Emilia A. Leese writes essays on life, travel and veganism for a variety of online publications, including her personal blog Emi's Good Eating. She regularly hosts benefit supper clubs and yoga retreats, and speaks about veganism at events and festivals. She has been a corporate finance lawyer for over twenty years. Emilia lives in London. www.emisgoodeating.com Eva J. Charalambides is a photographer and vegan advocate. She has written for the vegan lifestyle website Ecorazzi, and was involved in organising the multi-city Vegandale Food Drink Festivals. She lives in Toronto.
Introduction About the Authors Chapter 1: Basics What does it mean to be vegan? Vegans are just like you, we promise Rejecting speciesism Animals and ownership Use is the problem Being vegan in a non-vegan world Rejecting all bigotry What would the answer be in a human context? Vegan or plant-based? What is a plant-based diet? How does veganism differ? Why do we care? Can
t we all just get along? A framework for analysing animal issues Chapter 1 Takeaways Chapter 2: Live and love vegan Vegans don
t need capes Serves them right! Vegansexualism Our journey and advocacy Straight-edge Going vegan in one
s 40s The rocky road to a partner going vegan Veganism and yoga Libby: An argument for rescuing animals Honey isn
t ours Chapter 2 Takeaways Chapter 3: Veganism is for everyone If you believe in social justice, you believe in veganism Veganism and poverty: reconcilable and intersectional Exploitation and the patriarchy The mechanisms of
isms are the same A vegan experiment Only forty-six days Chapter 3 Takeaways Chapter 4: Money and politics Body count Beyond meat A wicked good opportunity What about `no-kill
eggs? Size doesn
t matter The California fur ban: what does it actually accomplish? Chapter 4 Takeaways Chapter 5: Healthy and frugal vegan What the experts say Veganism as a measure of health Disordered eating in veganism Frugal vegan Zoonotic diseases: our deal with the devil Chapter 5 Takeaways Chapter 6: Environment Environmental science Land use Are we so different from climate-change deniers? Chapter 6 Takeaways Chapter 7: Bringing it all together Chapter 8: Practical thought experiments Further reading Authors
notes List of essays by author Endnotes
