As Holidays Approach, Media Buzzing About Going Veg

In the days leading up to the holidays, newspapers that are widely read in New York City buzzed with vegan and vegetarian articles, and I find it both encouraging and exciting! Take a look at what the New York Times and New York Daily News showcased about going vegan or vegetarian, and how this is not only better for our health, but is also kinder to our animal friends and the planet.

The New York Times recently featured a series of pieces:

1) An Op-Ed entitled “Animal, Vegetable, Miserable” by Gary Steiner, a staunch ethical vegan, professor of philosophy at Bucknell University, and author of “Animals and the Moral Community: Mental Life, Moral Status and Kinship” at:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/22/opinion/22steiner.html?_r=1&scp=4&sq=vegan&st=cse

2) An informative article on the vegan community and dining out on Long Island:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/29/nyregion/29dineli.html?em

3) A whole slew of vegetarian recipes for Thanksgiving, many of which can easily be used for your Christmas festivities, too:

http://query.nytimes.com/search/sitesearch?date_select=full&query=vegetarian+thanksgiving&type=nyt&x=11&y=9

In addition, the New York Daily News featured an article on how reducing your meat consumption is healthier for you, and will help protect the Earth and prevent damaging climate change at

http://www.nydailynews.com/lifestyle/health/2009/11/27/2009-11-27_becoming_vegetarian_will_help_save_the_planet_study.html

Check out the articles! There’s some serious (veggie) food for thought in them, so let us know what you think!