Is Eating Animals A Personal Choice?

If you or anyone else you know has ever said, "I respect your choice to be vegan, so you should respect my choice to eat meat," watch this video. Eating animal products is not a choice to be equally respected as the choice to be vegan. You always hear how we each have the personal right to say what goes in our bodies, but what about when our right to choose comes at the violation of another’s rights and choices?

The Problem with Ex-Vegans

3 links regarding ex-vegans and what their issues are:

Stop Blaming Veganism for You not Being Vegan

Disordered Eating, Restrictive Eating, and Ex-Vegans 

How to Gain Fame and Fortune as an Ex-Vegan in Roughly Five Easy Steps

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Vegans Never Say Die!

Plant an Ethical Garden

It's not impossible to create a garden that's more humane and less exploitative. Here are some ways to start doing so:  

Plant an Ethical Garden
Veganic Farming and Gardening

No Kill Activist Explains How We Can Save All Animals

No Kill Activist Explains How We Can 'Save Them All'

15 Vegan Leather Jackets for Fall Fashion

"If you want to get warm, look good, and love animals, you should snag one of these gorgeous vegan leather jackets to wear all autumn long."

Check out this Fall vegan leather jacket shopping guide:

15 Vegan Leather Jackets For The Cruelty-Free Fall Fashion Lover

Jains Thrive in Chicagoland despite Cultural Clash

Jains believe in nonviolence, to the point of not harming any sentient being, through action or even thought. These Jain beliefs seemingly clash with some of the most powerful forces in American culture. Yet Jains are finding ways to adapt and even thrive here in the U.S. 

They’re passing these beliefs on to the next generation during their holiest holiday this week, called Paryushan at their temple in Bartlett.

Read the rest of the article here:

Tiny religious sect thrives in Chicagoland despite cultural clash

7 Sneaky Animal Ingredients to Watch Out For in Supplements

"Many ingredients in vitamins and supplements come from animals or involve animals during production. Be sure to read vitamin and supplements carefully, and always look under the ingredients list at the end of the nutrition label to see exactly what is in the supplement you’re buying. Unless you’re buying exclusively vegan vitamins (like the ones above), at the link below you’ll more than likely see one of the following animal ingredients in at least one of the supplements you’re taking."

7 Sneaky Animal Ingredients to Watch Out For in Supplements