Critter News
NOVEMBER 16, 2010
For example, why is it so hard for our family members and co-workers – many of whom have companion animals that they love – to cut cruelty from their diets and go vegan? And why do so many people say the oppose the cruel practices of factory farming, yet still eat meat, eggs and dairy products?
Animal Person
SEPTEMBER 22, 2009
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). And the wife says that one thing the family does is eat less meat and eggs (and they raise the animals on their land), but even that is glossed over.
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Animal Person
FEBRUARY 19, 2010
What about being torn from your family? If a person cares about what "livestock" experience on their way to becoming "meat," there is one easy, inexpensive action that person can take to make certain s/he is not a party to the various kinds and levels of suffering and injustice the animals experience. What about being raped?
Animal Person
OCTOBER 26, 2009
I say "if you know someone" because this isn't a book I'd recommend to vegans for their vegan education efforts. The vegans I know would probably find it a bit maddening, and here's why: We aren't sure whether Foer is a vegan. He is against it for himself and his family. Not great, but good. He never says he is.
Animal Ethics
JANUARY 2, 2008
Spend more time with family and friends. If you currently eat meat, make a commitment to reduce your consumption of animals in January and stop eating them altogether in February. If you are already a vegetarian, make this the year that you decide to go vegan. Free recipes can be found at The Vegan Chef and Vegan Connection.
Animal Person
AUGUST 25, 2010
Assuming that the fish are kept in a large aquarium that mimics their natural habitat, and that the keeper treats the fish as family (as they would a rescued dog, cat, rabbit, etc.), Of course that also brings up the dilemma of feeding cats and fish, who are omnivores and actually need to eat some meat in order to be healthy.
Animal Ethics
DECEMBER 31, 2006
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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