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First European Restaurant to Serve Cats?
MEOW! Or EW? Would you eat this kitten? The chefs at La Table Suisse are cooking up a storm with their new recipe—cat stew. And don’t stop watching: the video has a surprise ending!
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The Secret Reason We Eat Meat
This 17-minute animated video provides startling yet little-known facts about the psychology of eating meat.
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Relational Literacy: One Solution to Many Problems
If we hope to create a more just and compassionate world, we need to change the way we relate.
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TEDx: Beyond Carnism and Toward Rational, Authentic Food Choices
Learn why Dr. Melanie Joy says that without awareness, we can’t make our food choices freely.
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Golden Retriever Burgers Trending?! #CatchOnToCarnism
This man is eating a golden retriever burger, with cheese made from horse’s milk on a bun glazed with canary’s eggs.
He doesn’t feel disturbed, though, because his brain is plugged into a matrix.
This is the matrix of carnism.
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Two Words to Say to Vegans that Can Change Everything—According to a Psychologist
According to a psychologist, what two words can you say to a vegan that can change everything?
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What Is Carnism?
Carnism is the invisible belief system that conditions people to eat certain animals. Carnism is essentially the opposite of veganism.
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Carnism and Relational Literacy
Carnism is maintained by the same “nonrelational” mentality that drives all forms of oppression and abuse—and that weakens the vegan movement. This mentality causes us to relate to other humans and nonhumans in a way that’s dysfunctional. Therefore, building relational literacy—the understanding of and ability to practice healthy ways of relating—is essential to both ending carnism and creating a more compassionate and just world for all beings.
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