Today's my 19 year vegan anniversary. So much changed from decision no longer harm animals for food, entertainment, clothing, personal care products. World opened in ways I never imagined, healed my heart, allowed compassion emerge for all who suffer. Veganism rewired my brain and heart.
Speciesism belief humans superior to animals - eat, wear, be entertained, experimented on, bred for pets; animals not worthy moral consideration; sentience not recognized. Similar discrimination - race/ethnicity, sex, queerness, disability, religion. Another form of evil, sanctioned by most humans.
ALF is global, leaderless, animal rights movement. Engage direct action to end animal exploitation. Liberate animals from labs, fur farms, shutting them down via economic sabotage. Target animal industries. Guideline strictly instruct members avoid harming human or non-human animals during actions.
If you plan on purchasing a pair of glasses, I want to warn you about Fytoo. They are a terrible company and their customer service is horrible. A screw fell out of the nose piece after two months. I was offered a 20% off coupon to purchase another pair of defective glasses. Long story.
We share 98% DNA with chimps. They don't create weapons to kill larger numbers. Highly intelligent, use complex tools, exhibit diverse social behaviors, laugh, hug, kiss. Some engage in same-sex behaviors. Sorry religious folk! We should be honored to share DNA with them, they should be horrified!
Guest model @evolotus.bsky.social! "If you love someone set them free." Vegan doesn't require ❤️ing animals, just leaving them alone. “The animals of the world exist 4 their own reasons. They were not made for humans any more than black people were made 4 white, or women created 4 men.” Alice Walker
EARTHLINGS, the OG "vegan maker" documentary released 2005. Told in 5 chapters - pets, food, clothing, entertainment, scientific research. Narrated Joaquin Phoenix music Moby directed Shaun Monson. We did PR for EARTHLINGS way back when. It will go down as classic in the animal liberation world.
@anitakrajnc.bsky.social started a global movement. @animalsave58.bsky.social - citizens hold vigils for animal victims at slaughterhouses. Vigils are powerful, bearing witness has value. Acknowledging animals driven to slaughter, you're likely only human to show them compassion, kindness and love.
W's "War on Terror" moniker used by activists who rescue animals from places of torture. Terror is pouring chemicals into eyes, stereotaxic devices - stainless steel, vise-like contraptions hold animal's head in place, restraint chairs, carbon dioxide chambers, shock cages. The real war of terror!
I was wearing this shirt at farmer's market. A human, who looked like Michael Pollan, approached to say how much he loved it. Eating is more complex than putting calories into your body. Food choices affect animals, planet, health. Make choices as if you give a damn, spare animals from violence.
Farmed animal sanctuaries rescue abused cows, pigs, chickens, turkeys, goats, sheep and others. They provide lifetime care and rehabilitation. About 1,500 sanctuaries in U.S. Not nearly enough. They educate on violence inherent in meat, dairy, egg production. And promote a vegan diet and lifestyle.
The truth of the matter is veganism gives us many gifts, one such gift is gaining a sense of inner peace by being in alignment with values of compassion, love, nonviolence, fairness, justice. As one makes choices to abstain from eating and using animals, one's world opens up in beautiful ways.
Between 200 - 250 million turkeys are slaughtered for food in U.S. every year. About 46 million turkeys are killed for Thanksgiving. 22 million for Christmas. Nearly 99 percent of these turkeys come from factory farms. They are slaughtered at 12–16 weeks old. Mere babies.
"Humane meat" is marketing nonsense make consumers feel better purchasing food is the product of violence, terror. Products come from animals raised on factory farms. Product packaging feature images of happy animals in green pastures, truth of living conditions crowded warehouses, filth, misery.
Hunting is no sport. Only one side has weapons of destruction. Wouldn't it be nice to arm animals so they had a fighting chance? Canned hunting - trophy hunt where animals are kept in confined areas like fenced ranch to prevent their escape, make tracking easier for the hunter.
Very old school t-shirt. The sentiment is clear, animals do not give permission for us to kill and use their bodies. That is the definition of murder...
Non-vegans believe meat that is marked "humane" or any number of marketing slogans, go to slaughterhouses where they're treated to tea and a snack before being led to a mattress where they're given a pill that makes them sleep. All slaughterhouses are brutal, bloody and violent.
Every strip of bacon, slice of ham, came from a mother - pigs are killed at 6 months of age, you're eating a baby.
Gestation crates lock pregnant sows for 4 months, while farrowing crates hold them during birth. These cause severe physical/mental distress, restrict natural behaviors. Cruelty.
Funny how non-vegans claim "their" meat, dairy, eggs come from small farms where animals are loved & never die.
In the U.S., 99% of poultry & pork comes from factory farms - 99.9% of broiler chickens, 99.8% of turkeys, 98.3–98.6% of pigs.
More than 99% of all U.S. livestock are factory-farmed.
This hip cat knows one cannot be a meat eating environmentalist.
Livestock production 14-18% global greenhouse gas emissions.
67% agricultural land grown feed for livestock, 8% grown for human consumption.
Deforestation (75% grazing/feed), intense water consumption (1,800 gallons 1 lb beef).
Meat (dairy,eggs) is disgusting. Meat is decomposing flesh of an animal killed against their will. One needs to refrigerate/freeze meat returning from store, cook met at high temperature to kill any bacteria like Salmonella, so the meat does not kill you. That is quite disgusting. And dangerous.
Thanks @Countercurrents publishing my op-ed. Israel finally conceded Gaza Ministry of Health's death toll of 71,622 is accurate. After 2 years denial, why now and what do the numbers mean? I get into who is counted and who is not. tinyurl.com/2juz45cr
1.4 billion animals are killed in leather industry annually for their skins - cows, sheep, goats. 20 million animals are killed annually for fur. About 672 million animals - Merino sheep, goats, alpacas are used for wool. After wool production declines, they're slaughtered.
Posting old school animal rights t-shirts. Why? Suffering is suffering. 85 billion land animals, trillions of fishes are slaughtered yearly globally for food - doesn't count animals tortured for clothing, entertainment, so called testing.
Until white people were killed by the police state, some of you didn’t notice you lived in a country that murders people, smears the victims with propaganda, and walks away scot-free...and it shows. open.substack.com/pub/evolotus...
@evolotus.bsky.social wrote a brilliant piece about Americans (white) realizing they live in a fascist state. Black, BIPOC have known this for hundreds of years, before Trump became president. Their bodies have been murdered by law enforcement agencies forever.
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It's not enough to extend compassion towards fellow humans. Nonhuman animals suffer deeply, precisely due to humans. Compassion asks us to push through speciesism and recognize ourselves in all sentient beings. Ceasing to use and eat animals will bring us closer to the peace we envision.
Would like to rewrite “A Christmas Carol.” The main character is visited by the ghosts of animals past that he played a role in killing for food, clothing and entertainment. At the end, he realizes the ethical choice is to go vegan. The animal ghosts congratulate him, move on to next nonvegan.
All individuals desire to live. It’s built into sentient being’s DNA. It’s more than just instinct.
Taking away an individual’s right to life is unethical. Therefore, the ethical choice is vegan.
All your dog wants for Christmas is treats with Gabe's face on them. You're in luck! Each purchase supports @cagetocouch.bsky.social so they can keep doing their work of saving dogs from animal testing labs. Select Gabe from the drop-down menu. beaglecoffeecompany.com/collections/...