I have always considered myself an animal lover. We always had at least one cat while I was growing up, and sometimes we had a dog too. I thought of animal suffering in terms of dogs and cats — being run over and left in the street, or euthanized at the pound, or killed for [...]
Archive for September, 2007
Compassion for Dogs & Cats Turns to Compassion for All Animals
Posted in "humane" slaughter, animals in laboratories, becoming resensitized, cruelty in dairy industry, cruelty in egg industry, dairy cows, dog and cat advocate turned vegan, freedom in being vegan, parent's response to vegetarianism, perception of vegans as extreme/freaks, vegetarian then vegan on September 21, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Buddhist Teachings Leads to an Awakening – Vegetarian, Then Vegan
Posted in animal agriculture, buddhism, cheese, cruelty in dairy industry, cruelty in egg industry, freedom in being vegan, mindfulness, religion and animals, vegetarian then vegan, violence on September 4, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I tried being vegetarian a number of times but it never stuck. I realize now that while intellectually I was drawn to it, my heart wasn’t really in it.
Then about 2.5 years ago I was going through a divorce (a nice kick in the butt causing me to reevaluate pretty much everything) and got connected with [...]
