I was raised in a carnivorous family. When I was a senior in high school we moved to a farm that had cows, chickens, pigs, horses, and rabbits. I stopped eating chicken when the family slaughtered 100 “old” egg laying hens in one day. It was really disgusting.
Lacking knowledge and support, eventually [...]
Archive for February, 2008
Christian Vegan – Not an Oxymoron!
Posted in connecting with animals, diet for a new america, excuses for eating meat, health benefits, inspiring others, john robbins, religion and animals, return to meat-eating after being vegetarian, small farms, vegan, vegetarian then vegan, violence, tagged bible, christian, church, Earthlings, faith, Genesis, john robbins, leather, prayers, vegan, vegetarian, weight loss on February 13, 2008 | 26 Comments »
A Non-Vegetarian Buddhist to Vegan Activist
Posted in animal liberation, buddhism, freedom in being vegan, health benefits, hostile response from non-vegan friends, inspiring others, peter singer, religion and animals, vegan, vegetarian then vegan, tagged buddhism, cookbooks, ethics, healthy, journey, joy, liberation, meat, peter singer, podcast, releasing life, suffering, turtles, vegan, vegetarian on February 3, 2008 | 4 Comments »
I was born in Taiwan but grew up mostly in Africa and the U.S. I have very few memories of Taiwan but one vivid memory I do have is of my mom taking my brother and me to the market to buy turtles. We then traveled to a river somewhere and set them free. [...]
Why Go Vegan?…For Your Mind!
Posted in connecting with animals, desensitized children, freedom in being vegan, vegan, tagged animal testing, businesses, children, clothing, guilt, harmony, Kafka, peace, peace of mind, suffering, transformation on February 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Each time I have altered my lifestyle to omit the consumption or use of an animal product, I have felt a certain brightening of my spirit. I’ve wondered about the cause of this, and I can only assume that I must have felt a certain subconscious guilt about consuming animals all along. Throughout my transformation, I [...]
I was a Typical Meat Eater…Until
Posted in vegan, tagged abundance, beans, dominion, fast food, hogs, matthew scully, meat, peta, thanksgiving, truth, vegan, vegetarianism on February 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I was a typical meat eater for all of my life until my early 40s. I loved how meat tasted and the texture. Although I adore animals I was raised to eat meat and didn’t question it, like most Americans. My first exposure to not eating meat came from a roommate who was a member [...]
