The dairy industry wants you to believe that cow’s milk is keeping your bones strong and your weight down, but it may just be killing you.
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Evil…
“The indifference, callousness and contempt that so many people exhibit toward animals is evil first because it results in great suffering in animals, and second because it results in an incalculably great impoverishment of the human spirit.”
~ Ashley Montagu
Gross? Who’s gross here, really?
9 Ways to Use Lettuce Besides in Salads
Ready to eat more lettuce but not ready for a spring and summer of salads Try these lettuce recipes to sneak these green and leafies into your day.
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The charade that disowns violence | There’s an Elephant in the Room blog
No matter how much we claim to ‘love animals’ and ‘hate cruelty’, no matter how many people we tell, how many inspirational quotes we share, there is no getting round the fact that being vegan is the only way to make our actions align with our words.
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A boundless ethic including animals
“The thinking man must oppose all cruel customs no matter how deeply rooted in tradition or surrounded by a halo. We need a boundless ethic which will include the animals also.”
Albert Schweitzer, physician/Nobel Laureate
No justification for vivisection…
“I am not interested to know whether vivisection produces results that are profitable to the human race. The pain which it inflicts upon unconsenting animals is the basis of my enmity toward it, and it is to me sufficient justification of the enmity without looking further.”
Mark Twain (1835-1910)
Source: Selective Compassion
How to Transition Your Dog to a Healthy Vegan Diet
Many people are surprised to learn that not only can dogs enjoy vibrant health on a vegan diet, but just like people, their physical condition can actually improve as a result of eliminating animal foods.
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Vegan dating
I may have made a bit of a mistake. When I found out that there was (finally) a Swedish vegan dating site I signed up. Now I’m beginning to regret it. I’m not sure if I have that much to offer a guy at the moment. Most guys certainly seem to feel that way. I’m probably too ugly, too boring, too weird? It’s not like I’ve had any detailed feedback in the past, you know? Maybe someone will comment in a way that will make me sad. The more I think about it, the more I think that maybe I shouldn’t have signed up. And yet – deep down, who doesn’t dream of a good relationship? Even if, realistically, I won’t get one, I still can’t bring myself to give up hope completely.
Cauliflower is the New Kale
Move over, kale. This year’s newest food craze is cauliflower. This low-starch, high-nutrition cousin of broccoli is quickly taking center stage as the food trend of the moment.
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