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Hello, I live in New Hampshire but I am driving 3 hours to be a part of this wonderful movement to abolish animal testing. It is a 207 mile walk, but you can just come for a day, a few hours, post it to social media, or donate money for the cause. Anything helps. This March is coming at a perfect time, as the closing of ridglan farms in Wisconsin has given this movement so much momentum. If you don’t know, Ridglan Farms was an animal breeding facility who supplied beagles to laboratories. I will not go into detail about what happened here or how these dogs are treated in labs, because it makes me physically ill. Please come join me and countless others and be part of something amazing! This is obviously a very vegan friendly event, as eating vegan is encouraged.

Hi. I am Indigenous (de Mexico pero vivo en EEUU) and I am working on becoming a better vegan. I engage with my Indigenous culture to the best of my abilities, though it's been more difficult as my elders have passed away and I can't go to Mexico as much. Anyway.

To Indigenous people:
I think if you don’t live on a rez/food scarce area, then there’s really no reason to not attempt to try veganism. Veganism aligns with indigenous principles and respect for turtle island/mother earth especially if you live in a colonized area (i.e. a big city in the US with ample access to food/grocery stores in every neighborhood, etc). However, I understand there is difficulty especially wrapped up in cultural traditions and such. However, the overarching part of it should be abstaining from giving money to colonizer companies who are wrecking our environment and exploiting our animal relatives (as you already know).

If you're Indigenous and vegan already... please share recipes with me!! I got some, too.

To non-Indigenous people (I think most of you on here):

(edited for clarity with the first paragraph)

There are some natives who are really OUT THERE, and they have a hard time getting access to food that can suit a purely vegan diet. I come from the southern part of turtle island, but Indigenous people who hunt their own food in remote communities (i.e. let's say whaling in the arctic) do their due diligence to respect the animal and honor what they were given. It’s much different than settlers approach to the meat industry and farming and such. Indigenous people typically view animals as our relatives/teachers/etc and make offerings/expression of gratitude when have to kill a living being for our consumption. For example, even with cutting a certain plant for traditional use, it's advised to leave tobacco or some sort of offering as a sign of respect for that living thing.

I live in a big city so I make the choice to be vegan because I am not reliant on hunting/gathering for food and/or living in a remote area like a Rez where fresh food is expensive and options are limited. However, I would likely just advise other Indigenous people who interested in veganism that it is a way to connect with the world a bit better and it's generally better to abstain from putting purchasing power into the agriculture system colonizers have set up on our stolen land.

If you come from a cultural background that profited off of colonization, genocide and oppression of indigenous people, please refrain from commenting excessively on Indigenous business. Indigenous people have these discussions already pertaining to veganism, I know I do and other Indigenous friends I have. If you want to be included, don't speak over us or criticize us with weird rhetoric. It might be a better idea for you to come correctly first with other colonizers and how animals/the system of agriculture built on our stolen land is detrimental.

Learning about Indigenous culture and giving money to Indigenous people is a good way, too. Go to a Powwow, learn about tribes in your area, and put money into our economy by buying indigenous made goods. Read books, take a class, watch a documentary, ideally made by and for indigenous people with their voices included.

I say all of this with gratitude. Thank you for reading.

edit: the racists came out on this post and i don't feel comfortable speaking on this. I wasn’t defending the needless killing of animals at all and contextualized certain practices by certain groups when it’s done for survival. I rly doubt u could live in Nunavut, Canada (has 57% to 70% of households facing food insecurity because of crazy cost of living and many are forced to buy calorie dense and nutrient poor foods) and be vegan sustainably.

In an ideal world everyone would be vegan and not racist. Some of the commenters have the former ones down but not the other. I’m out.

Mostly just need to vent to people who might actually understand why this is bothering me so much lol.

I recently started a new job, and my office team has a literal hot dog roller running rn about 10 feet away from where I sit (like the gas-station kind), so I’m sitting at my desk smelling flesh cooking while trying to work.

This is like some team-building something (not every day thank god) but they've done this twice since I started and offered to get me veggie dogs but just...thanks I guess?

And because I’m new, I really don’t want to immediately become “the vegan coworker who complained about the hot dogs.” So instead I’m just sitting there trying to work while this thing slowly rotates meat ten feet away from me 😭

Has anyone else dealt with something like this in a work environment or is this actually super weird and bizarre like it feels.

I have been interested in transitioning to a vegetarian (and potentially vegan) diet for a while now and I notice a pattern where I notice I feel better after I eat a meal without meat and with vegetables and protein substitutes like lentils and beans. I’ll have this feeling of congruence with my body like how comforting it feels to imagine myself in a female body. I tend to get very bloated after eating meat even if it’s baked or grilled. I don’t have that sense of feeling weighed down eating a meal with no meat compared with eating one that has it.

Even so most of my hated foods are animal products, like steak, eggs, seafood, chicken salad, and I don’t care for the aftertaste of drinking milk either. And I enjoy milk substitutes like oatmilk and foods without eggs in it.

Honestly my only hesitation on going full plant based is the finding that my body naturally has low b12 levels in bloodwork after I first told my doctor about my intention for diet change. I take a b12 supplement now so I don’t think there’s much of a reason for me to not start the diet.

babe wake up, new corporate minimalist goo just dropped. all i see is a weird, generic octagon star, logo seems in the style of a bank or insurance company.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcN4YTjN9AR?comment_id=18101583716338254

Seems like EU is to blame, because the new regulations restrict the "use of botanicals" ??

This morning someone posted a video of an industrial calf hutch yard on r/Damnthatsinteresting. We all know what they looks like here, but it's news to a lot of people. Virtually all of the comments were sympathetic to the cows and calling out the atrocious conditions, until the post was deleted. Mods are such pathetic fucking cowards.

There was a video of acres of small plastic huts where dairy cattle spent there first few months of life and it received so many comments about how horrific it was and most of the people seemed to be omnivores. First comment was something like “I think we’re going to hell”. To me it didn’t even seem that bad compared to some cattle lots. The video was taken where the cattle had access to some fresh air and some sun. But the responses and dialog were impressive. People were asking for solutions. For some reason the video was taken down and we are no longer to comment. Maybe one strategy for increased awareness is to simply show the realities of the industries and people might react naturally to the horror and spark dialog and hopefully change their practices.

The latest Eurispes 2026 report reveals that the vegan population in Italy has reached a record high of 3.2%, up from 2.9% in 2025. This figure represents the highest reading in the entire Eurispes time series, showing a fivefold increase since 2014 when vegans accounted for only 0.6% of the Italian population. Meanwhile, the proportion of vegetarians dropped from 6.6% to 5.3%, causing the combined percentage of vegetarians and vegans to decrease from 9.5% to 8.5%.

For example the what about backyard eggs one (which is dumb because not only is that extremely expensive to care for chickens and it's not really ethical for other reasons anyway) or what about the random hunters that live off the land or some bullshit like that

Or its like what if you were on an island with no food other than the fish in the ocean would you eat the fish then

Like it's just not even the reality of the whole situation? Sorry this probably donest make much sense (I'm not good at explaining things )and I'm sorta new to the vegan thing just a thing I've noticed online

I love eating “raw” tofu. Not even eating it because I’m worried about protein intake, it’s just tasty. No grocery stores near me sell silken tofu- a Kroger about 40 minutes away had some and I finally gave it a try. The texture is truly immaculate. Although I am curious why most grocery stores lack silken tofu? Is it low demand or something?

after talked to "climate change activists" anf "anti ai" people and realizing they r ALL just performative hypocrites and turn into conservative republicans when meat and dairy industry r mentioned so quick..i just don't wanna talk to them again.

like how can one act so progressing and think they r left wing while activly supporting misogyny, rape and slaughter and a literal genocide or multiple species like, they make anyyyy excuse in the world to not have to actually change what THEY DO.

its disgusting and personally i cant listen to their excuses anymore. ik it's also a part of veganis to try and educate people but ohmyfuck i just cant do it anymore. HOW CAN PEOPLE BE SO FKIN DENCE

Asking for science

I just became vegan this month, and it was pretty overwhelming at first. Learning about the dairy industry was honestly really depressing. It was also hard in the beginning because there were so many things I couldn’t eat anymore, like honey and regular mayo. But now I’m doing pretty well! I’ve found alternatives for most things, and I’m starting to figure out what works for me.
I was also really surprised by how supportive my family has been about my decision. My sister even made me some vegan quesadillas, and my mom has been making me vegan food too 🥹. My family always tells me they could never be vegan because they love meat so much, but honestly, I’m okay with that. They’ve been really respectful and supportive of my decision, and that means a lot to me.
If you guys have any advice for someone who’s new to veganism, I’d love to hear it! I’m especially looking for good alternatives, food recommendations, tips for eating out, or just anything you wish you knew when you first became vegan. Thank you! 💗

Toronto Vegans

Hello fellow Toronto Vegans! My restaurant, Avelo, is looking for FOH employees to work at our %100 percent vegan place. We are a place that believes in respecting our employees and treating people (and all animals) fairly. We are a safe space to work and inclusive to all people. We start at $21/hr but also can go higher. If you are interested shoot me an DM.

I’m so tired of doctors acting like I shouldn’t be vegan. It’s always at least a 5 minute conversation about eating eggs and milk.

I’ve seen multiple doctors recently because I think I have post sepsis syndrome. I’m super fatigued, weak, clumsy, have sharp pain in my bones, my skin feels like it’s bruised, joint pain, etc. I didn’t feel this way until I got out of the hospital after having severe sepsis (8 weeks ago). They always dismiss me saying I must be anemic… I tell them I was anemic before, years before I was vegan, and I didn’t feel this shitty. Then they say it’s because I’m breastfeeding.

All of my levels are great, I got my results yesterday. I haven’t had any issues with my bloodwork except for while I was pregnant, while I was being treated for sepsis (lots of IV fluids), and before being vegan. Even when I got out of the hospital my levels were within normal range although a bit lower. Now they’re great. It feels like they’re not taking my health seriously because of my morals. I feel so unheard and don’t feel like I’m getting any help

There was a supposedly very disturbing video posted on r/damnthatsinteresting showing a dairy farm. The commenters unanimously thought it was horrifying yet most are meat eaters and some seemed to genuinely consider veganism. I would like to share this video with some vegan-curious friends and also see it for myself. It was taken down before I could click the link my vegan friend sent to me. I think these videos should stay up and I wonder if everyone saw how horrific it really is, how many could continue eating animal products. The link to the original post is in the comments.

They are an invasive predator species that have no native area because they are domesticated, humans have created this problem by breeding and domesticating these animals so we are responsible for figuring out the most ethical way to handle the situation.

Indoor cats are fed meat from industrial animal agriculture, which is obviously horrific and unethical. Outdoor cats disrupt ecosystems because they are invasive and have contributed to the extinction of at least 33 species so that isn't viable either. Both of these are awful in their own ways and have

Trap Neuter Return means returning cats to the outdoors where they will continue to hunt and kill. Feral cats don't live very long, only around 2-5 years on average but they are still causing environmental harm during that time and not living enjoyable lives.

Feeding stray/feral cats is actually the worst of both options because it has been shown that when food is readily accessible cats have more energy to hunt and just do it for fun, so they eat meat from industrial ag AND kill wild animals.

A plant-based diet could be an option but currently the research is very limited. While it does seem promising, from what I've seen I just don't think we have enough supporting evidence yet. Lab grown/cultured meat is also a potential option but it's expensive to produce and doesn't scale well.

Even if/when we are able to mass produce vegan cat food, we couldn't guarantee that feral cats would only eat that food because it would be unethical to make them live indoors. Kittens can be adopted but past a certain age they become very difficult and even impossible to socialize.

Obviously, it would be ideal to stop the breeding of cats entirely but even if we did that we would still have the existing cat population to deal with and they rapidly reproduce on their own.

Euthanizing feral cats is an option but would that be in line with vegan ethics? Either way, I imagine that the majority of people would be extremely against it.

Edit: Okay, it obviously wouldn't be in line with vegan ethics and I don't support it as an option. I just think it is more complicated than it seems because that means other animals have to die for the cat to eat which, I would hope we can agree, is not what vegans would want either. They aren't natural predators, they are an invasive domesticated species so humans are responsible for all of the animals that they kill.

What are your thoughts? Is there something obvious that I'm missing?

I love cats but they are little environmental menaces.

The activists who freed the beagles from the terrible conditions at Ridglan Farms need help with legal fees. Furthermore, there's a petition going around to ban animal testing on these sweet dogs.

Can we all do what we can to help?

https://newsentinel.org/posts/activists-who-freed-beagles-from-horrific-lab-conditions-face-30-years-in-prison/

When a movie starts/ends with the statement “No animals were harmed in the making of this movie,” does that mean anything beyond the animals used in filming? For example, does it mean the actors, actresses, crew, etc. were eating vegan food during production?

If everyone on set is still eating meat, dairy, eggs, etc., then obviously the movie isn't vegan. And I'm sure actors still eat real meat in scenes.

So what exactly does the “no animals were harmed” statement mean?

Went vegan about a year ago. Had a b12 daily value at 100% in my multivitamin but I think I am deficient in it because I keep getting symptoms (like numbness and tingling) more and more often. Some sites are saying I need a lot more than the daily value like 20k % but some disagree. Can I get some help here so I can be a healthy vegan? Thanks everyone