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As a vegan activist should you be for or against animal welfare. What is the difference between animal welfare and animal liberation?

Why I’m A Vegan Against Animal Welfare

The text "What cage-free really means" next to a hen sitting on a nest of eggs.

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.

What Does Cage-Free Eggs Mean?

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.

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

The text "Non-vegans deserve the truth" next to Emily Moran Barwick, founder of Bite Size Vegan, delivering the speech "Are You Advocating Cruelty? | Truth in Vegan Outreach"

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)

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Bestiality. Even the word itself is a taboo! Most people think bestiality is some rare perversion in the darkest corners of the Internet. But what if bestiality is actually a part of your everyday life?

Sex With Animals: The Blurred Lines of Bestiality

The text "too smart to stay vegan" next to a White man with glasses holding his hand to his chin with a pensive look on his face.

How can a highly intelligent person—who appears to have made a real ethical connection to the tenets of veganism—ever go back to consuming animals? What shifts in their intellect? Let's explore how and why smart people can think their way out of veganism.

How Smart People Think Their Way Out of Veganism

All Posts for animal welfare

  • The “Psychopathy” of Eating Meat | Interview with Philosopher John Sanbonmatsu

    This captivating interview explores society’s detachment towards animals and the cost of selectively severing our empathy. Philosopher John Sanbonmatsu draws thought-provoking parallels between our treatment of animals and psychopathy, highlighting the transformative power of reconnecting with empathy.

    Read more about The “Psychopathy” of Eating Meat | Interview with Philosopher John Sanbonmatsu
  • The text "Bonding or Bondage?" next to a woman sitting atop a horse and leaning over towards the horse, with a look of affection on her face; the horse has a bridle and bit in her mouth and looks into the distance.

    Is Horse Riding Cruel? Is It Vegan?

    Is horse riding cruel? Can vegans ride horses? The ethics of horse riding remains an extremely controversial and divisive topic. Dive deep into the debate and learn why the question of whether riding hurts horses distracts from the more important ethical issues of horse use.

    Read more about Is Horse Riding Cruel? Is It Vegan?
  • The text "too smart to stay vegan" next to a White man with glasses holding his hand to his chin with a pensive look on his face.

    How Smart People Think Their Way Out of Veganism

    How can a highly intelligent person—who appears to have made a real ethical connection to the tenets of veganism—ever go back to consuming animals? What shifts in their intellect? Let’s explore how and why smart people can think their way out of veganism.

    Read more about How Smart People Think Their Way Out of Veganism
  • The text "Non-vegans deserve the truth" next to Emily Moran Barwick, founder of Bite Size Vegan, delivering the speech "Are You Advocating Cruelty? | Truth in Vegan Outreach"

    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.

    Read more about Are You Advocating Cruelty? | Truth in Vegan Outreach (Speech)
  • The text "What cage-free really means" next to a hen sitting on a nest of eggs.

    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.

    Read more about What Does Cage-Free Eggs Mean?
  • Emily Moran Barwick of Bite Size Vegan is shown holding her arms up as if indicating a gap size. To the left of her are the words: ” Bridging the gap. Vegan Non-vegan”

    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.

    Read more about How to Speak Non-Vegan | Effective Activism Through Mindful Language
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