• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer

Get a free “How to Go Vegan” eBook!

BiteSizeVegan.org

Bite Size Vegan

veganism [simplified]

  • Get Started
    • Why Vegan
    • Go Vegan
    • Stay Vegan
    • Get Active
    • How to Use This Site
  • Content Library
    • Guided Search
    • Browse by Topic
    • eCourses
    • Kids’ Content
    • Browse All Content
  • About
    • About Bite Size Vegan
    • Testimonials
    • Press
  • Donate
    • Donate
    • Bite Size Vegan Supporters Wall
  • Subscribe

social issues

Recommended Posts for social issues

The text "there's too much poo" above a cartoonish pile of animal waste; Emily Moran Barwick of Bite Size Vegan is wearing a gas mask and leaning away from the feces.

Our planet has a poop problem. The extreme excrement production of farmed animals directly affects your health, goes largely unregulated, and you're actually paying for the privilege of being poisoned. This is one public health crisis we should all give a crap about.

The Public Health Crisis of Animal Waste – Our Global Poo Problem

A slaughterhouse worker wearing a blood-stained mask next to the quote "I can't care," in reference to emotional detachment from PTSD.

We have long acknowledged cruelty towards animals as an indicator of psychopathy. Yet slaughterhouse workers are paid and expected to carry out what amounts to torture upon thousands of sentient beings, day in and day out. How could that not have an effect?

The Psychological Toll of Killing Animals: PTSD in Slaughterhouse Workers

A person is shown sat, on the pavement, up against a wall with their kneed pulled in. A senior dog is next to the person, sitting up with its front paws on the person’s knee. The person is in the process of feeding the dog a small treat.

Often, the food afforded to the needy isn’t of the highest quality, and certainly not itself compassionate when it contains the bodies of other beings. The Brown Paper Bag Movement provides vegan food and care items to the needy of New York City.

Vegan Food For the Homeless | Brown Paper Bag Movement

Emily Moran Barwick of Bite Size Vegan is shown on the left, author and vegan activist Gary Yourofsky on the right. Between the two is a close-up view of a beautiful white cow.

Speciesism is the assumption of human superiority leading to the exploitation of animals. It is the false belief that non-human animals do not have nor deserve the same rights as we humans. It is the oldest form of discrimination on this planet

Speciesism: The Original Discrimination | ft. Gary Yourofsky

A close of the face of a beautiful orangutan is shown next to a glass bottle of palm oil.

Palm oil is one of the world’s most hotly debated crops, with concerns over deforestation, habitat destruction, loss of biodiversity, species extinction, and a slew of human rights violations in its wake, thus begging the question: is palm oil vegan?

Is Palm Oil Vegan?

A person is shown holding an apple in one hand and a hamburger in the other. They appear to be weighing the decision of which to eat.

If you've ever said "I respect your choice to be vegan, so you should respect my choice to eat meat," please watch this video. Is eating meat, dairy and eggs a choice? And should it be equally respected as the choice to be vegan?

Is Eating Animals A Personal Choice?

Vegan, Venezuelan sisters Kori and Aurora are shown along side a majestic view of their home country. Superimposed over the lower right hand corner is the map of Venezuela cut out in the shape of the country.

Think being vegan has to be expensive? Think it’s only possible in "privileged" countries? My guests today shatter those myths! They live vegan in Venezuela on $30 a month.

Vegan In Venezuela On $30 A Month!

All Posts for social issues

  • A slaughterhouse worker wearing a blood-stained mask next to the quote "I can't care," in reference to emotional detachment from PTSD.

    The Psychological Toll of Killing Animals: PTSD in Slaughterhouse Workers

    We have long acknowledged cruelty towards animals as an indicator of psychopathy. Yet slaughterhouse workers are paid and expected to carry out what amounts to torture upon thousands of sentient beings, day in and day out. How could that not have an effect?

    Read more about The Psychological Toll of Killing Animals: PTSD in Slaughterhouse Workers
  • The text "the truth about leather" next to a White woman with long hair wearing a leather jacket.

    Is Leather a Byproduct of the Meat Industry?

    Is leather just a byproduct of the meat industry? The answer may surprise you. Learn about where leather comes from, what leather is made of, whether leather supports animal cruelty, and the environmental devastation and public health threat of leather production.

    Read more about Is Leather a Byproduct of the Meat Industry?
  • The text "there's too much poo" above a cartoonish pile of animal waste; Emily Moran Barwick of Bite Size Vegan is wearing a gas mask and leaning away from the feces.

    The Public Health Crisis of Animal Waste – Our Global Poo Problem

    Our planet has a poop problem. The extreme excrement production of farmed animals directly affects your health, goes largely unregulated, and you’re actually paying for the privilege of being poisoned. This is one public health crisis we should all give a crap about.

    Read more about The Public Health Crisis of Animal Waste – Our Global Poo Problem
  • A group of cows scattered across a lush green hillside sloping downwards into a vibrant blue ocean, the visual embodiment of idealized animal agriculture and human practices.

    The Best We Have To Offer? | How Ireland Exposes “Humane” Farming

    Most people are against factory farming—but what about grass-fed, free-range, humane? Nowhere is animal agriculture more idealized than the rolling green landscape of Ireland. Let’s take a close look at the very best we have to offer and see if the ideals live up to their promise.

    Read more about The Best We Have To Offer? | How Ireland Exposes “Humane” Farming
  • A seated figure, their back to the camera is shown under a dark and ominous sky. The figure looks toward a city skyline in the distance. They are surrounded by the rubble of a collapsed building and the discards of modern life.

    What Will Your Legacy Be?

    What lessons are we leaving for the next generation? When we take account of our actions, there is one commonality that crosses all human-created boundaries of cultures, countries, ethnicities, genders, ideologies and religions – it unites us in our humanity.

    Read more about What Will Your Legacy Be?
  • The image has a blue green background. In large white letters are the words “Eat vegan on $4 a day”. The $4 is in gold. In the lower left corner are two photographs. The larger shows a delicious looking vegan meal of diced fruits and vegetables on a bed of green leaves. The smaller photograph, at an angle and partially covering the first, is of a delightful chocolate mousse.

    How To Eat Vegan On $4 A Day | Recipes & Resources

    “Eating vegan doesn’t have to be expensive. See how to have a full day of healthy vegan meals for under $4! Follow these recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert at a grand total of $3.75” – Ellen Jaffe Jones

    Read more about How To Eat Vegan On $4 A Day | Recipes & Resources
1 2 3 … 8 Next »

Footer

Content & Resources

  • Guided Search
  • Browse by Topic
  • eCourses
  • Browse All Content
  • Get Started Guides

Get Involved

  • Donate to Bite Size Vegan
  • Subscribe to Bite Size Vegan

Help

  • How to Use This Site
  • FAQ
  • Contact
  • Report A Problem
GuideStar Platinum Seal of Transparency
  • Privacy Policy

© 2023 Bite Size Vegan
Initial theme development by Road Warrior Creative