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"Exploring the Intersection of Personal Beliefs and Veganism: Understanding the Ethical Treatment of Animals"

Reddit Animals

If you are wondering whether veganism aligns with your personal beliefs, consider the following question: Do you think that it is acceptable to inflict harm and take the lives of animals for reasons that are not necessary? Ultimately, it is up to each individual to align their actions with their beliefs regarding animal welfare.

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Vegan Atheist 40+ Parenting

Animal Person

I was going to change Animal Person to Vegan Atheist 40+ Parenting and come back to blogging. Photo of vegan Baby Sky at Tire Kingdom (time to replace the tires on the Element) in her Isabooties , organic BumGenius diaper (though she does do her business on her potty most of the time) and random, hand-me-down T-shirt. .

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On Atheism and Veganism

Animal Person

For me, atheism and veganism go hand-in-hand. We, atheists and vegans, ask: What do we know to be true, and what are we going to do about it? And because of that, we know that the just thing to do is to act accordingly: to be vegans. Am I the only one who sees it this way?

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Natalie Portman's Vegan Transition

Critter News

Here's an October interview with Natalie Portman who recently went vegan. Tags: vegan. Been meaning to post it for a while.

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Operation Pancake: Are Vegan Restaurants in LA Really Vegan?

Critter News

Here is a long post from Quarrygirl.com about an investigation they did into some LA restaurants to find out if they are actually vegan. Tags: vegan. I'd comment on it but I haven't read it yet! But I will tonight. From the looks of it, they did some serious investigative work.

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Cool Vegan Website!

Critter News

Thanks to Rose for forwarding a link to Vegan Yum Yum , a cool food website for vegans! Tags: vegan recipes food.

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On Veganism and Adoption

Animal Person

I don't, for the record, consider this issue analogous to omnivores dating vegans, as my husband went vegan overnight three years ago this month. I think vegans dating omnivores is a great idea as it's an opportunity to support someone in a way that you really can't support anyone else. And this is where I think about veganism.

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Where Does Vegan Baby Sky Get Her Protein?

Animal Person

No matter what your beliefs are, when you're a parent you educate yourself about parenting style, nutrition (and Ginny Messina 's fabulous Vegan for Life recently arrived and includes nutrition information as well as sample menus for kids!) and formal education options (if you're lucky enough to have options).

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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. But today's post is about World Vegan Day, so onward. Some go vegetarian first, then vegan.

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Try a Vegan Thanksgiving!

Critter News

Here's a site with some Thanksgiving recipes for vegans. And you should try them out even if you're NOT a vegan. Tags: vegan thanksgiving turkey massacre. I know it's a little late, but look it over and see if there's something you like. One should give thanks year round!

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Vegan Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies!

Critter News

A great dessert from Vegan Nutritionista! Tags: vegan vegetarian food.

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On Being Vegan "Friendly"

Animal Person

The Factual table I posted yesterday annoyed me a bit, and here's why: the categories "vegan," "vegetarian," and "vegan-friendly." Vegan: Got it. It was a fabulous vegan meal. My point is that being surrounded by the sights and smells of death and suffering isn't what I'd call "friendly" to me as a vegan.

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Ellen DeGeneres Goes Vegan?

Critter News

Tags: vegan.

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Vegan Lunchbox Blog Worth a Read

Critter News

I found this blog today and it's got some cool recipes for vegans. Tags: vegan recipes food. I also like reading people's ideas about food.

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Vegan Cosmetics Are Out There

Critter News

Tags: vegan cosmetics vegetarian.

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Casting Call: Need Vegans

Critter News

An Animal Friendly Life has the details about a new documentary on vegans.

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Natalie Portman's Vegan Shoes Not Sustainable?

Critter News

For example, here's Econista's take on Natalie Portman's vegan shoe line. Recently Natalie Portman appeared on Bravo's Project Runway hocking her vegan shoe line Te Cesan. While her shoes are adorable, I personally don't think certain vegan shoes are sustainable. message to some of the vegan footwear makers).

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The Best in Vegan Education

Animal Person

Other than being a vegan, the most important actions you can take to help animals who are used for food are: Give generously to organizations that help those sentient nonhumans directly, such as Peaceful Prairie Sanctuary , Maple Farm Sanctuary , Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary and Eastern Shore Sanctuary. Give generously to Tribe of Heart.

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On Mainstreaming Veganism

Animal Person

Vegans are now on the mainstream's radar, and unlike some vegans, I do care about what goes on in the mainstream. And last night I volunteered at an event benefiting the Office Depot Foundation (which provides backpacks for kids loaded with school essentials, among other things) and someone asked me if there were any vegan desserts!

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On Vegan Grenades

Animal Person

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. There's intention, then the becoming, then the vegan. What does this mean? And I don't judge him.

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On Atheism and Veganism, Part Deux

Animal Person

" On Atheism and Veganism " created what was for the most part a respectful, interesting discussion that brought up a couple of items I'd like to clarify or explore. First off, I began the post with, "For me, atheism and veganism go hand-in-hand." But in my vegan advocacy that's the perfect place to begin (or end).

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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 the Vegan "Diet"

Animal Person

My dogs eat vegan dog food. To say they are vegans is odd to me, though I have done that as the distinction is lost on most people and for the sake of a swift message it does the job. When I first saw PCRM's " Kickstart Your Health With a Vegan Diet " campaign, I let out a bit of a sigh. At least they didn't say "vegan cleanse."

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On Keeping "Vegan" Pure

Animal Person

Kelly wondered whether the term "vegan" is " worth fighting for " given the latest trend of seemingly oxymoronish (waiting for that one to hit Webster's) terminology from the mouths of people who want to find a way to use animals, yet make it appear that they're not. Is vegan a diet ? Before 6pm, he doesn't eat animals.

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On Mixing Bowl and Vegan Education

Animal Person

Though there are plenty of sites by and for vegans, I like this idea because it provides a built-in opportunity to convert people to veganism because you are side-by-side with them, so to speak, on the same site. Vegans seek out vegan sites, but a nonvegan looking for a chocolate cake recipe probably won't seek out a vegan site.

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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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How to Plan a Vegan Wedding

Creature Talk

The title of this post makes it sound like I actually have a clue as to how to plan a vegan wedding. Having my wedding here, as opposed to in my small hometown of 130 people, was partially because of my strong desire to make sure my wedding was vegan. But guess what? I don’t. It’s been kind of a disaster. Oh really?

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Newsweek Editor Goes Vegan

Animal Person

Did you see that Newsweek editor David Noonan went vegan (see " I Can't Believe I'm Still a Vegan ")? He clearly needs a bit of encouragement as he finds it "sort of a pain in the ass. And kind of boring, too." But congratulations to Noonan for doing it and writing about it and sticking with it!

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On Deep Vegan Outreach and Dr. Ray Greek

Animal Person

I also saw two items of particular interest to the mission of Animal Rights and AntiOppression as well as Animal Person on the Interwebs: An introduction to "Deep Vegan Outreach" and an open letter from Dr. Ray Greek. What do you think about Deep Vegan Outreach?

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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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On Vegan Devastation at PF Chang's

Animal Person

From VegCooking , courtesy of PeTA: The vegan-friendly attitude of P.F. Vegan dishes are among the bestsellers. There I was, going to lunch with newbie vegan, Cristy, who is terrified of restaurants since going vegan. S: There's only one thing on our menu that's vegan. Balderdash, I tell you! Oh, the humanity!

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Help Cristy Go Vegan

Animal Person

She knows going vegan is the right thing to do. She has said she wants to go vegan and knows it's the right thing to do, but she doesn't want to replace the problems she already has with new ones (she sort of has a handle on them now). Help Cristy go vegan. She is very thin and has a history of gut-related issues.

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The (Re)Veganizing of the Greyhounds

Animal Person

I have fed Charles Hobson Booger, III and Violet Rays every type of diet from raw (as in, turkey necks and chicken backs) to pre-made raw (comes in patties with greens and bones and supplements in it), to homemade vegan to Evolution to pre-made vegan ingredients to a combo. Despite Violet's diabetes, she was never the problem.

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New Factual Table for Vegans

Animal Person

Check out this new table by Factual that helps you instantly locate vegan restaurants in the US, and includes mapquest links as well as links to reviews. Would you use it? What do you think about the idea and how it is executed? (I I am not involved in any way other than I was asked to post it for feedback.).

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For the Budding Vegan Author

Animal Person

Books are obvious opportunities for advocacy and vegan education. How successful they are at creating new vegans or animal rights advocates depends on many factors. . Is your market vegans? Plus, selling it is a bit different as the quality of the writing and the story is of paramount importance. Think about that.

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On PF Changs and Vegan Authors

Animal Person

The PF Chang update, in case you haven't seen the response from the restaurant , is thus, once you incorporate the actual experiences of vegans who have gone through something similar with the restaurant: If you don't eat non-vegan sugar, there aren't many options. Everyone has their line in the sand.

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Veganism

Animal Ethics

Feed him or her a vegan diet.' Want to kill your cat?

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Sowing the Seeds of Veganism

Animal Person

I could be reading into this, but it does appear that there's some discomfort on the part of non-vegans when they look through the calendar and I tell them the story. And when you're checking out at the health food store with your cans and bag of vegan dog food, how could that not be a seedy opportunity?

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On Winning Free Vegan Producst. and Twilight

Animal Person

Thanks to Adam at AbolitionistVegans.org for: Win Free Vegan Products at AbolitionistVegans.org During the next few weeks, we will be watching activity in the forum and in the comments on the front page to select users as recipients for several vegan products to be shipped out by the vendors for food, fashion, and household items.

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Vegan Diets Becoming More High Profile

Critter News

According to this article in the CBC News, they are growing in popularity.

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Veganism in the Workplace

Creature Talk

At any rate, I wanted to discuss veganism in the work place a bit. I wish I were lucky enough to be able to work somewhere where being vegan was the norm. Or at least where telling someone you were vegan didn’t result in very shocked stares and a million questions about how it is even possible to not eat animal products.

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The meat and dairy farmers who are going vegan

Reddit Animals

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Veganism

Animal Ethics

A professional football player has gone vegan. It's not clear whether he's doing it for moral reasons, for health reasons, or both.

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