I am not telling you what to eat

"I am not telling you what to eat; I am telling you whom I defend."

Is Veganism Like a Religion?

Rob Zombie- The Only Think I Ever Really Care About

"The only thing I ever really care about is animals- animal causes. I don't really care about people that much, but animals I feel like they always need to be protected." -Rob Zombie

Became vegetarian over 30 years ago after seeing a slaughterhouse video. Both he and his wife, Sheri Moon Zombie have since become vegan.

Vegan For...

Vegan for...

• The Animals
• Our Water
• World Hunger
• The Rainforest
• Compassion
• Wildlife
• Our Health
• Peace
• Our Planet

Everything.

http://VeganStreet.com

Learning to be a Dutiful Carnivore

Jane Legge: Learning to Be a Dutiful Carnivore

Dogs and cats and goats and cows,

Ducks and chickens, sheep and sows

Woven into tales for tots,

Pictured on their walls and pots.

Time for dinner! Come and eat

All your lovely juicy meat.

One day ham from Percy Porker

(In the comics he's a corker):

Then the breast from Mrs. Cluck

Or the wing from Donald Duck.

Liver next from Clara Cow

(No, it doesn't hurt her now).

Yes, that leg's from Peter Rabbit

Chew it well; make that a habit.

Eat the creatures killed for sale,

But never pull the pussy's tail.

Eat the flesh from "filthy hogs"

But never be unkind to dogs.

Grow up into double-think-

Kiss the hamster; skin the mink.

Never think of slaughter, dear,

That's why animals are here.

They only come on earth to die,

So eat your meat, and don't ask why.

(Illustration by Pawel Kuczynski)

Terminator "Plants tho."

John Connor: No, no, no, no. You gotta litem to the way people talk. You don't say "plants are conscious like animals despite the fact that they don't have brains" or some shit like that. You say "plants tho." And if someone comes on to you with an attitude you say "whatever LOL." And if you want to shine them on it's "mmm, bacon."

Terminator: mmm, bacon.

John Connor: Yeah or "mmm steak." And if someone gets upset you say "cry more." Or, you can do combinations.

Terminator: Cry more. Steak tho.

John Connor: Great! See, you're getting it!

Terminator: Plants tho.

If dogs awaiting

"If dogs awaiting slaughter in china is wrong... then cows awaiting slaughter in America is wrong."

I went fishing.

First panel:

Person A [standing next to the back of a dog hanging out of a bucket]: I put a sharp piece of metal on a string in my dog's food, and when she started eating, I pulled string so the metal went through her face, then I dragged her in o this bucket and drowned her.

Person B: What the fuck is the matter with you?

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Second panel:

Person A [standing next to a fish suffocating on the ground]: I went fishing.

Person B: That's nice, did you take your kids?

Well you ate meat once!

"Well you ate meat once!"

"Yes I certainly did, difference being when someone showed me what I was contributing to, told me that doing so was immoral and explained why the way I viewed non-human animals was bigoted, I didn't cry like a baby, throw a shit fit and bend over backwards trying to justify my actions. I just apologized for my ignorance and changed my lifestyle accordingly. You know, like an adult."

World's Most Perplexing Math Problems

This week on World's Most Perplexing Math Problems: "More than 99% of all meat in the U.S. comes from animals raised in factory farms. Yet nearly all meat-eaters tell vegans that they exclusively eat humanely-raised meat. Explain."

Maybe it is time to change

"Standing up for children is expected, it is the morally right thing to do. Advocating for dogs, cats, and wildlife is accepted, it justifiable to quite a few. So why is speaking out for farm animals extreme, why is it pushing a 'point of view?' Maybe it is time to change this perspective, because their lives matter too!"

Why keep looking?

Cage- free
Free-range
Grass-fed
Humane

Why keep looking or the right way to do the wrong thing?

Not a choice

Not a choice: Veganism is no more a choice than being against child molestation, rape, human slavery, murder, or any other atrocity.

One day the absurdity will be palpable

"One day the absurdity of the almost universal human belief in the slavery of other animals will be palpable. We shall then have discovered our souls and become worthier of sharing this planet with them." -Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Non-vegan Ethics

Let's move forward

"As a vegan I'm not really interested in discussing what type of diet our caveman ancestors ate, or whether God put animals here for us to eat, or if we can obtain enough protein from a plant-based diet, or if humans are biologically herbivore or omnivore. These are tired arguments. What we should be discussing is how we can move forward and evolve as a race. The killing of billions of animals every year for food and clothing has helped put this planet and its inhabitants in the crisis situation that we're now faced with. And Veganism offers a solution. Global warming, the declining health of our population, polluted waterways and depleted soil, fished out oceans, starvation in poor countries, species extinction and rain forest destruction are but a few of the problems that can be addressed and remedied if more people embraced a vegan lifestyle. 
This is why being vegan is so important...it offers viable solutions and compassionate answers. It saves lives...not only the animals but very likely our own. The human race has backed itself into a corner, veganism offers a way out. Lets move forward." -Rich Lysloff

What if people really were hardwired

What if people really were hardwired to eat meat?

Passenger: Ooh, look! Roadkill! Let's Stop and grab a bite!

Driver: Is that a raccoon? Yum!

Protein deficiency is incredibly rare

"Proteing deficiency is incredibly rare. Hearth disease, on the other hand, is the leading cause of death worldwide.

Asking vegans to respect your decision

"Asking vegans to respect your decision to eat meat is on par with asking feminists to respect sexists, asking people of color to respect racists, and asking homosexuals to respect homophobes. It is ludicrous to think that difference in opinion warrants mutual respect, especially when the opposing opinion in question not only stand for everything you are against but also appropriates suffering, defends oppression, and encourages the continuance of exploitation." -Felix Sampson

The industry has to keep it hidden

"Most people can't bear the sight of an animal suffering. So the industry has to keep it hidden in order for people to keep eating animals. Be courageous. Open your eyes." -VeganStreet.com

Thirsty? It takes 2,000 gallons

Thirsty? It takes 2,000 gallons of water to produce a single gallon of milk.

What You See - What I See

Howard Lyman- To be an environmentalist

"To be an environmentalist who happens to eat meat is like being a philanthropist who doesn't happen to give to charity." -Howard Lyman

Philip Wollen- We Torture And Kill

"We torture and kill two billion sentient living beings every week. 10,000 entire species are wiped out every year because of the actions of one, and we are no facing the sixth mass extinction in cosmological history. If any other organism did this, a biologist would consider them a virus." -Philip Wollen

Gary Smith- 150 years ago

"150 years ago, they would have thought you were absurd if you advocated for the end of slavery. 100 years ago, they would have laughed at you for suggesting that women should have the right to vote. 50 years ago, they would object to the idea of African Americans receiving equal rights under the law. 25 years ago they would have called you a pervert if you advocated for gay rights. They laugh at us now for suggesting that animal slavery be ended. Some day they won't be laughing." ~ Gary Smith

Plutarch- But for the sake of some little mouthful

"But for the sake of some little mouthful of flesh we deprive a soul of the sun and light, and of that proportion of life and time it had been born into the world to enjoy." ~ Plutarch

National Geographic- Cut the Bull. Eat Green.

"A plant based diet indirectly consumes nearly 600 gallons less water per day. Cut the bull. Eat green." -National Geographic

James Cromwell- To Deny An Animal

“To deny an animal its right to self-determination, its right to live out its life as it chooses in its natural habitat, that is an aggression; it’s an aggression against the planet and all other sentient beings. Start with one meal a day, then up it to one day a week, then one week a month. Work your way into not consuming animals and animal products and inform yourself. It doesn’t take anything at all, and it’s very easy to do. Then you start to think, ‘What else?’ This process begins your consciousness.” -James Cromwell

Howard Lyman- "Humane Slaughter"

"...never forget there's no such thing as 'humane slaughter.' I never saw an animal clicking its heels going to the slaughterhouse, saying, 'Yippee, skippy, I'm going to be a McDonald's burger tomorrow!' There is always fear in their eyes. They know exactly what's going to happen. So for anyone to claim there is such a thing as 'humane slaughter,' well, that's the greatest oxymoron in the world." -Howard Lyman, former 4th generation cattle rancher turned vegan & activist

I Love Animals

Speciesism

spe-cies-ism - the assumption of human superiority leading to the exploitation of animals

Look Where You Stand

“If you want to know where you would have stood on slavery before the Civil War, don’t look at where you stand on slavery today. Look at where you stand on animal rights.” - Capt. Paul Watson

Where Your Mouth Is

"Vegan means putting nonviolence where your mouth is." -Gary L. Francione

You Can't Be A Meat Eating Environmentalist

James Cameron On Going Vegan

"This may surprise you, because it surprised me when I found out, but the single biggest thing that an individual can do to combat climate change is to stop eating animals. Because of the huge, huge carbon footprint of animal agriculture. I was shocked to find out that animal agriculture directly or indirectly accounts for 14.5% of all greenhouse gas emissions, compared to all transportation - every ship, car, truck, plane on the planet only accounts for 13%. Less than animal agriculture. So most people think that buying a Prius is the answer, and it's certainly not wrong, but it's not the biggest agent of climate change." -James Cameron

Expand Your Heart

"Expand your heart to respect the feelings of all beings. It might take effort at first, but it is worth it, and it will make you an amazing being yourself. If it makes you feel good to respect others, imagine how it feels to respect all." -James Fisher

Personal Choice

"If you think eating meat is just a personal choice, you are forgetting someone."

You Can't Fix Your Health Until

"You can't fix your health until you fix your diet."

In(cr)edible Egg Facts

Defensive Omnivore Bingo

It's Only Natural

"We eat meat because we are predators by nature. Part of our nature is to eat fish, too. And obviously, to drink milk from other species. After all lions do exactly what we do."

Being Vegan Means... Saying No To Slavery

"Being vegan means not seeing others as commodities to be bought or sold. It means saying no to slavery."

Question of Whether a Vegan Diet is Natural

"The question of whether a vegan diet is our natural diet or the healthiest is irrelevant. The facts are we can survive and thrive on a vegan diet. The issue at hand is a vegan diet is ethical, it allows us to nourish ourselves without exploiting and murdering other animals and allows us to live in alignment with the values of justice, fairness, and compassion." -Gary Smith

Consumption of Animal Poducts

The consumption of animal products contributes to:

• Malnourishment in the developing world
• Water scarcity
• Pollution
• Deforestation
• Species extinction
• Land degradation
• Global warming

If it's too difficult

"If it's too difficult to watch footage of animals being slaughtered, why is it so easy to keep contributing to it?"

Einstein- "Our task must be..."

"Our task must be to free ourselves... by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures." -Albert Einstein

Stupid Vegan!

Our ancestors did all kinds of stuff that I would in no way endorse or try and practice in the modern world.

Bill Gates- "Eating meat..."

"Eating meat is hard on the environment – it demands a lot of land and water...So coming up with affordable plant-based proteins, basically meat substitutes, that really taste like meat is another area that can make a big difference. I've tasted a few of them, and I really couldn't tell the difference between them and the real thing.” -Bill Gates

"I worked the largest slaughterhouse on the planet..."

"TRUTH, live with it."

Darwin- "There Is No Fundamental Difference"

"There is no fundamental difference between man & animals in their ability to feel pleasure & pain, happiness & misery." -Charles Darwin