The Thinking Vegan

Today's my 19 year vegan anniversary. So much changed from decision no longer harm animals for food, entertainment, clothing, personal care products. World opened in ways never imagined, healed my heart, allowed compassion emerge for all who suffer. Rewired my brain & heart.

Speciesism belief humans superior to animals - eat, wear, be entertained, experimented on, bred for pets; animals not worthy moral consideration; sentience not recognized. Similar discrimination - race/ethnicity, sex, queerness, disability, religion.

ALF global, leaderless, AR movement. Engage direct action end animal exploitation. Liberate animals from labs, fur farms, shutting down via economic sabotage. Target animal industries. Guideline strictly instruct members avoid harming human or non-human animals during actions.

If you plan on purchasing a pair of glasses, I want to warn you about @Fytoo. They are a terrible company and their customer service is horrible. A screw fell out of the nose piece after two months. I was offered a 20% off coupon to purchase another pair of defective glasses.

We share 98% DNA w chimps. They don't create weapons kill larger numbers. Highly intelligent, use complex tools, exhibit diverse social behaviors, laugh, hug, kiss, some engage in same-sex behaviors. Sorry religious folk! We be honored to share DNA, they should be horrified!

“If you love someone set them free.” Vegan doesn't require loving animals, just leaving them alone. Alice Walker wrote “The animals of the world exist for their own reasons. They were not made for humans any more than black people were made for white, or women created for men.”

@EarthlingsMovie OG "vegan maker" documentary released 2005. 5 chapters - pets, food, clothing, entertainment, scientific research. Narrated @JoaqPhoenix music @thelittleidiot directed @shaunmonson We did PR EARTHLINGS, will go down as classic in the animal liberation world.

Anita Krajnc started a global movement. @animalsavemvmt - citizens hold vigils for animal victims at slaughterhouses. Vigils are powerful, bearing witness has value. Acknowledging animals driven to slaughter, you're likely only human to show them compassion, kindness and love.

Dodgers need to take note tbh 😭

W's "War on Terror" used by activists who rescue animals places of torture. Terror is putting chemicals into eyes, stereotaxic devices - stainless steel, vise-like contraptions hold animal's head in place, restraint chairs, carbon dioxide chambers, shock cages. War of terror!

I was wearing this shirt at farmer's market. A human, who looked like Michael Pollan, approached to say how much he loved it. Eating is more complex than putting calories into your body. Food choices affect animals, planet, health. Make choices as if you give a damn.

Farmed animal sanctuaries rescue abused cows, pigs, chickens, turkeys, goats, sheep and others. Provide lifetime care, rehabilitation. About 1,500 sanctuaries in U.S. They educate on violence inherent in meat, dairy and egg production. And promote a vegan diet and lifestyle.

The truth of the matter is veganism gives us many gifts, one such gift is gaining a sense of inner peace by being in alignment with values of compassion, love, nonviolence, fairness, justice. As one makes choices to abstain from eating and using animals, one's world opens up.

Between 200 - 250 million turkeys are slaughtered for food in U.S. every year. About 46 million turkeys are killed for Thanksgiving. 22 million for Christmas. Nearly 99 percent of these turkeys come from factory farms. They are slaughtered at 12–16 weeks old. Mere babies.

Humane meat is marketing BS make consumers feel better purchasing food product of violence, terror. Products come from animals raised on factory farms. Product packaging feature images happy animals in green pastures, truth living conditions crowded warehouses, filth, misery.

Hunting is no sport. Only one side has weapons of destruction. Wouldn't it be nice to arm animals so they had a fighting chance? Canned hunting - trophy hunt where animals are kept in confined areas like fenced ranch to prevent their escape, make tracking easier for the hunter.

Very old school t-shirt. The sentiment is clear, animals do not give permission for us to kill and use their bodies. That is the definition of murder...

Non-vegans believe meat that is marked "humane" or any number of marketing slogans, go to slaughterhouses where they're treated to tea and a snack before being led to a mattress where they're given a pill that makes them sleep. All slaughterhouses are brutal, bloody and violent.

Every strip of bacon came from a mother - pigs are killed at 6 months of age, you're eating a baby. Gestation crates lock pregnant sows for 4 months, while farrowing crates hold them during birth. These cause severe physical/mental distress, restrict natural behaviors.

In the United States, over 99% of poultry and pork comes from factory farms - 99.9% of broiler chickens, 99.8% of turkeys, and 98.3–98.6% of pigs raised in intensive, industrial farms. In total, more than 99% of all U.S. livestock are factory-farmed.