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There are too many photos that depict the disrespectful way humans treat other species in the animal kingdom, however this photo compilation does not depict "The way it is" but rather "The way it should be". These photos are taken from vegan-run animal sanctuaries, or wildlife animal sanctuaries, or from personal friendships between humans and animals. None are from zoos or other types of

It's heartwarming to see all the cities around the globe that hosted animal rights marches in 2018. Here is some video footage - enjoy!  London, U.K. Toronto, Canada Manila, Philippines Melbourne, Australia Auckland, New Zealand New York City, New York Washington D.C. - U.S.A. San Francisco, CA., U.S.A. Los Angeles San Diego, U.S.A.

Stand united against ALL oppression and injustice. In these brilliant signs from around the world, you'll see many of the messages state that all oppression and injustice is connected. The signs speak of animal rights, women's rights, racial rights, human rights, LGBT rights, climate justice,  gun reform, nonviolence, veganism, as well as the intersectionality of all oppression /

Now that I'm in my 60's, there's very little that is the same about me as when I became vegan 40 years ago. My beliefs and philosophies have changed. The one tenet that has remained unwavering is my firm belief in the vegan way of life. The ethical position known as 'veganism' is tangible and not up for debate (in my view). I treat anyone sentient; both human and nonhuman animals, with

Vegan organizations and educational activists are, more and more, spending their funds to publicly advertise on billboards, buses, in airports, malls, and on the streets. Non-vegan businesses have spent gazillions to push their products of torture and killing on the public. Campaigns like "Go Vegan World" in Ireland and the "Be Fair Be Vegan" campaign are two examples leading the way forward,

Bonding with the original flock of Muscovy Ducks Male Muscovy duck friend eating from my hand Male Muscovy duck eating from my hand Male and female Muscovy ducks I pet and feed a particular flock of wild Muscovy ducks. A female Muscovy introduced me to her ducklings. Muscovy older ducklings who come when I call them. Nesting Muscovy telling me to get lost. 

FEEL FREE TO SHARE ON SOCIAL MEDIA. I make these posters for  MY TWITTER ACCOUNT - but they're free use for social media.  Check out Part 2 of these posters here. Right click on any image you want and click "save as" and download to your desktop. 

Right click on any photo and "save to" your computer or to social media. Feel Free to Share. Check out Part 1 for many more! 

Final Blog Post October 6th, 2017 marks my 60th birthday, and much more important, it's my 39th Veganniversary ... and the retirement of my blog. The blog will remain online as it includes a lot of useful information and some may find it through web searches. It's the end of an era and the beginning of a new chapter of my life; one that excludes most social media (I am still on Twitter

On September 2nd, 2017 - in cities across the world: London, New York City, Miami, Los Angeles, Toronto, Budapest, etc. ... activists marched in the 'Official Animal Rights March'. Taken from various marches around the world, here are some digital moments: awesome signs and activists united for animal rights.

My vegan hero is Leslie Cross; an early pioneer of the vegan movement and the man who is responsible for bringing about a literal definition of veganism that equated it with animal rights. Although the first Vegan Society was formed by Donald Watson and 5 members in 1944, it was not until 1949 that Leslie J. Cross pointed out that the society lacked an official definition. He then suggested:

BASIC VEGAN RECIPE for DOGS  (feed twice a day, offer clean water, and not the same meal everyday.) About 1/3 of the meal (high protein) legumes *whole lentils, split lentils (small red ones cook quickly) *split peas  *beans that are cooked well and mashed *tofu (sometimes) *tempeh (superior nutrition for dogs, highest source of food-sourced L-carnitine  in the vegan

Scroll down for United States, Canada, and Europe.  This directory contains links to websites, as well as ingredients for comparison. If you are able, purchase from companies that sell ONLY vegan dog food and don't profit off animal exploitation. Some of the brands are far more nutritionally complete than others that don't seem to include necessary vitamins/minerals...so you should

These 100 photos (from storefronts and inside vegan shops) around the world,  depict 'what the world needs now'. We need to make 'vegan living' accessible to people. May this post inspire many more. Estonia

Join vegan groups in your region to stay informed of any local protests and festivals. Join worldwide vegan groups in order to stay informed, share links, and be inspired by what vegans are doing and thinking all over the world. Help to support new vegans and those vegans who are alone. Scroll down to find groups by country and local groups.  Some groups are more active than

I have lived with numerous rescued animals of various species; including a Shetland pony, goat, pig, rooster, doves, horses, turtles, etc. If there is one thing I've learned about living with a multitude of species, it's that, like humans, all animals are individuals with their own unique personality. I have also lived long-term in a national forest along side those termed “free-living” animals

I sometimes wonder about the cost of certain vegan educational events versus their effectiveness. Vegan "chalkavism" can be an effective and cheap form of vegan activism, while being meditative, artistic, and fun for the activist. Without verbally debating or arguing, you might spark someone thinking and searching for information. You just might peacefully and quietly make a vegan or two. As a

My life's philosophy is opposed to  oppression and injustice. I am deeply offended when I hear of another innocent black youth  that was killed by a U.S. police officer. I'm appalled when I see a young girl shot  for speaking up that girls should also have access to education in her country. I'm shocked when I hear that gay people are  put to death in some regions. It is

As seen in the following short videos, animals have feelings. They are beings capable of deep emotion. They seek comforting and attention, as we do - and we often find this in our inter-species bonds. All animals, including humans, care for their young. Animals love and want to be free from harm. Some of these are tear-jerkers! Some are just plain adorable. Some of them are brilliant rescues

I do not understand the human race. When I was a young girl and learned that people ate animals, I was in shock...."people eat animals? I don't get it. What?" said me, at age 12.  I never grew out of that way of seeing. You not only eat them, but you use them to experiment on, to entertain you, to ride on and hurt their spines, to skin them so YOU can wear THEIR skins, to poison, to