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 | No Comments »
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 [...]
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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 | 5 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 [...]
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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 cage free, dairy, free range eggs, free-range, organic cheese, organic milk, organic yogurt, veal, vegan, vegetarian 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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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 [...]
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Posted in "humane" slaughter, animal agriculture, becoming resensitized, cruelty in dairy industry, cruelty in egg industry, freedom in being vegan, humane dairy, small farms, vegan, vegan in colorado, vegetarian then vegan on July 6, 2007 | No Comments »
I have eaten (loose) vegetarian off and on for fifteen years. Last year, I stopped eating land animals for good, due to factory-farming practices. As I have heard you mention on your podcast, before going vegetarian, I sought out meat from locally raised, authentically grazing animals. This is not hard since I live in a [...]
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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 | 1 Comment »
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 [...]
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Posted in "humane" slaughter, animal agriculture, becoming resensitized, children exposed to violence against animals, children/animal connection, desensitized children, pig slaughter, small farms, vegan, violence on May 17, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I can’t tell you what a JOY it is listening to your podcasts. I have listened to all of them since I began listening in December. It was my first vegan podcast and it is by far the best. I am a vegetarian but thanks to your approach and your information, I am becoming more [...]
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