Jeffrey Coolwater - "I want to influence the spread of veganism worldwide & see the elimination of ALL animal exploitation!"

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"I want to influence the spread of veganism worldwide & see the elimination of ALL animal exploitation!"

Toronto, Canada
male, age 62
single
Speaks: English
Joined Nov 9, 2005

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Do you *really* love animals?

ATTENTION FRIENDS AND OTHER VISITORS: IF YOU CARE ABOUT ANIMALS, OR EVEN IF YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT ANIMALS, BUT YOU CARE ABOUT JUSTICE, THEN I CANNOT RECOMMEND STRONGLY ENOUGH THAT YOU READ THIS SHORT BOOK: http://www.eatlikeyoucarebook.com IT IS AN EASY READ AND POSITIVELY EYE OPENING. I CAN ALMOST GUARANTEE IT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE, BUT IT WILL CERTAINLY MAKE YOU RE-THINK HOW YOU VIEW ANIMALS.

All animal use is immoral because it represents a speciesist mindset. It causes unimaginable misery, produces Earth's worst pollution, destroys natural habitat, and is bad for our health. If we claim to "love" animals and yet eat, wear or use them or their secretions, we are morally conflicted and need to ask ourselves why we are not living our *values*. Even the purchase and breeding of "companion animals" is problematic in that it perpetuates exploitation. We still have an obligation, however, to adopt and take care of those homeless millions in shelters but without encouraging more.

BOTTOM LINE: If we hope to end animal suffering, we must all embrace the principles of Veganism—reject violence, exploitation and injustice in our lives including in what we eat, wear and use—and then most importantly, educate others Abolitionist Veganism according to the six principles of Professor Francione's Abolitionist Approach to Animal Rights (see his website link next). This is the only action we need take to truly dry up demand for all animal use.

For a more complete understanding please follow the blog essays and podcast commentaries of Professor Gary L. Francione at http://www.abolitionistapproach.com/

Please see here: for an amazing Vegan resource. You'll find everything you need including the why's and how's.

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Joined	Nov 9, 2005	Activist Aspirations	undeclared
Here for	Meeting Friends, Professional Connections, Support a Cause
Group Host of	none yet
Groups	* ~ 5. A Haven For My Friends ~ In Memory & Honor of Agnes Corbett, A Dog-Gone Good Natural Pets Group, A Forest in Brazil, A Raw Food Diet For Your Cat - The Way Nature Intended, ANIMAL TESTING? WHAT DO YOU THINK?, ANIMCORD: Would you like to save abandoned animals?, ANTI-FUR SOCIETY, Abolish Animal Abuse, Acoustic Coffee House, Agenda Earth Rescue, All Natural HealthWorks!, American Senior Cats, Animal Action Clearinghouse, Animal Action Group-writing letters to help animals worldwide. more » Animal Education and Petitions, Animal Friends of The Balkans, Animal Liberation Front-Are They Terrorists?, Animal Petitions, Animal Rights Activists Support, Animal Rights vs. Animal Welfare, Animal Wellness and Holistic Guidance for Animal Companions, Animal rights, Antivivisection, Ask the Vet Techs, BAN FOIE GRAS!!, BOYCOTT JAPAN, BOYCOTTS R US, Between the Worlds, Boycott Animal Circuses, Boycott Animal Testing Companies, CANADIANS PROACTIVE & GLOBAL CITIZENS, Canadians, Cancer Research Research, Care2 FAQ, Care2 Feedback and Suggestions, Care2Guru, Cat Lovers, Clean, Green and Renewable JOBS, Defenders of Wildlife, Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund - Electing Pro-Wildlife Leaders, Demanding Tougher Penalties for Animal Abuse!, Earth College, Elephant Lovers, Empathy, Compassion Fatigue & Secondary Traumatic Stress, FEMALE ARTISTS - CREATIVE WOMEN, Farm Animal Advocacy, stop the cruelty!, Fight For Tougher Laws In MS, Fight For Buddy's Law, For The Love of The Geek, Friends of the Elephant Foundation, GLOBAL ACTION CENTRAL, Giving Words, HELP END BEAR BILE FARMS, HSUS-The Humane Society of the United States, Healthy Cooking, Hippie Pride, How far would you go for...?, Human Rights Watch, IMPEACH BUSH NOW!, Jane Goodall Institute: Race for the Primates, Last Chance for Animals, Lions Tigers Bears, Oh My!, Little Seniors Last Hope Rescue, Lux Aeterna, Make A Difference - Smile..., Marine Biology: Life in the Ocean, Marine Mammal Rescue Group, NATURE PROVIDES, National Audubon Society, Nature Lovers, Nature and Wildlife, Ocean Realm, Oceana, Organic for You and Pets Too!, PEOPLE FOR ANIMALS HARYANA, PETA - People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, PRRA - People for the Rights and Respect of Animals, Pan Paniscus, Penultimate, People Helping Animals Worldwide, People against bullfighting, People for Peace and Progress, Petition Collection, Petitions Welcome, Pets in Need, Piewaket Town Book Stop ~Jandi, Kat & Kim - Prop.~ Est.8/15/07 CA./MA., Pinnipeds, Prepare to Unlock Reality (UR), Proactively Compassionate Non-Violent Revolutionaries, REVOLUTION, Race for the Big Cats, Race for the Rainforest, Save Animals from Exploitation, Snowballing Our Human Hunger Fight Site, Standing Up For Animal Rights, Supporters of Winging Cat Rescue, THE WORLDS ENDANGERED CHILDREN, Tell Turkey to care for its stray animals, The New World Order, The Town Crier, The Value of a River, The Vegan Solution: An Ideal Whose Time Has Come, The Vegetarian Alliance, Tree-Nation, Treehuggers, Unify the Grid - a care2 Lightworker Group, Until they are Safe - People Against Horse Slaughter, VOICE FOR ASIAN ANIMALS, Vegan, Vegan World Cuisine, Vegetarian and Vegan Recipes, Voice4Change:CAUSE, VoiceforSeals, We-Love-Pomegranates (c), Whale Call Cafe, What we can do to stop Global Warming, When Disaster Strikes, Who loves ducks?, Words of Peace, World Wide - Legal Action 4 Animal Rights, animal abuse and domestic violence, antispeciesism, circle of life, communicating friendship, fruitarian, rAw vEgAn, the effects of eating Meat, ~Creative Expressions~

Hometown	Toronto, ON, Canada
Homepage	http://coolwater4animals.wordpress.com
Birthday	June 23, 1951
Languages	English
About Me	To learn more about me visit my blog, Coolwater4animals linked in my billboard, follow me on Twitter: @MacVegan or join me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coolwater4animals
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Lifestyle
Pets	Micheal (Apr 1995 - Jan 2011), Jennie (Apr 1995 - Feb 2013), Buddy (August 2007 - )
Activist Aspirations
Political Leaning	Depends
Religions
Eating Habits	Vegan
Wild Fact About Me
My Philosophy
What Gives Me Hope	That veganism is more common today than ever before.
If I were Mayor, I'd make the world a better place by
What/who changed my life and why
What Bugs Me	Animal lovers who still eat animals!
Passions
Inspirations	Gary Francione
What Scares Me	New Animal Welfarism
Favorites
Role Models
Quotation	"We need to shift the paradigm away from the property status of animals to moral personhood. And the only way to do that is through creative, nonviolent vegan education." -- Gary L. Francione
Interests	Computers and Podcasting
Books	Eat Like You Care, Introduction to Animal Rights/Francione, Rain Without Thunder by Gary Francione, Vegan Freak, Eternal Treblinka
Music	Classical, contemporary jazz, Big Band, some pop
Movies
TV Shows
Favorite Foods	Chinese, Middle Eastern, Mexican, Italian, East Indian. All are easily vegan!
Favorite Places
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Rosemary R. (630)	Jeffrey enjoy a very extra special Happy Birthday & all our very best wishes for many more ... may all your wishes come true my dear friend
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Dalia H. (1269)	My Beloved Jeffrey Wishing You The Best Birthday Ever. May All Your Dreams Come True. GOD Bless You Today, Tomorrow, and Forever!!!! ~~HAPPY~~HAPPY BIRTHDAY WITH A MILLION STARS LIKE YOU!!! Much Love, Light, Cake, and a very Big Hug, B.D♥♥♥
Jun 16, 2011 12:22 PM
Bette M. (91)	HAPPY BIRTHDAY JEFFREY!!! Plant & protect Danny's trees for life in 2011!!
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Raja G. (142)	and All the Best Wishes.
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Henriette M. (145)	Wishing you my Dear Jeffrey a Joyous Festive Season!
Oct 15, 2010 12:23 AM
Bette M. (91)	~I Never Knew~~ I never knew my life would be so complete in the middle of such chaos. I never knew I could love like that. I never knew I could hurt like that. I never knew I could worry like that. I never knew I could be that proud. People always warned me that my life would change so much with the entrance of my children. What they forgot to tell me it would change more with their departure toward their own lives. ~~Author Unknown~~ PLANT TREES FOR LIFE....... I miss & love you my precious Danny........
Sep 24, 2010 11:45 PM
Bette M. (91)	Danny 5/22/84......5/9/10 The light of my life.....Plant A Danny Tree(s).....For Life.......
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Dalia H. (1269)	My Beloved Jeffrey: Wishing You The Best Birthday Ever! May All Your Dreams come True! GOD Bless you Today and Forever!!! Much Love, Light, Cake, and Big Hugsss, B.D♠
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