Think Like a Vegan

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Emilia A. Leese is an author, re-wilder, podcast host, public speaker and magazine editor. She also developed life skills and ethics workshops for underserved youth. Emi has been a corporate finance lawyer for over twenty years. Her Think Like a Vegan podcast is streaming on all platforms. She lives in London and the Highlands.

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We all want to live more healthily and ethically. This book is not just for vegans; it’s for anyone who is curious about veganism, its principles and what even non-vegans can learn from its practice.

According to reports, the number of vegans in the UK has more than quadrupled since 2014 and with the rise in plant-based foods and cruelty-free products showing no sign of stopping, Think Like a Vegan is a timely exploration of how vegan ethics can be applied to every area of our lives.

Through a personal and often irreverent lens, the authors explore a variety of contemporary topics related to animal use. From the basics of vegan logic to politics, economics, love and other aspects of being human, each chapter draws you into a thought-provoking conversation about your daily ethical decisions that will open your eyes to a new way of living in a plant-powered world.

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Introduction - 1

Chapter 1: Basics

What Does It Mean to Be Vegan? - 7

Vegans are just like you, we promise - 7

Rejecting speciesism - 8

Animals and ownership - 12

Use is the problem - 14

Being vegan in a non-vegan world - 18

Rejecting all bigotry - 19

What Would Be the Answer in a Human Context? - 21

Vegan or Plant-Based? - 26

What is a plant-based diet? - 27

How does veganism diff er? - 28

Why do we care? - 28

Can’t we all just get along? - 29

A Framework for Analysing Animal Issues - 30

Chapter 1 Takeaways - 33

Chapter 2: Live and Love Vegan

Vegans Don’t Need Capes - 37

Serves Them Right! 40Vegansexualism - 41

Our Journey and Advocacy - 44

How Being Straight-Edge Prepared Me for Veganism - 46

Why Did I Go Vegan in My Forties? - 50

The Rocky Road to My Partner Going Vegan - 54

Veganism and Yoga - 56

Libby: An Argument for Rescuing Animals - 59

Honey Isn’t Ours - 62

Chapter 2 Takeaways - 65

Chapter 3: Veganism is for Everyone

If You Believe in Social Justice, You Believe in Veganism - 69

Veganism and Poverty: Reconcilable and Intersectional - 71

Exploitation and the Patriarchy - 76

The Mechanisms of -Isms Are the Same - 79

A Vegan Experiment - 81

Only Forty-Six Days - 84

Chapter 3 Takeaways - 87

Chapter 4: Money and Politics

Body Count - 91

Beyond Meat - 106

A Wicked Good Opportunity - 110

What About ‘No-Kill’ Eggs? - 112

Size Doesn’t Matter - 115

The California Fur Ban: What Does it Actually Accomplish? - 122

Chapter 4 Takeaways - 126

Chapter 5: Healthy and Frugal Vegan

What the Experts Say - 129

Veganism as a Measure of Health - 132

Disordered Eating in Veganism - 136

Frugal Vegan - 137

Zoonotic Diseases: Our Deal with the Devil - 143

Chapter 5 Takeaways - 148

Chapter 6: Environment

Environmental Science - 151

Land Use - 155

Are We So Different from Climate Change Deniers? - 159

Chapter 6 Takeaways - 161

Chapter 7: Bringing It All Together - 163

Chapter 8: Practical Thought Experiments - 169

Afterword - 207

Further Reading - 241

Authors’ Notes - 243

List of Essays by Author - 247

Endnotes - 249

Index - 289

Supporters - 295