It may be the end of Veganuary but that doesn't mean your vegan journey needs to end here! I hope everyone that has followed along has enjoyed the posts and perhaps found some time to start reading some of these recommendations. Veganism is a social justice movement focused on achieving total liberation for non-human animals … Continue reading A Summary of Titles to Inspire Your #Veganuary
#Veganuary: Tender is the Flesh
By Agustina Bazterrica, Translated from Spanish by Sarah Moses In a world where a virus makes it impossible to eat animal meat, this dystopian novel explores a world in which humans are factory-farmed for meat and where cannibalism is the norm. It is gripping and disturbing, exploring the way in which seemingly "good" people justify … Continue reading #Veganuary: Tender is the Flesh
#Veganuary: Filling the Ark
Animal Welfare in Disasters by Leslie Irvine Do animals have a place on the ark? That is the question Leslie explores in Filling the Ark. From natural disasters to oil spills, animals are at risk of death and disease, but the way in which we use animals today has put them more at risk. Hurricane … Continue reading #Veganuary: Filling the Ark
#Veganuary: Farmageddon
The True Cost of Cheap Meat by Philip Lymbery This was one of the early books I read about the impact of eating meat and it still remains extremely relevant today. Written in 2014, it is based on Philip Lymbery's global investigations over a period of three years. The investigation dives into the impact of … Continue reading #Veganuary: Farmageddon
#Veganuary: Racism as Zoological Witchcraft
A Guide to Getting Out - by Aph Ko Aph Ko is leading the way for Black Vegan thought, by drawing connections between white supremacy and notions of race and animality that exist through consumption of flesh. Aph critiques general comparisons between the enslavement of humans and non-humans but instead views animals as ‘casualties of … Continue reading #Veganuary: Racism as Zoological Witchcraft
#Veganuary: The Big Conservation Lie
by John Mbaria & Mordecai Ogada Conservation in Africa has a long and troubling history, born from a European desire to control land and wildlife to maintain their hunting habitats. The conservation industry in Africa remains one that perpetuates colonialism and has failed animals and the indigenous communities that live among them. If you care … Continue reading #Veganuary: The Big Conservation Lie
#Veganuary: The Sexual Politics of Meat
The Sexual Politics of Meat: A Feminist-vegetarian Critical Theory by Carol Adams Vegan feminists have identified the ways in which gender influences the ways in which we commodify and exploit animals, mostly through the sexual exploitation of female animals in animal agriculture. For example, the dairy industry has successfully convinced people that milk comes naturally … Continue reading #Veganuary: The Sexual Politics of Meat
#Veganuary: Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?
By Frans de Waal Much of what we think we know about animals is based on myths that have been disproven by science a long time ago. We often believe humans are uniquely intelligent; we measure our importance by the very fact that we can use tools, communicate with each other, plan for the future … Continue reading #Veganuary: Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?
#Veganuary: Becoming Human: Matter and Meaning in an AntiBlack World
By Zakiyyah Iman Jackson This is another excellent book challenging what it means to be human. It explores the history of Blackness and animality in the history of Western thought and science. The animalization of Black people by a white supremacist society has been met with “pleas for human recognition,” but Zakiyyah offers another perspective. … Continue reading #Veganuary: Becoming Human: Matter and Meaning in an AntiBlack World
#Veganuary: How to Unite the Left on Animals
A Handbook on Total Liberationist Veganism and a Shared Reality by John Tallent As an African vegan I have often felt alienated from the mainstream vegan movement. Like the rest of society, the vegan movement is plagued with issues and dominated by people who live privileged lives and perpetuate simplistic ideas of the world and … Continue reading #Veganuary: How to Unite the Left on Animals
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