Debunking Myths about Vegetarianism and Animal Rights Podcasts

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Musings on vegetarianism, veganism, meat-eating, non-violence, eating, cooking, the use and abuse of animals in our society, and the joy (and sadness) that comes with being awake to and aware of the misery animals endure at the hands of humans - and how we have the power to stop it. Primary Format : Food Also Listed as: Cooking City : Oakland State/Province : CA Country : USA Country : NA User Tags: User Votes: RSS Feed Website People found this Podcast Searching for: Vegetarianism Food | Food | Veganism Food | Cooking | View this Podcast on a Google Map. Add to iTunes Text Only listing of Debunking Myths about Vegetarianism and Animal Rights Podcasts Trumix.com listings available of Debunking Myths about Vegetarianism and Animal Rights Podcasts Click Here to Update the directory of this podcasts programs.

Trumix.com listings available of Debunking Myths about Vegetarianism and Animal Rights Podcasts Build your own playlists with this podcast. How humane are "humane" meat, dairy, and eggs? I have yet to meet a non-vegetarian who didn't care about the treatment of animals raised and killedfor human consumption, and I have yet to meet a non-vegetarian who didn't declare that they're eating "humanelyraised" meat, dairy, and eggs. When you factor in the breeding, transporting, and slaughter, is it possible tohave "humane" animal products? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Eating animals The practice of eating animals is a culturally ingrained habit. If you're in the U.S., you might dineon pigs, cattle, and chickens; if you're in Mexico, you might feast on goats; if you're in parts of Asia, youmight devour dogs and cats. We humans have a funny way of judging other cultures for what we think is cruel,despite our own commitment to cruelty. Tothe animals, it's all the same. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The myth of the "perfect vegan." Some people mistakenly think being vegan is about trying to attain perfection, so they resist anyconsiderations of this lifestyle lest they have to "give something up." Being vegan is about livingcompassionately, consciously, and expansively; it's not about deprivation or being certified 100%pure. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Language of Meat The words we use to refer to the animals we eat reveals a lot about how we feel about eatingonce-living creatures. If we can't comfortably call it what it is, then maybe we have a problem eating it in thefirst place. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Being a "joyful vegan." Despite the stereotype that characterizes vegans as "angry," I call myself a "joyful vegan" and findthat most everyone I know who lives this way also radiates with a joy and peace that comes with being fullyawake and open. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Response to: "If you were on a desert island and were starving, I bet you'd eat meat then; I eat only meatfrom humanely raised animals"; and other statements based on hypothetical scenarios and myths. It seems that most of our excuses for eating animals have more to do with how we want to perceiveourselves and less to do with what is actually true. Explore this idea with me as we look at a couple popularjustifications for eating animals. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Response to: "Eating meat is my personal preference, and since I respect your choice not to eat meat, Iwould appreciate your respecting my choice to eat it." This is a common comment that seems fair enough on the surface, but what if we dug a littledeeper? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Milk is a natural food, and cows naturally give milk, so what's wrong with drinking it? This podcast examines the common perception that milk is a natural food. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website PART II Humans are meant to eat meat. Just look at these incisors in my mouth. PART II Check out this audio essay to learn the physiological differences between carnivores andherbivores. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website PART I Humans are meant to eat meat. Just look at these incisors in my mouth. PART I Check out this audio essay if you've ever heard this or said it yourself. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Why waste resources, exploit animals, and eat contanimated food when all the nutrients we need areplant-based? (aka: Why don't we skip the middle man and go straight to the source for our nutrients?) Check out this audio essay to find out what the animals already know. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website What about the insects killed for plant production - don't you care about them (and other tenuousarguments)? This audio essay addresses some less tenuous arguments against vegetarianism. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Aren't free-range eggs better than eggs from battery-cage hens? The mystique and myths around free-range eggs Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website What's wrong with eating eggs since the chickens aren't killed to get her eggs? What the egg industry doesn't tell consumers about eggs Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Where do I get my calcium if I don't drink cow's milk? Getting calcium when you don't drink cow's milk Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Protein Myth and Vegetarianism Debunking myths about protein and eating vegetarian Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website