Social attitudes about animals are hopelessly confused. On one hand, many people regard at least some non-humans - their "pets" - as members of their families. On the other hand, these very same people think nothing about eating animals other than "pets," wearing their skins, using them in experiments, or exploiting them for entertainment in films ( Read more... )

I didn't see this video but I did read a few stories. In particular was a poster that was on Libra Max's page called "Milk Comes from a Grieving Mother" and it basically brought me to a fit of tears. After that, I decided to go vegan. If you're against veal then you must stop consuming dairy because veal is the byproduct of dairy. And while ( Read more... )

I had dinner tonight with some friends at a small music venue called The Granada that also has a restaurant. And, OMG, I had the best vegan burger I have ever eaten in my short vegan life (officially ONE MONTH on April 1st)!! The best thing about it was that there was no fake meat (blech!!) product involved in it at all! For the patty, they used ( Read more... )

I made dinner for myself today when I badly wanted to order Thai food. (I am always in the mood for Thai.) But since I am eating out tomorrow night with friends at a place that charges $12-$20 a plate (I know, ridic!!), I decided to eat in instead ( Read more... )