mocks vegetarians and vegans.

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Hal Herzog's "Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat"

Animal Person

Hal Herzog’s “ Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat ” (Harper 2011), though fascinating, is ultimately depressing for vegans and animal rights activists. Well, as it turns out neither a trip to a slaughterhouse nor killing an animal yourself is powerful enough to make people go vegan. But I’m merely making his point.

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On "Home"

Animal Person

As I've written previously, I never pushed him to go vegan, and now that he is I don't push him to do any vegan education. not deeply of course, but sufficiently so you get a clear picture that is impossible to deny. And he texted or Facebooked friends with various statistical tidbits and a recommendation to watch the film.

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On Fighting for "Animal Rights"

Animal Person

Of course , I say to myself, language is worth fighting for. And it usually involves exchanges with non-vegans. I could debate about language all day, with vegans and non-vegans. --would call HSUS an animal rights group (after all, HSUS doesn't even do that). Won't the battle always be won by common usage/the majority?