Top Ten Lies I Hear
Inspired by the currently trending #Top10Lies Twitter hashtag, here are the ones I hear most about vegan diets, motives and vegans themselves. “Veganism is expensive.” I build muscle on $4 a day....
View ArticleOmnis mundi creatura
Quoted in The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco, I find this inspiring and moving. There are deep connections between the state of earth’s animals and earth’s human animals. Omnis mundi creatura quasi...
View ArticleBattlestar Galactica S2:E5, “The Farm”
Spoiler alert. Season 2, Episode 5 of Battlestar Galactica is called, “The Farm.” Kara Thrace wakes up in a ‘hospital’ which turns out to be a breeding ground run by Cylons. She is asked by a woman...
View Article30 Ways to Make a Girl Smile
Inspired by the currently-trending Twitter topic, #30WaysToMakeAGirlSmile. This is slightly tongue-in-cheek for those of you with your Serious Hats on all the time. Make her feel safe by not...
View ArticleDo Vegans Believe That Meat is Evil?
I overheard a friend of mine explaining to a meat-eater, “Yes, but vegans believe meat equals evil.” This is another subtle but pervasive opinion of vegans which I take issue with. A phrase like...
View ArticleOpen Letter to Ariel Kaminer and the New York Times
Dear Ariel Kaminer, I am writing in response to your contest, “Calling All Carnivores.” Why must the NY Times encourage readers to eat meat? Why was the contest not called, “Ethical Reasons to Stop...
View ArticleOf Course Pit Bulls Mourn Their Dead
In an MSN article today – a headline article – a Pit Bull mourned his friend for fourteen hours after she was killed by a car. Here’s the link, if you want to depress yourself for a while. This is...
View ArticleCan Kids “Make Up Their Own Minds” About Veganism?
Short Answer We do not allow animal abuse in our house. Longer This question only comes up from people in meat-eating households, because only in those households is veganism seen as trivial and...
View ArticleWhy The Dalai Lama is Full of It
The Dalai Lama eats meat. Why this bothers me can best be summed up by my favorite quote from Norm Phelps in his book, “The Great Compassion: Buddhism and Animal Rights“: Thinking like a lawyer or an...
View ArticleThe Journey to Veganism
Professor Francione puts it best here. Also, I’m testing Facebook “Embed This Post” feature. Post by Gary L. Francione: The Abolitionist Approach to Animal Rights.
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