As we head into a new year and a new decade, this is a good time to review our progress with animal rights and veganism. In many ways, in general, the movement appears to have made great strides. When we launched Go Vegan World in Ireland more than four years ago, the word vegan was …
by Kristen Butler We all seek to work towards a better world—a compassionate, cruelty-free, non-violent one. A world in which animal rights are acknowledged and implemented, and where human and non-human animals co-inhabit the same planet, even the same spaces, without use and abuse. A vegan future. Many of us contribute to this movement in …
By Bronwyn Slater A new campaign in Ireland calling for an end to subsidies for Animal Agriculture was launched on the 21st of September this year. Following on from the publication of Vegan Sustainability Magazine’s editor James O’Donovan’s report ‘Transition to an Irish Vegan Agricultural System’ a group of people in the Cork area (where …
By Bronwyn Slater The vast majority of the population is completely unaware of what happens to animals who are raised for food. Many people who have gone vegan have done so because they have become aware of the extreme cruelty and suffering that farmed animals have to endure. In this article I will try …
By Dr. Michael Greger from nutritionfacts.org Back in 1912, when hardly anyone smoked cigarettes, lung cancer was like a museum curiosity—extremely rare. But in the next few decades, it rose dramatically around the world, about fifteen-fold. But they had already nailed it back in 1912. By mid-century, the evidence was considered overwhelming. Says who? …
By Regina Rios Vaquejada is a practice whereby two vaqueiros (cowboys) on horseback aim to knock over a bull by the tail between two chalk lines. It is very common in the Northeast region of Brazil. Most of the time, as the bull tumbles to the ground, it breaks one or more legs and …
There is an almost complete lack of awareness of the cruelty involved in the raising and killing of animals for food, as well as the consequences for the environment, says Trent Grassian “The greater the threat, the greater the gap in knowledge, the more urgent and more impossible is the decision.” – Ulrich Beck …
By Jordan Collins It hasn’t happened yet, but I am anticipating it: the moment I am confronted with a choice between Booja Booja© brand ice cream and Ben and Jerry’s© new vegan variety. As a vegetarian I loved Ben and Jerry’s frozen yogurts. The chocolate fudge brownie was my favorite, but I wouldn’t turn down …
by Bronwyn Slater Going vegan has never been easier. It is now possible to buy vegan versions of every type of food you have been accustomed to eating – from cheese, cream, milk, eggs, yoghurt, ice-cream and chocolate to fake meats such as burgers, sausages, mince, bacon, roasts and slices. You can now find many …
At VSM we believe that all species should be able to live out their lives free from human imprisonment, abuse, or interference. The Nonhuman Rights Project is working in the US to establish a legal precedent for these rights using the court system. Q&A about the Nonhuman Rights Project Q: What is the …