A full-on carnivore?! Here?!
You’re either heckling us or super courageous!
Delighted to have you, in any case!
If you came for the laughs,
check out these knee-slappers.
If you’re down for some vegan joy, read on.
Here’s what to expect from HUNGRY BEAUTIFUL ANIMALS…
Discover Your Why: Whether it's curiosity, concern, or a soft spot for animals, this book will help you find personal and motivating reasons to introduce more plants into your diet. (Spoiler alert: it doesn’t involve shame or giving up your identity.)
Fresh Philosophical Nuggets: Get ready for some mind-bending, thought-provoking insights on our food system and how we really are what we eat. It might even make your mouth water for this plant-based tiramisu. (But do actually click that link because you need to try this recipe.)
Advocacy Tips Galore: Learn practical tips for incorporating more plant-based foods without feeling like you're losing out on life's pleasures. Think of it as expanding your culinary horizons, one veggie at a time.
Heartwarming Tales for Understanding Vegan Friends and Family: Discover inspiring stories that show how small changes can make a big difference. Even if these tales fail to warm your carnivorous heart, they’ll shed light on what makes vegan friends and family tick (or at least help you to know your adversaries better 😅).
Laughs Included: We know the vegan thing can feel a bit much, so this book finds plenty of humor in the journey. Matt never expected to go vegan (in a million years!), and let’s just say he’s happy to laugh at himself.
Community Vibes: Find out how to build a supportive community, because making any lifestyle change is easier when you’re not doing it alone. Plus, it's more fun to share the journey with others.
About HUNGRY BEAUTIFUL ANIMALS
Perhaps you’ve looked at factory farming or climate change and thought, I should become a vegan. Maybe you succeeded and things are going beautifully. Maybe you’re trying, but it’s a slog. But very probably, like most people who’ve entertained this aspiration, you haven’t found the gumption to try. And that might feel deflating–even demoralizing. Why is it so hard to do something that we strongly suspect we should?
Well, in our world, roast turkey emanates gratitude, steak confers virility, shawarma is the center of the street party, and chicken soup represents a mother’s love. Against attachments this precious, simply swapping meat for plants won’t work. Animal products are just too woven into the shaping forces that make us who we are to imagine living joyfully without them!
In Hungry Beautiful Animals, philosopher Matthew C. Halteman shows us how–despite all the forces arrayed against going vegan–we can create an abundant life for everyone without using animals for food. It might seem that moral rectitude or environmental judgment should do the trick, but they can’t. Going vegan must be about flourishing, for all life. Shame and blame don’t lead to flourishing. We must do it with joy instead.
Hungry Beautiful Animals is more than philosophy: it’s a book of action, of forgiveness, of love. Funny and wise, this book frees us joyfully to want what we already know we need.
Discover Some Vegan Joys
From tips on trying out plant-based meals to learning about sustainable living, we’ve curated some piping hot resources to help you spread the joy of #GoingVegan.
