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On Taxes, Veganism and "Pets"

Animal Person

I've written about my ambivalence regarding "pet" ownership/guardianship/insert-whatever-term-you're-comfortable-with, and also about my strong belief in helping individuals, but I don't recall addressing whether the having of pets is not vegan. I remember the first time I read an article by a prominent vegan--maybe it was David Cantor ?--who

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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. I neglected to take the camera into the courtyard in the beginning, though I did bring the hounds and their beds.

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New Hub for Animal Rights

Animal Person

The tag line is: "Challenging oppression and injustice, against nonhuman animals, humans, and earth — one vegan, environmentalist, feminist, social-justice-loving, all-around-progressive post at a time. I am Mary Martin, and my first post is " On the Neglect of Animals by The Left." I'll be posting as Mary Martin, because.

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On "The Age of Stupid"

Animal Person

And in the pre and post show (that I saw), even in the interviews with the celebrities who are known vegetarians (I know, I know, they're not vegans.), Tags: Activism Current Affairs Film climate change film review The Age of Stupid veganism. I think those are the only references to diet.

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On Helping Individuals and Utilitarianism

Animal Person

Or printed thousands of copies of vegan leaflets. I find that though utilitarians like Peter Singer do have a certain consistency that lulls me into thinking all is well and fair and just, the flip side of that is a startling neglect of the individual. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics.

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