| Animal Welfare and the Benefits of a Vegetarian Diet |
| Animal Welfare and the Benefits of a Vegetarian Diet Animals are not ours to use for food, clothing, entertainment, experimentation, or any other reason. By switching to a plant-base diet, human societies will be able to alleviate the needless suffering and deaths of countless animals, the ... |
Vegan Forums |
| What are the alternatives to testing on animals? |
| I'm afraid that some animal tests are still necessary if we don't want to slow down medical advancement. There are still a lot of scientific discoveries made with animal testing and most researchers doing tests on animal know the difference between human body and animal body. I think that we as ve ... |
| Meat tastes too good to become a vegetarian. |
| Meat tastes too good to become a vegetarian. ... |
| First past the post, or past it? |
| Have you ever “bet on the dogs” or gone to a race track for an evening´s entertainment with your friends? If you have, I´m sure that you enjoyed a civilised and pleasant evening. But look carefully behind the “fun” image of this sport, and you´ll begin to uncover a sub-culture of abuse, cruelty and ... |
| ONLINE PETITION LAUNCHED !!Ban Foie Gras in York |
| Hi everybody, I know this is only my 2nd post, but this issue is really important to me, please can people sign the following petition and get as many other people as poss to sign it too. It could help save 1000s of duks and geese thank you. YORK ACTION FOR ANIMALS We have now launched ... |
| prevent other animals from killing and eating each other? |
| Should we try to prevent other animals from killing and eating each other? ... |
| Some Animal Testing facts |
| OK, I knew animal testing didn't always give reliable results, but I found an advert for Europeans for Medical Progress (leafing through an old Vegan Guide to Bristol I found...) and was pretty shocked :o They have a site at http://www.curedisease.net Here's some of the facts in the ... |
| Save the seals |
| Hello: I would just like to let everyone know that I have a petition currently In circulation and It will be ongoing Indefinitely so as to stop the seal hunt that goes on In Canada every year, so for all those people that would like to see the Canadian seal hunt end for good and to try and stop ... |
| Moral obligation to animals that don't even understand them |
| Why do we have a moral obligation to animals who do not understand moral concepts? ... |
| Interesting quote - what do you think about this? |
| I was an environmentalist back before the movement got taken over by idiots who put animal welfare above human welfare. Jay Scott Raymond Source: http://www.slackages.com/me/index.html ... |
| What about cannibalism in the animal kingdom? |
| How common is cannibalism in the animal kingdom? ... |
| Is it ethical to keep a pet? |
| I got thinking about the whole treating animals as property thing, and the comparisons that are often made on this website to slavery. Some people used to (some still do!) treat their slaves very well, and even had relationships with them. But it is commonly accepted that slavery is wrong. S ... |
| Where do rights come from? |
| Where do rights come from? ... |
| Why should we behave better towards animals? |
| "Why should we behave better towards animals than they do towards each other?" That's a basic question often given by non vegs - that is quite related to animal rights issue. ... |
| Amazing Animal Facts |
| Lets write all fascinating facts about animals in this thread. Orphaned chimpanzees are adopted by their aunts , older siblings, or other members of their tribe who teach them how to find natural antibiotics, avoid poisonous plants, and build tree nests. Baboons are very family-orient ... |
| not trying to be rude or offensive but please hear me out |
| most of you will frown upon the fact that i am a bow hunter, but i have some inquisitions do discuss. i certainly dont want to anger anyone so if you dont want to read this then dont. first of all, i would like to ask how many people here have actually experienced the nature that they preach ab ... |
| I made an inspirational fur protest video |
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Vegetarian Forums |
| Parliamentary Party for Animal Rights - This is too Awesome! |
| A victory for the animals! Please read this and tell others about the awesome news! This is extremely encouraging! Party for the Animals gains 2 parliamentary seats in the Netherlands Amsterdam, 11/23/2006 – On Wednesday, November 22, the Dutch political Party of the Anim ... |
| Iditarod: Dog sled race of death |
| I wrote this article and would love to have it proof read. I am not the best writer. Iditarod: Dog sled race of death Iditarod is a dog sled race held every March in Alaska. In this dog sled drivers (known as musher's) force their dogs to run 1,150 miles from Anchorage to Nome in 8 to ... |
| Is anyone out there? |
| This is a video I made: or ... |
| Will wear Thong for Fur - Protest! |
| This Friday December 1st at 4:00pm (rush hour) I will protest in only a thong as seen below. It will be cold weather; 6-13c. I plan to turn many heads. The protest is intended to be peaceful. And I will update you after I have completed it. Make your own sign and join in with me. The an ... |
| Awareness campaign a great success! |
| The article in the Toronto's Sunday Sun (One of the leading newpapers in Toronto) can explain it : We were also interviewed by Toronto's 'The easy vegan', Toronto's 'Now Magazine', and were even on Global TV There were also some new potential volunteers. This will help to empower the mo ... |
| Factory Farming Monkeys - You can help. Takes 30 seconds. |
| "Please forward this email as widely as you can: Suffering monkeys need your help! Sky, ITN and the BBC were all lined up to do news items on this week’s launch of The BUAV’s undercover investigation of industrial scale factory farming of monkeys to feed the western research industry – ... |
| Would you kick this puppy? |
| I made this cute * Family Rated * Animal lover video: or All other videos by me can be retrieved by typing "DreamingRecovery" in "YouTube's" search engine. ... |
| When we eat meat, we are not breaking any laws. |
| When we eat meat, we are not breaking any laws. ... |
| Making a DVD to hand out - Ideas Please |
| Okay, I'm planning on making and handing out hundreds of free DVDs to the public. Why DVDs? Because they are cheap, and I think a moving images and sound have much more impact then still pictures and words such as a leaflet. A good DVD Cover? Any ideas? Each DVD I hand out will have a ... |
| Do you want it to stop? |
| What's this? ... |
| This is for all the animals that were slaughtered - A Video |
| I made this video is for Animals all over the world who've been slaughtered... or What do we want? Animal Liberation! When do we want it? We want it NOW! ... |
| Angel's of the sea? |
| Talking about our friends from the sea, I would like to mention that a major sea accident occurred in the Philippines in a place called the Guimaras Strait. A tanker carrying bunker oil sunk and seeped oil into the nearby waters and islands. the Philippines as an underdeveloped country had very few ... |
| Zoo Discussion- What's Wrong? |
| I'll start. This is a discussion on why people think it it wrong to keep animals in zoos. What is so wrong with zoos? I think they are a good thing. For many, this is the only way they can ever see these amazing creatures in person, up close. Not having zoos would make people care less abou ... |
| URGENT FOR SEALS needs to be done by 15th sept 06 |
| MEPs call for a ban on seal imports in europe. please contact your MEPs and ask them to sign the written declaration 0038/2006 calling for a ban on seal products within the EU. this needs to be done by 15th sept. its a very important step in stopping the cruel seal slaughter,rare chance not to m ... |
| my steak recipe |
| Hi guys, I finished translating my famous "steak recipe". It's a website for meat eaters who are confident that consuming meat or other animal products is ok. Don't get upset when watching those pictures and especially those sarcastic texts. http://www.attilahildmann.com/en/steak ... |
| stone walls |
| Stone walls do not a prison make Nor iron bars a cage Minds innocent and quiet take That for an hermitage ... |
Veggie Forums |
| Mean human beings don't love all pets equally |
| Sergio wrote:and some like locusts Indeed. Some like them because they're said to be tasty :P ... |
| Does this forum make sense at all? |
| Sergio wrote:We should eliminate suffering whenever it is possible. If someone (a person, not an animal or a plant) is suffering and is getting killed, does he keep suffering? ... |
| animal rights questions |
| WarChild wrote: AndyBa wrote:For me it's about freedom as an universal principle. A tamed dog can become free if it runs into the forest :) Since it does not, I have to assume the dog doesn't understand the principle of freedom. I'm not sure it is wise to treat animals as you treat people. ... |
| Want to see the #1 hypocrite on the internet? |
| thecoolest wrote:If you want to see the #1 hypocrite on the internet when it comes to animal rights because she eats them, then go to http:// She makes me sick! I think these people should be educated, if we'll attack them then we'll just alienate them. ... |
| Closing: The Four Most Important Things |
| Fragment from Effective Advocacy of Animal Rights by Bruce Friedrich www.goveg.com OK, I'm almost done, but I want to leave you with the four things that I consider to be most crucial. 1. In taking your activism seriously, don't just work harder, work smarter! Please cons ... |
| Answering the Tough Questions |
| Fragment from Effective Advocacy of Animal Rights by Bruce Friedrich www.goveg.com If you've spent any time talking about veganism or animal rights, you know that people ask the same questions over and over again. The key is, every time, to validate the person asking the questi ... |
| It's empowering. |
| Everyone wants to see the world become more just and peaceful. Everyone is worried about violence in the streets and in the world and wishes he or she could do something to stop it. I like to talk about how adopting a vegan diet allows us to take a stand in behalf of compassion and against violence ... |
| It's a matter of integrity. |
| I also talk about basic integrity when people ask me why I'm a vegan: I don't want to pay others to do things to animals that I wouldn't want to do myself. Everyone agrees that cruelty to animals is a bad thing. Most people will express remorse at the horrible things that are done to farmed animals ... |
| Farmed animals are smart, interesting, and unique individual |
| One of the more common ideas in people's heads is that fish, chickens, and other animals are stupid or unfeeling, so that even in the face of the most lurid description of these animals' suffering, some people will still say, “So what?” They simply have no empathy for farmed animals, and if the per ... |
| Implement the Carnegie Principles in Every Interaction |
| Finally, please try to use the Carnegie principles in every interaction you have: Dress nicely, be respectful, have a conversation and not a dictation, never lose your cool, and never be rude. These things hurt animals. When you fail to be as positive and constructive as possible, you fail to help ... |
| Find Common Ground |
| It often happens that we go into an interaction with the idea that we're going to lay out the arguments for veganism, and the other person will simply accept them or not. It will help a lot to move into the interaction with a goal of finding common ground. So, for example, if a person asks you why ... |
| Always Maintain Composure |
| OK, this is easier said than done, and don't beat yourself up too badly if you fail at any of these recommendations on occasion, but do try to keep your cool. If you go off on someone who asks a question that is aggravating or seems stupid to you, you will not win that person over, and you'll alien ... |
| Paint a Picture With Your Words |
| Videos and pamphlets are great, but they can't replace your ability to effectively explain the issues. So the first thing to try to do is to get good at painting a picture with your words. Although hard, it is very useful to watch videos with some regularity so that images of some of the forms of c ... |
| Remember That All Pro-Meat Arguments Are Rationalizations |
| Nothing that anyone says disproves our fundamental message: “We don't need to eat meat to be healthy, so eating meat causes animals to suffer unnecessarily.” Whether it's “The Bible says we can do it” or “What about abortion?” or “What about plants?” just keep bringing the discussion back to the si ... |
| Study and Practice |
| If you are in college or high school, please take classes in public speaking and effective communication. For the rest of us, books are written and classes are taught on how we can become successful communicators, and one key tip is to read a few of the books, and if you think you need help, take a ... |
| Take a Public-Speaking Course |
| If you are afraid to speak to the public, or even if you’re not, Toastmasters offers classes in public speaking that have proved very helpful to many animal advocates I know. The classes can help you hone your vegan advocacy skills in the presence of nonvegans. Your classmates will listen to your m ... |
Vegetarian Forums |
| Creative Gift Requests |
| We all have people in our lives who absolutely refuse to watch or read what we offer. The next time one of these people asks what you want for your birthday or Christmas, tell them that the only thing you want is for them to watch “Meet Your Meat” or to read PETA’s vegetarian starter kit or whateve ... |
| Arrange Talks |
| Arranging talks is another effective way to advocate for animal rights and vegetarianism. Read more about how to sponsor a speaker or how to give a talk yourself. You can put posters about the talks everywhere, and all who see the posters—even if they don’t come to the talks—can be positively influ ... |
| Use Cable Access |
| A great way to advocate for farmed animals that’s really catching on is to show animal rights videos on cable (community) access TV stations. If you or your close relatives (such as your parents or children) live in a town that has a cable-access TV station, it doesn’t cost anything to air pro-anim ... |
| Teach a Cooking Class |
| Giving people information is great, but if you have the proficiency, there’s something even better—teaching them how to be vegan. PETA staff member Alka Chandna has been doing this for years and reports that you can generally get a health-food store or local co-op to give you some of its space, hel ... |
| Make It Visual |
| You can set your laptop computer or a generator with a TV/VCR on top of a card table and show PETA’s “Meet Your Meat” on public property. This is fantastically effective, especially now that “Meet Your Meat” is narrated. Honestly, it is just stunning to see the number of people who will just stand ... |
| Pass Out Leaflets |
| It takes a bit more effort, but spending time passing out leaflets is both fun and an amazing way to advocate for animals. Just think about it: The average person in the U.S. eats dozens of chickens, pigs, turkeys, fish, and other animals in a year. Even if only one person becomes a vegetarian afte ... |
| Don’t Neglect the Small Stuff |
| Although already discussed, probably the best way to do the most good for almost no expenditure of your time is to prioritize the little things like wearing T-shirts, putting bumper stickers on your car, and carrying literature with you to distribute. The importance of displaying buttons, T-shirts, ... |
| Connect With Nonvegans |
| If you only hang out with animal rights activists, you’ll have fewer opportunities to spread the word about cruelty-free eating. It’s great to have non-animal interests. You could join a book club; work out in the gym in your animal rights T-shirt; join a running, biking, or hiking club; or do what ... |
| The big little things |
| Fragment from Effective Advocacy of Animal Rights by Bruce Friedrich www.goveg.com Finally we have to remember the little things, like wearing buttons and T-shirts and putting bumper stickers on our cars. Everyone with a car should have one or two animal rights bumper stickers ... |
| Prepare or Practice |
| Fragment from Effective Advocacy of Animal Rights by Bruce Friedrich www.goveg.com Another thing that we do wrong—and this is fundamental to this entire subject—is that we often don’t prepare, and we don’t practice what it is that we want to say. We’ve all heard arguments like ... |
| We limit ourselves by apologizing or minimalizing |
| Fragment from Effective Advocacy of Animal Rights by Bruce Friedrich www.goveg.com Another way that we limit ourselves is by apologizing or minimalizing. I have heard it said that it’s acceptable if someone asks why you are a vegetarian to say, “It’s a personal decision and I d ... |
| We Don’t Eat With Meat-Eaters |
| Fragment from Effective Advocacy of Animal Rights by Bruce Friedrich www.goveg.com For years, I refused to eat with meat-eaters. Then I became aware that many meat-eaters were reading my non-attendance as either deprivation, self-righteousness, or both, and that’s the sort of cl ... |
| Personal Purity vs. Effective Advocacy |
| Fragment from Effective Advocacy of Animal Rights by Bruce Friedrich www.goveg.com Now I’d like to talk about a few of the things that animal advocates often do wrong. The number one thing that we do wrong—and I am speaking from many years of doing this myself—is that we p ... |
| Be Optimistic |
| Fragment from Effective Advocacy of Animal Rights by Bruce Friedrich www.goveg.com The last Carnegie principle I want to address here is that we should be optimistic, upbeat, and positive. In the face of so much suffering, it can be difficult to be optimistic. Believe me, I kno ... |
| Instigate—Don’t Castigate |
| Fragment from Effective Advocacy of Animal Rights by Bruce Friedrich www.goveg.com The third vital Carnegie principle is the art of convincing people through dialogue. Try not to make your vegan advocacy a monologue—and especially not a ranting one. This is the one that I ... |
| Be Respectful |
| Fragment from Effective Advocacy of Animal Rights by Bruce Friedrich www.goveg.com The second principle is to always be respectful, even if the other person seems not to warrant it. Being discourteous or saying something nasty is never effective. I try to go to the street ... |
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| Dress for Success |
| Fragment from Effective Advocacy of Animal Rights by Bruce Friedrich www.goveg.com The first principle from Carnegie that I want to cover is that we should look presentable so that our appearance does not distract from our message: the suffering of animals. For years in t ... |
| The tyranny of the urgent. |
| Fragment from Effective Advocacy of Animal Rights by Bruce Friedrich www.goveg.com What I find most valuable in Steven Covey’s The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People is a concept that he calls “the tyranny of the urgent.” Basically, Covey suggests that most of us are so bus ... |
| Effective Advocacy of Animal Rights |
| by Bruce Friedrich, director of Vegan Campaigns www.goveg.com I’ve been involved in social justice advocacy for more than 20 years. I spent six of those years running a homeless shelter and soup kitchen in Washington, D.C., before coming to work for PETA. If you are reading this, then you, too, ... |
| Walmart in Virginia Suffocating, Smashing Goldfishes |
| WALMART IN VIRGINIA SUFFOCATING GOLDFISHES.. Wal-Mart #1780 979 Hilton Heights Rd. Charlottesville VA 22901 (434) 973-1412 Shannon: the manager selling goldfish in stapled plastic bags in 1 extra inch of water, said a patron ... in little plastic bags in which they have no room ev ... |
| KFC Petition - Stop Cruelty To Animals!!! |
| Please sign my petition asking KFC to adopt more humane living conditions and slaughter practices in it's slaughterhouses for chickens. It will only take 30 seconds and will make a great deal of difference! Go here: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/916299006 Thanks and please foward ... |
| The Used and Wet Seal |
| Bert, Jeph, and Quinn of The Used have signed a letter to Wet Seal CEO Joel Waller asking him to make the company fur-free for good http://www.peta2.com/ot/o-theused305.asp?c=61 ... |
| Revolted Alliance T-Shirts |
| Hey Everyone, I just wanted to congratulate those of you who are actively doing your part to put a halt on the meat/dairy industry. Us at Revolted Alliance focus on many different progressive topics on a daily basis. The issue of animal consumption is just as important as any of them. If you t ... |
| List of Animal Friendly countries |
| Lets compile a list of countries that have legisaltion protecting animal rights. ... |
| New Animal Rights Forums - Please help! |
| I just started http://www.AnimalRightsCafe.com/forums Please help me by posting and telling me what catagories you think I should add. It will really help. It will be a week or two before the search engines pick it up. You'd be like a founding member :) and doing a good thing. Thanks Chris htt ... |
| KFC Chicken |
| [color=darkred]KFC chicken is th worst!! Not only is chicken horible for you (high in cholestrole, fats) KFC makes it worse. Their chickens are taken away from their mother @ about 4-5 weeks!! Their tip of their beaks are cut off so they don't peck and ruin things!!They are slaughtered for their wi ... |
| Naked Action on 1st of January |
| Hello, Please report this information : A vegetarian naked symbol (snow chrystal) will be formed on the ground at the bottom of the eiffel tower on the 1st of January 2004. Beginning the year with humor, the vegetarians will brave the cold to show their non-vegetarians brothers that they hav ... |
| Sign Petition (Right one) |
| Please go to http://www.freewebs.com/animal-rights and sign our petition to END Animal abuse. ... |
| Sign Petition |
| Please go to http://www.freewebs.com/animal-right and sign our petition to END Animal abuse. ... |
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| The Sickness of Evil That Is........ |
| Fox Hunting, Im a proud vegitarian and when I see the fox hunting I feel sick and a tear comes to my eye, "Whos going to help out the little guy's that are the poor fox's and hounds that get tourchered". I want fox hunting banned, and the hound's shouldnt be attacked if they dont kill a fox, it ... |