My single greatest challenge is to remain centered and loving in an overwhelmingly nonvegan world. In today's world, cruelty and exploitation of other beings - human and non-human alike - are accepted, practiced, and profited from by most every institution of society - from commerce and science to education and entertainment. Unfortunately, the vast majority of Homo sapiens are either unaware of the cruelty or accept it as unavoidable and even normal.
Michael Klaper
Links
VEGAN PODCASTS and INTERNET TELEVISION
Download these free radio shows to iTunes, your iPod or some other way (sorry, we're not technological experts) and listen to interviews, vegan news, recipes, etc. while you work, drive, travel, or sleep.
ananimalfriendlylife.com/2005/08/review-vegan-freak-being-vegan-in-non.html - Podcast, also contains several links to other vegan podcasts.
www.vegan.com - Podcast by author Erik Marcus
www.vegsource.com - Click the link for videos, which are mostly vegetarian and health related.
veganfreaks.org - Another vegan podcast, sometimes with video.
www.petatv.com/ - Lots of video on all topics
VEGETARIAN TRAVEL You can maintain your lifestyle on the road with a little planning.
www.vegetarian-vacations.com/bandb.html - Vegetarian accommodations around the world.
www.vegiventures.com/ - Meat-free organized tours to Britain, Turkey, Peru, Africa and Grenada..
www.vegvoyages.com/desertkingdom.htm - Meat-free organized tours to India, Malaysia and Sri Lanka.
www.vegguide.org - Community maintained worldwide guide to restaurants, grocers and more.
www.happycow.net - Global guide to restaurants, groceries and more.
www.vegetariansabroad.com - World guide to hotels, guesthouses, and other businesses.
www.greenearthtravel.com - Environmentally friendly travel. NOT all vegetarian.
ANIMAL RIGHTS MOVIES, ART and T-SHIRTS Current and upcoming favorites, a hardcore punk band whose singers are pit bulls, and a couple old favorites:
www.gbglobal.org/opr/index.htm - Operation Piggy Rescue, an animated film due out in 2007.
www.isawearthlings.com - Earthlings, a documentary film about humankind's complete economic dependence on animals raised for pets, food, clothing, entertainment and scientific research, starring Joaquin Phoenix with music by Moby.
www.uncagedfilms.com - Behind the Mask, a film about the Animal Liberation Front
www.veronicaibarra.com and www.veganvegan.com - Interesting animal rights art from Spain. Cute T-shirts and buttons in Spanish and English.
www.whynoteatyourpet.com - Thought-provoking animal rights art.Don't miss the titles of the pieces.
www.yannarthusbertrand.com/yann2/affichage_bestiauxAutre.php?reference=BB-051&pais=Bovins - Site of pictures of people with their farmed animals
www.utexas.edu/utpress/books/bidani.html - A book of pictures of French pet stores with the price of each, showing the animal's "worth".
www.gemueseorchester.org/anfang_e.htm - An orchestra that plays only instruments made out of vegetables.
www.pitbullgrindcore.com/caninus/ - Hardcore with an animal touch.
www.theflasharchive.com/f/f-50.htm - Everyone's old favorite, a tale of bovine revenge.
www.maggiesuisman.com/factory.html - Factory farming posters.
www.graphicwitness.org/coe/coebio.htm - Some of the most haunting animal rights art you will ever see.
http://www.shocktherapyshirts.com - Shirts that really make a statement. Not for the faint of heart.
http://www.animalrightsstuff.com - One of the most complete collections of animal rights T-shirts on the net.
ANIMAL RIGHTS GROUPS AROUND THE WORLD These groups work to help animals around the globe. Most have English versions of the site, but even if you can't read the page, you can still get a sense of what they do.
www.animed.ro - Romanian organization Animed Arad. www.romaniaanimalrescue.com - Romanian group currently focused on dog overpopulation and spay/neuter.
www.altarriba.org/ - Fundacion Altarriba, a Barcelona-based animal rights group.
www.vier-pfoten.at/ - An animal rights group that started in Austria and went international.
www.animanaturalis.org/index.php - An international animal rights community for the Spanish-speaking world.
www.veggiepride.org/fr/ - Site of the annual Veggie Pride parade in Paris.
www.prijatelji-zivotinja.hr/animalist/indexen.html - Online newsletter of Animal Friends Croatia.
www.animalsasia.org - A Hong Kong-based charity taking on bear farming, dog and cat eating, live animal markets and other abusive practices in all of Asia.
www.elaintenvapautus.net - Finnish animal rights group
www.campagnaaip.net and www.chiuderemorini.net - International campaigns against Morini Farm, which breeds dogs for vivisection
www.afarireland.org - Irish animal rights group
www.aucklandanimalaction.org.nz - New Zealand animal rights group
www.chai-online.org - Concern for Helping Animals in Israel
www.activistbeta.com and animals.beirut.com - Animal organization in Lebanon
www.animalrahat.com - PeTA organization that gives veterinary aid to working horses, oxen, camels and donkeys in India.
ADOPTION and CRUELTY INVESTIGATION These adoption groups always have animals available. Report any neglect or abuse to the cruelty investigation organizations.
www.horsesintx.org - A Dallas/Fort Worth area nonprofit horse rescue network. Site includes valuable information on horse slaughter, Premarin and other horse-related issues.
www.spca.org - Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
ANIMAL RIGHTS AND ANIMAL MAGAZINES
Here are some good links for general animal rights education and online animal rights magazines.
www.nocompromise.org - A militant, direct action newspaper of grassroots animal liberationists and their supporters.
www.directaction.info - Bite Back, another militant magazine about direct action. This can be read online or ordered FREE (donations accepted!) Web site includes video of animal liberations, photo gallery, and diary of actions.
www.vegetarianteen.com/ - An online magazine for veggie teens.
www.animalsvoice.com - Online magazine
www.pcrm.org - Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine promotes alternative methods of research and plant-based diets
www.blackbeautyranch.org - Fund for Animals ranch founded by Cleveland Amory. See the photos of one of ACT's trips there!
www.bornfree.org.uk - Campaigns against the ivory trade and many wild and exotic animal causes
www.powerfulbook.com Eternal Treblinka, a book whose central theme is that in relation to animals, all people are Nazis; for the animals it is an eternal Treblinka.FOOD INDUSTRY CAPTIVES Learn about the plight of farmed animals. They don't really live as well as Babe.
www.farmsanctuary.org, www.nodowners.org/, www.factoryfarming.com/, www.poultry.org, www.farmanimalshelters.org - Terrific pages on the misery of farmed animals and the sanctuaries that save them
www.farmusa.org - The promoters of the Meatout and other well-known campaign, as well as the organizers of the national animal rights conferencesCOMPANION ANIMALS Different sites related to our favorite friends.
www.petfinders.org - Search for adoptable animals
www.urbananimal.us - Dallas-based monthly newsletter about homeless companion animals
www.PetsWelcome.com - Places around the world that accept your companion animals on vacation
www.HealthyPet.com - Care for your companions
www.koreananimals.org/ - Learn about the international campaign against the horrifying Korean dog and cat markets
1888pets911.org - A great site that lets you search for companion-animal-related services and organizations in your area. Also lost and found help.
FOOD Who doesn't like to eat? As long as you're doing it, eat well!
www.foodfight.com - All vegan grocery (with mail order)
www.spiraldiner.com - New vegan cafe and bakery in Fort Worth
www.vitalita.com/cookbooks.html - Two free online vegan cookbooks.!
www.pangeaveg.com - The place to order all-vegan treats, clothing, gifts, books, videos, and personal care products!
www.vegetarianrecipe.com/default.asp - A terrific, well-done Web site with lots and lots of delicious recipes. Try "Recipe Roulette" to find out what's for dinner tonight. Sign up for the free monthly newsletter.
www.veganchef.com/recipes.htm - Another very nicely done page with lots of recipes.
www.vegweb.com - Over 3,300 recipes, the biggest collection we've seen so far! Also a recipe exchange and articles written by visitors.
dfwnetmall.com/veg/healthrestaurants.htm - A page maintained by the Vegetarian Society of Dallas which lists area vegetarian restaurants. Also a great source of nutrition in the news and vegetarian-related
events for everyone!
www.LSVN.org Lone Star Vegetarian Network, the folks who bring us the annual Vegetarian Chili Cookoff in Texas
www.veganlunchbox.com - Jennifer makes a vegan lunch for her son, little Shmoo, every day and posts pictures here.
http://www.whatdoveganseat.blogspot.com - Here's the answer to that question, with mouthwatering pictures!LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS
www.thln.com - Texas Humane Legislative Network, a statewide organization that fights for favorable legislation in every session.
www.vegetariandallas.com - Local vegetarian organization. Discussion forums, culinary outings, friendship!
www.FortWorthVegetarianSociety.com - Fort Worth Vegetarian Society
www.PartyNuts.org - Social group for people concerned with Health, Ecology & Ethics
www.911wildlife.com - Local wildlife rehabilitators started a completely humane "pest control" service
ACTIVIST TIPS AND INFORMATION /nuzzled.net/800.html - 1-800 numbers to tell animal abusers what you think - on their dime!
fund.org/library/documentViewer.asp?ID=39 - Tips on writing letters
nuzzled.net/free.html - Links to sites where you can click to donate and help animals for freeWILDLIFE - see here also
www.911wildlife.com - Local wildlife rehabilitators started a completely humane "pest control" service
www.nwrawildlife.org - National Wildlife Rehabilitator's Association
NEAR DALLAS:
http://www.dfwwildlife.org/ - DFW Wildlife Coalition
www.rescuedrabbits.org/ - Rabbit Rescue, Copper Canyon area
www.rogerswildlife.org/ - Rogers Wildlife Rehabilitation Center - specializes in birdsand
972-234-WILD (9453) - DFW Wildlife Hotline (run by the DFW Wildlife Coalition)
www.huntsab.org/ - Everything you want to know about hunt saboteurs
RELIGION, ANIMALS AND VEGETARIANISM Hare Krishna movement / Hindu
www.kalachandjis.com/ - also a Dallas vegetarian restaurant
www.ffl.org/html/background.html - also a charity which distributes only vegetarian meals
krishna.org/
Buddhism
online.sfsu.edu/%7Erone/Buddhism/BuddhismAnimalsVegetarian/BuddhistVegetarian.htm
Seventh-day Adventist Church
www.adventist.org/
Jainism
dfwjains.org/
Jewish
www.ivu.org/jvs/
Muslim
www.islamicconcern.com/
Christian
hometown.aol.com/arbiblebites/ - Help for conversing with Christians
www.christianveg.com/ - Christian Vegetarian Society
Equalitarian
equalitarian.tripod.com - A church that focuses on the equality of all species.
