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003 Irreverence With Sass to Go

My friend Tricia walks her dogs Buddy and Sadie at the park. These walks are not only good for her dogs, but also good for the other people who are also walking their dogs, because being a dedicated, ethical vegan animal rights activist, she uses every opportunity to bring the plight of animals to the attention of anyone who will listen to her (and even to those who really don’t want to listen to her). As a result, she’s had many a verbal adventure, some of which you can read in her own blook, Tricia Times.

Ancient Vegans Appolonius

In Philostratus’ Life of Apollonius, we have perhaps the clearest historical account of an ancient vegan in the character of Apollonius of Tyana. This article will explore Apollonius’s views on veganism and animal righton, their relation to the philosophical life of the ancients and will chronicle some of the experiences Apollonius faced in regards to his veganism.

Ancient Vegans Porphyry

As a continuation of our series on ancient vegans, we’ll attempt here to take into consideration Porphyry’s essay On Abstinence from Animal Food, written in the third century CE, and translated into English by Thomas Taylor in 1823. A full pdf of the essay is provided here.

ARVEG FAQ

This page is presently in construction.

This is the comprehensive ARVEG FAQ produced by KG which covers just about every imaginable attack against animal rights and vegan stances. It provides factual, effective and occasionally amusing responses.

Buddha and the Limping Lamb

There are many stories told about Buddha the Compassionate One. They carry the eternal message with a simplicity that any child can understand. Here is one of those gems.

Catzenjammer of the Vegan Kind

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This article deals with confusion and distress that can materialize for humans who put cats on vegan diets.

Claire Smith

Claire Smith is one of those exceptional individuals who changes the world! She is experienced in finance and investing and has chosen to apply her abilities to the vegan cause!

eLetters

These are letters on various topics that you can receive via email. They were discontinued a long time ago, but have been archived for posterity.

Fallacy in Animal Rights Discussions

Fallacious argumentations in animal rights and vegan discussions are identified according to the rules of logic. This guide exposes standard logical fallacies that repeatedly appear and demonstrates their invalidity.

Faunalytics

Faunalytics conducts and disseminates research that is “actionable and insightful” on important topics in animal protection.

Fifth Column Veganism?

No one is perfect. Everyone is open to criticism. Any individual or group can be examined and criticized where appropriate and fair. The misery and death perpetrated against nonhuman animals is an unfathomable catastrophic hell, and one should seek to improve the lives of victims whenever possible while pursuing an end to the practices. This is what we would do with a human rights situation and nonhumans deserve no less.

Jonathan Balcombe

Jonathan Balcombe holds three biology degrees and specializes in the study of ethology with a PhD in this area of study. A leading animal behavior researcher he is also an author and speaker.

Michael Greger

Dr. Michael Greger is a major catalyst for the vegan movement!

Nobody Is Vegan

In regards to the “nobody’s vegan” idea, I’ll attempt to demonstrate why it is flawed in its essence.

Nutrition Facts

This is one of the best sites on the internet! Dr. Michael Greger has made serious nutrition science available to the layperson through videos that delve into the huge number of published papers on diet.

Vecado

This is an excellent business which provides a variety of high-quality vegan pet foods such as Ami, Benevo, Vegepet, Evolution, Gourmet …

Vegan Cat Videos

Hey folks, here are a few I’ve recently done in the hopes of alleviating common concerns regarding feeding a cruelty-free, speciesism-free diet to our obligate carnivore friends. No reason to make the pigs and chickens pay for a problem that humans created, and the cats can be healthy and thrive while we’re at it! Never before have we been able to “have our cake and eat it too.”

Vegan Wins Brazilian Mr Olympia

Perplexity: Brazilian bodybuilder Guilherme Abomai has made history by becoming the first vegan athlete to win the super heavyweight title at Mr. Olympia Brazil.

VeganHacktivists

The VeganHacktivists “build data-driven, disruptive, and innovative projects to help see an end to animal exploitation”.

VeganSidekick

This site encourages veganism with a huge database of comics and debate answers. They also provide for sale books and clothing.

Veggiechess

The VeggieChess site was created in 2004 for the veggiechess group on redhotpawn.com and that group is still likely in existence.

You Just Made It My Business!

I came across this comment the other day: “You shouldn’t be so judgmental! Everyone should be allowed to eat whatever they want without worrying about some vegan nut judging them. It’s none of your business what I eat! Each to their own I say!”

No!!! Wrong!!!! I’m going to tell you why that’s a load of …