Being Vegan in a Speciesist World

“I will continue to be a vegetarian even if the whole world started to eat meat. This is my protest against the conduct of the world.”
Isaac Bashevis Singer – Nobel Prize winning author

This article is about what it means for most of us, to live in a world where we’re very much alone to feel the way we do about animal exploitation. As far as I’m concerned, it’s very accurate. For some it might be hard to go against the rest of the world, but at least for me, it was easy. I didn’t have ‘the rest of the world’ even before I chose my lifestyle.

More info about the Uighurs’ situation in China

I found these articles interesting and informative. This one is about India’s relationship with China, in connection with the Uighurs. Here, is another one with more about the Uighur people. Finally, this article deals with a civil rights movement for the Uighurs.

Racism in China

Normally, I’d never post anything about a tv talent show. However, this story, about Chinese racism and prejudices caught my interest.

Vegan 1-2-3

Information for those who want to learn more about making a transition to veganism.

Bright Yellow Flowers

If you, like me, tend to get depressed when the light disappears, this might help cheer you up.

Do Animals Have Emotions?

Read more about it in this article.

Kathmandu protests against executions in Tibet

Read more about it here.

Animal cruelty for ’science’

Interesting article about a neuroscientist who argues against animal experiments – partly from the perspective of cruelty – but mainly because his research has shown him that it’s useless. All those animals are being tortured and killed for nothing.

Four Tibetans executed

More oppression of minority groups by the Chinese authorities. Read more about it in this article.

Do plants have feelings?

Meat eaters sometimes claim that plants have feelings, not so they can avoid eating them, but so they can ignore the fact that animals most definitely do have feelings. This article discusses the possibility of plants being sentient.