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From a Free-Range Egg-Eating Vegetarian to an Awakened Vegan

Posted in "humane" slaughter, animal agriculture, becoming resensitized, calf separation, cheese, children/animal connection, connecting with animals, cruelty in dairy industry, cruelty in egg industry, dairy cows, desensitized children, freedom in being vegan, humane dairy, mindfulness, small farms, vegetarian then vegan, tagged , , , , , , , , , on November 11, 2007 | 1 Comment »

I was a vegetarian for about 10 years before finally taking the vegan plunge this summer, and have always been proud of my choice not to eat animals. The notion of veganism was a niggling presence in the back of my mind, but I told myself that I “couldn’t” do it for [...]

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“Environmental Vegetarian” Becomes Vegan after Seeing Video of Animals in the Dairy/Egg Industries

Posted in animal agriculture, calf separation, cruelty in dairy industry, cruelty in egg industry, dog and cat advocate turned vegan, environmental concerns, vegetarian then vegan on June 14, 2007 | No Comments »

In 1988 I took an Environmental Science class as a sophomore at Penn State.  From films, we learned about soil degradation, water pollution and destruction of the rain forest as consequences of animal agriculture. I don’t know if the professor was a vegetarian, but I made the switch rapidly that semester to a meat-free diet.  [...]

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Vegan in Tel Aviv

Posted in calf separation, dairy cows, humane dairy, israel, kibbutz, vegan on May 17, 2007 | 8 Comments »

Shalom!  My name is Itai and I listen to your podcasts here in Tel Aviv.  I’m currently a graduate student reading History, but for ages I was a kibbutznik (a member of a collective Israeli farm).  On the kibbutz, I worked with children (one of only two men to do so) and I worked in [...]

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