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?" Why not join Oprah in her experiment? What's left?'

Vegan 40

Vegan Vegan Lifestyle Cruelty Chickens 40

Animal Person

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

The two objections to a vegan Thanksgiving that I hear most often are: It's our tradition and Because it tastes good. And I want Baby Sky to grow up in a home where there is just as much respect for chickens and calves and fishes as there is for greyhounds and cats and people. They would say they love animals. It's our tradition.

Greyhounds 100

Greyhounds Forced Molting Debeaking Vegan 100

Animal Person

AUGUST 5, 2009

The problem with that statement is it's not as if farmers are searching "the wild" for cows, pigs, chicken and fish, plucking them from their homes, and plopping them on a farm to live out their (shortened) lives prior to slaughter. The choice isn't the wild or the farm. Besides, we have choices.

Gazelles 100

Gazelles Slaughter Slaughtered Deer 100

Animal Person

MAY 23, 2009

I've used the term "animal activism" lately as an experiment. I want to talk about why we shouldn't be using animals and that it's infinitely easier to be a vegan than it was 20 years ago. So there are more vegans and fewer animals used by humans, right? I'm trying to gauge people's receptivity to what I'm about to say.

Animal Advocacy 100

Animal Advocacy PETA Animal Advocacy 100

Animal Person

OCTOBER 26, 2009

And if you know someone who still eats fish or anyone else from the sea, this is a fantastic book, as I don't recall anyone giving sea creatures the respect they deserve in a long time (and telling their audience the truth about their lives and deaths). N]o fish gets a good death. Not great, but good. He never says he is.

Factory Farm 100

Factory Farm Factory Farming Animal Vegan 100

Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 15, 2009

Most moral vegetarians list fish and fowl as animals one should not eat. Vegan vegetarians who eat only vegetables, fruit, and nuts do not completely remove all microorganisms from their food, even with repeated cleaning. Clearly, cows, pigs, sheep, chickens, and fish do not consent to being eaten. What Meat Should Not Be Eaten?

Morals 40

Morals Vegetarian Meat Killing 40