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Resources

Animal liberation and direct action

Animal Liberation Press (ALF)
Wiki on Ethical Veganism
Wiki on the Animal Liberation Front
Wiki on Total Liberation
Different approaches to AL direct action
Earth First! manual and tactics
Support prisoners of conscience: Vegan Prisoners Support Group (UK)
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submitted 1 month ago by Aliveelectricwire@hexbear.net to c/vegan@hexbear.net

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My therapist informed me I cant do anything vegan diet because its a "restrictive" diet and im diagnosed with anorexia. Currently in the psychward, told I can do it in residential but for two weeks I cant. Any advice on coping with this? ive been homeless and not eating and in an hour there will be meat staring at me.

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[–] towhee@hexbear.net 19 points 1 month ago

At least under the Peter Singer style formulation of human respect for animal welfare, not eating meat is predicated on our actual capability of doing so without endangering or greatly burdening ourselves (same as with our obligation to be charitable outlined in Famine, Affluence, and Morality). This is why "would you eat meat on a desert island"-style questions can be easily answered "yes" without undermining our own values. For the tremendous majority of people, they indeed would not be endangered or greatly burdened by not eating meat. However, you find yourself in a place where that is no longer true. I think we have all met someone for whom their veganism is a cover for an eating disorder. I am not going to allege that is true of you, but I will gently suggest that you follow your psych's guidance as they are a professional who is best acquainted with your situation and who wants to help you. When you find yourself on stable ground again, you can return to not eating meat. The important thing here is that you eat now without guilt.