A vegan stands against animal abuse. Sounds like you? The resources below cover ethics.
Luckily, a vegan lifestyle also brings positive benefits including our planet and health, so everyone wins.
Knowledge is power, so doing your own research is important. Find yourself facing lots of questions? – the resource at the end of this page may be helpful.
Earthlings Documentary
Watch on YouTube
1 hour 36 mins
A must-see documentary showing the different ways animals are used by humans. Split into chapters from puppy farming, fashion, food, entertainment and testing. Although content is challenging, you deserve the truth. "Life changing" "Very powerful"
Youtube: Dairy is scary
5 mins 30 secs
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5-minute video revealing the dairy industry and reasons to ditch dairy.
Youtube: hope: the film
1 hour 32 mins
The project – let’s change the world, and the film – watch and realise we can make a contribution towards a world filled with compassion and respect for one another. The film is definitely worth watching; it won’t cost you anything but time, however you’ll need to sign in to Youtube.
Youtube: Lucent
1 hour 47 mins
Before ‘Dominion’ there was ‘Lucent’ – by the same people, a crowd-funded documentary shining a light on pig farming.
Youtube: Dominion
2 hours
Documentary 'Dominion' pulls the lid off modern day animal agriculture, exploring the morality of our dominion over the vulnerable. A powerful inside look into how animals are treated with undercover footage and drones.
Check out the website at dominionmovement.com
“Veganism = doing all you can to avoid animal exploitation, as far as possible.
It extends beyond ‘diet’; veganism is a moral stance against animal use and cruelty.
A vegan is someone against animal abuse and the harm caused by animal products. They don’t eat any parts which come from animals (e.g. meat, dairy, eggs). They don’t wear the skin, fur, feathers or wool from animals; recognising animals are not a resource.
They avoid products tested on animals, as well as places where captive animals are used for human entertainment such as zoos, aquariums and circuses. And companion animals? Vegans rescue, adopt and foster, rather than encouraging breeding, to help homeless animals (see Earthlings Documentary: Chapter 1/pets and last chapter/testing).
To eradicate speciesism, a vegan actively opposes animal suffering by educating and encouraging others to recognise the plight and rights of animals.”
Vegan Links definition, updated 2023