Lack of Empathy in our exploitation of other Nations (species)

Lack of Empathy in our exploitation of other Nations (species)

You may have noticed by now that I use the fodder of my own personal life as a jumping off point for many of my articles.  After all, who knows better about my own experiences and life than I do?  Truth be told, when I dreamed up this website two years ago I knew almost nothing about the plight of other species at the hands of humans, so I couldn’t really write about it with any accuracy.  All I had …

Animal Rights Activists and Vegans: Heroes for a Day?

Animal Rights Activists and Vegans: Heroes for a Day?

On January 10th of this year, this brand spanking New Year, a rock legend died of cancer – liver cancer. David Bowie was just 69 years old, young by today’s standards many have said. No would argue that in his short time on this earth David Bowie  altered the landscape of rock and roll and pushed  social boundaries with his sometimes bizarre clothing and hair, his two stage personas, Ziggy Stardust and The Thin White Duke, as well as his …

Collaborative Vegan and Animal Rights Advocacy

Collaborative Vegan and Animal Rights Advocacy

 

I guess that it is safe to assume that we all enjoy personal achievement in this life as well as accolades from friends, family and the world at large. And I am no different. But I had a different motive when I created this website for myself and for others of all species, both human and non human. I wanted to be better able to navigate the sometimes murky waters of being vegan in a non vegan world. I wanted …

Justice, Kindness and Compassion: the Road to Veganism

Justice, Kindness and Compassion: the Road to Veganism

Vegans are a very passionate bunch. I have not yet met one, either in person or on social media or in published works, who is lackadaisical about his or her truth and commitment to actively advocating on behalf of all enslaved species. I guess the “modern” equivalent for lackadaisical would be “Meh!” or “Whatever!” However,  passion in a high stakes endeavor such as this brings with it a difference of opinion about how best to accomplish our goal of witnessing …