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I have many. I have had discussion about veganism with my non vegan friends all the time.

My top one: Being vegan makes you more moral than a meat eater.

This is one that has really triggered my friends that still eat meat, but I stand by it. Most people aren't vegan because they dislike the taste of meat, dairy or eggs. They're not vegan because they hate easily accessible food and love having to bring food to gatherings because there is nothing for them.

People are vegan because they disagree with how animals are treated and used, and actively live by wanting not to be a part of that.

I have many more, but just wondering what your thoughts are.

I went out to lunch today at a Peruvian restaurant and ordered mushroom tacos that were labelled "VEGAN" on the menu. They were covered in sour cream. I even confirmed with the waiter that yes, it was in fact non-vegan sour cream. Why the fuck would they just blatantly lie?? Every time I go out to eat I'm served drinks and dishes that contain animal products despite their description having no mention of them. I ordered a "tropical smoothie" at a cafe a couple of days ago expecting it not to contain dairy as there was no mention of it being made with milk, yet in actuality it was a strawberry milkshake with honey and whipped cream on top. I'm legitimately so done with this shit. Like, what if I was allergic to dairy products?? I've decided I'm just going to completely avoid eating out due to this nonsense.

Need more amazing vegan gems to visit please!

We love supporting all vegan restaurants the most but we still do go to places with vegan options.

My husband and I are avid travelers and lovers of food.. and we’ve been to almost every state and always looking for great vegan/plant based food/restaurants.

We will be traveling to Washington State and Oregon, so any recs there (or anywhere) are highly appreciated! Any city, any town.

We are going to travel again across country for a few months, so I’d be curious and very interested to know some of my fellow vegan/plant lovers places!

We love any kind of cuisine 😋

Thank you!

Here are some of our recommendations if you’re ever in these areas:

Chicago diner in Chicago, IL

Bad garden in Lancaster, PA

HAGS and Beyond Sushi, NYC

Chef Kenny’s Dim Sum in Las Vegas, NV

Vegan international in Tampa, FL

Wellness sushi in Denver, CO

Peace Pies in San Diego, CA

DC vegan and Hip city veg in District of Columbia

Tomo Sushi and Ramen in Philly, PA

Plant power, Salaya and Mr.Charlies in LA, CA

Planta in Miami, FL

Sl*tty Vegan international Atlanta, GA

Clip is from this interview. | Ryuji Chua: Website | IG
Yes, fish have feelings.

I’m not technically a vegan, I’m more plant based, but I think most vegans would agree with this statement.

I keep seeing products that say vegan on them, and they will even say kosher parve but they still contain animal products!

For me, this is serious.

I thought I had the flu for several days. I had chills, severe achiness in my muscles , and mild wheezing occasionally.

The actual culprit?

Diglyceride made from beef in a food I had recently bought from a store.

Currently the only way in the United States to ensure that diglyceride, monoglyceride, triglyceride, and glycerin is truly vegan is to contact the manufacture. That’s not realistic.

I am not the only one who would benefit from clearer labeling. Vegans, vegetarians, pescatarian, and those with allergies would all benefit from clearer labeling.

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Visited a farm animal sanctuary last weekend. There was this huge pig lying under a tree, apparently having the best afternoon of her life.

Most of the other pigs came over to investigate us. One kept trying to untie someone's shoelaces. But this particular girl looked up once, decided we weren't interesting, and went back to sleep.

A couple of visitors were disappointed because they'd specifically wanted to meet her. Apparently she's one of the older residents and pretty popular in the sanctuary's photos.

The volunteer explained that she wasn't particularly interested in people that day and we should leave her alone.

Someone asked if treats would convince her to come over.

The volunteer just said, "We don't make them interact with visitors."

And I don't know why, but that was my favorite part of the entire visit.

That pig didn't have to be friendly, entertaining, grateful for being rescued, or even acknowledge our existence. She could just lie under a tree because she felt like it.

I think we sometimes focus so much on proving how intelligent, affectionate and entertaining farm animals are that we forget something pretty fundamental.

They shouldn't have to impress us to deserve a decent life.

Anyway, I spent twenty minutes watching a pig sleep. Ten out of ten experience.

Ok. Have you heard to Earthling Ed, Vegan Table Talks of any of the activists who stick to soft and logical approaches? Yes. Are you open to change after listening to them? No, I could never be vegan. Exactly. It is not about the approach then, it is just that you don’t want to change and are looking for blaming the messenger instead of reflecting about the truth the messenger is trying to make you aware of. You are using the messenger as a scapegoat to stop listening to your own conscience screaming at you the immorality you cause with your choices. So you don’t ever adhere to your own advice, you are lying to yourself. You know your excuses are bad, you just don’t want to change. You want to keep deluding yourself into thinking you are a peaceful person while paying for the most atrocious violence towards innocent beings who can't speak to defend themselves. You are too comfortable in your position as an oppressor of animals, a slave to the emotional attachment to the body parts you eat and too fearful to stand up against social norms to be bothered with leaving animals alone. Tough shit. If you want to be comfortable with paying for violence towards animals, get used to feel uncomfortable with people remembering you the violence you pay for.

"you are pushing me away from veganism by advocating this way" Bullshit. You are a slave to taste pleasure and you don't want to change because you are too comfortable with other animals suffering for your convenience. Take accountability for your actions. Stop paying for animal torture, abuse and murder.

If you want to put innocent animals through hell for your benefit, we will make sure you are aware of the consequences of your choices.

And to all apologists who will come to hate me for making oppressors uncomfortable: throw me all the garbage you want. I couldn't care less. No issues vegans suffer will ever compare with the hell animals are going through.

I realize vegetarian took me so long to reach with steps like « no seafood », « no beef » etc from 12 to 18yo. But now it’s the real deal so to speak. I’m talking going from autism-fixation on eggs and excessive consumption and marvel at their versatility to… never again. I’m not sad about it but how to approach such a massive change?

Does removing everything at once make the transition difficult but maybe more stable once you get used to it, or is « all or nothing » difficult at the beginning? Any experience or opinion is very welcome

I'll be preaching to the choir here, but I wanted to share these thoughts somewhere.

First of all, there's nothing wrong with being on a diet, obviously. However, a lot of meat eaters seem to think that vegans are on a diet. I've heard many times "oh, I forgot you can't eat dairy". No, I very much can, but I refuse to.

Meat eaters seem to believe that veganism is based on health I guess? So many of them don't realise (like I haven't for a long time years ago) that veganism is a moral stance, akin to disgust towards cannibalism.

Vegans can still be on a diet. If you have trouble digesting gluten, you're probably on a gluten-free or gluten-low diet. Or if you have diabetes, you probably avoid carb-dense foods.

This might come off as just a matter of petty linguistics, but I think it's so important for people outside the vegan community to know that veganism is 100% a matter of ethics, and I think this comparison to cannibalism is pretty effective.

hi all. i am newly vegan and i eat out with friends quite often as i live in nyc. i have been suggesting restaurants with vegan options but they suggest that finding a restaurant with vegetarian options would be easier and good enough. or they suggest that i “break my veganism” to eat something with dairy. i dont really know how to respond to that other than “no” and its quite annoying and a silly thing to say honestly. its unfortunate that people are not willing to compromise when there are so many vegan restaurants in nyc and even so many restaurants with vegan options!!

I’m posting the first of the responses here. If you fancy adding your voice to this project, please do get in touch. My sincere hope is that every bit helps.🙏

I recently interviewed Professor Dave, and a few things from our conversation have been playing on my mind. In this video, I reflect on some of our disagreements about animal rights.

The central question: if a chicken is already dead, does buying it from a supermarket make any difference?

I’d be interested to hear what people think, particularly where you think my arguments go wrong xoxo

A year and a half into veganism I watched “Dominion”. I watched it twice so I didn’t forget the torture and cruelty I saw.
Two years and a few months vegan I heard about “Earthlings” and was surprised I hadn’t seen it before. Ii watched it today. My designated “Vegan Day”.
It’s a little older, but more thoroughly informational in some areas “Dominion” covers in great detail later. Both are devastatingly truthful and explicit, meant for those who truly want to know what is done to living creatures for human purposes.

So many times I think “how could anyone see this or know, even partially, what they do to animals, how they suffer, and continue making excuses?
My family are consumers of animal products and I already alienated much of them when I stopped eating meat five or so years ago.. I got all the responses…”no fish?” “No, that’s meat.”. The conversations are definitely more hostile from some
than others who might have a financial interest or are concerned about lawsuits from vegan channels they force their falsehoods on. (That’s a personal reference)
This documentary is so heartfelt and intense in a way that anyone with the capacity to watch this would be moved to change.
I’m disappointed in myself for any time I cower from response because people are just so hostile.
We don’t have time to be quiet vegans! There is so much suffering and cruelty.
How could anyone think it’s okay to electrocute a living being or remove teeth and bones without painkillers?
I just keep asking “how?” “How are we more concerned than they?” How can anyone think it’s ok or feel justified in stomping on a live animals head? Or skinning them alive? Some of the fur animals were still blinking after they removed their skin!
Even though I know I’m more feeling than most, maybe, there must be something so wrong and desensitized about people that work for these industries and continue consuming these products.
I’m so naive still in so many ways. This documentary shows them killing dolphins and eating them? I thought they were protected.
It’s doesn’t make it any better based on what animal they are…is anything sacred? How is this torture and cruelty still happening?
There are so many intelligent people with ideas for ways to make human life better. Why can’t we do it for animals?
Editors and rewrites of social media content that use their tools to stifle free speech should be acknowledged as the tyrants they are, included are those who write and support “AgGag” laws. Most of what I write isn’t seen or heard because of them.
Reddit is the greatest source of freedom for our vegan community.
Do you know what this animal felt before they died to feed, clothe or entertain you? It’s sickening. It’s even more sickening that they don’t care.
It’s not that they don’t know..they don’t care. Everyone should watch “Earthlings”.