Email from a Vivisector
Because of our work, we’ve had a number of opportunities to interact with animal exploiters. Recently we reached out to a vivisection lab on behalf of Beagle Freedom Project to see if they were able to...
View ArticleWhy don’t you care about animals?
The question “why don’t animal activists care about people?” has many worthy responses, including the toll of animal agribusiness on workers and the environment, and the food and water resources that...
View ArticleThinking out loud with Julie Gueraseva, LAIKA magazine
Attention sophisticated thinking vegans: meet your new BFF, LAIKA. The recently debuted quarterly magazine has the glossy and stylish look and feel of a popular fashion mag – without the fur, leather,...
View ArticlePeople Aren’t Vegan Because of YOUR Body
Recently I wrote “People aren’t vegan because of YOU,” and today I’d like to add to that: People aren’t vegan because of YOUR body. When I shared this blog on The Thinking Vegan Facebook page, I did...
View ArticleDEFEATISM MUST BE DEFEATED
One of the saddest, most frustrating parts of the animal rights movement is the defeatism that seems to creep up everywhere I look, whether it’s in interactions and fights on Facebook, campaigns or...
View ArticleStreet Smarts: Vegan Street’s Marla Rose and John Beske
Over yonder on our resource page, we said, “If you lived on Vegan Street, you’d want to live next door to Marla and John.” Marla Rose and John Beske are a powerhouse couple in animal rights. Marla is...
View ArticleBeware of Vegan Cannibals
To be vegan is to challenge the status quo. We have stepped outside the matrix of our upbringing and culture that has indoctrinated us into accepting the brutalization and slaughter of animals. To be...
View Article“In the pit of my stomach, I’ve come to realize, the moment of betrayal is...
Six-time Emmy winner Allison Argo has made animal- and nature-themed films (including Parrot Confidential) for more than 20 years, for PBS, National Geographic, and other broadcast outlets. Her work...
View ArticlePeople aren’t vegan because of YOU
There seems to be a consensus amongst vegans that the reason our friends, family members and society at large haven’t gone vegan is because of us. The chatter is we just haven’t been friendly enough,...
View ArticleIt seems Impossible, but I guess I’m a vegan purist
I never really thought of myself as a vegan purist. Being an ethical vegan for the last 11 years, I always considered myself just a vegan, doing the bare minimum of trying to do the least harm...
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