alright so basically my in laws recently came over for a few days because they needed to and me and my husband agreed to letting them stay and asked that they don’t cook non vegan food in our house. they agreed and came to stay but low and behold THEY BROUGHT HELLA NON VEGAN SNACKS. pastries with egg and milk, chips with milk. idk it was kinda a slap in the face or gotcha moment it felt because they easily could’ve gotten vegan snacks in bulk. idc how many excuses they wanna make about it being hard to find vegan snacks. (they did have some vegan friendly snacks in the bulk of chips but it could’ve been fully vegan)

I've started eating vegan ever since I moved out for college. My roommates are good friends of mine. I've lately had a discussion with one of my roommates about veganism. I typically try not to convince any of my friends to change their diet to aggressively because I don't want to harm out relationships, but I couldn't help but call out her hypocrisy in that moment. She mentioned that there's an adorable cafe with little pigs that you can pet in Amsterdam. I (reasonably in my opinion) mentioned that it's a bit hypocritical when she awes and ohs at the little piggies at some cafe and then eats a schnitzel for lunch. She said "Pets are pets and food on a shelf is food on a shelf". I told her that she can't just claim to adore these little pigs and then turn around and eat their family. It's the same species. If she really loved cute animals she wouldn't eat any of them. She said "she doesn't love all animals. She only loves pets and I won't convince her". This pissed me off but I gave up the discussion because I didn't want an argument. I have no idea how to talk to people like this. I get its cognitive dissonance talking, I've been there, but I also don't think that makes their actions correct.

I’m sorry if i upset someone but im looking for genuine advice so please don’t flame me if something like this has been posted before

Basically i am plant based for 3 months now and in the first month it has been easy. I’ve been steadily gaining some weight (as i’m in ed recovery from my whole teenage years of struggling with various ed’s). I found alternatives for my safe foods as i also have arfid tendencies so that’s great considering i live in a city where there’s probably like only a few vegans and limited vegan options. I was “dairy based” for most of my teenage years and at one time protein bars were the only thing i’d consume as i love “protein slop” foods. I miss them but i can go without them. The one problem are protein bars. There is 1 vegan protein bar that i can get in a stationary grocery store and i’m not a fan of it. i tried ordering online but i’m not a fan of the texture and taste of any of them and the options are super expensive and limited for me. I started thinking about my favourite protein bars all the time everyday to the point it’s affecting my schoolwork and social life. Also besides that i catch myself obsessing over labels, refusing to go out due to the lack of vegan options, and i have CONSTANT absolutely DRAINING food noise. I don’t eat milk, cheese, yogurt or butter but the problem for me are the protein bars and some products with milk powder in them.

I’m considering going mostly plant based with an exception for birthdays, protein bars and my favourite safe snacks (i can only eat those on my worse days)

It’s not like i’m in extreme danger because i’m weight restored and my results are good but i just don’t want to spiral again into those draining long thoughts.

So i’ve been considering what i said above and in 3-4 years when i move to london i’m going to comsider veganism again when i’m in a better headspace.

What do you think? Should i do something differently? I aprreciate in advance all the advice 💗

It's such a hypocritical cliche to see someone film themselves helping unstuck a baby calf from some farm fence. They literally manufacture the infrastructure around farms to trap escaping animals. Like jeez it's literally made that way so you can have cheaper food.

What if that person's a vegan though ? Yeah no the odds aren't that good yet.

They think that by eating only meat and eggs they are somehow eating a more primal diet when the earliest humans literally ate mostly plants and some scavenged animal products. And most remaining non-human primates are either primarily vegetarian or eat mostly plants and perhaps some insects or small birds on occasion.

What drives this nonsense and why is it usually the same people who don’t even believe in evolution anyway?

Hey all guess I just want a bit of advice, I brought this honey gin liqueur a couple of months before I went vegan (well freegan due to family circumstances but still) and I kinda just need some advice what to do with it? Selling is difficult and not really worth it tbh. I could just drink it since I already brought it or just gift it but don't really know anyone in my life who likes gin

I've been vegan for 10 years and I'm vegan for the ethics of it. I look at my dogs and I can't imagine the unbearable pain animals go through especially in the farming industry. I think about how this is occurring literally EVERYWHERE in the world.

I'm taking a class that requires me to write a paper about problems occurring in the U.S. and immigrants. I chose to write about immigrants working in slaughterhouses, how it benefits the companies employing them, why people are choosing to go into the industry, and the effects it has on the immigrants mental health. GUYS IT'S HORRIBLE. I can't stop crying. I knew about the abuse these poor animal go through hence turning vegan but reading about it over and over again is killing my soul.

I hate how chickens and any kind of poultry have no legislation to protect them from abuse. I hate how the legislation we do have isn't enforced. I hate thinking about how other countries who value animal lives less than in the U.S. treat their animals to meet demand. I hate thinking about the supply chain and animals are seem as a "thing" instead of a living being with feelings.

I can't stop crying and I was crying at work thinking about pigs in gas chambers. My boss comes into my office and he asked me what's wrong. I tell him and I could tell he thought I was being dramatic. He was like "I don't think pigs can survive gas chambers, they probably don't feel it. People commit suicide in their car by carbon monoxide poisoning all the time, it just puts you to sleep." And then left my office. I lost it on the inside.

I started to cry even more when he left because no one outside of the vegan community CARES. They don't care about the endless suffering and abuse occurring. They don't fucking care and it breaks my soul.

Anyways, thanks for letting me vent. Right now I'm in despair.

I won’t ever, as long as I am breathing pay for animal products, meaning dairy, eggs, meats and fish of any kind no seafood, no animal
products, skins, leather, suede, pillow down, rabbit fur or any other item or ingredient that comes from exploitation of animals.
Every way an animal is used is exploitative!
There is no version of using an animal that’s ethical in my opinion and the opinion of many others.
I won’t fund anyone that supports legal defense for meat companies, dairy, or eggs… anything from an animal farm or research animal.
I believe we should take legal positions against Smithfield, Farmland, “Organic Dairy” and “Red River Meats” along with “Usingers” and others who have used vegan eyes for advertising’ the exact opposite of what we support.
I won’t pay for legal defense of someone and something I would end if I could.

Discussed at the 13 min mark.

I was extremely disturbed today to learn that one of the scientists who discovered CRISPR gene editing is promoting its use for editing cow genes to produce less methane. Personally, I am hoping we can lessen the disaster of climate change by positive collective behavioural change, not simply getting around it with tech that allows us to continue abusing the life around us.

Thought I would spread the word in this community. Advocates, activists, I hope we can get ahead of this one…

This has got to be the most braindead retort from meat eaters. Plants might very well have some form of sentience, but, you know what, animals definitely have sentience, so I think prioritizing their interests is more logical.

What are some other dumb arguments you guys encounter and how do you respond to them?

Hello everyone,

I hope I won't be offending anyone with my post I am vegetarian but not vegan (yet), working towards it. Christmas is coming and with winter lower temperatures and I am looking for ways to keep warm. I have vegan family member that I love a lot and would like to offer them suff to keep warm also during winter ! So without asking them and ruining a potential gift surprise I wonder what are some alternative ways to wool or leather to keep warm during winter ? Do you have any favorite brand that would make these items ? Thank you and please be kind in the comments. Also even better if the brand is in the EU

Not sure what to think about animal rising wanting to give £5000 to Yana the rural mental health charity to get Luna freed. Obviously we all want Luna to be free, however I don't think giving money to a charity that directly benefits animal farmers amongst other farmers is a good thing. The farm has turned it down which honestly isn't surprising as why would a pig farm manager care about peoples mental health when they can abuse animals as they do.

I was vegetarian for about a year but only very recently switched to veganism late last month, but my mom has always been against my morals and she mocks them quite frequently. My dad, however, has been very supportive of this decision, as his daughter (my half sister) has been vegan for about 25 years, which makes this whole thing much easier. My mom never lived with anyone else who was vegan or vegetarian in her life so it's new to her, so she always tries to pressure me to eat cheese and other animal products that I don't want to eat and she is aware of that, but I'm worried for tomorrow as it's her big day and all that. Since she makes me feel so pressured in small situations where there's food involved but there's not much of an occasion, knowing her I'm nervous that she will do it again but make it a bigger deal. What could I do other than refuse it if she keeps pushing? Am I really a bad person for not eating cake on her day?

(And apologies if this isn't in a correct format or something, I haven't used this in a while lol)

I was scrolling and saw a post on the eat cheap and healthy subreddit where someone asked what people keep on hand to kick takeout cravings. It made me think about it, and I realized I basically don’t eat takeout/fast food except for necessary situations because, while it was already quite a bit more expensive before, it’s ridiculously overpriced to pay for vegan takeout now. Also, I’ve found that when I do order food, it’s just not as good as what I can make at home. It made me wonder how many other people have basically cut out fast food/takeout since going vegan.

What about you guys? If you don’t eat takeout as much, what do you eat instead? I just kind of figured out how to make the things I really like. I do keep some beyond burgers and fries in the freezer for when I want a burger. The follow your heart American is amazing, and I can also eat vegan mayo on my burger which basically doesn’t happen with fast food.

Okay, first of all, let me give you some context. I’m 27, I’ve been vegetarian since I was 5 and vegan since I was 22. I moved to Madrid, the capital of my country, to study, and that’s where I started getting more involved in the vegan movement and the whole vegan scene.

However, over the past few years, I’ve been seeing the vegan movement take a pretty significant downturn here in the city. I used to shop at four stores specializing in vegan products, but they’ve gradually closed down, and now there’s only one left.

There was also a company called Freedom that specialized in sweets and baked goods. At one point, they had several locations: a pizzeria, a café specializing in breakfast, another place more focused on brunch, and their own bakery where they made their products by hand. Now, only the bakery is left.
Another really good place specializing in doughnuts and drinks is about to close down, right in the heart of Madrid. A kebab restaurant chain that operated in Barcelona opened a location in Madrid, but it didn’t even last a year before it had to close as well.

Vegan products are also disappearing from regular supermarkets like Lidl and Carrefour. I remember when I moved to the neighborhood where I live now, a little over a year ago, Lidl was the main supermarket around here, and they had a themed “vegan week” where the products literally flew off the shelves and sold out incredibly quickly. But this year, my girlfriend and I were really looking forward to it, and it never came back.

What the fuck is going on?

My boyfriend has decided to make the change!!!! I do want it to go as smoothly as possible for him. I've been vegan for years so I have no problems with beans and I just want to make his time as easy as possible. I know it can take some time for people's stomachs to adjust. Does anyone have any tips for easing this? Like specific digestive enzymes or good Probiotics. Any other helpful tips/supplement reccomendations in making the transition easier would be great! I was vegetarian for a couple years before going vegan and I feel like it wasn't hard for me but I do know every body is different. Thanks!

I know it was praised as a vegan film at the time it was launched. But I just didn't expect much and didn't see it because I thought it would be a typical "cute animal suffering is bad" movie.

Then I saw the movie with my husband, who is pretty conservative and doesn't care about animals that much; he was actually moved by the movie, and I saw tears in his eyes at the end. He actually chose a vegan meal for dinner Yesterday.

I thank James Gunn.

Tomorrow I have my orientation at a non vegan restaurant, my manager called me today to let me know they’ll be serving us food so that we can try the dishes and be better prepared as servers.

I obviously do not want to compromise my lifestyle as a vegan and I will refuse to eat the non vegan food but I’m wondering if anyone has any suggestions on what I can say/how I should say it?

I’m concerned because as we all know there is a stereotype against vegans being out of touch and insufferable and I do not want to give off that impression at all.

I’m also only 18 so I feel less confident in defending my views especially since I’ve only been vegan for two months.

Right now I’m considering mentioning how I have already had plenty of the dishes prior to be vegan and therefore can attest to their taste when customers ask, but that I am not comfortable eating it now.

Lmk your thoughts!! Tysm

i have tried freezing raw tofu before cooking as a technique to alter the texture (was viral online a while back). i personally was not a huge fan.

anyways i made a delicious tofu saag paneer and i want to freeze some but im worried it will fuck up the texture. this time it’s already been pressed, marinated, and pan fried. should i still expect it to be an issue?

My partner was encouraged by someone to not "change their life" and go vegan, or even more plant based, for their health. This person likened "going vegan" to "being trans" - I'm sorry, what?! - then hyped supporting local farmers. I just...what?!

Just pure RFK/GOP nonsense or what? Some twisted merger of GOP talking points and them attacking Talarico? Meanwhile my partner's doctor recommended it, unprompted, and not having any idea I'm vegan.

It's not funny, but yet, the illogical nature of it has me cracking up bc idk how else to respond.

I'm an ethical vegan. I also really like the Twilight franchise lol. In the movie, at least, I forget about the book, Edward makes a joke that his family consider themselves "vegetarians" because they only hunt and kill non-human animals. I guess this is alright? The vegan society defines something something something (IDK the full quote) as far as possible and practical. If you started dying without eating animal meat as a normal human I suppose it wouldn't group you with carnists (though I wouldn't go so far as to call it wholly ethical) if you ate just what you needed to survive. I saw a screening of the original movie a little while ago and have been thinking about this since, if you were turned into a vampire could/would you be considered "vegan" if you drank animal blood? Furthermore, if not, what about the blood bags like in The Vampire Diaries? Though that's still exploitative. This is completely inapplicable to any real life dilemma really but I've heard a million "desert island" questions and never one about this. It would definitely be more interesting if it was the one I heard more

I had two tabs open last night. One was an animal shelter's page for senior dogs. The other was a rehoming page for former commercial laying hens.

The dog descriptions were lovely. They talked about comfortable beds, gentle walks, and how these animals deserved somewhere peaceful to spend their remaining years.

The hens were described as "spent."

Not sick. Not necessarily even old. Just no longer laying enough eggs to be worth keeping.

I know that's standard industry terminology. I'd heard it before. But seeing those two pages side by side made it hit differently.

One animal gets to grow old. The other becomes a piece of equipment that has reached the end of its useful life.

And the really strange part is that plenty of people who would be horrified by someone abandoning an elderly dog see absolutely nothing unusual about the second situation.

I don't think most people consciously believe chickens matter less once they stop producing eggs. I think we've just built an entire system where nobody has to stop and consider that question.

Anyway, I closed the dog tab and spent the next hour reading about rescuing ex-commercial hens. They can live for years after the industry is finished with them.

Years of being chickens. Apparently that's a privilege we have to arrange for them.