The 1918 Influenza pandemic (Avian origin), 2009 H1N1 virus (swine origin), HIV (Chimp origin), Ebola (bats and chimp origin), SARS (bats and civets origin), COVID-19/aka Coronavirus (potentially originating from bats, snakes, pangolins, or pigs), Mad Cow/vCJD (cattle origin), plus other diseases. COMMON THREAD All are from animal origin. Our desire for consuming flesh, apart from …
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I stumbled upon this article on Drovers, which claims to be the oldest livestock publication in the United States. After reading it, and the comments, I get the impression that big animal agribusiness is seriously intimidated by the fastest growing movement on the planet. That movement is veganism. READING BETWEEN THE LINES Below is the …
Is the scarcity mindset prevalent in the vegan community? Below is an explanation of what scarcity mindset is for those of you who are not familiar with what it is and how it relates to the vegan community. DESCRIPTION In a nutshell, a scarcity mindset is a belief that there will never be enough resources, …
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A few months ago, a friend and I set up a “We should all be vegan, change my mind” table on a busy walking trail. The first people I engaged in conversation with was a couple who were ex-cattle ranchers. They said their 2 adult sons were both vegan. Imagine that, ranchers children turned vegan. …
According to the FBI, “Acts of cruelty against animals are now counted alongside felony crimes like arson, burglary, assault, and homicide in the FBI’s expansive criminal database. ‘Some studies say that cruelty to animals is a precursor to larger crime,’ said Nelson Ferry, who works in the Bureau’s Criminal Statistics Management Unit, which manages NIBRS. …
A couple of years ago I toured a coffee plantation in Bali where they sit you down at a table half way through the tour. Included with the price of the tour, you are given about 12 samples of different coffees and teas. For an additional cost, you can try the “exclusive” Kopi Luwak coffee. …
Below is a personal account & video from a fellow activist. Please continue to be a voice for the voiceless. Here is her moving experience in her own words… “We had to leave thousands of lives behind. These babies had their tales cut off, their teeth ripped out and their testicles removed all fully conscious …
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Why we love dogs, yet eat cows, shows the disconnect we have as a society. Most of us have never been exposed to cows on an up close and personal level. So it makes sense that between that, and between euphemisms, the secrecy of the meat industry, and being brought up in a society that …
Imagine being brought up in a culture where causing others pain and suffering was normal and considered a good thing. Where causing that harm, which is unnecessary yet deemed as necessary, was fully supported by the majority of the population. Enter the Barretts (cattle & chicken farmers, since 1999, turned vegan mushroom farmers in 2019). …
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