10 More Ways to Help Animals After You Go Vegan

This is a movement, not just a lifestyle

Björn Jóhann
Published in
7 min readAug 21, 2020

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A cow peeking through a fence and looking at the camera with her tongue sticking out to the side
Photo: Colton Jones via Unsplash

Ditching meat, dairy, eggs, leather, and other forms of commercialized animal cruelty is absolutely of the best ways to make your lifestyle more ethical. It reduces carbon emissions, reduces demand for unethical animal abuse, and even may help you live a healthier life. While this is a massive step, it’s not the last step.

At its core, veganism is about abstaining from cruelty, whether on our plates or on our bodies. That’s a slightly different concept than preventing cruelty.

These 10 steps are forms of active veganism — spreading the message to convince others to make the switch to a less-cruel dinner plate. Many of you are likely already enacting many of these actions.

Not everyone step can be done by everyone — due to financial constraints, able-bodiedness, or other roadblocks — and that’s okay! Commit to the steps that are actionable in your life.

1. Volunteer at pet shelters and animal sanctuaries

If veganism is abstaining from the practice of going harm to animals, rescuing animals is actively stopping that harm.

Many animal sanctuaries are in need of support, both financial and otherwise. reach out to a…

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Björn Jóhann
Björn Jóhann

Written by Björn Jóhann

A queer, herbivorous, leftist Viking. I write about society, justice, and popular media. UChicago grad.

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