Comments on: Half-way Through Eating Animals

By: How The Health Argument Helps Veganism

How The Health Argument Helps Veganism — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 17:43:39 +0000

[...] don’t have to do the mental gymnastics required to align their behaviors with their beliefs against animal cruelty. They’re in the perfect situation to swing over into ethical [...]

By: Eccentric Vegan

Eccentric Vegan — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:25:32 +0000

Jennifer, It’s completely absurd to argue against veganism with a ‘plants feel pain’ argument. Here are five reasons why: 1. Nonvegans cause more harm; vegans cause less harm. Plain and simple. 2. We know for certain that animals feel pain. Plants probably don’t feel pain. Animals definitely feel pain. 3. If plants feel pain, it’s certainly not the same kind of pain that animals feel. 4. Eating animals increases your risk for cancer, diabetes, heart disease, and obesity while a plant-based diet reduces your risk of disease. 5. Animal agriculture is far more responsible for global warming than plant agriculture. Compare and contrast:

By: Jennifer Sams

Jennifer Sams — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:56:31 +0000

I’m surprised that most vegetarians/vegans who usually seem to be of above average intelligence haven’t read the research on what happens when you uproot or damage plants. Recent testing shows that surrounding plants give off an aspirin-like substance into the air in alarm when a plant in their vicinity is harmed. More and more evidence suggests that plants have emotions and/or feelings that need to be considered. So what do we do now, folks? Starve?

By: Ginny Messina

Ginny Messina — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 01:52:01 +0000

Been to Paris twice and am not a big fan.

Finished reading “Eating Animals” earlier this week and I am definitely a big fan.

It’s annoying that activists would just dismiss this book out of hand because it doesn’t stick to a unwavering animal rights message. The book is having an impact on the way people think about farm animals and food. It is clearly convincing some to go vegan (I follow all the reader reviews all over the internet on this book; I’m obsessed with it!) And yet, I hear activists making comments about JSF that suggest we’d be better off if the book had never been written.
.-= Ginny Messina´s last blog ..Buying Cookbooks is Good Vegan Activism =-.

By: A Matter Of Taste

A Matter Of Taste — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:57:17 +0000

[...] want to post a true review and I also don’t want to re-hash what’s already been said here or elsewhere, particularly since this book is already getting so much good press, so I’m [...]

By: Bea Elliott

Bea Elliott — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:41:52 +0000

I’ve been to Paris… One memory that stands out is that I cried when I was told what I just had eaten was “frogs legs”! No, I didn’t connect “chicken” legs at the time – But I felt terrible about the poor amphibian… Poor petite grenouille!
.-= Bea Elliott´s last blog ..Eating Animals is Wrong – So is Dairy & Eggs – Go Vegan =-.

By: Alejandra

Alejandra — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:00:12 +0000

The best bet for vegan food in Paris are Lebanese restaurants, there are plenty of them!
Thanks for the article, I have actually read another positive review of this book written by an animal right activist so I think I might read it as well.