Ethical Vegan

BOSH! How to Live Vegan will cover all aspects of vegan living, everything from food to toiletries to travel. Should you be eating avocados? Is it still okay to wear an old leather belt? What do you tell your friends when they offer you a glass of non-vegan wine? Henry and Ian will answer these questions and more in this fully-comprehensive guide to a plant-based lifestyle. Whether you are a committed vegan, looking to improve your vegan lifestyle or starting out for the first time, this book has all the know-how and inspiration you need.

Discover the transformative power of veganism in this comprehensive guide that explores how embracing a plant-based lifestyle can revolutionize your health, protect the environment, and promote compassion for all living beings. The Vegan Way delves deep into the ethical, environmental, and nutritional aspects of veganism, providing practical insights and detailed information to help you live in alignment with your values.

This book will provide an overview of making a good decision about becoming a vegan, including the ethical choices. There will also be a brief chapter-by-chapter summary in the introduction so that the listener will know where the book is heading. If you haven't already, begin incorporating more whole grains, beans, legumes, tofu, nuts, and seeds into your diet. Once you feel comfortable moving forward, you can start phasing out dairy, eggs, and honey. Feel free to do this all at once, one food group at a time, or as slowly as you need to.

Veganism is a philosophy, diet, and lifestyle. The term “vegan” combining the beginning and ending of the word “vegetarian”, symbolizing the transition to veganism, which starts with vegetarianism. Today, a vegan is defined as a “strict vegetarian who consumes no animal food or dairy products” as well as “one who abstains from using animal products, extending beyond merely dietary exclusions". Such forbidden foods include eggs, honey, and gelatin, while animal products such as leather, wool, fur, and silk are excluded from clothing and upholstery.

Bruce Friedrich, director of vegan outreach for PETA, argues that a vegetarian diet is the only diet that takes seriously the health and environmental implications of animal agriculture. He also discusses the impact of factory farming and slaughterhouse consolidation on worker safety, Third World poverty, and animal welfare.

Fr. Dear makes a powerful argument for the support of vegetarianism through Christianity, showing that eating meat supports environmental degradation, poor health, global poverty, and animal abuse, and arguing that each of these is antithetical to Christian living.