Taking personal action to end all animal exploitation by not eating, wearing or using animals
There are several documented reasons that Mahatma Gandhi chose not to eat meat, among them was his mother’s influence. But one of the strongest reasons Gandhi chose not to eat meat was his moral...
Artist and Renaissance man, Leonardo da Vinci (1452 – 1519), may have lived over five centuries ago, but he was ahead of his time defending animal rights, questioning the superiority of humans to animals, and...
Ralph Waldo Emerson was born in 1803 in Boston, Massachusetts. After graduating from Harvard University and the Harvard School of Divinity, Emerson became a minister and went on to become a prominent American poet,...
Dr. Albert Schweitzer was a physician, theologian, and philosopher. He was an early advocate for the ethical treatment of animals and a strong protagonist in the evolution of our concept of animal rights. He wrestled with the paradoxes of the relationship between...
The Voice Of The Voiceless, from Poems of Experience, by Ella Wheeler Wilcox I am the voice of the voiceless; Through me the dumb shall speak; Till the deaf world’s ear be made to hear...
Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston in 1706. A diplomat, political activist and inventor, he discovered electricity and invented the Franklin stove. His life was one of life-long learning, questioning, curiosity, and inquiry. He...
George Bernard Shaw was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1856, and went on to become one of the world’s greatest playwrights. He produced over 60 plays mainly addressing the pressing social issues of the...
Leo Tolstoy was one of Russia’s greatest novelists, but he was also a revered moral philosopher, humanitarian and mystic. He became a vegetarian for the last 23 years of his life. He was passionate...
What do the scriptures say about animals, animal welfare and veganism? I’m not a biblical scholar, but I personally believe that many of the scriptural passages in the Bible suggest that God desires a...
Rabbi Abraham Kook was the first Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of the Land of Israel under the mandate. He was a respected poet and prolific writer, beloved spiritual leader, mystic thinker, master of the Hebrew...
