The following is an interview with Hope Bohanec, author of The Ultimate Betrayal: Is There Happy Meat? A vegan for 27 years, Hope shares her own insights relating to veganism READ ON
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Interview: 27-Year Vegan Veteran Hope Bohanec
The Matrix as Metaphor for Animal Advocacy
The question I have grappled with for years now is: how can this conditioning work so well on so many of us for so long? This question is central to READ ON
Veganism Defined by Lee Hall
Lee Hall presents a poignant, yet simple, definition of what veganism means. “Veganism is a social movement. It’s based on the principle that human beings should live without exploiting animals.” READ ON
The Christian Basis for Veganism
Despite general acceptance of the ethos of domination within Western Christianity, the fact remains that when all scriptural passages pertaining to animal welfare are viewed within the larger context of READ ON
Please Don’t Turn Away: A Poem about the Will to Live
From our guest poet and writer, Beth Levine, another powerful piece of work that connects the human will to live with that of non human animals, challenging us to make READ ON
Why Being Vegan Is Not ‘Like a Religion’
Recently a Facebook fan commented on our page (after many other comments had already posted) in response to a post we published about Edith, our latest rescued chicken. I decided READ ON
Heartbeat: A Poem about Reconnecting with Other Animals
Beth Levine shared this wonderful poem of hers with Free from Harm about reconnecting with animals and rediscovering our empathy for others.
Making Peace with Animals and Ecosystems
We create our human ecology with our behavior. This is how we establish relationships with our external environment that includes other people, individuals from other species, and the entirety of READ ON
Four Reasons Why We Should Not Model Our Food Choices on What Other Animals Eat
Some argue that since nonhuman animals eat other nonhumans in the wild, our use of animals is “natural.” There are four responses to this position. First, although some animals eat READ ON
Imperfect But Vegan: Dispelling the Utopian Myth
Today I read and commented on a post on James McWilliams’ blog about the issue of sentience in insects. James urges us to take the possibility of sentience in insects READ ON
Sometimes You Need to Wear the “Vegan Extremist” Label with Pride
Being dismissed as an extremist isn’t the worst thing in the world. But as a new animal activist, I used to unconsciously dread this accusation. I carefully worded my responses READ ON
Sometimes We Need to Get Lost to Rediscover Where We Came From
I expect to garner some criticism for this post, but sometimes I think we need to face our demons and question what matters to us. To my dismay, I’m finding READ ON
Horse Slaughter and the Big Picture
The following is my response letter to horse activist, Karin Hauenstein, regarding pending horse slaughter legislation in the US. I’m sharing this because my response prompted me to raise some READ ON
A Revolutionary Idea: James McWilliams’ Open Letter to Whole Foods Market
I write with a simple, if revolutionary, idea: close all your meat counters. Every single one. Forget (for the moment) dairy and eggs and all the animal-based products dependent on READ ON
Addicted to Cheese and Ice Cream? The Opiate Qualities of Dairy
“Casein, one of the proteins in milk, crosses the blood-brain barrier and becomes something called casomorphins. Yes’m, that sounds a lot like morphine—because casomorphin is also an opiod. Nature designed READ ON
What Are We Really Meant to Eat Today?
The thing about humans is that we are highly evolved omnivores. We have adapted to survive according to whatever foods are available. When fruits, nuts, and plants are plentiful, we READ ON
The Meat of the Issue: Normal, Natural and Necessary?
In the last 24 hours, I’ve had an earful of reasons why people eat meat. Most of the reasoning centers around health. Many say when they tried to be vegetarian READ ON
Faith Terwilliger: A Cancer Survivor Turned Plant Based Nutrition Coach
Faith came to us via LinkedIn when we discovered her in a group discussion there and learned about her fascinating story and transformation from a woman who lived and ate READ ON
How Is Kosher Meat Even Possible in the Age of Factory Farming?
On the way to the airport in Guayaquil, Ecuador, I met an observant Jewish man who looked out of place with his yarmulke and long coat in this Latin American, READ ON
Top 6 Reasons Why Some Vegans and Vegetarians Return to Eating Animals
Some interesting vegan and vegetarian “defector” stories are making their way across cyberspace lately with some recounting horror stories of near death experiences, all blamed on their vegan diet. One READ ON
