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Veganism is the "End Stage?"

Animal Person

Here's what I don't understand: If veganism is the end, then doesn't that make me finished? And is deep concern for animals, which is an admirable feeling to have, the only reason people go vegan? Part Deux of " For the Budding Vegan Author.". Doesn't that mean I've done all I can do for sentient nonhumans? What about justice?

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On Vegan Grenades

Animal Person

You know those jokes that you get a minute later that are referred to as joke grenades? Well, I think the grenade metaphor also applies to conversion to veganism. There is often lag time between the critical mass event and its accompanying decision to go vegan--and the the actual doing: being a vegan. What does this mean?

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On Talking With Veterinarians About Vegan Food

Animal Person

We have a request, and it's an issue I've written about a handful of times but never had this particular question answered by readers: How do you talk with your vet--who is against feeding your dog vegan food--about your choice to do so? I'm fortunate to have a regular (non-specialist) vet who has no problem at all with a vegan diet for dogs.

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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.

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Lessons Learned From 4 Years of Animal Person, Part 2

Animal Person

And how, for the love of God, people have got so stop saying things like Vegan Before 6! See Vegan Between Meals for more). You might want to refer to omnivores as "corpse munchers." But I'm not referring to them. I'm referring to people who want to bully or attack and not have to deal with the consequences.

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On Scheduling Epiphanies. and Coral Snakes

Animal Person

I have a column on my Tweetdeck (an application for ease of Twitter use on my desktop) called "vegan," where all tweets from all tweeple who mention "vegan" are listed in somewhat real time. Finally, I'm pretty sure I'm not in his demographic, but I've seen a lot of tweeting about people going vegan after watching Onision.

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Why Top Chef Makes Me So Mad

Critter News

Throughout the entire show, the judges and contestants always refer to their meats as the "protein." Vegetarians and vegans know that you get protein from vegetables. UPDATE On Top Chef Masters Season 1, a show in which famous chefs compete against each other for charity, there was a vegan episode. That's not true.

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