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Notes from Vegan OutreachThe End of Days!
Team Vegan Matching Days, that is! In order to put the full matching challenge to work for the animals, we still need $10,786 by Sunday – race day! Please help us reach this goal! You can make a donation to any of the dedicated team members – including Alex Bury, Jack Norris, Jon Camp, or Ellen & Anne Green w/ Matt Ball – or make a general contribution to the entire team. Your contribution today will reach many new people with the animals’ plight, and provide them with details on how to pursue an ethical, compassionate lifestyle! Please click here now to change lives and help animals! Thanks!
Notes from Our Members
About
two years ago, your booklets started
me down the path to reexamining my food choices.
Now I am a vegetarian – thank you! Please know
that your booklets DO WORK! I found
your site when looking for information
so that I can feed a super militant vegan friend
of mine. Your approach to veganism in your FAQ
is the first time I have seen it presented in
such a way as to not be absurd or demeaning
to those who, for whatever reason, cannot axe
every little thing out of their lives. Your
comments about eggs and why they are an issue
was the first time I have ever heard an argument
that was sane, let alone reasonable. While I
may never be able to be a 100% vegan, you have
at least opened my mind to the possibility. I was
moved to make a donation after
reading some of the essays on your website –
particularly “Welfare
and Liberation” and “A
New World, Piece by Piece.”
I seem to find myself bombarded by the most
discouraging and sometimes vitriolic viewpoints
these days about animal rights and veganism. Your
essays were a much needed reminder that
there are still sane people in the animal rights
movement who are doing good work. I’ve
been active for about seven or
eight years, and I have to say that
Matt
& Bruce’s book has really given
me a much-needed boost and a renewed focus.
Thank you all so much for being such a well-grounded
source of support and inspiration. While
leafleting at the Boulder Farmers’
Market, a woman told me that she buys grass-fed,
free-range meat, eggs, etc. We talked about
free range being a myth and I told her what
happens to male chicks in the egg industry as
an example. Her mouth dropped open and she said,
“Maybe I do need one of those (Compassionate
Choices).” We looked at the picture
of the male chicks in a dumpster
and talked a bit more. She was sincere in her
concern, so I gave her a Guide
too.
At the
University of Toronto today, one
woman said, “Oooh, you’re going to make
me into a vegetarian!” At the
Warped Tour, Dallas, Casey Constable
and I ran into a lot of vegetarians and vegans
at our exits, but I also ran into a lot of people
who said that they had tried to go vegan or
vegetarian, but had to quit because of health
problems. So, Guides
(which contains “Staying
Healthy on Plant-Based Diets”) were
a very hot commodity at my exit. I was
invited to three BBQs on the 4th
of July. I brought some Even If You Like
Meat booklets to spread the word, and vegan
food for people to try. I had some in-depth
discussions with people regarding Food, Inc.,
vegan athletes, the environmental implications,
animal suffering, etc. The leaflets were a wonderful
tool for allowing such dialogue to occur on
such a heavy meat-eating day.
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