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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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The Crime Of Raising Vegan Kids | When Diet Is Deadly

Is a vegan diet child abuse? Where is the line between parents’ dietary practices and the government’s duty to protect minors? Following the hospitalization of a vegan child, a bill in Italy aims to make veganism a criminal offense.
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Are We Born Vegan? | Parents Speak

Most kids love animals. Yet most kids are raised eating animals. Despite this disparity, raising children vegan remains controversial. Few would argue that a child is far more likely to play with an animal than murder and consume it.
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Celebrate Freedom Like A Real American Hypocrite!

Strap on your expandable sweatpants and get ready to grow the glory of your Freedom Gut like a REAL American! Find out how to flaunt your Independence with true American flair! Now pay attention! Or don’t. It’s a free country.
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Are School Lunches Killing Our Kids? | Lila’s Fight

Why are school serving kids lethal lunches while refusing to offer healthy alternatives? 14-year-old vegan activist Lila Copeland speaks about her taking on the school board and the fight for kids’ right to health.
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The Extremism Of Veganism | Exposing The Greatest Lie [Banned Speech]

What would you do if you found out that everything you’ve been told since you were a child was a lie? A lie powerful enough to manipulate you into taking part in horrific and barbaric acts; to alter your perception so severely that murder appears mundane, and compassion becomes extreme.
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The N-WORDS Meat Eaters Use

What are the N-Words meat-eaters use when defending their diet? A team of researchers produced the first empirical study of meat-consumption rationalizations and justifications. Nothing brings out the nasty side of human nature like dietary debate.
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Forcing Kids to be Vegan? | Parents Answer

Raising kids vegan is brainwashing, right? Vegan parents force THEIR beliefs on their children and severely limiting their choices. With all the concerns of a vegan diet and the social difficulties faced by kids seen as “different” is it fair, or even safe, to raise kids vegan?
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The Greatest Lie Ever Told | Slam Poem

This is the greatest lie ever told. Whispered to us as children. A deception so deeply entrenched in our collective unconscious we buy into it without question. Become complicit in its propagation. This is the lie we tell ourselves. Listen closely. Unlearning isn’t easy.
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Is Abortion Vegan? | The Pro-Choice Dilemma

What is the vegan stance on abortion? Can vegans be pro-choice? This video delves into the moralistic minefield of the abortion debate in relation to vegan ethics. We’ll look at the various arguments posed by either side.
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Expectation Vs Reality: Smithfield Pork

Take 3 minutes to go behind the scenes at Smithfield Foods, the largest pork producer in the world. See how their public image compares to their private reality. If Smithfield lied, can any “humane” claims be trusted?
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EMPTY OCEANS: Is The World Running Out Of Fish?

This video will forever change how you look at the ocean and seafood. Is the world running out of fish? Will the collapse of the ocean be the collapse of humankind? See what the most up-to-date research says about the dire state of our oceans.
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Holocaust Survivors Speak: Lessons From The Death Camps

When Holocaust survivors speak, we should listen. In this video, survivors and their families share hard-earned lessons and shed light onto a deeper meaning of “Never Again”.
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Legal Discrimination Against Pet Owners?

Most forms of discrimination are illegal in the United States when it comes to renting a home. However, families with pets face additional challenges.
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Vegan In Venezuela On $30 A Month!

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.
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Are You In The Vegan Club? ft. The Vegan Bouncer & Smug

Can you get into the vegan club? Exclusivism within the vegan movement harms not only those excluded, but also the movement itself—everyone and everything benefits the more vegans we have.
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Grow Your Own Organics & Take Back Your Food!

Start a revolution & print your own money when you grow your own food! Fresh, quality, organic produce is ideal food for vibrant health, but not always affordable or accessible. Growing our own organics is a way for us to take our food into our own hands.
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Are Tampons Vegan? Are They SAFE?

Are tampons vegan? Are they even safe? This may seem like an odd question at first glance, but the answers may surprise you.
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Vegans In The Renaissance | The History of Veganism Part Three

The Renaissance was a time of innovation and revolution within art, architecture, politics, science, astronomy, literature, and—veganism? Learn how the rise of humanistic individuality led to the acknowledgement of non-humans as individuals as well.
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Vegan Food For the Homeless | Brown Paper Bag Movement

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.
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Can One Person Make A Difference? | Anita’s Story

With everything wrong in this world, what hope does one person have for creating change? Today I share with you the impact one woman’s animal activism has had upon thousands of people and animals. This is Anita’s story.
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Is Palm Oil Vegan?

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?
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How KIDS Can Save the World!!! [For Kids!]

This is for kids, because YOU can save the world! Today we learn how you can be a superhero for the planet, people and animals. The decisions you make and the actions you take can change the world. Let’s put on our capes and make a difference!
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This Speech Will Change How You See Everything

This speech will change how you see everything. Learn the impact your individual choices have on the world around you and how simple actions can heal the planet, humanity, and other beings.
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Everything Wrong With Environmentalism In 11 Minutes Or Less!

The top environmental organizations and environmentalists should be fighting against the top threat to the environment, right? Well, they’re not.
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5 Reasons We Don’t Eat Meat (For Kids!)

This video is for kids and anyone who loves animals! Today we’ll talk all about meat and 5 reasons not to eat it. There are a LOT of reasons, but we will focus on: the animals, your health, the environment, and world hunger. Now, let’s learn how you can make a huge difference by not eating meat!
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Vegans In The Middle Ages | The History of Veganism Part Two

Were vegan principles and practices shaped by the rise of major world religions during the Middle Ages? Learn about the interplay of Christianity, Islam, Buddhism & secular ethics.
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How to Be Vegan in the Military | Sergeant Alexander Contreras

Being vegan in the military certainly isn’t the easiest thing to accomplish, but it is possible. Sgt. Alexander Contreras shares his own experience and how he stayed vegan in the army and how his superiors and fellow soldiers reacted.
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Are You Vegan Enough? Featuring The Vegan Police

Under the ever-watchful eye of the Vegan Police, we explore the question: When can you officially say “I’m vegan”? What must you exclude? Is it “enough” to be free of meat, dairy, eggs and honey? Do you have to also be careful with sugar, cosmetics, birth control? What else?
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Speciesism: The Original Discrimination | ft. Gary Yourofsky

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
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Are Some Cultures More Resistant to Veganism? | Gary Yourofsky

Are some countries, cultures, or religions more resistant to veganism than others? Do people of particular political persuasions embrace being vegan more easily than others?
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Do Vegans Hate Non-Vegans?

Are vegans elitist exclusionists who hate everyone who isn’t vegan? Does not being vegan make you an awful person worthy of a swift kick in the groin? I share my personal position on this matter whether I hate non-vegans.
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The Truth About Thanksgiving: Celebrating Genocide With Genocide

What is the true story of thanksgiving? Let’s take a look behind the wholesome image, at the actual historical basis of this holiday and our current practices of celebration.
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