Animals eat other animals, so it's natural for us to, as well.

Religious, cultural, physiological, historical justifications for eating animals.: Humans have all sorts of justifications for eating animals, all of which turn out to be pretty arbitrary. Listen to today's small bite sound bite for more. —————— Support this podcast today at Visit my website: Join me on an... by Food for Thought: The Joys and Benefits of Living Vegan

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Animals were put here for humans to eat.: A LOT of people argue that we should eat animals because animals were put on this planet for humans to eat! Listen to today's small bite sound bite for more. —————— Support this podcast today at Visit my website: Join me on an... by Food for Thought: The Joys and Benefits of Living Vegan

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Losing Your Veganity: When Vegans Accidentally Eat Animal Products: Every vegan or vegetarian has likely accidentally eaten an animal product, and while it is not ideal, it is inevitable. But that's not reason to give up. It's reason to keep on. Listen to today's small bite sound bite for more.... by Food for Thought: The Joys and Benefits of Living Vegan

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If you were on a desert island, would you eat animals then?: A common question vegans (and vegetarians) are asked is “What if you were stranded on a desert island, would you eat animals then?” Listen to today's small bite sound bite for my response. —————— Support this podcast today at ... by Food for Thought: The Joys and Benefits of Living Vegan

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Plants feel pain, too.: How many times have I heard “Why don’t you care about plants, Little Miss Vegan?? Plants Feel Pain, Too!” Listen to today's small bite sound bite for my response. —————— Support this podcast today at Visit my website: Join me... by Food for Thought: The Joys and Benefits of Living Vegan

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Should vegans date non-vegans?: Listen to today's episode about my answer to this very subjective and personal question. —————— Support this podcast today at Visit my website: Join me on an all-inclusive vegan trip: AFFILIATE PARTNERS: Nama Juicer — and... by Food for Thought: The Joys and Benefits of Living Vegan

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Vegans are taking away jobs from people who work in the meat, dairy, and egg industries: I’ve been told that since I’m vegan and an animal advocate, clearly I don’t care about people because I'm taking away jobs from people. Listen to today's small bite sound bite for more. —————— Support this podcast today at Visit my... by Food for Thought: The Joys and Benefits of Living Vegan

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When animal advocates are called "anti-human.": There’s an assumption that because animal advocates care about animals, they don’t care about humans, as if compassion for one species means lack of compassion for another. Listen to today's small bite sound bite for my food for thought.... by Food for Thought: The Joys and Benefits of Living Vegan

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If everyone stopped eating meat, we would be overrun with animals.: Some people cite as a reason to keep eating meat, dairy, and eggs the environmental crisis we would face if all the animals were liberated. Listen to today's small bite sound bite for my food for thought. —————— Support this podcast... by Food for Thought: The Joys and Benefits of Living Vegan

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Why we make excuses and rationalize our consumption of animal products: I get it. I made them, too. Until I stopped. Listen to today's small bite sound bite for more. —————— Support this podcast today at Visit my website: Join me on an all-inclusive vegan trip: AFFILIATE PARTNERS: Nama Juicer — and... by Food for Thought: The Joys and Benefits of Living Vegan

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Cognitive dissonance and willful blindness: Cognitive dissonance is a good thing. Willful blindness is the problem. Here's why. Listen to today's small bite sound bite for more. —————— Support this podcast today at Visit my website: Join me on an all-inclusive vegan trip: ... by Food for Thought: The Joys and Benefits of Living Vegan

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Why don't animal advocates care about humans?: There’s an assumption that because animal advocates care about animals, they don’t care about humans, as if compassion for one species means lack of compassion for another. Listen to today's small bite sound bite for more. ——————... by Food for Thought: The Joys and Benefits of Living Vegan

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I tried being vegan, but I craved meat.: Here is my solution for this very common experience. —————— Support this podcast today at Visit my website: Join me on an all-inclusive vegan trip: AFFILIATE PARTNERS: Nama Juicer — and coupon code COLLEEN10 and get 10% off my... by Food for Thought: The Joys and Benefits of Living Vegan

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It's hard to find vegan food when traveling.: It's often said that it's hard to stay vegan while traveling on the road — either domestically or internationally. Listen to today's small bite sound bite for my response. —————— Support this podcast today at Visit my website: ... by Food for Thought: The Joys and Benefits of Living Vegan

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If you care about wildlife...: Many people who say they don’t care about what happens to farmed animals bred and killed for meat, dairy, and eggs are people who DO care about wildlife. Listen to today's small bite sound bite for more. —————— Support this podcast today... by Food for Thought: The Joys and Benefits of Living Vegan

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Veganism is for the wealthy, privileged elite.: An argument against being vegan is that “vegan food” is expensive and accessible only to the wealthy. Let’s unpack this and start with the fact that… Listen to today's small bite sound bite for more. —————— Support this... by Food for Thought: The Joys and Benefits of Living Vegan

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If everyone stopped eating chickens, cows, and pigs, they’d go extinct: Is that what you want, vegetarians and vegans? You don’t care if these animals go extinct? Listen to today's small bite sound bite for more. —————— Support this podcast today at Visit my website: Join me on an all-inclusive vegan trip:... by Food for Thought: The Joys and Benefits of Living Vegan

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Do you support the Native American practice of praying over the animal you kill?: When someone asks me, "What about Native Americans who honored the animals they killed by praying over them?" I have to ask, "Which Native Americans are you talking about?" Listen to today's small bite sound bite for more. —————— Support... by Food for Thought: The Joys and Benefits of Living Vegan

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Vegans should stop telling people what to eat.: One of the criticisms often leveled at vegans is that we tell people what to eat and it’s not our business to do so. Listen to today's small bite sound bite for my response. —————— Support this podcast today at Visit my website: ... by Food for Thought: The Joys and Benefits of Living Vegan

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Demonizing soy. It's just a bean!: Countless conclusive studies point to the benefits of plant foods, including versatile soy beans in their myriad forms, and yet fear mongering persists about this ancient food. Listen to today's small bite sound bite for more. ——————... by Food for Thought: The Joys and Benefits of Living Vegan

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There is no such thing as a vegan banana: When we take food out of the box called vegan, we go a long way to normalizing the plant foods we eat. —————— Support this podcast today at Visit my website: Join me on an all-inclusive vegan trip: AFFILIATE PARTNERS: Nama Juicer — ... by Food for Thought: The Joys and Benefits of Living Vegan

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Being vegan is about saying "yes": There’s a perception that being vegan is about refusing things, rejecting things that are offered. Though being vegan does involve saying no to some things—namely unhealthy foods, destructive environmental practices, and animal cruelty—at its... by Food for Thought: The Joys and Benefits of Living Vegan

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Nature is Cruel. Animals Deserve Better.: Some people justify their consumption of animals by pointing out how brutal nature is: "Have you ever seen an animal killed by a carnivore? It’s brutal. I would rather be killed humanely by a human rather than die violently in the wild.” Listen to... by Food for Thought: The Joys and Benefits of Living Vegan

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"Natural" Food Chain vs. "Artificial" Animal Agriculture: When we justify our consumption of animals by saying it’s a “natural part” of the food chain, we’re simply ignoring the fact that animal agriculture isn’t close to ANYTHING that happens in nature. Listen to today's small bite sound bite... by Food for Thought: The Joys and Benefits of Living Vegan

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What is a Joyful Vegan?: Being a joyful vegan doesn't mean you're joyful all the time. It doesn't mean you're Pollyanna. It doesn't mean you're never angry. But it does mean this. Listen to today's small bite sound bite for more. —————— Support... by Food for Thought: The Joys and Benefits of Living Vegan

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When culture and tradition excuse cruelty: You can't ban cruel products and practices such as bullfighting, foie gras, and shark fin soup! They're part of culture and tradition! Listen to today's small bite sound bite for more. —————— Support this podcast today at Visit my... by Food for Thought: The Joys and Benefits of Living Vegan

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You don't have to kill a cow to get her milk, so what's wrong with it?: A very common question when it comes to drinking cow's milk is "You don’t have to kill cows to get their milk, so what’s the ethical issue with drinking it?" Listen to today's small bite sound bite for more. —————— Support this podcast... by Food for Thought: The Joys and Benefits of Living Vegan

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Cows have to be milked, or they would get sick and die: When the udders of cows become filled with milk, the natural response is to express the milk, which the offspring would take care of in nature by nursing. If this milk is not expressed, then the udders may become engorged, they may swell, and they may... by Food for Thought: The Joys and Benefits of Living Vegan

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How to talk about wild animals: The animals who live among us are part of our communities; they’re residents and contributors — not outsiders or intruders. Listen to today's small bite sound bite for more. —————— Support this podcast today at Visit my website: Join... by Food for Thought: The Joys and Benefits of Living Vegan

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Veganism is not a diet: "Is veganism healthy? Is veganism not healthy?" These are very difficult questions to answer, because there is a huge spectrum of how to eat when you eliminate meat, dairy, and eggs. —————— Support this podcast today at Visit my website: ... by Food for Thought: The Joys and Benefits of Living Vegan

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