Yay! Congratulations!!

You were probably asking a rhetorical question. I have a habit of answering them ;)

I think it's often innocent but self-absorbed -- people want to use their companion animals as a way of expressing themselves. And dogs are often so long-suffering, they'll act happy at the slightest

Thank you! I haven't seen it but from what I know of it, it's well worth watching.

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Nice to meet you! There is a vegan chat room, too.

Welcome! Come join fellow vegans in the vegan chat channel.

Thanks, Steph! I tried to make it varied, and I did want to have at least one opposing view and I thought the insects issue is an interesting one, though his arguments made no sense! I thought the Gary

Like I said, eating less meat is not enough. This may not tackle the initial purpose which is to make suffering less, right? You and I see the problem very differently. I agree that the goal is to reduce

Thanks, teamsteem. I am a member, but not an active one. I'll stop by more often. :)

Thanks, Steph. I was also vegetarian before vegan, and have been vegan for many years now. My thinking about it has gone up and down and all around over the years, but I have finally settled on the idea

Thank you, Tommy. Sentience seems to be on a continuum, and we really don’t know about animals like oysters. For a time, it was thought that oysters weren’t sentient and so there was no problem with eating

Thank you! I agree that it takes a lot to undo that conditioning, and peer pressure and family pressure can be realy difficult to deal with. Thank you for the resteem. :)

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Did you help her?

You are a good storyteller and writer and blogger, as demonstrated by this post. :)

Congrats!!

Another good one: Raising for Effective Giving

One of the biggest insights I've had is that it is quite possible to think deeply on a topic without thinking clearly at all!

Yeek, indeed! I've only cut myself once with a vegetable knife, but I lost part of my finger that day. You are doing a huge public service with this post. :)