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  • What Does Cage-Free Eggs Mean?

    What Does Cage-Free Eggs Mean?

    What does “cage-free” eggs mean? In the simplest terms, cage-free means exactly what it sounds like: laying hens are never caged. But the simplicity of this label ends there.

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

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

    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 School Lunches Killing Our Kids? | Lila’s Fight

    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]

    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

    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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  • Do Animals WANT to Be Eaten? | Suicide Food

    Do Animals WANT to Be Eaten? | Suicide Food

    Do Animals WANT to be eaten? According to commercials, apparently so! From smiling suicidal animal mascots, to homicidal acts against other animals, to self-cannibalism, all the way to erotic seducation of their killers.

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  • The Greatest Lie Ever Told | Slam Poem

    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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  • Amazon.com Foie Gras: Expectation Vs Reality

    Amazon.com Foie Gras: Expectation Vs Reality

    How does the public image of Amazon.com’s humane foie gras supplier compare to the private reality? If Amazon.com lied, can any “humane” claims be trusted?

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  • Is Lab Grown Meat Vegan?

    Is Lab Grown Meat Vegan?

    Could “test tube burgers” spell the end of animal exploitation? A solution to our environmental crisis? Find out why this is such a hot-button issue within the vegan community as we look at the pros and cons of lab grown meat.

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  • Europe’s Dark Secret: Eye Opening Speech!

    Europe’s Dark Secret: Eye Opening Speech!

    “It’s only like that in America”. The United States consistently plays the role of scapegoat on the international stage but are European standards for animal treatment and the environmental regulations really any better?

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  • Expectation Vs Reality: Smithfield Pork

    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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  • Medical Doctor Reacts to YouTube Fitness Nutrition ‘Experts’

    Medical Doctor Reacts to YouTube Fitness Nutrition ‘Experts’

    Furious Pete, Six Pack Shortcuts & countless other YouTube fitness channels dole out nutrition advice. How would a medical doctor trained in clinical nutrition react to them? It’s time to find out. In this video, Dr. Michael Greger reacts

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  • WatchMojo Debunks Veganism!

    WatchMojo Debunks Veganism!

    The giant YouTube channel WatchMojo recently demonstrated how to make a video about “5 Facts About Veganism” that subversively gives the vegan movement a kick in its collective gonads! Think being vegan is healthy?

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  • Can Vegans Eat Eggs From Backyard Chickens? VEGGANS?!

    Can Vegans Eat Eggs From Backyard Chickens? VEGGANS?!

    Is it okay to eat eggs from backyard or rescued chickens? If chickens are well cared for, what’s the harm in eating their eggs? A new dietary group called “Veggans” believes that eating eggs can be ethical and healthy.

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  • Why Your Doctor Is Lying To You | Dr. Michael Greger

    Why Your Doctor Is Lying To You | Dr. Michael Greger

    Is your doctor telling you the whole truth about what’s best for your health? How much do medical doctors actually know about preventing diseases rather than just treating them?

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  • 300 lb VEGAN NFL Football Player?! | David Carter Interview

    300 lb VEGAN NFL Football Player?! | David Carter Interview

    Defensive lineman David Carter was a meat-eating, milk-guzzling, BBQ-loving football player. About the furthest from vegan you could find. Then he saw a documentary and everything changed.

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  • Was Leonardo da Vinci VEGAN? | The History of Veganism Spotlight

    Was Leonardo da Vinci VEGAN? | The History of Veganism Spotlight

    Leonardo da Vinci was the quintessential renaissance man: artist, inventor, botanist, engineer, architect, historian, geologist, and…vegan? Learn about da Vinci’s lesser-known contributions to the fields of animal rights and ethical veganism.

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  • Vegan In Venezuela On $30 A Month!

    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 Zoos Educational?

    Are Zoos Educational?

    The ethics of zoos is a polarizing and complicated topic, even amongst vegans. Let’s see whether zoos are really the centers of education, amusement, conservation, and research they purport to be.

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  • The Dangers of Vegan Health Claims | Matt Ruscigno Returns

    The Dangers of Vegan Health Claims | Matt Ruscigno Returns

    Are vegan health claims dangerous to the overall vegan message? In this follow-up to my last interview with Registered Dietitian Matt Ruscigno, we discuss the often exaggerated claims about the health benefits of a vegan diet.

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  • Vegans In The Renaissance | The History of Veganism Part Three

    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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  • False Vegan Health Claims & Simplifying Nutrition | Matt Ruscigno

    False Vegan Health Claims & Simplifying Nutrition | Matt Ruscigno

    Are vegan health claims exaggerated? Can you be just as healthy eating animal products? And what’s the “best” way to eat vegan? In this video, Registered Dietitian Matt Ruscigno shares his unique approach to vegan sports nutrition

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  • Vegan Food For the Homeless | Brown Paper Bag Movement

    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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  • Is Smoking Vegan?

    Is Smoking Vegan?

    Is smoking vegan? It’s pretty clear by now that cigarettes are bad for your health, but are they objectionable from a vegan perspective? Let’s look into hidden ingredients, animal testing, worker conditions, and more!

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  • This Speech Will Change How You See Everything

    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!

    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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  • How Many Animals Do We Kill Every Year?

    How Many Animals Do We Kill Every Year?

    The numbers in this video are shocking. We are great at counting calories, measuring profits, quantifying just about anything. But when it comes to knowing our impact on other beings, we fall short. How many animals do we eat every year?

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  • Is Silk Vegan? How Is Silk Made?

    Is Silk Vegan? How Is Silk Made?

    Is silk vegan? Is it cruel? In this video, we look into the ethics of silk, how it’s produced and what alternatives exist.

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  • Are Tattoos Vegan? | Guide to a Vegan Tattoo

    Are Tattoos Vegan? | Guide to a Vegan Tattoo

    As a tattooed vegan I’m often asked: “Are tattoos vegan?” In this video I address what ingredient and products can make tattoos not vegan – some of which are rather obscure. I answer: Is it possible to get a 100% vegan tattoo, and how to find a vegan tattoo shop.

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  • What Vegans See | A Post for Non-Vegans

    What Vegans See | A Post for Non-Vegans

    Ever wonder why vegans are so sensitive about things? Or why we seem to overreact so often? As a vegan, I’ve made this video in an attempt to show non-vegans what we see that makes as behave as we do. This is not a judgment and it’s not graphic. It’s simply me sharing what I see

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  • Is Alcohol Vegan?

    Is Alcohol Vegan?

    Is alcohol vegan? Or does it contain hidden animal ingredients? In this video, we’ll look into how alcohol is made, what hidden ingredients and refining agents vegans need to be aware of and how alcohol labels are misleading.

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  • Is A Vegan Diet Vitamin D Deficient? | Dr. Michael Greger of Nutritionfacts.org

    Is A Vegan Diet Vitamin D Deficient? | Dr. Michael Greger of Nutritionfacts.org

    With estimates of around 70% of the population being deficient in vitamin D, we’re apparently not getting the sun exposure and/or dietary intake we need. With the help of Dr. Greger, we learn more about how to ensure adequate vitamin D levels.

    Read more about Is A Vegan Diet Vitamin D Deficient? | Dr. Michael Greger of Nutritionfacts.org
  • Is Medication Vegan?

    Is Medication Vegan?

    Is medication vegan? And can a vegan, in good conscience, take medication that’s not? This is a common question amongst new and experienced vegans alike.

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  • Is Cheese Addictive?

    Is Cheese Addictive?

    We all know people LOVE cheese, but is it more than taste? Is cheese truly physically addictive? What does the science say? We’ll look at both sides of the debate as to dairy’s addictiveness, namely, the issue of casomorphins.

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  • Is Sugar Vegan?

    Is Sugar Vegan?

    Is sugar vegan? This may not be a question many would even think to ask but the fact is most commercial sugar is filtered through bone char, the literally charred bones of animals- cows in the case of the sugar industry. So what’s a vegan to do?

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