bye-bye, dairy & eggs?
On the whole, I think I will be following a vegan diet for the rest of my life. It won't be easy, but I can't buy into the cruelty anymore. So this is a start.
I will try to find farms and farmers that are sane, and if I agree with their practices, I'll buy dairy and eggs. But there are certain outcomes that may not go away ever.
Still on the fence about honey.
I would not call myself a vegan; the label is like that of feminism. The overall ideals might be noble and positive, but in the end, they're labels. And those labels make for extremist thought. I want to call myself cruelty-free and fair, hopefully in every aspect of my life.
This isn't just about animals, after all.
At the same time, I can't understand people's sensitivity towards following a vegetarian/vegan diet. People are honestly offended when someone doesn't want to eat meat? Really? These people are either ignorant of how those animals were treated from birth to death, or they're just sick. (Or both.)
(And just to be clear, this isn't against meat-eaters in general.)
What happened to rationality and compassion? It's been missing for thousands of years, sure, but it can't be that hard to have.
Anyway, let's see how this all plays out. And move on to happier things.
Asma, Mona, and I went to Poplar Spring yesterday. I fell in love with a new birdie:
That's Arabelle. She's a guineahen. Someone let her go, or she escaped, and she was found on the streets of DC. Meh.
She's currently under partial isolation, but one of the co-owners, Terry, asked if Mona and I could take Arabelle outside and watch over her while she explores. I was happy she asked, given that it was only my first time at the farm and I was too caught up in taking pictures to do much real work.
Good times were had. I'm going to go every weekend for sure.
And horses take huge dumps.
S/he said…
Are eel farts out of the question?