DANIEL AUSTIN
DANIEL AUSTIN aka VEGANxMEATHEAD: “A slogan I put on the back of my book is "Through vegan power, all things are possible." And I believe that more than ever. My own experience has taught me that. Vegans can absolutely achieve anything they want.”
ZAK MAYBAUM
ZAK MAYBAUM of BLEACHED CROSS: “You cannot advocate for bodily autonomy while denying those same rights to other sentient beings. You cannot fight to keep families together while paying for those of another species to be ripped apart at birth. You cannot scream about liberation while subjugating those that you view as “less than”. You cannot demand people’s right to exist without harm while simultaneously doing harm to others.”
DINA LEE
DINA LEE: “At some point, I realized I wasn’t simply following a vegan diet anymore. I was living a life that naturally reflected those choices. I don’t feel the need to preach about it–I’d rather let the way I live speak for itself. For me, that’s when veganism really became part of my identity.”
MAXIMILIAN URSCHL
MAXIMILIAN URSCHL aka THE VEGAN GRAPPLER: “Becoming vegan immediately became a part of who I am. It was the first time I felt like my actions were truly aligned with my ethical values. I no longer had to make excuses for the things I was doing or try to justify choices that didn’t feel right to me.”
SIMON PAUL THOMAS
SIMON PAUL THOMAS of TIME AND TIDE and LIVING ART: “With all the years of veganism under my belt, I’ve come to understand that in order to start a dialogue and perhaps sway mindsets, you are much more likely to get someone to listen when you’re polite and informed.”
ANTHONY FANTANO
ANTHONY FANTANO of THE NEEDLE DROP: “Your average person understands the horrors of the farming industry and the ethics of killing a sentient being, but doesn’t want to grapple with it because eating animals is just so unquestioned and normalized.”
FEEL THEIR PAIN
FEEL THEIR PAIN: “Actions will always speak louder than words. The entire reason we started Feel Their Pain is to help animals.”
POISON IVY XVX
POISON IVY XVX: “At the end of the day it’s a personal choice and shaming someone for making one choice but not another is counterproductive. There are better ways to change someone’s mind or open their eyes.”
