{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"HappyCow","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog","author_name":"DC Vegan","author_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/author\/DC Vegan\/","title":"Vegan Activism-A Three-Pronged Approach - HappyCow","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"9asC3HRxZD\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/vegan-activism-a-three-pronged-approach\/\">Vegan Activism&#8211;A Three-Pronged Approach<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/vegan-activism-a-three-pronged-approach\/embed\/#?secret=9asC3HRxZD\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Vegan Activism&#8211;A Three-Pronged Approach&#8221; &#8212; HappyCow\" data-secret=\"9asC3HRxZD\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"When I was a child, I learned that creating a fire was an equilateral triangle\u2014you need fuel, air, and heat to cause fire.\u00a0 Take away any of these, and the fire dies or simply won\u2019t start.\u00a0 A similar approach can be taken to vegan activism\u2014three prongs to use when trying to convince people to reduce or (preferably) eliminate their consumption of animal products.\u00a0 First, we remind people of the animal cruelty inherent in all animal foods, especially eggs and dairy products.\u00a0 Second, we remind them of the environmental devastation\u00a0caused by\u00a0animal industry. And third, we show them just how delicious vegan food can be. There\u2019s no denying animal industry is cruel.\u00a0 Recent reports of appalling conditions and horrific abuse going on in slaughterhouses has been reported in the mainstream media.\u00a0 Even the conditions in which animals are raised have gotten some press.\u00a0 Many people don\u2019t like to think of the animals on their plate suffering unnecessarily, which is why they\u00a0go for less cruelly produced (often referred to as \u201chumane\u201d) meats and cage-free eggs.\u00a0 Part of the vegan activist\u2019s job is to politely inform them that there really is no such thing as \u201chumane\u201d meat and most free-range labeling is nothing short [&hellip;]","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/cropped-HappyCowSQUARE-2016-512.jpg","thumbnail_width":512,"thumbnail_height":512}