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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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.
Are School Lunches Killing Our Kids? | Lila’s Fight
This video will forever change how you look at the ocean and seafood. Is the world running out of fish? Will the collapse of the ocean be the collapse of humankind? See what the most up-to-date research says about the dire state of our oceans.
EMPTY OCEANS: Is The World Running Out Of Fish?
A shocking expose on the deep corruption, shameless lies, and illegal activities of the egg Industry in the United States. You won’t believe the lengths the American Egg Board, USDA, and egg industry as a whole will go to for a profit.
The Great Egg Conspiracy: Lies, Corruption & Kevin Bacon
One of the most cited justifications for hunting is that it’s necessary for managing out-of-control deer populations. When you go even just below the surface of this hunting myth, it’s painfully evident that deer hunting itself is responsible for overpopulation issues.
Is Deer Hunting Necessary for Population Control?
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.
Is Cheese Addictive?
Recent developments at both the state and federal level are changing the legal classification of animals and animal cruelty—giving animals rights once only relegated to humans and deeming animal cruelty a top-tier felony.
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The Public Health Crisis of Animal Waste – Our Global Poo Problem
Our planet has a poop problem. The extreme excrement production of farmed animals directly affects your health, goes largely unregulated, and you’re actually paying for the privilege of being poisoned. This is one public health crisis we should all give a crap about.
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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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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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Sex With Animals: The Blurred Lines of Bestiality
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?
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Hey President! Here’s How You REALLY Pardon A Turkey
Every year, the President of the United States pardons two turkeys from being slaughtered for Thanksgiving. This is more a delay in execution than a full pardon. These “lucky” turkeys are still likely to be dead within a year.
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Why I’m A Vegan Against Animal Welfare
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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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
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 Halal And Kosher Slaughter Humane?
The debate over halal (حلال) and kosher (כשר) ritual slaughter is a hotbed of religion, politics, corporate greed, systematic abuses, and special interests. Amidst all the controversy, the core question remains: is it possible to end the life of another being in a way that is kind?
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The Most Disturbing Coloring Book Ever!
Let’s take a magical journey through a kids coloring book, apparently aimed at the budding sociopath! We’ll discover such enriching activities as a eugenics-themed multiple choice quiz, a hands-on activity of how to properly mutilate infants and much more.
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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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$30K Poop Nutrition Challenge! | Sponsored By Ben & Jerry’s
Take the POOP Nutrient Challenge and get paid $30K for your crappy ideas! The EPA, along with Ben & Jerry’s, the USDA, and a host of other heavyweights have launched a competition for craptastic concepts to deal with the dung overtaking our planet.
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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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How To Shut Down A Slaughterhouse [Not Graphic]
How do you shut down a slaughterhouse? These activists risked everything when they locked themselves inside a slaughterhouse gas chamber, bringing the facility to a halt. We pay others to kill our animals and there’s a reason why the process is kept hidden.
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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
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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EMPTY OCEANS: Is The World Running Out Of Fish?
This video will forever change how you look at the ocean and seafood. Is the world running out of fish? Will the collapse of the ocean be the collapse of humankind? See what the most up-to-date research says about the dire state of our oceans.
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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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12 Year Old Takes On The Government for Animals!
Thomas Ponce is no ordinary teenager. By the age of 12, he had formed his own lobbying organization and was active in local government, meeting with congressmen and officials and providing a voice for the animals.
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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 Tampons Vegan? Are They SAFE?
Are tampons vegan? Are they even safe? This may seem like an odd question at first glance, but the answers may surprise you.
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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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The Great Egg Conspiracy: Lies, Corruption & Kevin Bacon
A shocking expose on the deep corruption, shameless lies, and illegal activities of the egg Industry in the United States. You won’t believe the lengths the American Egg Board, USDA, and egg industry as a whole will go to for a profit.
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The Change Everything Speech: Q&A Session
In this Q&A session, which followed the talk “This Speech Will Change How You See Everything” we cover such topics as the ethics of honey, whether cats can be vegan, backyard chickens and the health consequences of eggs and more.
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Why Eggs Are GROSS!!! [For Kids!]
This video is for kids! [but adults can watch too] Today we’re going to talk about why eggs are super GROSS and why they’re really bad for your body and the chickens they come from. You may never look at breakfast the same.
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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?
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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Carriage Horse Controversy: Tradition or Cruelty?
Are horse-drawn carriages a traditional romantic experience, or a cruel and abusive industry? Why have many cities decided to ban them altogether? Let’s take a closer look at the carriage horse industry and the controversy arising from it.
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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?
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 Deer Hunting Necessary for Population Control?
One of the most cited justifications for hunting is that it’s necessary for managing out-of-control deer populations. When you go even just below the surface of this hunting myth, it’s painfully evident that deer hunting itself is responsible for overpopulation issues.
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Gary Yourofsky: Banned International Terrorist
In this interview, vegan activist Gary Yourofsky talks about his experience being banned from multiple countries and labeled an international terrorist. But who are the real criminals: those who kill and torture sentient beings, or those who try to save their lives?
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BREAKING NEWS In Animal Rights! FBI Re-Defines Cruelty
Recent developments at both the state and federal level are changing the legal classification of animals and animal cruelty—giving animals rights once only relegated to humans and deeming animal cruelty a top-tier felony.
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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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