On Regarding Farm Animals as Your Clients

November 15, 2014

The most useful metaphor Ive heard used to describe the work of an effective animal advocate is that we serve as criminal defense attorneys for animals. But unlike an actual public defender, every last one of our clients is 100 percent innocent. The reason that this is such a helpful metaphor is that public defenders Read more

October 29, 2014

I begandoing vegan advocacy in 1991. It was a different world then. Nobody knew what a vegan was, much less how to pronounce the word. And the first generation of vegan meat and cheese products wassimply vile. I remember craving cheese once and paying a small fortune for a block of vegan cheese. I stuck Read more

October 20, 2014

Ive never started work on something with such mixed feelings, but two-and-a-half years after I quit blogging Ive decided, for reasons probably not worth getting into, to have another go at it. Maybe this will last for weeks or months, but I doubt itll last for years. Blogging makes me uncomfortable, but I feel like Read more

June 26, 2013

I went walking with my mother yesterday, and the subject of Paula Deens sudden career implosion came up. My mom doesnt follow food politics nearly as closely as I do, but she offered a perspective that I think is more perceptive than any journalistic analyses Ive yet encountered of this past weeks events. Regarding the Read more

January 3, 2013

Here I think about how some of our choices to protect animals can lead to scarcity-based thinking, which in turn makes it tough to accomplish big things for animals. (3 Minutes.)

November 29, 2012

Is something youre spending lots of time doing making you sad? Then you need to step through your fear and stop doing it. You will find something better, that accomplishes more and brings you joy. (5 minutes.)

November 21, 2012

Thanksgiving inflicts all sorts of emotional distresses on vegans. This video talks about how to channel your sadness and disgust in a way that will help as many animals as possible. 11 minutes. Mentioned in this video: Vegan Outreachs Adopt A College Program. Change of Heart The Ultimate Vegan Guide

November 19, 2012

Six minutes. Mentioned in the video: Eating Animals Meat Market Vegan for Life Free Vegan Outreach literature Mercy For Animals Undercover Investigations page

November 18, 2012

Imagine if you decide that eliminating animal agribusiness is the most important thing in the world to you. What then? Recommended in this video: Ethics Into Action, Peter Singer Change of Heart, Nick Cooney

November 13, 2012

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