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Hey everyone! I have a collection of books on nonhuman animal studies (especially looking at how speciesism interacts with human oppression) and I thought that some of y'all might be interested in them. So here is the list in alphabetical order. I am also looking for more recommendations to add to my collection, so please let me know of any other readings I might be interested in! Thank you!

Afro-Dog: Blackness and the Animal Question by Bénédicte Boisseron

Anarchism and Animal Liberation: Essays on Complementary Elements of Total Liberation edited by Richard J. White, Erika Cudworth, and Anthony J. Nocella

Animal Equality: Language and Liberation by Joan Dunayer

The Animal Ethics Reader, Third Edition edited by Susan J. Armstrong and Richard G. Botzler

Animal Liberation by Peter Singer

Animal Oppression and Human Violence: Domesecration, Capitalism, and Global Conflict by David A. Nibert

The Animal Question: Why Nonhuman Animals Deserve Human Rights by Paola Cavalieri

Animal Rights/Human Rights: Entanglements of Oppression and Liberation by David Nibert

Animal Rights: The Abolitionist Approach by Gary L. Francione and Anna Charlton

Animal Studies: An Introduction by Paul Waldau

Animals and Women: Feminist Theoretical Explorations edited by Carol J. Adams and Josephine Donovan

Animals, Disability, and the End of Capitalism: Voices from the Eco-Ability Movement edited by John Lupinacci, Amber E. George, and Anthony J. Nocella II

Animaladies: Gender, Animals, and Madness edited by Lori Gruen and Fiona Probyn-Rapsey

Aphro-ism: Essays on Pop Culture, Feminism, and Black Veganism from Two Sisters by Aph Ko and Syl Ko

Beasts of Burden: Animal and Disability Liberation by Sunaura Taylor

Bestial Traces: Race, Sexuality, Animality by Christopher Peterson

The Case for Animal Rights by Tom Regan

Childhood and Pethood in Literature and Culture: New Perspectives on Childhood Studies and Animal Studies edited by Anna Feuerstein and Carmen Nolte-Odhiambo

Colonialism and Animality: Anti-Colonial Perspectives in Critical Animal Studies edited by Kelly Struthers Montford and Chloë Taylor

Critical Animal Studies: Towards Trans-species Social Justice edited by John Sorenson and Atsuko Matsuoka

Dangerous Crossings: Race, Species, and Nature in a Multicultural Age by Claire Jean Kim

Defining Critical Animal Studies: An Intersectional Social Justice Approach for Liberation edited by Anthony J. Nocella II, John Sorenson, Kim Socha, and Atsuko Matsuoka

Disability and Animality: Crip Perspectives in Critical Animal Studies edited by Stephanie Jenkins, Kelly Struthers Montford, and Chloë Taylor

The Dreaded Comparison: Human and Animal Slavery by Marjorie Spiegel

Earth, Animal, and Disability Liberation: The Rise of the Eco-Ability Movement edited by Anthony J. Nocella II, Judith K.C. Bentley, Janet M. Duncan

Eat Like You Care: An Examination of the Morality of Eating Animals by Gary L. Francione, Anna Charlton

Ecofeminism: Feminist Intersections with Other Animals and the Earth edited by Carol J. Adams and Lori Gruen

Education for Total Liberation: Critical Animal Pedagogy and Teaching Against Speciesism edited by Anthony J. Nocella II, Carolyn Drew, Amber E. George, Sinem Ketenci, John Lupinacci, Ian Purdy, and J.L. Schatz

Entangled Empathy: An Alternative Ethic for Our Relationships with Animals by Lori Gruen

Eternal Treblinka: Our Treatment of Animals and the Holocaust by Charles Patterson

Evolution's Rainbow: Diversity, Gender, and Sexuality in Nature and People by Joan Roughgarden

Fear of the Animal Planet: The Hidden History of Animal Resistance by Jason Hribal

The Feminist Care Tradition in Animal Ethics edited by Josephine Donovan and Carol J. Adams

Food Justice: A Primer edited by Saryta Rodríguez

Gender Violence in Ecofeminist Perspective: Intersections of Animal Oppression, Patriarchy and Domination of the Earth by Gwen Hunnicutt

The Holocaust and the Henmaid's Tale: A Case for Comparing Atrocities by Karen Davis

Intersectionality of Critical Animal Studies: A Historical Collection edited by Anthony J. Nocella and Amber E. George

Neither Man Nor Beast: Feminism and the Defense of Animals by Carol J. Adams

The Pornography of Meat: New and Updated Edition by Carol J. Adams

Queer and Trans Voices: Achieving Liberation Through Consistent Anti-Oppression edited by Julia Feliz Brueck and Zoie McNeill

Race Matters, Animal Matters: Fugitive Humanism in African America, 1840-1930 by Lindgren Johnson

Racism As Zoological Witchcraft: A Guide to Getting Out by Aph Ko

A Rational Approach to Animal Rights: Extensions in Abolitionist Theory by Corey Wrenn

The Rise of Critical Animal Studies: From the Margins to the Centre edited by Nik Taylor and Richard Twine

The Sexual Politics of Meat: A Feminist-Vegetarian Critical Theory by Carol J. Adams

Sistah Vegan: Food, Identity, Health, and Society: Black Female Vegans Speak by A. Breeze Harper

Sister Species: Women, Animals and Social Justice edited by Lisa Kemmerer

Speciesism by Joan Dunayer

Thinking Through Animals: Identity, Difference, Indistinction by Matthew Calarco

Total Liberation: The Power and Promise of Animal Rights and the Radical Earth Movement by David Naguib Pellow

Vegan Entanglements: Dismantling Racial and Carceral Capitalism edited by Z. Zane McNeill

Veganism in an Oppressive World: A Vegans of Color Community Project edited by Julia Feliz Brueck

Veganism of Color: Decentering Whiteness in Human and Nonhuman Liberation edited by Julia Feliz Brueck

Zoopolis: A Political Theory of Animal Rights by Sue Donaldson and Will Kymlicka

I’ve been vegan for 9 years already but let me just say, as a filmmaker too. It was really fun to watch and very well produced imo. I think other than Cowspiracy, this one is definitely my favorite. I think it’s good in just simply showing what the benefits and the simple facts are. Lastly, it will forever get stuck with me the fact that animals are basically the middle men, so we as vegans, cut to the source which is awesome. Makes me feel super inspired.

If you watched it, what did you think?

Ok that’s all! I love it! Please go watch it if you haven’t. Maybe even watch it with a non-vegan lol

So we were invited to a lunch at an Italian restaurant following a wake (my fiance's friend's father died). It was a buffet and one of the family members came over to us and asked us if there was something there for us to eat, and my fiancé asked if the pasta was vegan. His brother immediately told the family member to not worry about it and that we'll figure it out and kind of shooed her away from the table. Like he thought it it was inappropriate for us to bother the grieving family with our dietary choices. This also happens at birthday dinners, where he seems to be annoyed that we inquire about the vegan options that we are being self centered and making things about us when it's someone's birthday. I mean, are we supposed to just not eat? Does anyone else experience anything like this?

What is your favorite kitchen gadget? Saying that summarizes your philosophy?

I’m looking for a gift or two. Nothing over $50ish. Something fun and/or practical —e.g. tee shirt, kitchen gadget. Other suggestions very welcome! Please no cookbooks (unless it’s exceptional ...but it’s hard to beat Thug Kitchen just for the irreverence).

I was thinking about the AquaPure veggie cleaner... anyone with experience/reviews; worth the price? Alternatives?

Many thanks and happy times to you all!

I feel bad everytime someone uses my veganism as a tool to attack me on my shortcomings.

So my partner always uses my veganism in weird ways like:

"if you care about pigs, and you are so empathetic, why then do you insert here shortcoming toward her like not understanding, not being present or whatever

Consider she is not vegan nor vegetarian.

Did it happen to you? And how do you feel about it?

For me it's weird

Let me tell you my story. I was going through a very difficult time of my life. I had just lost my job, had to put down my cat, was suffering from crippling anxiety, and was facing a fairly major surgery

I had already dabbled in Buddhism and this theme of bodhicitta, or awakened (Buddha) mind and its emphasis on loving kindness and compassion

But I was volunteering at a cat shelter cleaning cages and socializing with them and on my way there one day I came to a spontaneous conclusion that as much suffering as I was going through, I never wanted to be the cause of another's suffering

Veganism seemed like a natural extension of that intent. It's easy to see the suffering animals endure and especially in the egg and dairy industries and I wanted to spare them. I don't need videos like Earthlings or Dominion. I only need to walk gently, speak kindly, and love unconditionally

I was never in it for the animals directly as my intention was equally directed towards humans (but maybe not as successful in that arena)

I feel like practically the net effect is the same with the exception of activism. I will advocate for veganism online and in my individual purchases but not in a public fashion

My main goal isn't to stop animal suffering. My main goal is to be the most loving, most compassionate, most understanding version of myself that I can be and through that, maybe I can inspire others to act the same

You can respond or not. I really just wanted to share and if you don't consider me a vegan because I have aligned but different motivations, that's okay with me. But I'm interested in any thoughts or opinions you have though

Alright! Need some help from my fellow vegans. My (32F) husband (32M) are both vegans for 8 years. We have this group of 3 other friends that we play games online with basically every night.

They all know we’re vegan, none of them are and this is usually not an issue as we avoid pulling up the subject. There’s been the odd talk here and there about it, but sometimes it comes off as “let’s annoy the vegans and talk about how much I love meat” kinda thing which we try to ignore.

Anyway, yesterday it happened again, we’re in a call and one of them who has chickens at home was talking about them and said something along the lines of “maybe it’s time to eat them” to which both me and my husband gave off the usual “this is unnecessary conversation”, but he kept going and went off on “how are chicken nuggets made?” while another friend kept laughing it off.

Before I lost my marbles and actually posted a very graphic video about how chicken nuggets are made to see how funny they’d think that was for real, I said “I’m leaving, call me again when this conversation is over.” My husband stayed and it seems that when one of the friends who was afk returned to the call, he asked why I left, they just said “because of chicken nuggets” as if I was silly for even caring.

When I returned, nothing was said.

Anyway, how could I tell them nicely that this is simply disrespectful?

Knowing myself, I wouldn’t know how to say it without calling them uneducated and ignorant some way or another (lol) because the subject of animal abuse really hits me hard and it’s not a light conversation topic in my point of view.

EDIT: Little edit after the comments. I understand where everyone is coming from. We’re very good friends and 99.9% of the time we have a great time together. I don’t think they realise how this hurts us because we usually brush it off. I believe this is more of a misunderstanding between us and they’re very reasonable people that constantly support each other, this is the reason I am looking for a sensible approach as I believe they would understand.

I love Morning Star chick and veggie patties, as well as their tenders. However, after some research I'm thinking I might need to cut gluten from my diet to see if it's truly the cause of some issues I've been having (90% certain).

A lot of frozen and homemade vegan meats need gluten. Do I have other tasty options? I did a quick search and couldn't find anything

I recently watched a documentary on animal rights activist Henry Spira.

Here are two quotes that especially moved me

48:32 ''Basically, no one wants to feel that one's life is amounting to no more than consuming products and generating garbage. Everyone likes to be able to look back and say they have done the best one can and make this world a better place for others. What greater motivation can be in a person's life than do everything one possibly can to reduce pain and suffering.'

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''I think the key ingredient of a successful activist is that an activist goes beyond words into results. That you're results-oriented. That you stay in touch with reality. That you take on an issue that's significant, that's going to make a difference, that hopefully is going to have ripple effects. And that there is a bottom line; that you set up to achieve something and you achieve it and you put closure on it. ''

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