Hi, I'm Grace ( Read more... )

attention all newcomers to the wonderful ways of veg life ( Read more... )

As a part of my zoology degree, I've been running a research project on people's emotional attachment towards animals and the general human capacity of empathizing with emotions of non-human animals. The more I read into cases of animal abuse, people's rainbow of attachment to their pets etc. the more I realize it might not be natural for all of us ( Read more... )

so anyway i am once again trying to make a transition to mostly vegan ( Read more... )

I have been vegetarian for coming up to 11 years now. I have tried to make the transition to a veganism about 4 times in the last couple of years and always end up giving in. I am quite happy with alternatives to dairy products and I don't eat eggs or drink milk anyway. Basically, my downfall is cheese! I have recently stopped buying it all so that ( Read more... )

Hey all ( Read more... )

My household (me and my mom) have decided to make the switch from carnivores to veganism and a few tips would be greatly appreciated. We've always been very into meat and most of the meals we eat have meat as the main ingredient. This community has a lot of things that help, but I thought maybe some more personalized advice could come in handy. The ( Read more... )

Good Morning, one & all.
I am relatively new to this community & also to Veganism as well.
Over the last decade and a half I first gave up dairy, then wheat and then finally meat, eggs and fish.
After recognizing myself as vegan I realized I needed to shift my focus to include my wardrobe as well.
In rehabilitating my leather-buying ways, I am facing ( Read more... )

Hello :) Quick introduction:
I'm a 21-year-old vegan. I have been vegetarian since the age of four and went vegan back in April. It's tricky (having to actually do research and read labels) but I'm quite happy to do it :) It only seemed like the natural next-step.

I do have a question for all you out there. I found a lovely pair of plugs on eBay, ( Read more... )

Here's a controversial opinion for you:

http://www.caringconsumer.com/resources_ingredients.asp

EDIT: What I saw was controversial about this view, is that they are implying that you shouldn't nag people about really small, "insignificant" non-vegan ingredients in ( Read more... )