by Joanne | Mar 13, 2020 | Vegan Stories
About 23 years ago, while in clinical training, I told a colleague about a television special that I had seen the night before. It seriously spurred me to consider halting the practice of eating animals. I tried but failed because, like so many Americans, I was...
by Joanne | Sep 1, 2019 | Vegan Stories
Do It For Others! | Julie Kirkpatrick In some ways it was a gradual move, incremental, one step at a time. But when I decided once and for all, that was it! I was vegan for life! (But I’ll tell you that story later!) LOOKING BACKWhile attending the University of...
by Joanne | Jun 18, 2019 | Vegan Stories
Kind Living | Elin Gundersen How can we consciously pick a kind lifestyle?Well. It’s actually quite simple. By hiring one question to be the top dog of your decision-making. “Is this choice good for me, for the world and does it exclude harm on anybody,...
by Joanne | Jun 18, 2019 | Vegan Stories
Why I Am An Anti-Speciesist | Nancy Correa I had been ovo-lacto vegetarian since my early teens, but I became vegan 30 years ago when I witnessed crippled calves punched and kicked into the abbatoir. I looked into their doomed eyes and promised I would be a conduit...
by Joanne | May 31, 2019 | Vegan Stories
A Healthy and Compassionate Life! | Laura Barlow I made a decision at fifteen that would change the course of my life. After viewing undercover footage from factory farms and slaughterhouses, I decided to go vegan. I was a lifelong animal lover and it felt wrong to...
by Joanne | Apr 12, 2018 | Vegan Stories
Rusty Girl | Doug Meier This time she had gone too far. As I walked into our home, I was greeted by a growling canine. For a brief moment I thought I had entered the wrong home. But then a familiar voice said: “That is Rusty, our new foster dog.” For...
