Table of Contents
Introduction
About the Authors
Chapter 1: Basics
What does it mean to be vegan?
Vegans are just like you, we promise
Rejecting speciesism
Animals and ownership
Use is the problem
Being vegan in a non-vegan world
Rejecting all bigotry
What would the answer be in a human context?
Vegan or plant-based?
What is a plant-based diet?
How does veganism differ?
Why do we care?
Can’t we all just get along?
A framework for analysing animal issues
Chapter 1 Takeaways
Chapter 2: Live and love vegan
Vegans don’t need capes
Serves them right!
Vegansexualism
Our journey and advocacy
Straight-edge
Going vegan in one’s 40s
The rocky road to a partner going vegan
Veganism and yoga
Libby: An argument for rescuing animals
Honey isn’t ours
Chapter 2 Takeaways
Chapter 3: Veganism is for everyone
If you believe in social justice, you believe in veganism
Veganism and poverty: reconcilable and intersectional
Exploitation and the patriarchy
The mechanisms of –isms are the same
A vegan experiment
Only forty-six days
Chapter 3 Takeaways
Chapter 4: Money and politics
Body count
Beyond meat
A wicked good opportunity
What about ‘no-kill’ eggs?
Size doesn’t matter
The California fur ban: what does it actually accomplish?
Chapter 4 Takeaways
Chapter 5: Healthy and frugal vegan
What the experts say
Veganism as a measure of health
Disordered eating in veganism
Frugal vegan
Zoonotic diseases: our deal with the devil
Chapter 5 Takeaways
Chapter 6: Environment
Environmental science
Land use
Are we so different from climate-change deniers?
Chapter 6 Takeaways
Chapter 7: Bringing it all together
Chapter 8: Practical thought experiments
Further reading
Authors’ notes
List of essays by author
Endnotes