http://www.vegpress.com The Rants and Raves of a Vegan in Distress Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:07:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Recently my girlfriend Shannon made a short trip to Utah to visit her father. He seems generally accepting of her Veganism but one comment he made seems to reflect a common misconception. He suggested that Shannon find a "responsible" farmer and only consume dairy products from this source. Veganism is ... http://www.vegpress.com/blog/rants/some-people-just-dont-understand.html Gary Francione has just published a very useful tool for Vegan activism. Head over to his blog to get your hands on the pamphlet he has up for download. Don't forget to listen to VeganFreak Radio to hear an exclusive interview with Francione. http://www.vegpress.com/blog/news/%ef%bd%89%ef%bd%8e%e3%80%80%ef%bd%83%ef%bd%81%ef%bd%93%ef%bd%85%e3%80%80%ef%bd%99%ef%bd%8f%ef%bd%95%e3%80%80%ef%bd%88%ef%bd%81%ef%bd%96%ef%bd%85%ef%bd%8e%e2%80%99%ef%bd%94%e3%80%80%ef%bd%88%ef%bd%85.html It has always irritated me that the only veg*ns who manage to make it on to television are complete nut jobs. They always pick the most bizarre, irrational, and sometimes border line psychotic individuals that in the end just give viewers a false perception of what a veg*n life style ... http://www.vegpress.com/blog/rants/30-days.html Other then my immediate family, I rarely find my self eating around other people. I'm so used to cooking and eating with my vegan girlfriend that I often forget how rare vegans really are. I've been finding my self just assuming that every nice person I meet is vegan. I ... http://www.vegpress.com/blog/rants/reality-check.html I figured I would drop in with another random blurb. My brother Paul, Shannon, and I were at a local tea house when we noticed a flier on the door. It had a picture of an obviously pure bred dog and text detailing about how the dog doesn't match the ... http://www.vegpress.com/blog/rants/animals-are-not-a-commodity.html Just thought I would stop by with a random blurb about how my birthday and graduation went. We ended up eating at a mostly vegetarian restaurant, Field of Greens. At first it angered me that no one would explore any new foods, I had really hoped that I would break ... http://www.vegpress.com/blog/rants/graduation-update.html It's hard to believe my birthday passed over a week ago. I was really delighted and intrigued when my girlfriend gave me a Red Ear Slider, apparently her mother saved it from some kids who threw him into a swimming pool to die. He is quite small, and at first ... http://www.vegpress.com/blog/rants/we-rescued-a-turtle.html As Vegans are we suppose to avoid socializing around food with our not so open minded omnivore friends and family? As my birthday and high school graduation approach, this question has been rumbling around in my mind for several weeks. I had originally suggested that my graduation dinner be held ... http://www.vegpress.com/blog/rants/graduation-dinner.html It's rather pleasing to hear that our friends across the Atlantic have taken several steps in the right direction. Scotland has put a ban on the selling of animals to those under the age of 16, and in Britain hunting dogs are allowed to follow scent but not allowed to ... http://www.vegpress.com/blog/news/spanish-tv-pulls-bull-fighting-off-air.html While circuses and rodeos might attract the most attention from activist, there is one sect of animal abusers whom are often over looked. Those who participate and watch horse races are among the most despicable animal abusers. On May 3, 2008 a horse named Eight Belles broke both ankles in ... http://www.vegpress.com/articles/horse-racing.html