I had the strangest week, where it seemed like all my non-veg friends and acquaintances couldn’t wait to talk to ME about veganism. More specifically, they couldn’t wait to talk to me about Alexandra Jamieson and her veganism no-more… Today, I am finally ready to steam down and talk about what bugged me – and the crux of it is something I think needs to change in the vegan movement: our quickness to judge others and to react harshly — especially anonymously, online.

Dallas Rising is a woman always on a mission. A “vegan abolitionist” living in Minneapolis, she is the Director at Animal Rights Coalition. In her own words, being a vegan abolitionist focuses on the abolishment of the injustices towards animals we see in everyday life

The bond between a mother and her children is one that often holds an other-worldly power. Our mothers not only give us life, but they go to bat for us and protect us throughout our lives

From the non-existence of hunting in pre-human societies of about 2.5 million years ago, to the emergence of sophisticated tools and co-operative hunting that led to the extinction of megafauna species around the world, humans have rather embraced their domination of the wild. Modern day hunting is a diminishing activity, although the tradition of hunting and

  “He’s a quail!” Aaron called from the computer. “A Japanese quail.” I looked at the brown ball of feathers in the cat carrier and cocked my head. The bird pecked at the walls and tilted his head, looking at me with one bright little eye. “Are you sure?” I yelled back. “He doesn’t look

Every creature on planet Earth should be allowed to live in peace for his/her own sake. Sheep are
individuals with feelings and thoughts, and should have the right to exist without being harmed,
to be who they are. Share this infographic to spread awareness of the fact that each sheep,
each lamb is SOMEONE. Visit www.veganmainstream.com/veganblogs for more info

Specisism The Movie is set to hit the mainstream this summer (2013). Pre-screenings are changing people’s world views, and making them question their assumption that humans are a superior species to all others. It’s based on the idea of the term “speciesism”, coined by Peter Singer in the 1970s. Vegan Mainstream was very happy to have the chance to chat with director Mark Devries recently about the movie and its evolution. Read on, and you’ll be convinced that this movie is one to put on your “must-see” list

My Japanese quail, Trevor, joined our family after we found him wandering our backyard in St. Paul, Minnesota. Trevor, like so many other “poultry species”, is a victim of the interest in backyard farming. He likely is an escapee from a farmer intending him for the dinner plate, or was dumped when recognized as a “worthless” rooster

Horror. Paralyzing fear. Excruciating pain. Watching and hearing your friends suffer and perish. It is my hope that you have never experienced anything of this nature, but the emotions evoked by these words are what I feel every moment I envision eating meat or purchasing products tested on or made from animals. Extreme empathy is what I label it, though the images that conjure this empathy are something that many individuals turn a blissful, blind eye to. But at the ripe old age of ten, I began this trek, meandering down the path of animal rights, making a wish on every eyelash that they wouldn’t suffer for us and that their silent voices would be heard

When I was leafing through our local newspaper the other day, I came upon this obituary, and it jumped off the page at me because – well, it’s not often you seen an obituary for a pet in amongst the obituaries for humans