Tag Archives: Maria Mooney

Israel’s Largest Slaughter House Shuts Down and New Mexico Farm Workers Faced with Criminal Charges

June 27, 2015 | Comments are closed

Israels largest slaughter house temporarly shuts down

Two huge accomplishments prove yet again the vital importance of undercover investigations ...

5 Ways to Connect With Other Vegans

June 20, 2015 | Comments are closed

Facebook isn’t just for status updating. There are plenty of Facebook groups where you can connect with other vegans and make friends. Image: Shutterstock.

Connecting with other vegans is one of the most helpful and supportive actions you can take when embarking on a vegan lifestyle. Here are some tips for meeting other vegans both in real life and online....

How to be Vegan and Hold onto Non-Vegan Friends

April 25, 2014 | Comments are closed

The four tips that will help you hold onto relationships with non-vegan friends, and loved ones....

My Vegan Journey: Seeking Health, Finding Compassion

August 27, 2013 | Comments are closed

Over five years ago, I decided to make the switch to veganism for 99% completely selfish reasons. About a month after being diagnosed with a “progressive and incurable neurological disease” with no known cause, cure or truly viable treatment, I decided, out of oppressive desperation, to search for a remedy...

Aligning Actions with Beliefs: Veganism and Cognitive Dissonance

August 20, 2013 | Comments are closed

As ethical vegans, we are always trying to educate others and inspire them with our actions to emphatically commit to the vegan lifestyle like we do, but more often than not, our pleas fall on deaf ears. It turns out that it’s not enough to discuss the evils of factory...

6 Ways to Deal with Negative Feelings as a Vegan in a Predominately Non-Vegan World

June 21, 2013 | Comments are closed

We can decide how we are going to act and react when we see, hear or read about abuse of any sentient being.

Picture this: you’ve hopped onto Facebook and are scrolling down your news feed, happily reading status updates, giggling at funny comments and peeping some of your friends’ freshly uploaded photos when you stumble upon a picture or video posted depicting some sort of heinous act of animal cruelty. It hits...