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Is Eating Animals A Personal Choice?
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?
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Heroism or Terrorism | Criminalizing Animal Activism
Where do we draw the line when it comes to animal activism? When are certain actions compassionate vs criminal. When is saving a life an act of terrorism vs heroism?
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The Human Cost of Animal Testing
Perhaps the most perverse aspect of the animal testing debate is the fact that not only does animal testing not advance medicine—it actually harms and, in many cases, kills the humans it’s said to benefit.
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Are All Vegans Alike? | The Myth of Vegan Conformity
Think all vegans are the same? That we are all hippies in drum circles with long hair, munching on granola? Or pretentious baristas donning political slogan T-shirts? Let’s crack the myth of vegan conformity.
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Is It Moral to Eat Meat?
If we can’t talk about where our animal products come from and what the animals go through to become “products,” how can we stand to eat them? As Gary Yourofsky says, if it’s not good enough for your eyes, why is it good enough for your stomach?
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