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WHY VEGAN?

Understanding the vegan worldview

VEGAN PHILOSOPHY
THE ANIMAL INDUSTRY
NON-HUMAN LIVES
ANIMAL ISSUES IN THE MEDIA
THE PLANET WE SHARE
HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES
VEGAN HISTORY

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Animal Ag’s Assault on our Planet

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If Not Now, When? If Not You, Who?

Veganism Defined (1951)

The Importance of Being Vegan

WHAT'S NEW IN WHY VEGAN?

More Important to me Than Anything

A Life Without Violence

I Will Not Give Up

Vegan philosophy

A whole new way of viewing life, the world, and our place in it

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A Life Without Violence

Have you ever dreamed of freedom, justice and, overall, a life without violence, discrimination and hatred? This has been a question I have constantly asked

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Industrial pig farming

I Will Not Give Up

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Don’t Tell Me What To Do

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As We Should Be

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Solstice

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The animal industry

Examination of a modern-day slave trade

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Legal Slavery in the 21st Century

As surely as the abolitionists of the past knew that no man or woman should be the property of any other, the abolitionists of today know that the legal property status of animals stands in the way of their ever receiving any meaningful rights or protection, let alone being granted the freedom to live according to their own needs and desires.

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A Matter of Life and Death

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Taxpayer-Funded Cruelty and Devastation

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Animal Cruelty: Who is to Blame?

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A Call to Feminists

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Non-human lives

Individuals behind the statistics

More Important to me Than Anything

“Parront” is slang for parrot parent. My parronthood is perhaps more important to me than anything. I have cared for many types of animals, and

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You

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A New Chapter at VeganLand

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Demons or Deities?

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Thanksgiving

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Animal issues in the media

Our commentary on stories from the news

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UC’s Training Practices Come Under Fire

In response to an awareness campaign by the Physicians’ Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM,) the University of Cincinnati has recently come under scrutiny for its routine use of live animals for surgical training.

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Joaquin Phoenix at the Oscars

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Horse Slaughter in the US

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Scientist: Dogs Are People, Too

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Backyard Chicken Farming Leads to Abandoned Hens

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The planet we share

Fostering respect for the other inhabitants of this place we call home

A dairy farm sits just above the floodwaters in Abbotsford, BC.

Animal Ag’s Assault on our Planet

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Plant-Based Company Wins Environmental Awareness Claim in Court Ruling

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A Call to Environmentalists

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Veganism or Extinction?

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The Myth of Eco-Friendly Animal Products

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Human rights issues

How we are harmed by the same industry

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Exploitation of Workers

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Hijacking Human Health

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Veganism & World Hunger

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Vegan history

Looking back on the early days

Donald Watson, founder of the UK Vegan Society, reading the very first edition of The Vegan News

Remembering Donald Watson – Vegan Pioneer

Donald Watson’s legacy extends beyond providing a name for our movement, but creating the term ‘vegan’ is certainly one of the most salient and perhaps widest reaching of his contributions.

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Excerpts from The Vegan News (1944)

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Veganism Defined (1951)

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Out of the Jungle

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50 Years of Veganism!

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