It’s no secret that vegans would love to live in a world without the exploitation and commodification of animals. As idyllic and lofty as this goal may sound, that’s what we want. This kind of world would require a major cultural shift, one in which the pervasive mindset of human dominance over nonhuman animals and […]
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Clear The Shelters Event- Adopt Your New Best Friend
There are thousands and thousands of animals who have yet to find their forever home. Animal shelters are often overrun with animals this time of year. Summer is deemed kitten season, more animals are outside and more likely to wander away from home, and some people just can’t keep their pets due to financial or […]
The Hypocrisy in Eating Certain Animals
“When you truly understand that your food choices are powerful and life affirming, you can exercise control and restraint without deprivation.”-Marlene Adelmann Why is it that in America we love certain animals and eat others? Do we just like certain species more? What makes it okay for us to eat one species and love another? […]
Film Review: Cowspiracy
If you haven’t heard, there is a new documentary taking the vegan world by storm. Cowspiracy, a controversial film that almost didn’t come to fruition, is being compared to the successful documentary Blackfish. Many are predicting that Cowspiracy will do what Blackfish did to sea world: reveal what nobody wants to talk about — how […]
Cute, Comfortable and Compassionate Style with Julia Ahrens of Miakoda
Her clothes are inspired by a walk in a Zen garden and living in an enchanted forest. But what’s coolest about Julia Ahrens is her commitment to eco-friendly and cruelty-free fashion. She has named her company “Miakoda” a Native American word meaning “power of the moon.” Perhaps as a testament to the grand force of […]