Articles Reflecting a Vegan Lifestyle From All-Creatures.org
Vegan Is...
Vegan is...
- a lifestyle that can change the world
- eating only from the plant kingdom; making conscious, compassionate
choices about food. Vegans select from the large variety of vegetables,
legumes, whole grains, fruits, nuts, and seeds to prepare meals
- not eating animals. Vegans can look any animal in the eye and call
that animal a friend and not dinner. Vegans don’t consume meat, fish,
birds, cow or goat milk, eggs, honey, or foods made with any of these or
other animal products such as gelatin, beef or chicken broths, lard or
tallow
- care in a dress. Vegans understand that leather and wool are not
by-products of slaughter, but inherent to the business of killing. Many
animals are killed only for their skin, fur, silk
- a choice to be kind. Vegans find toiletries made with plant, not
animal, ingredients. The vegan ethic extends to all commodity decisions
regarding components and production, and whether or not to use at all.
It also applies to choices of sport and entertainment
- beneficial for people’s health. Studies prove that many diseases can
be reversed or eliminated by changing to a whole-foods, plant-sourced
diet
- good for the environment. Animal production is the largest
contributor to environmental destruction. Consider the use of land,
resources, and transportation as well as the waste produced
- good for humanity. There is plenty of food on this planet to
eliminate hunger by feeding plants directly to humans instead of
wastefully processing it through animals. This must happen in
combination with redressing the food distribution systems of the world
- an ambassador promoting a positive impression, not a misinformed
stereotype. When you are healthy in mind and body, people ask what you
do to look great, fit, young, and happy
- delicious food at social gatherings. Everyone wants to know the
recipe, and you can tell them that it’s vegan
- normal. You may occasionally encounter ethical dilemmas, but let the
principles of dynamic harmlessness guide your actions. You interact with
people who don’t always think like you, but there is mutual respect
among all of you
- the pillars of ahimsa integrated into your daily life. Ahimsa is not
just nonharming but a commitment to creating positive action for a
better world. See ahimsa on this website for further explanation
- a grassroots nonviolent revolution fueled by independent thought.
Each person has the ability to contribute to reaching the tipping point
at which this concept becomes held by the majority
- the next generation. Regardless of your age, you have the power to
increase the number of vegans by one or more and decrease the number of
nonvegans. Check out the
AVS Vegan Generation3 Campaign.
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