When you announce to the world that you’re switching to a vegan diet, often you’re met with derision. Personally, I think it’s because people feel threatened in some way. But whatever the reason for their reactions, at some point the people you are talking with will express concern that you will be doing [...]

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Savia contacted us this morning and suggested a modification to our petition.
Oprah’s not the kind of person who is going to ask her viewers to be vegan. However, it is possible she would do a show about the horrors of the way animals that are raised and slaughtered for our food are treated. I wish [...]

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To Our Readers:
Jane and I have spent a significant portion of the last two weeks putting together a petition to Oprah Winfrey. On April 4th, Oprah did a show in memory of her companion dog, Sophie, who passed away on March 10th. The show was inspired by a billboard she saw on her [...]

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We need to get an administrative issue out of the way. Apparently, we were having problems with Internet Explorer (who knew?) generating a stack error. It was linked to about 20 of our posts. Jane went through each of them painstakingly and we believe the issue has been resolved. At least, [...]

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Purchasing factory farmed meat products supports the violence perpetrated on animals. Does it also support the violence perpetrated on other human beings?
Jane and I were speculating about this recently: Does working in a slaughterhouse somehow alter your perception of violence? Does it inure you to violence, leaving you indifferent to acts of violence [...]

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