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Are your words working against you? As activists, our language choices can be our greatest asset, or our most self-defeating liability. But when we’re mindful of our language choices—and whom we’re trying to reach—the effectiveness and integrity of our message increases exponentially.

It all started with survivors…..on my first visit to Iowa Farm Sanctuary, our state's first and only vegan sanctuary for farmed animals who have either been liberated or escaped their fate in our food industry.

Not long after I arrived, IFS co-founder Shawn received a call from her husband. A semi truck carrying cows to slaughter had flipped on a highway about 45 minutes away.

Thanksgiving is a magical time when most Americans come together with family to gorge themselves to the point of a full-blown food-coma. Oh, and give thanks, be grateful, and that stuff too. Given that food is such a cornerstone of our social interactions and traditions, holidays—and Thanksgiving in particular—can be very intimidating for new and…

Halloween is a time for telling scary stories with the lights off, for braving haunted houses and coming up with the greatest costume concept ever created. But nothing says Halloween quite like costuming it up and trick-or-treating. Of course, when you’re vegan, the treat often ends up being the trick, what with the multitude of…

I’ve been debating whether or not to make this video for quite some time and kept pushing it back so I that could at least post one more solid educational video first. But I feel it’s come to a point where it’s necessary. I want to let you know a little bit about what’s been…

What happens when high school students ask a vegan animal rights activist about the government's role in animal agriculture? Let's find out:

Today is about challenging appearances and assumptions of extremism and normality. Today is a lesson in unlearning. And what better way to unlearn than to start our journey at the end and work our way back to the beginning? And what better way to question what’s accepted as good and normal than with something as…

It's been quite a while since I've done a Q&A for you guys.  The last one was a two-for-one back-to-back live Q&As on Facebook and YouTube in October! To hear my answers from today's in their full meandering glory, and some additional interspersed awesomeness, be sure to watch the video above. Below you can find…

Bestiality is a topic so taboo, the word alone is enough to elicit reactions ranging from discomfort and disgust to moral outrage and ethical condemnation. Despite its relevancy within a wide range of fields, bestiality is largely absent from public discourse. But what if these much-reviled acts aren’t some rare perversion of human sexuality relegated…