By Erik Marcus Ahimsa can reshape your life, while elevating many conversations about vegan-related topics. The term is easily grasped yet deceptively nuanced and powerful.

If you’re on a tight budget, cheap and delicious vegan foods can save the day. It’s easy to eat cheaply as a vegan. In fact,

This page offers a grocery list for vegans who want to intelligently go about prepping for any sort of food supply disruption. Whatever the potential

If you want to learn about vegan foods, the best place to start is not with cooking, but with eating. Transitioning to a vegan diet

Brace yourself: the topic of vegan cat food and the question of whether vegan cats can thrive is fraught with complexity. There’s a great deal

By Erik Marcus One of the great virtues of New Year’s resolutions is that they can take any form, since there are limitless opportunities for

Perhaps the best thing about being either a vegan or a chegan is that, over the course of your lifetime, you’re guaranteed to keep a

The term “Level 5 Vegan” is widely used in vegan circles and originated from the Lisa character of the animated series, “The Simpsons.” Lisa became a

Long, cold winters pose some minor challenges to vegans. The abundance of fresh summer produce has dwindled away, leaving you to face the twin necessities

Henry Spira wasn’t just a hero to animals, he was the animal protection movement’s first truly great activist. In 1973, Henry read a Peter Singer essay

Of all the things to worry about in life, shark attacks belong near the bottom of the list. In this short piece I’ll explain why

Animal welfare standards for chickens are appalling. Chicken probably suffer worse conditions than any other animal raised for food. Broiler Chickens The industry calls chickens

By Erik Marcus The “Micro-Pig” Who Kept Growing & Growing The worldwide pork industry is massive, raising and killing about 1.4 billion pigs a year. I’ll cover the

Milk might seem a compassionate alternative to meat since the links between dairy products and animal cruelty aren’t generally obvious. The reality, however, is that

The “vegan police” is an amusing term that points to a serious problem. Specifically, a vocal minority of vegans advance an unreasonably strict definition of

Chegan (pronounced chee-gen) is short for “cheating vegan.” The word is often misspelled as, “cheagan.” Chegan denotes someone who eats vegan nearly all the time,

Commercially sold pearls come exclusively from oysters. They have almost no other use than for jewelry—typically either necklaces or earrings. Are Pearls Vegan? Pearls are

Hosting a vegan Fourth of July party couldn’t be easier, and it’s the perfect occasion to celebrate your independence from factory farming and animal cruelty.

Leather and suede are made from animal skins, and is therefore not vegan. Uses include: shoes belts wallets purses and handbags jackets car seats furniture

As a byproduct of cheese production, whey is not vegan. Whey is obtained during cheese-making by straining off the liquid from curdled milk. Food processors

Lanolin is one of the more obscure substances that vegans go out of their way to avoid. Just like gelatin, people are typically repulsed once

Meatless Mondays is a popular campaign that urges people to avoid meat on Mondays. Celebrated world-wide, it’s a great way to kick-off the work week

Vegan dog food is easy to find, and countless dogs thrive on a diet free of animal products. All of a dog’s nutritional needs can

A number of companies make excellent vegan candles, but finding these products requires some extra effort. The majority of candles contain slaughterhouse byproducts. Since regulations

Being vegan in college is easy. Practically every campus dining hall serves excellent vegan food, and many schools also have strong vegan communities. In this

Isn’t it hard to be vegan? Where do you get your protein? I only eat free-range eggs. That’s okay, right? Isn’t it expensive to be

You’ve found it: the mother lode of vegan information. No matter what you want to learn about in regard to vegan lifestyles and plant-based eating,

Travel isn’t a drag if you’re vegan. In fact, half the fun of travel is discovering fantastic new vegan possibilities. Wherever you go, you’ll encounter

There are literally dozens of nonprofit organizations that explicitly promote vegan lifestyles. Of these, most emphasize one of four approaches: Outreach. Vegan Outreach is the

Gelatin is not vegan, but it is remarkably disgusting once you learn how it’s made. Nothing appears more innocuous looking. In fact, it’s often a

Avoiding eggs makes great sense. Egg farms operate in ways that threaten the pubic health and our environment, while subjecting their hens to appalling suffering.

Shopping for vegan cars can produce some frustrating moments. Sure, the base models of most cars typically feature cloth upholstery, but leather is commonly included

Animal ingredients appear in a variety of products including: food clothing cosmetics alcohol clothing medicine Some animal products, like chicken broth or beef extract, are

Most people satisfy their need for food by some combination of dining out, eating convenience foods, and preparing their own meals. But there’s still another