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=== Your Vegan and Animal Rights Wiki ===
  
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We provide a well-organized, evidence-based, non-hyperbolic body of knowledge useful to vegans, those considering veganism, and especially those engaged in vegan and animal rights advocacy. Whether you are actively engaging with others on the street or discussing any aspect of veganism with inquisitive friends, family, or acquaintances, we can help.
  
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* In developing countries, almost 5 million children under the age of five die of malnutrition-related causes every year and another 800 million are unable to lead a normal life because of chronic hunger. (UN FAO Hunger Facts, 2014) <ref>http://www.fao.org/about/meetings/icn2/toolkit/hunger-facts/en/</ref>
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We promote veganism not as an end unto itself but as the means to a world that is more fair and just, more compassionate and healthy, and less devastating to the earth that sustains us all.
  
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* “Between now and 2050, the global population is projected to rise from about 7 billion to 9.2 billion, demanding a 60 percent increase in global food production.” (UN FAO Hunger Facts, 2014) <ref>http://www.fao.org/about/meetings/icn2/toolkit/hunger-facts/en/</ref>
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{{jfa-note}}If you are new to veganism, the first three articles in the [[Basics Section]] provide a good starting point.{{jfa-note-end}}
  
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* According to a report from the United Nations, the World Bank, and others, and signed by 58 nations, the calories that are lost by feeding soy, vegetables, and grains to animals, instead of using them directly as human food, could feed an additional 3.5 billion people. (UN FAO, World Bank, and Others; The IAASTD Report, 2008) <ref>http://www.globalagriculture.org/report-topics/meat-and-animal-feed.html, https://www.gwp.org/globalassets/global/toolbox/references/the-environmental-crisis.-the-environments-role-in-averting-future-food-crises-unep-2009.pdf</ref>
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The site is organized into the following sections, with information in each section further categorized by ''animals'', ''ethics'', ''earth'', ''health'', and ''humanity'', as appropriate.
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* A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by two environmental scientists, a physicist, and a molecular biologist says that "replacing all animal-based items with plant-based replacement diets can add enough food to feed 350 million additional people, more than the expected benefits of eliminating all supply chain food loss." <ref>https://www.pnas.org/content/115/15/3804</ref>
 
  
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* According to a peer-reviewed study published by the World Resources Institute in 2014, titled “Creating a Sustainable Food Future,” it takes on average 24 calories of plant feed to produce one calorie of food from animals. <ref>(average of figures on the graph on page 37) http://www.wri.org/sites/default/files/wri13_report_4c_wrr_online.pdf</ref>
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* A Cornell University ecologist calculates that we could feed eight hundred million more people in the United States with grain that livestock eats. (1997) <ref>http://news.cornell.edu/stories/1997/08/us-could-feed-800-million-people-grain-livestock-eat</ref>
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:: This section contains articles covering some basic information about veganism and animal rights. The top three articles provide a good starting point for beginners. [[Basics Section|>>]]
  
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* A University of Minnesota study found that "36% of the calories produced by the world’s crops are being used for animal feed, and only 12% of those feed calories ultimately contribute to the human diet (as meat and other animal products)." <ref>http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2013ERL.....8c4015C</ref>
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* Eighty percent of the world’s starving children live in countries where food is given to livestock that will then be shipped to and eaten in more affluent countries. This according to Dr. Richard Oppenlander. <ref>http://comfortablyunaware.com/blog/the-world-hunger-food-choice-connection-a-summary/</ref>
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:: This section provides reasoned responses to common objections, concerns, and questions regarding animal rights and veganism. The responses are organized into talking points. Use the ''Share'' button near the top of each objection page to share a link or the entire response to the objection as plain text. [[Objections Section|>>]]
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:: Fact sheets provide support for a variety of assertions that are commonly made in advocating for veganism and animal rights. Each fact sheet consists of one assertion followed by summarized citations of supporting evidence for that assertion. Use the ''Share'' button near the top of each fact-sheet page to share a link or the entire fact sheet as plain text. [[Fact Sheets Section|>>]]
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:: Each entry in this section summarizes an important book, video, research study, law, organization, person, place, event, or concept, highlighting information that is useful for veganism and animal rights advocacy. [[Summaries Section|>>]]
  
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: The further division of information in each section into the topics of ''animals'', ''ethics'', ''earth'', ''health'', and ''humanity'' provides a uniform structure to help you get to the information in which you are interested. Written definitions of these categories are forthcoming.
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In talking about the cruelties inflicted on animals, presenting the reality of what's happening may seem to be an exaggeration when it is not. It's especially important that when we make claims that may seem hyperbolic but in fact are not that we are able to back up those statements with supporting evidence.

Revision as of 14:33, 20 February 2019

Your Vegan and Animal Rights Wiki

We provide a well-organized, evidence-based, non-hyperbolic body of knowledge useful to vegans, those considering veganism, and especially those engaged in vegan and animal rights advocacy. Whether you are actively engaging with others on the street or discussing any aspect of veganism with inquisitive friends, family, or acquaintances, we can help.

We promote veganism not as an end unto itself but as the means to a world that is more fair and just, more compassionate and healthy, and less devastating to the earth that sustains us all.

If you are new to veganism, the first three articles in the Basics Section provide a good starting point.

Site Sections

The site is organized into the following sections, with information in each section further categorized by animals, ethics, earth, health, and humanity, as appropriate.

==== Basics ====
This section contains articles covering some basic information about veganism and animal rights. The top three articles provide a good starting point for beginners. >>
==== Objections ====
This section provides reasoned responses to common objections, concerns, and questions regarding animal rights and veganism. The responses are organized into talking points. Use the Share button near the top of each objection page to share a link or the entire response to the objection as plain text. >>

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==== Fact Sheets ====
Fact sheets provide support for a variety of assertions that are commonly made in advocating for veganism and animal rights. Each fact sheet consists of one assertion followed by summarized citations of supporting evidence for that assertion. Use the Share button near the top of each fact-sheet page to share a link or the entire fact sheet as plain text. >>
==== Summaries ====
Each entry in this section summarizes an important book, video, research study, law, organization, person, place, event, or concept, highlighting information that is useful for veganism and animal rights advocacy. >>
==== Blog Posts ====
This section contains blog posts on a variety of topics. >>

Information

The information on this site is usefully organized, evidence based, and non-hyperbolic.

Usefully organized

The site is organized into the kinds of information we use in advocacy—basic information, objections to veganism, facts to back up assertions, and summaries of various kinds. This way of organizing also engenders discovery and learning.
The further division of information in each section into the topics of animals, ethics, earth, health, and humanity provides a uniform structure to help you get to the information in which you are interested. Written definitions of these categories are forthcoming.

Evidence based

When we present a piece of information as fact, that information should be based on credible supporting evidence, not conjecture or unsubstantiated claims. We provide citations or links to credible sources for factual statements that are not general knowledge. We minimize using animal rights organizations for sources in cases where believability would be an issue to a non-vegan audience but not because the information is inaccurate.

Non-hyperbolic

Hyperbole and sensationalism are not welcome here. The case for veganism is strong, and the objections to veganism are weak. There is no need to oversell the health or environmental benefits of a plant-based diet—they are strong enough already.

In talking about the cruelties inflicted on animals, presenting the reality of what's happening may seem to be an exaggeration when it is not. It's especially important that when we make claims that may seem hyperbolic but in fact are not that we are able to back up those statements with supporting evidence.

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