The Thinking Vegan interview with Philip Wollen
Like most of us, I discovered Philip Wollen by watching the video of a debate called “Animals Should Be Off the Menu” last May. I was mesmerized by his oratory skills and the passion in which he described the absolute
Welfarism vs Abolitionsim: a healthy debate
As the late Rodney King exclaimed, “Can’t we all just get along?” Don’t worry, this isn’t going to be a blog post about how infighting is the scourge of the animal rights movement and that animals are dying because of
The Thinking Vegan Pop Quiz: How do you deal with despair?
Kierkegaard argued that despair, the moral condition of hopelessness, is the most profound human suffering we experience. He said it is a painless moral and spiritual suffering, that slowly kills us. So, as an animal rights activist and vegan, how
My interest lies in animal liberation, not making more vegans
I purposefully chose a provocative title, so before you spend time formulating the hate mail in your head that you intend to send me, be patient and listen to my argument. animal liberation: (noun) the freeing of animals from exploitation
No, fat shaming is still not okay
I received a lot of feedback on my post about large animal organizations using fat shaming as part of their advocacy. Between the comments I received as well as reading the comments on well written blog posts on the subject
Fat shaming doesn’t help animals
Large animal protection organizations are famous for their attention-getting, eyebrow-raising campaigns – but shaming overweight people in hopes of getting them to go vegan should never be accepted by our movement. In the latest example, people are shamed for
Warning: this post contains infographic images
This cute infographic on calcium is making the vegan rounds lately. At first it seems like an innocuous way to address the “where do you get your calcium” question. Think about it further, and you can see the danger of
Interview with Jasmin Singer and Mariann Sullivan of Our Hen House
Mariann Sullivan and Jasmin Singer are the top hens at Our Hen House, a unique nonprofit that helps activists develop new tactics for helping animals. Through a daily blog, a weekly podcast, videos and other content, Jasmin and Mariann
More Green Smoothies for Me!
Yesterday, a blogger wrote a piece about green smoothies. Her conclusion was that combining a couple of pieces of fresh fruit with handfuls of leafy greens in a blender is bad for you. Yes, that was her conclusion, and the
Top 10 Animal Rights News Stories of 2011
Can you stand another year-end list? Below are what we believe were the ten biggest news stories of 2011 for animal rights initiatives. While some of these generated massive amounts of ink and airtime, a few were important stories that
Who is Saving Animals?
Many vegans lament that there are dog/cat rescuers and other animal activists in their communities who are not vegan. I’m with you, believe me. I get it. It is shocking when humane societies serve animals on plates at fundraisers. It