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Zero Waste, Vegan, and Living with Cats


In today’s episode I share with you the ways I try to reduce the ecological footprint of living with cats from a zero-waste perspective. I cover toys/enrichment, food, and litter!

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  • The genius of the animal exploitation industries lies in their awareness of our compassion and desire for optimal health, as well as our need to remain willfully blind to animal suffering. ๐Ÿทโ โ € โ โ € They know we feel terrible eating the animals they kill for us. They know we want to perceive ourselves as making compassionate, healthful choices. ๐Ÿทโ โ € โ โ € So in order to alleviate our discomfort and guilt, they propagandize the tale that animals gleefully give their lives for our pleasure and that meat, dairy, and eggs are health-promoting foods. ๐Ÿฎโ โ € โ โ € The story we pay them to tell us is that animals are happy, willing, and eager to die on our behalf, that โ€œmilk does a body good,โ€ or that โ€œeggs are natureโ€™s perfect food.โ€ ๐Ÿ”โ โ € โ โ € Itโ€™s a win-win: the companies sell us bits and pieces of animals (whom we have neither the stomach nor the heart to dismember ourselves), and their marketing campaigns enable us to enjoy the comfort of perceiving ourselves as compassionate and health-seeking people without the inconvenience of having to change our habits. ๐Ÿ”โ โ € โ โ € โžก๏ธ Excerpt from THE JOYFUL VEGAN: HOW TO STAY VEGAN IN A WORLD THAT WANTS YOU TO EAT MEAT, DAIRY, AND EGGS. (Although you have to wait til NOVEMBER to get your hands on it, it's available for pre-order NOW!) link in bio or buy on Amazon or wherever you buy books! โฌ…๏ธโ โ € ---โ โ € Don't do nothing because you can't do everything. Do something. Anything. โ โ € ---โ โ € โ โ € ๐Ÿถ ๐Ÿฑ ๐Ÿญ ๐Ÿน ๐Ÿฐ ๐Ÿป ๐Ÿผ ๐Ÿจ ๐Ÿฏ ๐Ÿฎ ๐Ÿฆ ๐Ÿท ๐Ÿต ๐Ÿ’ ๐Ÿค ๐Ÿฆ ๐Ÿ ๐ŸฆŒ ๐Ÿ” ๐Ÿบ ๐Ÿ— ๐ŸฆŠ ๐Ÿด ๐Ÿธ ๐Ÿฎ ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿฌ ๐Ÿ› ๐Ÿ‹ ๐Ÿ˜ ๐ŸŸ ๐ŸŒ ๐Ÿฆ‡ ๐Ÿœ
  • โค๏ธRemember when Lisa Simpson proudly declared to her eco-warrior idol that she was vegetarian? He poo-pooed her. โ โ € โ โ € When she said she was thinking of becoming vegan, he haughtily responded that he "doesn't eat anything that casts a shadow" and declared that he was a "Level 5 Vegan." โ“โ โ € โ โ € When she said she started an organic compost pile at home, he said, "Just at home? You mean you don't pocket-mulch??" ๐Ÿ™Š โ โ € โ โ € โค๏ธWhile at one time I was able to identify with poor Lisa, I now fear I've crossed the line. Hear my confession, and take from it what you will. โค๏ธโ โ € โ โ € NEW FOOD FOR THOUGHT PODCAST EPISODE NOW AVAILABLE wherever you listen to podcasts: Google Play, Stitcher, iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud...what am I missing? โ โ € โ โ € #foodforthought #joyfulvegan #thejoyfulvegan #vegan #veganpodcast #animaladvocacy #compassion #fortheanimals
  • Banana Nice Cream for breakfast! Itโ€™s so good to be home making my own meals again! Being away for a month...I was craving my favorite meals, like this one: bananas, strawberries, dates, and a sprinkling of cacao nibs. #rightathome #vegan #plantbased #joyfulvegan #thejoyfulvegan #nicecream #bananas #nutrientdense #plantstrong #nationalicecreamday
  • โ“Have you ever said (or ever heard someone say), "I don't really eat a lot of meat, dairy, and eggs..."โ โ € โ โ € Truly, you really don't know how much you eat until you stop. Like any habit, you're never really aware of how much you're doing something until you stop doing it. โ โ € โ โ € โ“Have you ever said (or heard someone say), "I could give up X (chicken, beef, pork), but I could never give up Y (usually cheese)? โ โ € โ โ € The idea that we should do nothing at all because we think we have to do everything is self-defeatist and illogical. โ โ € โ โ € โค๏ธDon't do nothing because you can't do everything. Do something. Anything. โค๏ธโ โ € โ โ € โžก๏ธ The reason I created The 30-Day Vegan Challenge (book and online program) is to guide people through the transition and to help them create a new foundation of habits. Check out 30DayVeganChallenge.com, and start reflecting your deepest values in your daily behavior.โ โ € โ โ € ----โ โ € โ โ € ๐Ÿถ ๐Ÿฑ ๐Ÿญ ๐Ÿน ๐Ÿฐ ๐Ÿป ๐Ÿผ ๐Ÿจ ๐Ÿฏ ๐Ÿฎ ๐Ÿฆ ๐Ÿท ๐Ÿต ๐Ÿ’ ๐Ÿค ๐Ÿฆ ๐Ÿ ๐ŸฆŒ ๐Ÿ” ๐Ÿบ ๐Ÿ— ๐ŸฆŠ ๐Ÿด ๐Ÿธ ๐Ÿฎ ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿฌ ๐Ÿ› ๐Ÿ‹ ๐Ÿ˜ ๐ŸŸ ๐ŸŒ ๐Ÿฆ‡ ๐Ÿœโ โ € โ โ € โ โ € #joyfulvegan #thejoyfulvegan #compassion #fortheanimals #veganchallenge #30dayveganchallenge #animaladvocacy #animalrights #compassioninaction #animalcruelty #vegetarian #joyfulvegans #animalwelfare #crueltyfree #veganforhealth #veganfortheanimals

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