“The seeds of progress and moral development are certainly extant, yet dormant within most. Veganism is already highly consistent with notions held by the majority, albeit in a logical suspension… such as the very popular opposition to unnecessary suffering.”
” I wanted to show–through my actions, words and normalcy–that anyone could be vegan. And enjoy it. And make it work.“After all, I was once a meat eater. And for years, I was the vegetarian who said I could ‘never give up cheese.’”
“I understand veganism as a process and a commitment to living a life with compassion. Veganism is not a stable or unitary response to production and consumption, it is active and comprehensive in its consideration of how best to respond to the commodification and degradation of life that takes place in the contemporary context of agribusiness production. Veganism is not even just about animals, it’s about people, the producers, workers, transporters and sellers of food, it’s about the environment, it’s about our whole relationship to the big broad world out there.”
- Emilie
“Now, vegans talking about food is a bit of a cliche [...] what you eat is as big a part of veganism as what you *don’t* eat - since we have to eat something and all - so I am going to talk about it and sucks if you don’t like that.”
“When you treat living beings as things–as commodities–cruelty is not only inevitable, it is inseparable.”
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Abuse, Animals
animal rights, Animals, economy, property, vegan
“[...]what’s inherently humane about killing a sentient being when you don’t need to[? ...] Slaughter isn’t compassionate or kind.”
