by Karyna Blake
The Day the Plate Became a Mirror
The moment that changed my life didn’t happen in a slaughterhouse or a protest.
It happened at a dinner table.
The plate in front of me looked like every other meal I had eaten ...
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by Niyati Kandikanti
When I became pregnant, my ethical commitment to animals deepened in a way I wasn’t prepared for.
During pregnancy, my hopes and dreams of meeting my baby carried me through the fear and the physical changes. My ...
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When I was pregnant with my son, I worried that I might not feel the kind of maternal love I’d read about in stories. Becoming a mother had not been part of my immediate plan—what if it didn’t come naturally to me?
But then—I saw him. ...
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When Halloween creeps up each year it conjures feelings of fright: goblins, ghosts, and gremlins come to mind. Not cows on dairy farms. But should they?
No matter how dairy farming is done, whether on factory farms or small, so-called ...
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Around the world on February 14th, billions of people will indulge in gifts, dinners, flowers and other perfunctory symbols of celebration for their romantic partners. Others will extend the celebration to include beloved friends and family ...
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I’ve been an ethical vegan for about a decade and a half, so I have held strong beliefs about the dairy industry for quite some time. What happens to mother and baby cows in the dairy industry is absolutely vile and heart wrenching. I ...
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