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Archive for the ‘dog and cat advocate turned vegan’ Category
Inner Peace for the First Time – from Eating Vegan
Posted in animal agriculture, cheese, connecting with animals, cruelty in dairy industry, cruelty in egg industry, dairy cows, dog and cat advocate turned vegan, environmental concerns, freedom in being vegan, health benefits, hostile response from non-vegan friends, humane dairy, perception of vegans as extreme/freaks, return to meat-eating after being vegetarian, small farms, vegan, vegan doctor, vegetarian then vegan, tagged animals, chickens, dairy, dogs, factory farm, fitness, foodie, health, iTunes, medical, nutrition, omnivore, organic, ovo-lacto, peace, physical, podcast, spiritual, sustainable, transition, veganism, vegetarian, VegNews on March 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
If I Wouldn’t Eat my Cat…One Couple’s Journey to Becoming Vegan, thanks to Alicia Silverstone
Posted in "humane" slaughter, connecting with animals, cruelty in dairy industry, cruelty in egg industry, dog and cat advocate turned vegan, humane dairy, inspired by vegan partner, inspiring others, small farms, vegan, violence, tagged "humane" slaughter, alicia silverstone, animal rights, animals, compassionate cooks, peta, the matrix, the view, vegan, vegetarian on November 27, 2007 | 6 Comments »
Ari’s Story:
It was a completely uneventful start to my day. I had some toast, enjoyed my coffee and sat down at my couch to watch The View. It was actually the show where Elizabeth and Rosie would have their final throw-down, but I digress. After the vicious tongue fight, they welcomed [...]
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 »
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 [...]
Animal “Lover” Becomes Vegetarian, Then Vegan
Posted in cheese, connecting with animals, cruelty in dairy industry, cruelty in egg industry, dog and cat advocate turned vegan, freedom in being vegan, parent's response to vegetarianism, vegetarian then vegan on August 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I have always loved animals. “Kitty” was my first word. I used to gently move pillbugs and other insects off of walking paths so that my parents and friends would not step on them inadvertently. However, it took awhile for me to make the connection between the animals and the food I liked to eat. [...]
Non-Vegetarian “Animal Lover” Becomes a True Animal-Loving Vegan
Posted in becoming resensitized, dog and cat advocate turned vegan, freedom in being vegan, mindfulness, veg in high school, vegan, vegetarian then vegan on July 24, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Living in a state of denial and blind to the exploitation and atrocities of the outside world, I grew up calling myself an “animal lover.” But why then, did I eat animals? It’s odd reflecting on my past non-vegan persona and my newfound joyful vegan identity. My non-vegan persona knew of the horror and of [...]
A Special Cat Inspires Journey to Becoming Vegan
Posted in connecting with animals, cruelty in egg industry, dog and cat advocate turned vegan, vegetarian then vegan on June 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
My path to veganism and animal rights activism began when a vocal black cat entered our lives in 1987. At the time, I worked at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. It was late fall and I often arrived home after dark. As I prepared my dinner, the black cat would appear on the sill [...]
“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 | Leave a Comment »
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. [...]
Persistence Leads to Veganism
Posted in dog and cat advocate turned vegan, hostile response from non-vegan friends, pigs, vegetarian then vegan on May 18, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I think even when growing up, I was never totally comfortable with eating meat — there was always a bone, a vein, tendons — even with ground-up hamburger meat, there was always an unidentifiable something in it. But of course, like most everyone else, I didn’t question that this was where I needed to get [...]
