You Know You Are a Vegan When...

REBLOG IF YOU BELIEVE AN ANIMAL'S LIFE IS WORTH MORE THAN A MEAL

Fri, 17 May 2013 00:24:26 -0400

You Know You're Vegan When

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:49:39 -0400

You no longer go over friend’s house’s for dinner because of their parents looks at your dinner plate throughout the entire meal.

You know you're vegan when...

Wed, 15 May 2013 22:49:00 -0400

You’re a cashier at a large supermarket and every time someone buys animal products in your heads you’re shouting ‘Fuck youuuuuuuuuuuu’

You Know You Are a Vegan When...

Tue, 07 May 2013 19:41:35 -0400

When people argue with you, most say “Check your privilege”

And I really want to say, “Check your ignorance”

4 Great Vegan Starter Kits/Guides:

Fri, 03 May 2013 10:18:57 -0400

soycrates:

Vegan Starter Guide by Friends of Animals

Respecting Animals Means Going Vegan by BVA

I Can’t Believe It’s Vegan! (Shopping/Cooking) by Animal Aid

Guide to Cruelty-Free Eating by Vegan Outreach

Enjoy! Why not go vegan, or help someone go vegan today?

You know you are a vegan when...

Thu, 02 May 2013 23:06:11 -0400

“But animals taste so good”

Animals deserve the same freedom

Wed, 01 May 2013 23:50:58 -0400

we don’t see humans locked in cages anywhere, so why are our fellow creatures locked up…oh yeah…for our own purposes!

LIVINGXVXFAITH

Wed, 01 May 2013 11:04:54 -0400

How did you become a vegan/ vegan testimony:

First, I went vegetarian in part as an effort to lose weight when I was 14, but there was a point where I knew I HAD to become vegetarian when, out of nowhere, I sat down with my family to eat some turkey chili my mom had made and I started gagging. I realized what I was eating—the butchered carcass of a dead animal, with blood and muscle and fat and skin—and I felt like a cannibal. I was so disgusted that I couldn’t eat anything the rest of the night. From that point I went 100% no meat. It wasn’t until I actually started researching on my own vegetarianism that I was lead to information on veganism (something I had not heard of before). It resonated with me, and made a lot of sense why if I was going to give up meat because of how disgusted I was by what meat actually is, I needed to not eat any animal products at all. But that was just the start, I also learned about the environmental factors, the health factors, and even the religious/spiritual factors that go along with the ethical factors. I became so entranced and convinced that veganism was the right way to live for me to be holistic as a Christian who wanted to advocate justice, peace, and honor for ALL life, for “the least of these,” for all of Creation. However, due to some emotional complications involving my mom, I didn’t become fully vegan until I left home for college. The switch was immediate after that though, and total. I stopped buying, eating, using anything with animals products or related to animal use/abuse/exploitation, but of course I kept learning about the issues, both current and historical/traditional. Along the way, I also came across raw veganism, and it also resonated with me and seemed to make sense. I was very much attracted to it and wanted to adopt the lifestyle, but due to my own personal emotional issues, I wasn’t “ready” to do it until January 1 of 2013, and I am loving it.

Describe your vegan philosophy:

My vegan philosophy comes from several different aspects, but the main one for me is the spiritual/religious foundation: I am a Christian mystic, and I believe that the purpose of all of creation is to my harmonious, peaceful and just, and mutually supportive. Everything is (inter)connected, humans, animals, environment, GOD, body, spirit, and whatever affects one of these, or one individual, radiates and effects all the others. For me, sin is a violation of the intricate relationships between all of creation, a violation of the purpose to care about all life, in whatever form that may take. Being vegan is the minimum standard for fulfilling that purpose because it is a lifestyle that values all life and seeks to build relationships of compassion, respect, and reciprocity. That of course leads to the fulfillment of other goals from other aspects, like health both for our bodies and the environment, social justice for other human “groups” as we conceptualize them (however arbitrarily), and ethics in how we treat other beings and our surroundings. While I live this way because I see GOD in everything and desire to live a life of divine love, even without any religious or spiritual lens a person should be able to understand veganism from any and all of the other positions (health, environmentalism, ethics, social justice, etc).

3) Resources that helped you

Christian Vegetarian Association: http://www.all-creatures.org/cva/default.htm

Jesus Radicals (anarchist vegan Christians): http://www.jesusradicals.com/

“Is Eating A ‘Personal Choice’? Hardly” by James McWilliams: http://www.nonhumanslavery.com/is-eating-a-personal-choice-hardly-by-james-mcwilliams

Sistah Vegan (on race, gender, and class): http://sistahvegan.com/

“Is veganism another white privilege?”: http://www.happycow.net/blog/?p=117

RAW

The Gerson Miracle (on cancer treatment): http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/gerson-miracle/

DurianRider (Harley Johnstone): http://www.youtube.com/user/durianriders

FullyRawKristina: http://www.youtube.com/user/FullyRawKristina

http://www.youtube.com/user/RawfullyOrganic

Where there any challenges in the vegan lifestyle and how did you overcome them?

Mostly, the challenge was dealing with my mom who at the time assumed that any diet changes I made were part of my eating disorder. She could not separate choices driven by real, spiritual and ethical motivations versus eating disorder motivations. The only way I knew to overcome it was to wait until I moved out, because she kept threatening to send me to a hospital if I was too drastic or something. Other than that I have not encountered any problems personally.

Favorite recipe/food?

I live on mainly raw fruits now, and my cravings change a lot! But the fruits I have loved mono-mealing with have been peaches, strawberries, papaya, melons, pineapple, medjool dates, grapes, pears, and grapefruit.

Kaleigh, livingxvxfaith

The Rawesome Vegan

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:17:00 -0400

How did you get into veganism? I was a senior in high school and I suffered from depression and weight issues (about every year I would gain or lose twenty pounds, constantly dieting or binging). I stumbled upon a book that my Dad owned (he has a Masters in Sports Medicine) that stressed the importance of raw foods (raw fruit, vegetables, nuts, and seeds). I started to practice an omnivorous diet with more raw foods. Another month passes by and I stumbled upon Paul Nison on the internet. He stressed raw foods. It was the first time I heard the term vegan. Soon I discovered all the negative health aspects of eating animal products and (no exaggeration) over night I became a raw vegan. I dropped 40 pounds (a little too fast I might add) and I felt so happy and full of energy. It felt like I unlocked the fountain of health and vibrancy. It wasn’t until a couple months later I found a community of bloggers on tumblr that stressed that veganism isn’t about health and beauty, it’s about the animals. I learned by watching great documentaries (food inc, peta videos, meet your meat, etc) the injustice and cruelty humans around the globe inflict on innocent autonomous animals. Veganism at its core teaches that humans must be in balance with nature. In other words, we aren’t above any other species. Just because of our status as a “rational animal” doesn’t mean we can use our human capabilities for evil. We share the planet. We don’t own the planet. I’ve been vegan for three years. No looking back.

What are some of the biggest misconceptions about vegans? That we all are a bunch of rich, white, diet-fad, unrealistic, malnourished, misanthropes. Let me set the record straight: we aren’t all rich, we come in all colors, we come from all different backgrounds, we aren’t all in it for our own benefit, we aren’t all skinny or athletic, and we are just as healthy (or even more healthy) as anyone else. And we DO NOT hate people who aren’t vegan, and we do not hate humanity. And Yes, we care about vegetable and fruit laborers.

Is veganism hard? Veganism is about passion. If you believe something enough you will do it. I find it’s habit. Once you get into a routine, have a steady shopping list, recipe book, etc. It’s not a struggle. Slipping up, cheating…it can happen, but you need to have self control. There’s temptation for sure. Cooking for yourself is essential. Finding other vegans is nice. Keep yourself connected and motivated.

Fav recipe? I’ll keep it simple…Vegan Banana Bread. I always buy too many bananas and I don’t mind when they over ripe because this recipe is awesome.

Are you willing to answer questions/be a resource to others? Yes. I have answered/helped people get into veganism. Contact info/follow me

It seems hypocritical to point out moral issues in meat production without considering that the US government routinely kills noncombatants in an attack war on people in nations they really have no legitimate business invading. They're slaughtering people out there and you'd rather spare the lives of cattle - which, if I may add, they wouldn't have much of in the wild, unfortunately. Domesticated animals, and all that. Not that I'm angry, it just seems amusing, really, to think like that.

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:54:30 -0400

It’ a vegan blog. I point out animal rights issues. A political blog would point out…

I’m against war(in general), especially American-involvement in wars, as well as any country killing their own citizens (Venezuela, for one), and the mass slaughter of animals!

You Know You Are a Vegan When...

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 23:10:00 -0400

people ask you why you are a vegan and you ramble for for thirty minutes….and that’s only about the health benefits

You know you are a vegan when...

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:54:50 -0400

…you don’t bother going to any of the free programs at your college/university dorm because you won’t be able to eat any of the food.

you think you will never get sick because you are vegan and when you do you are...

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 17:17:17 -0400

you think you will never get sick because you are vegan and when you do you are like…”well…fuck…WHERE DID MY VEGAN POWERS GO?!”

you know you are vegan when...

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 21:59:01 -0500

coconut products have become the latest trend in your diet

Discussing Dinner plans with people:

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 17:16:02 -0500

“OH…right…you’re a Vegan”

You know you're vegan when...

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 22:30:03 -0500

You spend more on vet bills than you do on human medical bills.

You Know You Are a Vegan When...

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 18:18:17 -0500

no vegan is not synonymous with ‘better than you’ or ‘privileged’.

You Know You Are a Vegan When...

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 16:01:12 -0500

you ‘follow’ people just because they are vegan.

Don't strike me as ignorant because I try not to be, but how is regular milk not vegan? I mean cows are just milked, what's so terrible about that? I actually did some research and cows apparently experience uncomfortable pressures and such when they're not milked for long periods of time so...

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 12:04:08 -0500

Well naturally Cows, similarly to humans, begin to lactate after they give birth to a child. Their child, when not used for veal or raising, would then drink the milk taking the uncomfortable pressure off.

Humans milk cows for their profit. Not because we have a survival instinct to. After one-years-old, the human being has no need for human breast milk, no less COWS breast milk.

Drinking cow’s milk is a tradition, and a bad one at that.

Anything that comes from an animal isn’t vegan. Because anything that comes from an animal isn’t willingly given. Because animals can’t give consent, and naturally they wouldn’t. It’s not natural for them to give their precious milk away and leave their babies with none. We are impinging on their freedom and natural way of life—NOT fulfilling our own. It’s not natural for us either.

Human bodily fluids: Are they Vegan?

Wed, 02 Jan 2013 18:50:00 -0500

Human bodily fluids: Are they Vegan?