Five… an innocent age, one during which you’re more interested in coloring books and preparing for kindergarten than making life-changing decisions about your moral beliefs. I wasn’t prepared for such a decision, but it snuck up on me one day, a product of my unrelenting curiosity.
“Mommy, why are the cows crying?”
My parents own 150 [...]
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Awakening to the ‘bliss of compassion’
Posted in animal agriculture, becoming resensitized, calf separation, children/animal connection, connecting with animals, cruelty in dairy industry, dairy cows, desensitized children, excuses for eating meat, parent's response to vegetarianism, parents' response, small farms on January 26, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I am contributing to the world peace in my own way.
Posted in college vegetarianism, excuses for eating meat, freedom in being vegan, health benefits, reduce meat - then eliminate, return to meat-eating after being vegetarian, veg in college, vegetarian for health reasons, vegetarian then vegan, yoga, tagged commitment, coworkers, health, Japan, passion, Salt Spring Island, stress, Tokyo, Vancouver, yoga on September 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’m a thirtysomething from Japan living in Vancouver, Canada. I started listening to “Food For Thought” about a month ago when I seriously began considering going vegan, and you got me hooked! I just can’t stop listening to your podcast. I also visited your website, checked out some of the pictures, and was fascinated by how beautiful you are… [...]
Curiosity Antennae
Posted in animal agriculture, connecting with animals, environmental concerns, excuses for eating meat, freedom in being vegan, health benefits, hormones in meat, inspiring others, small farms, speaking the truth, vegan, vegetarian then vegan, tagged awakening, cruelt-free, curiosity, diet, farmed animals, health issues, New Zealand, vegan on July 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I had never really been a particularly healthy person growing up. I guess I ate mostly what everyone else, my family, friends and the rest of New Zealand society ate. Meat and two veg for dinner, plenty of fruit, cereals and grains, a lot of dairy. It was the simple things I remember eating – [...]
My eyes are no longer closed…
Posted in "ethical omnivore", becoming resensitized, cheese, children/animal connection, connecting with animals, excuses for eating meat, freedom in being vegan, inspired by vegan husband, inspired by vegan partner, inspiring others, vegan, tagged animal agriculture, cheese, chickens, cookbooks, factory farming, Humane Society, National Anti-Vivisection Society, podcast, transformation, vegan, vegetarian on June 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I am sponsoring an episode of Food For Thought in honor of my boyfriend, Brian Kantorek, a compassionate, loving, gentle, supportive, fun, and all-around amazing person who also happens to be vegan. Since meeting him, I’ve gone from eating a bloody steak (piece of dead cow really, but I wouldn’t have called it that then) [...]
An Animal Lover Turned Vegan
Posted in "ethical omnivore", "humane" slaughter, college vegetarianism, connecting with animals, excuses for eating meat, humane dairy, organic meat, speaking the truth, veg in college, tagged animal rights, conscience, diet, disease, ethics, meat, organic, podcast, student, truth, vegan, vegetarian on March 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’d like to take a minute and sincerely thank you for all you do. I became vegetarian only about a month ago (hey, you’ve got to start somewhere, right?). Currently, I am well on my way to turning vegan.
It all started after reading “skinny bitch” for me. My roommate told me “this book sounds [...]
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 »
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 [...]
Newly Veg During a Vacation in Eastern Europe
Posted in animal agriculture, cruelty in dairy industry, cruelty in egg industry, dairy cows, environmental concerns, excuses for eating meat, reduce meat - then eliminate, veg traveling, tagged budapest, environmental cost of eating meat, prague, reduce meat, vegan, vegetarian on December 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Thank you, thank you for your terrific podcast. I have been a vegetarian for about 6 weeks. It has been a slow, long process to get to this point. I’ve always been a picky meat eater, never eating veal or rabbit, more fish than chicken, but I did enjoy foie gras until [...]
Cheating Vegetarians Become Dedicated Vegans
Posted in animal agriculture, connecting with animals, excuses for eating meat, faces of death, freedom in being vegan, vegan, vegetarian then vegan, violence on August 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I became a lacto-ovo vegetarian 19 years ago after a “double date” where we watched Faces of Death 1, 2 & 3 all in one night. That did it for me and I have never eaten another morsel of meat again after that and have always tried to avoid animal ingredients in the products I [...]
Veganism as Ethical Response to Animal Suffering
Posted in cruelty in dairy industry, cruelty in egg industry, excuses for eating meat, mindfulness, vegan, vegan doctor, vegetarian then vegan on May 18, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I was raised in a meat-eating household, and vegetarians were viewed as an exotic myth to scare children away from their steaks. I did not come across the word “vegan” until I was an adult. While I do not remember the exact moment, I am sure that I just decided at the age of 20 [...]
Desensitized Meat-Eating Child Becomes Vegan Adult
Posted in "humane" slaughter, becoming resensitized, children exposed to violence against animals, children/animal connection, connecting with animals, desensitized children, excuses for eating meat, freedom in being vegan, inspired by vegan husband, inspiring others, pig slaughter, religion and animals, resensitizing children, return to meat-eating after being vegetarian, small farms, vegan, vegetarian then vegan on May 18, 2007 | 3 Comments »
When I was young, my Grandparents kept a pig in their backyard. I thought he was the most interesting “pet” anyone had ever had. I named him Stinky because “he smelled like he needed a bath” – but not enough to keep me from cuddling up with him everyday, after school, for a nap. Stinky [...]
