Remove Raised Remove Science Remove Suffering Remove Vegan
article thumbnail

From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

Steiner might feel less lonely as an ethical vegan—he says he has just five vegan friends—if he recognized that he has allies in mere vegetarians (like me), ethical omnivores and even carnivores. Go vegan, go vegetarian, go humane or just eat less meat. 22, 2009 To the Editor: I am an ethical vegan.

article thumbnail

From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

2, 2009 The writer is dean of the College of Natural, Applied and Health Sciences at Kean University. Niman obscures the well-evidenced connection between veganism and environmentalism. Can anyone in good conscience be complicit with the unnecessary suffering and slaughter of another sentient being? Toney Union, N.J.,

article thumbnail

On "Imposing" Our Beliefs on Our Children

Animal Person

But what I do is "imposing" or "forcing" veganism and atheism on my child. As far as atheism goes, I'd rather my child have a healthy skepticism that is fact driven and science driven. That she might suffer tremendously in her life, and that the Being With Ultimate Power is actually doing her a favor by making her suffer.

Suffering 100