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2 months ago

in Moving Beyond Environmental Veganism on Vegan Freak: Being Vegan in a Non-Vegan World
The factor that initially pushed me over the edge to vegan was the Livestock's Long Shadow report by the UN as quoted by Thich Nhat Hanh. In the same letter to his Buddhist community, Thich Nhat Hanh also advocated eliminating dairy and eggs for reasons of compassion. I have since fully adopted an abolitionist view. It makes sense to me on all levels, but the ethical reasons trump all others.
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Bob Torres Thanks, Denise. I do think there are many levels to consider, and I would certainly advocate a more holistic vision than one offered either by veganism itself or environmentalism itself.

11 months ago

in Being Vegan on misc.joy
Thanks for the support, Kenley. It is my wish to support and be supported by other OI members (or anyone at all!) that are working towards veganism. There are challenges, such as living with an omni husband and encouraging (but not imposing) veganism with my 9 yr old son. Having what I eat every day be in congruence with my beliefs is a wonderful source of joy for me.

I am open to emails and chat with anyone on this!
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