As a vegan activist should you be for or against animal welfare. What is the difference between animal welfare and animal liberation?
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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.
The Best We Have To Offer? | How Ireland Exposes “Humane” Farming
Are you advocating cruelty in your vegan activism and outreach? When we offer "humane" alternatives or "Meatless Mondays," we're doing a disservice to non-vegans. We're deciding for them that they can't handle the full truth.
Are You Advocating Cruelty? | Truth in Vegan Outreach (Speech)
Do fish feel pain? Fish are often relegated to a somewhat sub-animal status. They are hard to relate to and not as emotionally expressive as other animals. But does this mean they don’t feel?
Do Fish Feel Pain?
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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?
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Are You Advocating Cruelty? | Truth in Vegan Outreach (Speech)
Are you advocating cruelty in your vegan activism and outreach? When we offer “humane” alternatives or “Meatless Mondays,” we’re doing a disservice to non-vegans. We’re deciding for them that they can’t handle the full truth.
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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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How to Speak Non-Vegan | Effective Activism Through Mindful Language
Are your words working against you? As activists, our language choices can be our greatest asset, or our most self-defeating liability. When we’re mindful of who we’re trying to reach, the effectiveness and integrity of our message increases exponentially.
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Vegan Ruins School Lunch
Nothing will ruin lunch period quite like hearing what the government does to your food. See what happens when high school students question a vegan animal rights activist.
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Vegan For Health vs. Ethics, Yam Birth Control?, Activism Across Cultures & More | Q&A
What’s my take on the vegan for health vs ethics debate? Is yam birth control a thing? Can you be vegan and NOT annoying? What approaches for activism are effective in not-so-vegan-friendly countries? Find out this and more in today’s vegan Q&A!
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