Humans are just one of the myriad animal species in our world, yet we wield a power unlike any other. How do we wield this power and what are the consequences of it, both for animals and humans? To consider this question is fundamental to our individual and collective moral progress.
Looking for recipes or tips on how to veganise your cooking? Well this is the section for you.
Don't Panic Yet Podcast - with Simon Monsour
I was lucky enough to be interviewed on my friend Simon Monsour's Don't Panic Yet podcast. You can check out the audio and video here.
Take online Actions to help animals
We've made a website to make it easier to do good from wherever you are. By taking a few minutes out of your day, you can take Actions that help animals and animal charities. Check out this website I've made to help you do this.
Are those working for compassion towards animals reducing compassion for humans or strengthening it? Here I make the case that compassion ultimately knows no line of species, and that we should teach compassion for all beings.
On Saturday, March 30, 2019 I organised my own small local animal rights forum. This is its story :)
This was my unsuccessful entry to a project called "Letters to a New Vegan". I was hoping to capture something different to what I imagined others would write.
I grew up in a family where not just animal products, but meat of some sort was a part of every lunch and dinner. The only time I ever remember eating a dinner without meat in it was when we would eat Greek bread and dips, and I didn't like the taramosalata (fish egg thing), so I would just eat tzatziki (yoghurt) and hummus. I didn't think of it as a vegetarian meal any more than I thought of my usual diet as not vegetarian; I just ate what was in front of me and what I enjoyed. Family occasions...
I'd never written a game, so thought I would try something as simple as possible just to start to understand how it is done. It just so happened that the Running of the Bulls was on in Spain the following week, so there you have the theme. If you don't know what the running of the bulls is, it's a stupid event where crowds of people, including lots of drunk tourists, harass bulls and then kill them once the event is over. The first version of the game was HTML5/Javascript using the CreateJS framework. I made everything including playing guitar...
I've developed a fun game called Vegan Bingo, you can play it on the web or download it as an Android application. Have fun!
Until we have the courage to recognize cruelty for what it is, whether its victim is human or animal, we cannot expect things to be much better in this world. There can be no double standard. We cannot have peace among men whose hearts find delight in killing any living creature. By every act that glorifies or even tolerates such moronic delight in killing, we set back the progress of humanity
I had been vegan for a few years, done some volunteering for Animal Liberation Queensland, and read some of Peter Singer's other works before I finally read his classic Animal Liberation. I didn't really see why I needed to read it, after all, I was vegan and very much believed...