Animals' resistance insists that we listen to other animals' voices and recognize them as fellow beings in the struggle for social justice. Their disruptions to the system demonstrate the urgency that is needed in this unprecedented struggle. ... Animals have been shoved into the margins by human spatial and ideological orderings, but they are also subjects of their own struggles, located at the center of their liberation movement.
- Sarat Colling, Animal Resistance in the Global Capitalist Era (2020)
Welcome to my webpage about veganism. Since going vegan in 2018, veganism has turned into a personal passionof mine. The goal of this page - which is also my favorite project on this website - is to compile, summarize, and spread information about veganism and animal liberation/rights. Feel free to email constructive criticism and other feedback to me here.
I use a specific definition of veganism that was adopted by the Vegan Society in 1989 and has been basically unchanged since. The Vegan Society defines veganism as
... a philosophy and way of living which seeks to exclude - as far as possible and practicable - all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, animals for food, clothing or any other purpose; and by extension, promotes the development and use of animal-free alternatives for the benefit of animals, humans and the environment. In dietary terms it denotes the practice of dispensing with all products derived wholly or partly from animals.
Veganism thus includes abstention from honey, shellfish, and other products of animal exploitation commonly regarded as "victimless."
You may notice some other unfamiliar or unusual terms on these pages. Click below to read what terms I use and why.
"Liberate Your Language" by Noreen Mola and The Blacker Family Animals' Agenda (October 1986); reprinted in The Sexual Politics of Meat: A Feminist-Vegetarian Critical Theory by Carol J. Adams (1990)
"Referring to a non-human animal as an 'it' strips [them] of dignity and perpetuates the view that other animals are objects, inferior things, or property.
"Referring to people who share their homes and lives with non-human animals as 'owners' or 'masters' connotes slavery, and we should be uncomfortable with the connotation. Friends, companions, or protectors is preferable."
"Avoid calling other animals 'living things.' They are living beings.
"Refer to non-domestic animals as free or free-roaming, not 'wild' or 'wildlife.'"
"When referring to animal suffering and death caused by human action, use painfully explicit words that reveal the true facts. 'Euthanize,' 'put to sleep,' 'sacrifice' and 'destroy' are favorites of animal researchers (and some animal control people) while 'cull,' 'harvest,' 'manage' and 'thin the herd' are favorites of hunters, trappers, and their ilk. These words mean kill, so say kill."