Jan 28
Why men from across the country are adopting a vegan lifestyle and discovering the benefits of a plant based diet. The following interviews were recorded during the 2011 Vegans in Vegas event. Details at http://vegansinvegas.com “Myths which are believed in tend to become true.” -George Orwell Manly Men Myths for profit from the meat and dairy …
Jan 28
January 27th, 2013 was designated by the United Nations as the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust. On this day in Iowa City, IA, at approximately 8am, a vegan activist was branded with a steel cattle iron. She was wheeled along rusted railroad tracks in a crate from which …
Jan 22
In 2011, Ahmed Ahmed, an observant Muslim, ate a chicken sandwich at a McDonald’s restaurant in Dearborn, Michigan. That the location advertised it exclusively sold halal chicken products—and that it sourced those products from an approved halal provider—was a reassurance. Fast forward to 2013, and McDonald’s is paying Ahmed a hefty sum of cash to settle a …
Jan 21
Over the past couple of years, as I’ve gotten more involved in veganism and discovered just how problematic our relationship with the rest of the animal kingdom really is, I’ve had to seriously rethink what it means to be an “animal lover.” I’ve met so many people who claim to “love” animals, but they all …
Jan 21
I’ve come across a number of people who are resistant to the idea of becoming vegan because they don’t like the idea of taking on another belief system: it feels like indoctrination. It feels burdensome. Nobody likes to be told that they’re wrong, and even worse than that is being told, “here’s why you’re wrong, …
Jan 20
When Emily Moran Barwick creates a piece of art, she said it’s an attempt to get people to think more deeply about a certain subject. When the 28-year-old Iowa City resident took a job as a stripper in 2010 and gave her earnings to other artists, the idea was to get people to think about …
Jan 19
On July 15, the Humane Research Council posted the following on their Facebook promotional page: If you care about animals and the environment, you should support in vitro meat. According to this interview with New Harvest, “Research at Oxford University looked at that question and estimated that mass production of cultured meat would reduce water and land …
Jan 19
A Personal Story Written By: Corey L. Wrenn In November I was victimized by the administrator of “The Bloody Dairy Industry” who made repeated references to my gender to discredit my critique of his posting photographs of sexualized women on his Facebook Page in the name of vegan outreach. I was referred to as “This woman” …
Jan 19
One of the purposes of this campaign is also to “speak” to the animal rights activists. This shocking demo also has a message for the animal rights activists who consider themselves as non-speciesist, committed activists. True activists who are not just looking to feel good with themselves, but are really determined to look for animal …
Jan 19
(The following material has been excerpted from an article by reporter Bob Egelko in the San Francisco Chronicle) Court Rules Veganism Not a Religion Practitioners May Not Claim Religious Discrimination As a dietary practice, veganism goes a step beyond vegetarian abstention from meat, chicken or fish; vegans won’t consume milk, eggs or honey, either. They …
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