Today’s topic is books. I’ve rounded up quotes from vegan bloggers who have reviewed or written about two new books, Thanking The Monkey and The Compassionate Carnivore.
Book: Thanking The Monkey
The book is popular, hip, and accessible, but even the book’s description has problems:
“Thanking the Monkey is light on lectures meant to make you feel guilty if you’re not a leather-eschewing vegan.”
Gee, thanks. When vegans ‘lecture’ people about veganism, it’s not to make them feel guilty; it’s to make them think, and hopefully act, differently.
Quotes:
“Despite her efforts to remain as accessible to as many potential readers as possible–and, for the most part, I think she succeeds here–there are many who will likely reject the book out of hand due to a fundamental difference between her “loose” definition of animal rights and those who take animal rights very much to heart as an ethical matter.̶...
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Millennium Vegan RestaurantFrom: vegansoapbox.com
Post Date: 2008-03-05 04:06:05
I ate the best meal of my life in San Francisco.
I chose a chard and lentil roulade with a side of rosemary artichoke and potato gratin. After one bite I regretted eating some bread before my meal. In fact I regretted eating lunch. It was so tasty, so filling, so heavenly.
It was fabulous. Really, it surpassed Candle 79.
There was no room for dessert or even tea. In fact, I couldn’t even finish it all. It felt like a crime to stuff myself full of a meal that deserved thoughtful bites. If I cou...
more Kids Are SmartFrom: vegansoapbox.com
Post Date: 2008-03-07 12:05:30
I went vegetarian at six years old. I told announced that I would no longer eat my friends. Luckily, my mom accepted my decision and even became a vegetarian herself! My nephew decided to go veg at eight years old.
Most children are understandably horrified when they realize meat is dead animals, particularly when the children have been exposed to friendly animals like pets or gentle farm animals.
Most children are then socialized into believing lies about meat and animals. Children are told tha...
more Hunting Is Stupid And Kids Know ItFrom: vegansoapbox.com
Post Date: 2008-03-08 14:16:33
The good news: Hunting is on the decline in the US.
The bad news: Some people are trying to revive it.
The New York Times reports,
“Hunting is on the decline across the nation as participation has fallen over the last three decades, and states have begun trying to bolster this rural tradition by attracting new and younger people to the sport.
“In West Virginia, state lawmakers gave final approval on Friday to a bill that allows hunting education classes in all schools where at least ...
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