Topic:Vegetarian

Opinion:Vegetarians Make Better Lovers, Better Fighters & Better Swimmers

By PETA 6 Days Ago

Long before Michael Phelps swam his way into our cultural consciousness—104 years before, to be exact—vegetarian swimmers were already wowing people with their superhuman stamina. Check out this 1904 headline from Montréal's The Gazette : Vegetarians aren't weighed...

Question:Is there a middle way between vegan and vegetarian?

By Stark Raving Sane February 25, 2010

We have recently adopted a vegan diet. From my perspective organizing my lifestyle around veganism, is first motivated by health concerns, ecology and thirdly ethical treatment of animals. This is not to say that any of these have a larger influence over the other.  My personal journey...

Answer:free range and cage free debate

By denNISI February 25, 2010

PETA does not believe in animal "captivity" for food at all. farms with love for animals should be rewarded, but more than likely they simply cannot survive against the factory farm powerhouses. the problem with these humane farms is that they cannot cut down costs low enough... even if some of us...

Answer:Be a vegetarian eating less dairy and eggs.

By Arno February 26, 2010

When you eat 'whatever' eggs there is a hidden cruelty to animals. 1. When the chickens don't produce enough eggs anymore, they end up as meat for cats. I don't think the farmer will keep them alive until eternity. Ask your uncle about it. 2. 50% of the chickens that are born are roosters. They...

Answer:Since we have no nutritional need for eggs, why bother?

By Elaine Vigneault February 27, 2010

Vegan is a type of vegetarian. If, when you say vegetarian, you mean lacto-ovo vegetarian, then you should say that. Because a strict vegetarian = a dietary vegan . Let's review some definitions, shall we? Vegetarian - someone who adopts a plant based diet. There are a variety of vegetarian...

Answer:If you' feel like you've gotta have eggs & milk, buy from local individuals: NOT distant corporations

By Evz February 28, 2010

I'm a mostly-vegan, but make some exceptions for non-industrially produced eggs & honey. I have friends who have pet chickens, and on the rare occasions that I do eat eggs that's where I get 'em. If I didn't have my own chickens or friends with hens, I'd use local farmers willing to let me come...

Opinion:PETA Wants 'Vegetarians-Only' Hiring at Hospitals

By PETA January 25, 2010

Hospital employees should be ambassadors of good health—and Chattanooga-based Memorial Health Care System is embracing this theory. Well, sort of. The company has announced that in an effort to "further our mission of building healthier communities," it will no longer hire smokers and...

Opinion:What Arguments Should Vegans Use to Make Their Case?

By Gary L. Francione February 01, 2010

At least five times a week, I get some version of the following question: In arguing for veganism, should we stay with just the moral argument and is it somehow “wrong” or “selling out” to rely on the arguments based on human health and the environment? I am...

Opinion:Vegetarian Kids at Health Risk

By The Center for Consumer Freedom January 28, 2009

The Associated Press has a report today on all the substitute foods that vegetarian and vegan children should be eating to get the vital nutrients missing from meatless diets. This is by no means the first warning to parents that meat- and dairy-free diets can have devastating effects...

Advice:Make PETA's Vegan Oreo Crumble Cupcakes for Valentine's Day

By PETA February 13, 2009

VegCookingBlog: Oreo Crumble Cupcakes (Yes, Oreos Are Vegan) It may be hard to believe, but Oreos are vegan. So, let's take the already-sweet classic cookies, combine them with a lot more sugar, and turn them into cupcakes! This is proof of my firm belief that a dessert can never be too...

Research:Vegetarian Diet Leads to Lower Bone Density

By News-Medical.Net July 06, 2009

Even though there has been for some time concern on the part of experts that a vegetarian diet may have negative impact on bone health , until now that opinion has largely been based on anecdotal evidence and a range of contradictory findings which have often relied on studies which experts...

Advice:What Can I Serve for Vegetarians and Vegans at Thanksgiving?

By Mitzi Dulan, RD, CSSD November 24, 2009

As more people choose to go vegetarian or simply reduce the meat in their diets for health and ethical reasons, the question of what to serve at Thanksgiving dinner becomes bigger than ever before. Instead of simply debating between Mom’s recipe versus Aunt Ruth’s for the turkey, the...

Opinion:Can a Vegetarian Diet Cause Birth Defects?

By Gary L. Francione March 02, 2009

I read an article in today’s Telegraph , a British newspaper. The title of the article is Vegan diet increases the risk of birth defects, scientists warn. The subtitle of the article is: “Women who are strict vegetarians or vegans may be a greater risk of having a child with birth...

News:PETA Claims Victory as Urban Outfitters Becomes Fur-Free

By PETA March 23, 2009

Just a stone's throw away from my favorite New York City restaurant is an Urban Outfitters store, whose aisles I've been known to peruse after a hearty meal of soul "chicken" and homemade "ice cream" (all vegan , of course!). Imagine my shock when, during a recent visit, I spotted fur...

Research:Vegetarians Less Likely to Develop Cancer

By News-Medical.Net July 10, 2009

Vegetarians are 12 per cent less likely to develop cancer than meat eaters, according to new research published in the British Journal of Cancer . In a study of more than 61,000 people, Cancer Research UK scientists from Oxford followed meat eaters and vegetarians for over 12 years...

Opinion:Rejecting Violence Within the Animal Rights Movement

By Gary L. Francione August 23, 2009

Dear Colleagues: I am opposed to violence. I regard violence as inherently immoral. I have written about and discussed that issue often, including in essays ( 1 , 2 ) on this site. I recognize that many of you disagree with my opposition to violence. But that is irrelevant. Even if you...

Opinion:PETA's Top 5 iPhone Apps for Animals

By PETA September 14, 2009

The following is a guest post from peta2's Lara Sanders . The iPhone has paved the way for smart phones, making information, communication and entertainment available at your fingertips. But did you know that the iPhone can also help animals ? Check out the best iPhone apps for animals...

Video:New Study Links Eating Meat to Leukemia

By Opposing Views Editorial Staff February 16, 2009

A new study from Korea indicates that there may be a link between eating cured meats like sausage and ham and increased risk for developing leukemia, particularly in children. Could the sandwiches you make your kids be putting them at risk? Read the OpposingViews debate, Are Vegetarians...

News:Gary Francione on Why Animal Rights Groups Don't Go Far Enough

By Gary L. Francione March 22, 2009

Home Box Office recently aired a documentary, Death on a Factory Farm . The documentary concerns an undercover investigation of the Wiles Hog Farm in Ohio. The investigator, who worked for the Humane Farming Association, secretly filmed the hideous treatment of the animals and brought his...

Opinion:Stop Blaming Others, Controlling Calories Starts with You

By The Center for Consumer Freedom April 08, 2009

You may have noticed that "personal responsibility" is a common theme with the Center for Consumer Freedom. But in the debate over childhood obesity, personal responsiblity has a flip side: parental responsibility. For kids who aren’t old enough to buy or prepare their own food , it’s up...

Advice:Can't Live Without Ice Cream? Try a Vegan Recipe

By Animal Legal Defense Fund April 13, 2009

If you’re vegan , chances are you’ve heard someone say, “Oh, I respect what you’re doing, but I could never give up ice cream.” It’s an understandable reaction: ice cream is good. Really good. And many of us have a lot of positive associations with ice cream from our childhood. But...

Opinion:Can Facebook Save Endangered Species?

By Sierra Club April 13, 2009

When Olive" the otter--an oil spill victim rehabilitated by the Department of Fish and Game's Marine Wildlife Veterinary Care and Research Center in Santa Cruz--was released into the ocean at Sunset State Beach  on April 7, over 900 online fans wished her well on Olive's...

Opinion:No, Eating Animals is Not Natural

By Gary L. Francione May 04, 2009

“But isn’t eating animals natural?” This question is probably the one that I have gotten most frequently in the almost thirty years that I have been promoting veganism. Students in our courses; people in public lectures; listeners who call in on a radio show that I am on; the passenger...

Advice:Greening and Vegetarian-izing Your Cinco de Mayo

By Sierra Club May 05, 2009

Though many think Cinco de Mayo is Mexican Independence Day, it’s not (that’s Sept. 16). The real significance of the day is that it commemorates the Battle of Puebla , during which Mexican fighters defeated a French military force twice as large. Though it was Mexico’s win, the improbable...

Opinion:Who's Up for Paul McCartney's Meat Free Mondays?

By Natural Resources Defense Council June 17, 2009

By Elaina De Meyere I'm racking my brain in search of a Beatles song that prophesizes or hints at Paul McCartney's future conversion to vegetarianism . Savoy Truffle ? No. Strawberry Fields Forever ? Hmm, not really about strawberries, is it? Maybe Piggies , from the enigmatic White Album...

Opinion:Would You "Put Down" Your Child After a Broken Leg?

By Gary L. Francione June 19, 2009

Professor Gary Steiner alerted me to an interesting video from the Onion News Network. It involves a “news” story about a young gymnast who is “euthanized” by her parents after she suffers a minor, but career-affecting, injury. By applying the language that we hear when injured...

Opinion:PETA Goes Too Far With Nude Ad of Che Guevera Granddaughter

By Gary L. Francione June 21, 2009

Although I am opposed to all violence, and, therefore, I do not approve of the violence that Ernesto “Che” Guevara used to liberate Cuba from the U.S. backed Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista, I found it profoundly sad to see the latest PETA campaign that features Che’s granddaughter...

Opinion:Animal Rights Prof Says No Way to Consume Meat in Humane Way

By Gary L. Francione June 28, 2009

I never fail to be amazed when I hear people—including well-known promoters of animal welfare—claim quite remarkably that animals do not have an interest in continued life; they just have an interest in not suffering. They do not care that we use them; they care only about how we use...