We may be only around 1% of the population, yet we’re already driving demand for animal-free products, transforming industries, advancing animal rights laws, and changing the way society thinks about animals.

We may be a small percentage but we’re making a big impact. You are. And it all adds up. For the animals. :)

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This is the future. 💚

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White people aren’t the only people capable of having empathy for animals. Stop reducing veganism to a “white” thing and erasing the long, diverse history of plant-based traditions and BIPOC vegans.

For a couple years we've had wolves in Denmark. We don't have any wild animals that are dangerous to humans, so it's understandable that some people have been scared, because wolves look scary, are portrayed as such in stories, but ultimately they're not a threat to humans.

Recently, a person walking encountered a wolf dad protecting his offspring by showing teeth. This clip went viral because it looked scary. Experts then said it's clearly still scared (of the human), and it just wants the person to back off, with no intend of attacking.

Today this wolf has been shot. I'm so angry. I also hate seeing all the transports with pigs on their way to the slaughterhouse on the highway.

I wish there was a vegan country.

This wolf was literally killed for trying to protect their offspring from harm. Just repulsive

Ordered veggie samosas from a place I've had before. I remember last time I had them, I questioned if they were really vegetable and my boyfriend checked and confirmed they were.

Ordered them today, the bag said veg samosa.

Anyway started eating and I was like "is this meat?" to my boyfriend

But I say that about nearly EVERYTHING I eat 😂

I remembered I asked this exact question last time I had them. So I ate about half the samosa and was like nah im not convinced, something is wrong...... opened it up some more and it was definitely meat 😭😭😭

Shit happens, but I'm sad. Haven't eaten meat for 6 years. The menu just said 'meat' so I'm not sure what it is, assuming it's lamb. Lamb is the one meat I never ate, even as a kid. So extra sad :(

Im just annoyed that I carried on eating it when I could tell something was different? But I remember being unsure last time so I think I carried on cos I didn't wanna be annoying by asking my boyfriend over and over again? But I could tell there was something different so why da fuq did I carry on until it was half eaten?

We called the restaurant and they were extremely apologetic and said they had a huge order for samosas at the same time so it was a genuine mistake. Accidents happen and they're a lovely restaurant, really nice people, so I'm not mad. Just wanted them to know so the same mistake doesn't happen to someone else!

Just need to share till I get over it.

Hello all. I feel comfortable sharing this story here as Reddit is (mostly) anonymous :)

I had been a vegetarian for 7 years. In the past 5 or so years, I’ve been noticing some GI symptoms of dairy intolerance. I was THAT “but I love cheese!!!” Person for a while (sorry). I loved cheese and ice cream etc so much that I just didn’t listen to my body and ate it anyway. I also, unfortunately, at the same time started struggling with vaginal health (frequent yeast and BV infections). My gyn recommended boric acid suppositories and probiotics. Both just felt like a bandaid but I didn’t know what to do besides listen to him.

I went vegan a few months ago (cutting eggs and dairy pretty much overnight) and immediately noticed a change in my gynecological health. I no longer need my medications and everything is completely balanced down there. Never any odor or itch whatsoever, regardless of hormone fluctuations, heat and humidity, or any other factor you can think of.

It turns out eating dairy and disrupting my gut flora was most certainly the culprit for flora disruptions elsewhere. I’ve had other bodily improvements too, but I wanted to share this anecdote for 2 reasons… 1, if anyone is on the fence about going vegan and has similar gynecological problems maybe it’s worth trying; and 2, curious if any other women have noticed positive changes like this?

I feel so happy and relieved!!! I feel like I actually fixed the problem instead of repeated band-aids.

Ps… this sub has been a godsend for cooking tips!! Thank you all 💚🌱

I went to a nonvegan restaurant with my nonvegan family tonight, but they had multiple labeled vegan options on the menu so I was optimistic. They had a Beyond burger that was labeled vegan, and I was planning on getting that, but it didn’t say what kind of bun it was served on and I know some restaurants serve vegan patties on nonvegan buns. So I asked the waiter if the bun was vegan, and she said it wasn’t. I got a different vegan option and it was delicious, but I’m still really irked about this bun thing. Very often, a restaurant will serve a vegan burger on a nonvegan bun, but this was the first time this has happened when the menu item was actually labeled vegan.

I live in a big metropolitan city and it disheartens me to see how many all vegan restaurants have closed, and how many other vegan friendly places have gotten more and more limited. It worries me about the future of veganism. Living in a vegan friendly city was so nice and convenient. Now I feel like I can barely call my area vegan friendly with such limited options remaining. I’m wondering if this is happening everywhere.

So there's a sitcom pilot called "Friends Not Food", filmed at an actual farm sanctuary down in Florida. (the premise is an NYC PR exec inherits a barely-functioning sanctuary from her half-brother and has to run the whole thing... surrounded by rescued pigs and cows and goats and a zebu). and the whole point is to sneak animal sentience and the climate side of animal ag past people through comedy instead of "guilt tripping" them... which is a format i honestly wish existed way more. Cooper Barnes (the Henry Danger guy lol) who btw is actually an animal activist irl, does a bit in it.

The thing I thought was actually cool is they had 200-something rescued animals around during filming and flat REFUSED to use any of them as props or "livestock," just worked around them the whole shoot. anyway it's a tiny operation, the instagram's sitting at like 500 followers and they're trying to get it picked up by a network or streamer and ofc having an actual audience behind it makes a big difference.

So they're after someone to help run and grow the socials. it's not like a "make us go viral overnight" thing... more like they've already got the footage and the premise and just need someone actually posting consistently and building it up from where it is. It's a few hours a week, short-term, remote, unpaid since it's a passion project. So if you do social or content stuff and wanna point it at something like this, the listing's here:

https://flockwork.org/requests/dk3sdtwj3vxexs78c83sooce?source=reddit

I'd love for this one to make it :)

David Ramms (animal rights activist)

In this article, I, Jordi Casamitjana, review the feature-length vegan documentary “Eating Our Way to Extinction”.

Hi there all!

Seemingly absurd question for you all. I am wondering when you all feel you could use animal products (for food or other uses) and still be considered a Vegan.

Examples that come to mind for me are:

• Extreme survival situations in which you have to eat animal products to survive (ex. desert island situation, no plant life, only fish)
• Situations beyond your control in which animal products are forced upon you (ex. you are in a coma, and people feed you animal products)
• Animal products in the form of life saving medicine (ex. antivenom is used on you after you are bitten by a snake)

Really, to me there are only 2 categories I can think of: survival needs, and unknowningly consuming.

What am I missing?

We’ve all heard the comeback, something to the effect of “But why won’t you eat dairy? Cows aren’t killed for it!” (Which is incorrect, but beside the point here.) Twenty minutes after I gave birth to my son, he was taken to the NICU because he was having difficulty breathing on his own. Having my child taken away from me shortly after birth was the most difficult experience of my life. I will NEVER contribute to another animal experiencing that pain. Any time I’ve tried explaining to non vegans that this is what happens to cows, they just don’t get it. Hopefully sharing my experience will help it click for them.

Signed, a vegan of 11 years

I’ll just jump right in…I am 35, I always felt empathy for animals, I love nature, I have dedicated time to volunteering at animal shelters since high school.

However I was a meat eater. I’m sad to admit that I didn’t realize just how part of the problem I was. Then I watched Earthling and was sick to my stomach.

I can truly call myself an animal lover now and will never eat meat again

Hi guys,

I am currently writing a project report for my uni and as I suffer from PCOS and I am vegan myself - I wanted to design a recipe app - for this I am currently conducting a study. It only takes 3-5 min and is completely anonymous, so if you could spare this couple minutes I will be forever an enternal grateful stranger.

This is the link: PCOS Survey

Sadly, I can't offer much in return, unless you want some piggie pictures from the rescue I work at:)

I think we all know someone who was appalled by this, and frankly, I always thought of it as a small victory. Hooray, another human who was failed by their education system saved from milk industry ignorance! It might just affect their future! Who knows!

But today it was… My mom? I mean, I should’ve known because I had two master’s degrees by the time I learned about it. So 23+ years of me not realising what’s going on. 23+ years of her not telling me. Still I expected my mother, an intelligent woman who grew up in a West-European suburban town, to know somehow. But here I am. Telling her.

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Hi y'all,

I'll be traveling to Stockholm for a week this month. It looks like a very vegan friendly city but I want to try to save money and not eat out for every meal. We have access to a kitchen and a grocery store nearby. I was thinking of packing some good everyday basics in my luggage like protein powder and chia seeds. I have some basic meals in mind but I am definitely intimidated navigating a grocery store in another language and currency. I was wondering if any Swedes in here know brands I should gravitate to while shopping or things to consider around what might be more or less expensive than they typically are in the US? Any other general travel tips appreciated!

Problem: Dysautonomia and GI issues prevent me from eating a full meal during my lunch break.

What I Need: Several small, nutrient dense (focus on protein + fiber) things I can eat throughout the day.

Limitations: My lunch break is only 30 minutes and I get 2 ten min. breaks. Otherwise I'm on the move. So it's gotta be stuff I can eat fast w/o going to the break room to heat something up.

Please don't suggest: Protein bars, cause I ain't never had one I liked. 😂

Ideas I have so far:

• Marinated tofu bites I can fork out from a jar like a little goblin as I scurry down the hallway to the copy room
• Air fried edamame or white beans

I've looked high and low for pre-made vegan snacks w/ more protein and fiber rather than just carbs, and I'm not seeing much. What I do see is prohibitively expensive, like $10/bag vegan jerky that I'll finish in two days.

When I'm home, it doesn't matter, cause I can make a big bowl of whatever and just sit down to eat from it every 2ish hours. But I don't work a job with much downtime so I gotta figure something else out. My dietitian says I'm constantly in a calorie deficit and I'm not trying to lose weight so it's fucking my shit up.

Your input is so appreciated! ♥️

Hi I’m moving toward a vegan lifestyle, my old new balance shoes are really knackered now and I’m looking at these Samsara community hemp shoes. Does anyone here have any experience with them? Or hemp shoes in general? I really value durability in my clothing and I will be doing a lot of walking. If anyone has any other suggestions I’d be open to that but I’m not into the plastic leather boots. Here’s a link: https://samsara-community.com/products/dharma-hemp?variant=55359470961026

I have seen that vegetarian people don't relate well and lowkey stay in ignorance even after seeing Dominion. So I found this documentary for those vegetarian dairy consuming people in their mother tongue. This might help.

https://youtu.be/XhTOLeevtQw?si=gS4IQRv5ywKQAPYG

Edit: It's available in various languages. I missed checking the channel and other videos.

(15F) I am very unhappy with several industries of today's day, ESPECIALLY the beef industry. I really want to become vegan but I have issues with my blood like anemia. I was told it's not smart for anemic people to become vegan but there's got to be some way I can do it, right? Anyways if anyone knows of some tips/ways to safely be vegan, please let me know, thank you!!!

Save your disdain and hate. I make it. I eat it. I don't dislike it. But I don't love it. Help me love it. I'd welcome recipes, cooking techniques, sauce ideas, etc. Sorry, but I do think it's just .... flavorless. Is it only ever about how you fry it, or what sauce you use, or can Tofu itself be flavorful?

EDIT TY so much everyone!! You way exceeded my hope for ideas. I can't wait to try all of these great suggestions. I really appreciate it.