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Vegan Thanksgiving Guide: Recipes, Relatives And Reality
Thanksgiving can be intimidating for new and existing vegans. Leave it to this guide to help you navigate a Vegan Thanksgiving like a pro! Now that’s something to be thankful for!
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Vegan Halloween Guide: Costumes, Candy, And Trick Or Treating
Your complete guide to having a spooktacular vegan Halloween! Vegan candy, costumes, and how to trick-or-treat vegan-style!
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Why Dairy Is Never Humane
Is there such a thing as humane dairy? The source of milk is no big secret: it comes from cows. But that’s about as far back as most people trace milk’s journey to our refrigerated grocery case.
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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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Should Kids Watch Slaughterhouse Footage?
The use of graphic footage and imagery is one of the more heated debates within animal activism. This already controversial issue is profoundly intensified when one adds in the question of showing graphic content to children.
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Kids! Say NO WAY To ZOO DAY!!!
This video is for kids and adults alike. If you’re like me, you LOVE animals! Going to the zoo can be really exciting. Today we’re going to talk about why even though it may be fun for you and me, the zoo isn’t a happy place for the animals.
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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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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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Are Vegan Kids Social Outcasts? | Parents Answer
Are vegan kids doomed to social isolation? With animal products served at school, parties and get-togethers, what’s a vegan kid to do to fit in? And how do parents help their children navigate social events without relegating them to the role of outsiders?
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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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Last Embrace of Mother & Child
The heartbreaking final embrace of mother child – just moments before they are forever torn apart. You may be contributing to this heartbreak with your daily choices. But you can prevent this from happening to another family with one simple choice.
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My Parents Won’t Let Me Go Vegan! [Advice from REAL VEGAN KIDS!]
Want to know how to go vegan with unsupportive parents or guardians? Do you want to stop eating animals but don’t have your family’s support?
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3 Year Old Refuses to Eat Animals & Changes Her Family Forever
This young girl can teach us all a valuable lesson. When Genesis Butler was 3 years old, she asked where her food came from. Hear her amazing story of how she changed her family’s lives forever and set out to change the world.
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Vegan Christmas Guide: Recipes, Poetry, Parodies & More!
Welcome to the Bite Size Vegan Guide to Christmas! I have exciting resources for you, like seasonal recipe playlists, epic Christmas poems and parodies and more. If you’re not sure what to cook for your holiday feast, look no further.
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How To Stay Vegan During the Holidays With Non-Vegans
Being around family during the holidays can be challenging, regardless of your dietary inclination. For vegans with non-vegan family and friends, these social events can be made all the more challenging.
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If You’ve Ever Lost A Pet You HAVE To Watch This!
This video is for every animal-lover out there. It celebrates the lessons our pets teach us with their lives and their passing. It focuses on one “very important” lesson. One we can learn from our love for our pets.
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Life With(out) You | The Story of Ooby The Bulldog
This is the story of Ooby the bulldog. It’s a story worth knowing. For every purebred dog suffering from man-made afflictions, for every homeless or abandoned dog out there. Let Ooby’s story and her life help change how we treat our companions.
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12 Year Old Cures Dad’s Diabetes & Fights Childhood Obesity
By the age of 12, Haile Thomas had helped reverse her dad’s diabetes, toured the country educating kids about healthy eating, met and introduced first lady Michelle Obama, appeared on The Food Network, Rachael Ray, Dr. Oz, and The Today Show
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Do I Want Kids, My Childhood, Ethnicity + | Personal Q&A Pt1
This is a special edition personal Q&A as a thank you for all of your support! In part one I answer some basics and then whether I want kids, some about my family and childhood, my ethnicity, and more!
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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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Vegan Guide to Trick-Or-Treating & Halloween Candy
What’s a vegan to do on Halloween when most of the candy is more of a trick than a treat? In this video, we talk about different ideas for making your Halloween vegan-friendly without missing out on the fun.
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How To Talk To Non-Vegans Without Being An A-Hole
Learning how to talk about veganism is often more challenging than going vegan. How do you talk to non-vegans about important issues in an approachable way? How do you help people make the connection?
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Resisting Non-Vegan Temptations, Worried Parents & Bonus! | Q&A
Today we talk about how to deal with non-vegan food temptations as well as how to deal with concerned or unsupportive parents when going vegan at an early age. Plus, you get a fantastically awkward bonus at the end of the video.
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Euthanasia, Non Vegan Family & Friends, Stuff About Me, Etc | Q&A
Today’s Q&A covers topics like the vegan stance on euthanizing companion animals, how to deal with the difficulty of family and friends who continue to eat animals, some questions about me, and more!
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3 HomeMade Vegan Ice Cream Recipes for Omnivores!!
I wanted to share with you three simple recipes for homemade vegan ice cream that even omnivores will enjoy! They are raw vegan but satisfy people of all dietary inclinations and have the bonus of being rather healthy.
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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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How to Stay Hopeful in A Non-Vegan World | Colleen Patrick-Goudreau
Being vegan can be challenging as it comes with an intense awareness of the suffering in this world. How do we stay hopeful and find joy in life? In this interview, self proclaimed Joyful Vegan Colleen Patrick-Goudreau shares her approach.
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Navigating Social Situations As A Vegan ft. Colleen Patrick-Goudreau
Navigating social situations as a vegan, especially a new vegan, can be intimidating and anxiety-provoking. You may wonder what to say or how to act and what people will think of you. And if you’re a non-vegan you may wonder how to react around vegan guests.
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Do Animals Grieve?
Humans have long used our ability to experience complex emotions to distinguish ourselves from other animals. But is this ability really isolated to our species? And if non-human animals do have the capacity to emote, what does that say about how we treat them?
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Being Vegan in A Non-Vegan Family ft. Colleen Patrick-Goudreau
Are you the only vegan (or non-vegan) in your family? Are you in a relationship with someone of differing dietary inclinations? How do you navigate this challenging and complex landscape?
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Dealing With Non-Vegan Friends and Family | Gary Yourofsky Interview
If you’re newly vegan or considering going vegan, one of the biggest challenges can be the reactions of your friends and family. In this interview, vegan activist Gary Yourofsky shares his approach to both non-vegan friends & family.
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The Best Way to Eat Vegan, My Vegan Journey, and SASHA Farm
This is the first vegan Q&A video where I answer some of your question, like when, how, and why did I go vegan? Just how old am i? What is the BEST way to eat veg? What are my thought on Raw Till 4, and more!
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