The following essay was written by Tim Gier in a blog post dated August, 2010. What does it matter? With all the pain and suffering in the world, where children go hungry and women are beaten and raped, what does it matter that McDonald’s serves hamburgers and Red Lobster filets flounders? Where on the scales [...]
“I think the most important piece of advice I can give is to ‘remember your story.’ It’s only when we forget that we, too, were once unaware or …’trapped in speciesist thinking’ that we become arrogant and judgmental. If we stay humble and remember that we had our own journey, I think it is key [...]
All the world’s major religions have their own form of the Golden Rule that teaches kindness to others as the essence of their message. They all recognize animals as sentient and vulnerable to us, and include them within the moral sphere of our behavior…It is an evolutionary imperative, a spiritual imperative, an imperative of compassion, [...]
The following is an excerpt from an interview with Phil Wollen of the Winsome Constance Kindness Trustt. “I was a merchant banker whose favourite meal was filet mignon and lobster. Many years ago I was mandated to act for a large corporate client and visited one of their main subsidiaries. It turned out to be [...]
Some people say, “Just because I eat meat, it doesn’t mean I’m not a peaceful or compassionate person.” But a peaceful life cannot be built on a foundation of violence. And nothing ‘compassionate’ ever came from a slaughterhouse.” – J. Tyler Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
Throughout our history, human beings have killed millions of our own kind in the name of power, politics, and religion. Over this same period, people have also killed billions of animals in the name of food, clothing, science, entertainment, and convenience. As we look around the world today, we can’t help but notice that violence [...]
The vegan is acutely aware that when most people stop eating meat, they increase their egg and cheese consumption markedly. I was personally a prime example of this: it was after becoming a vegetarian, not as a meat-eater, that I could go into ecstasy over a cheddar omelette. I probably know every eatery in Chicago [...]
The following was originally published on February 28, 2007 on CommonDreams.org I grew up eating standard American fare: turkey sandwiches, ice cream, and hamburgers. I didn’t necessarily choose these foods. They were chosen for me. Nobody told me what they were made from, and when I asked, my parents and the adults around me either [...]
Today, people all over the country will go to church and pray for a more compassionate, peaceful world. Later, they will go home and consume the products of slavery, misery and violence. How can we expect to achieve spiritual harmony and live a compassionate, ethical life while contributing to the suffering of others for no [...]