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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? Violet the diabetic greyhound does very well as a vegan as her recent blood work demonstrated.

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On Taxes, Veganism and "Pets"

Animal Person

One of those is vet bills, which of course aren't deductible, but that doesn't mean I shouldn't know the total. I'm doing my best in an imperfect world to respect the rights of other sentients, and I have heard vegans say that sanctuaries--and not pet ownership--will be the only way out of subjugation for cats and dogs.

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Happy 12th Birthday Violet Rays!

Animal Person

Then there's her hideous gum disease that has left her few remaining teeth in bad shape but without much to do for them (the vets won't touch them). We spent the end of 2004 and beginning of 2005 getting fired by vet after vet. She spent week after week at the vet, day in and day out. She's our 62-pound miracle.

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Smattering Sunday

Animal Person

Dr. Newest Vet sent this to me from yesterday's day at "camp" for Charles. Also, an update on Emily's 50% vegan (Ami) diet. And the "strict ethical vegan" to come.) CharlesCamp1 from Mary Martin on Vimeo (which it looks like I'm going to have to upgrade to improve the picture). He also said he can achieve healing.

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Creature Update

Animal Person

For these reasons, my vet had no problem with me stockpiling Vetsulin. So he is being re-veganized (Violet's already vegan), as long as his back and leg aren't adversely affected. The vets say that Charles' condition doesn't warrant another surgery, and that sometimes it takes a couple of years (!)

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Peaceable Kingdom: The Journey Home Coming to Orlando

Animal Person

You can also post our flyers at local community bulletin boards (universities/colleges, coffee shops, grocery/health food stores, libraries, community centers, gyms, yoga studios, animal shelters, vet offices, pet supply stores, laundromats, etc.) Tags: Activism Current Affairs Film animal rights documentary film veganism.

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On Charles and Project Treadstone

Animal Person

The vet did give me a hard time about the dogs' animal-free diets (my traditional vets don't, ironically), and my response was that unless she could show me some research that his particular type of injury needs animal protein to heal, I wasn't going to change anything. been there.