http://www.examiner.com/x-4198-Vegan-Examiner?cid=exrss-Vegan-Examiner en-us Tue, 29 Dec 2009 23:44:02 -0700 Sun, 20 Dec 2009 12:35:46 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-4198-Vegan-Examiner~y2009m12d20-The-infantilism-of-animal-welfare?cid=exrss-Vegan-Examiner Two protesters have their picture taken during a KFC protest. If you look to the animal movement for progressive social movement attitudes, you'll find something very bizarre. Some of the most well known animal protection organizations and interest... Activism Groups Theory Animals Sun, 20 Dec 2009 12:35:46 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4198-Vegan-Examiner~y2009m12d20-The-infantilism-of-animal-welfare?cid=exrss-Vegan-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4198-Vegan-Examiner~y2009m12d20-Online-users-agree-the-world-is-vegan?cid=exrss-Vegan-Examiner An excerpt of #TheWorldisVegan Twitter activity from aroundthe world Vegan social networks have been buzzing with a familiar "virtual billboard" finding its way on profile pictures, walls, tweets, and messages. The "The World is Vegan!... Events Activism People Sun, 20 Dec 2009 07:49:10 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4198-Vegan-Examiner~y2009m12d20-Online-users-agree-the-world-is-vegan?cid=exrss-Vegan-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4198-Vegan-Examiner~y2009m12d18-Vegans-who-conk-Marcus-and-selfhatred?cid=exrss-Vegan-Examiner Jonathan Safran Foer Jonathan Safran Foer has been getting some heat mixed with praise from animal people.  His recently published Eating Animals has garnered support from the animal community merely by the fact it has drawn attenti... Theory People Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:14:12 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4198-Vegan-Examiner~y2009m12d18-Vegans-who-conk-Marcus-and-selfhatred?cid=exrss-Vegan-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4198-Vegan-Examiner~y2009m12d15-An-interview-every-vegan-should-hear?cid=exrss-Vegan-Examiner In the fourth and final part of my interview with Professor Gary Francione, whose abolitionist approach to animal rights rejects welfare reforms of the animal industry demanding instead the complete abolition of animals, Gary discusses one of my favo... Activism Theory People Animals Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:21:18 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4198-Vegan-Examiner~y2009m12d15-An-interview-every-vegan-should-hear?cid=exrss-Vegan-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4198-Vegan-Examiner~y2009m12d13-Veterinarian-endorses-her-nonvegan-lifestyle?cid=exrss-Vegan-Examiner Ethix (a.k.a. "welfarism") is the hot new  program where you can rent your ethical decisions based on your own personal pleasure. Keep the ones you like, mail them back when you're done! Forgive this repost from August. Finals are c... Theory People Sun, 13 Dec 2009 06:47:57 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4198-Vegan-Examiner~y2009m12d13-Veterinarian-endorses-her-nonvegan-lifestyle?cid=exrss-Vegan-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4198-Vegan-Examiner~y2009m12d11-The-problem-with-single-issue-campaigns?cid=exrss-Vegan-Examiner Even if unintended, promotions like this ad from PETA imply skinning fur animals is the height of immorality even though there is no difference in doing the same to a non-fur animal for his/her hide. If you dig up an organization's animal rights cam... Activism Groups Theory Animals Fri, 11 Dec 2009 06:00:25 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4198-Vegan-Examiner~y2009m12d11-The-problem-with-single-issue-campaigns?cid=exrss-Vegan-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4198-Vegan-Examiner~y2009m12d9-A-story-of-nonvegan-vegans?cid=exrss-Vegan-Examiner In November of 1944, a gentleman named Donald Watson publised the very first edition of "The Vegan News," Now called "The Vegan Magazine."  It was in this document where the word "vegan" was first defined. ...ways o... Theory People Animals Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:57:51 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4198-Vegan-Examiner~y2009m12d9-A-story-of-nonvegan-vegans?cid=exrss-Vegan-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4198-Vegan-Examiner~y2009m12d6-The-tragic-lust-for-activist-popularity?cid=exrss-Vegan-Examiner Jonathan Safran Foer Is it me or do animal people see animal rights not as a social movement but more as an awkward younger brother whom they want to see get more friends in a new school? For instance, despite thorough analyses of the failures of w... Activism Groups Theory Resources Animals Sun, 06 Dec 2009 07:44:05 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4198-Vegan-Examiner~y2009m12d6-The-tragic-lust-for-activist-popularity?cid=exrss-Vegan-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4198-Vegan-Examiner~y2009m12d6-The-vegan-hall-of-shame?cid=exrss-Vegan-Examiner These are the news alerts that get syndicated, forwarded, and cited nefarioiusly on forums.  I present you with the vegan hall of shame: events in recent history so stupid they still make us pull out our protein-deficient hair. Death by Veganism... Groups Theory Resources People Animals Sun, 06 Dec 2009 07:03:20 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4198-Vegan-Examiner~y2009m12d6-The-vegan-hall-of-shame?cid=exrss-Vegan-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4198-Vegan-Examiner~y2009m12d3-Not-everyone-will-go-vegan-what-do-you-have-for-them?cid=exrss-Vegan-Examiner Erik Marcus, owner of vegan.com where he cuts though theBS with helpful tips on doing good without the struggle ofgoing vegan. Listening to the 2007 debate between Prof. Gary Francione and Erik Marcus makes the failures of welfarism painfully clear. ... Activism Theory People Animals Thu, 03 Dec 2009 08:41:43 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4198-Vegan-Examiner~y2009m12d3-Not-everyone-will-go-vegan-what-do-you-have-for-them?cid=exrss-Vegan-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4198-Vegan-Examiner~y2009m11d28-Questions-for-the-budding-animal-rights-advocate?cid=exrss-Vegan-Examiner When we first take seriously our recognition of animals as members of the moral community, no doubt we become very excited about our new found identity. Afterward, it's off to Google to find groups and organizations who appear to have the same goals... Activism Groups Theory Resources Businesses Animals Vegan Month Sat, 28 Nov 2009 03:12:32 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4198-Vegan-Examiner~y2009m11d28-Questions-for-the-budding-animal-rights-advocate?cid=exrss-Vegan-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4198-Vegan-Examiner~y2009m11d27-Eric-Marcus-is-vegan-advocacy-at-its-worst?cid=exrss-Vegan-Examiner "Vegan: The New Ethics of Eating" by Erik Marcus.  Please note the  usage of "vegan" as being a diet is the author's usage alone. The animal rights movement is in bad shape.  While somewhere on the scale of 50 bil... Activism Theory People Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:21:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4198-Vegan-Examiner~y2009m11d27-Eric-Marcus-is-vegan-advocacy-at-its-worst?cid=exrss-Vegan-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4198-Vegan-Examiner~y2009m11d22-Novembers-stupid-vegan-stories?cid=exrss-Vegan-Examiner Morrissey is against "Hamburgists". When I'm looking over my Google Reader feed for stories related to veganism and animal rights, occasionally, I come across truly stupid stories too brief to mention.  Instead, I've collected a few ... People Entertainment Animals Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:58:51 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4198-Vegan-Examiner~y2009m11d22-Novembers-stupid-vegan-stories?cid=exrss-Vegan-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4198-Vegan-Examiner~y2009m11d18-In-vitro-meat-has-no-place-in-animal-rights-campaigns?cid=exrss-Vegan-Examiner As technology continues to develop in the creation of animal flesh which can be grown via cloned and cultured cells in production plants, many animal advocates are heralding this development as some sort of step in the right direction for the animal ... Food Activism Theory Animals Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:20:18 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4198-Vegan-Examiner~y2009m11d18-In-vitro-meat-has-no-place-in-animal-rights-campaigns?cid=exrss-Vegan-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4198-Vegan-Examiner~y2009m11d9-How-to-eat-vegan-practical-ideas?cid=exrss-Vegan-Examiner Take it from me, being vegan is a beautiful thing. Going vegan is one of the best things you can do as someone on this planet.  While veganism transcends what we eat, but what we wear, do, and our overall perception about nonhumans, the dietar... Food Activism Resources Health Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:37:51 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4198-Vegan-Examiner~y2009m11d9-How-to-eat-vegan-practical-ideas?cid=exrss-Vegan-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4198-Vegan-Examiner~y2009m11d6-Soda-company-makes-first-drinkable-vegan-turkey?cid=exrss-Vegan-Examiner The Jones Soda Company now produces a Tofurky-flavored soda drink. The Jones Soda Co. is well known for its indie approach to bottling carbonated beverages with user-submitted photos printed on the labels.Around this time of year, they're known for t... Food Groups Vegan Month Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:29:16 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4198-Vegan-Examiner~y2009m11d6-Soda-company-makes-first-drinkable-vegan-turkey?cid=exrss-Vegan-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4198-Vegan-Examiner~y2009m10d30-Activism-means-vegan-education?cid=exrss-Vegan-Examiner From AnimalEmancipation I may seem pessimistic when I say I do not regard most common forms of "vegan activism" as useful nor appropriate.  Few are willing to constructively criticize campaigns aimed at saving animals for fear of &qu... Activism Theory People Vegan Month Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:55:24 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4198-Vegan-Examiner~y2009m10d30-Activism-means-vegan-education?cid=exrss-Vegan-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4198-Vegan-Examiner~y2009m10d23-On-easier-animal-rights-activism?cid=exrss-Vegan-Examiner Should we expect this to make our audience think twice about buying a wool coat or a hamburger? You may be one of the large portion of animal rights advocates who defend single-issue campaigns like bans on fur for reasons of "easiness&... Activism Theory Animals Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:24:00 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4198-Vegan-Examiner~y2009m10d23-On-easier-animal-rights-activism?cid=exrss-Vegan-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4198-Vegan-Examiner~y2009m10d12-The-Addiction-and-Recovery-of-Animal-Product-Consumption?cid=exrss-Vegan-Examiner The cultural acceptance of cheese as a normal and healthy substance and subsequent mockery of "cheese addiction" trivializes and conceals the very serious implications of substance abuse (in this case, the narcotic casomorphi... Activism Theory Health Animals Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:55:09 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4198-Vegan-Examiner~y2009m10d12-The-Addiction-and-Recovery-of-Animal-Product-Consumption?cid=exrss-Vegan-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4198-Vegan-Examiner~y2009m10d9-Dont-buy-duck-meat?cid=exrss-Vegan-Examiner Like pigs, chickens, or any other farm animal for which animal welfare organizations claim to protect, ducks also endure the cruelty ofexploitation.  The best way for a serious advocate of animal rights to fight these abuses is to go v... Activism Theory Animals Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:09:08 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4198-Vegan-Examiner~y2009m10d9-Dont-buy-duck-meat?cid=exrss-Vegan-Examiner