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Laura Lee. May 3, 1988. Vegan and tree hugger. Animal rights activist. Queer. Curly hair and tattooed. Left-handed. German, Lebanese, and Scottish descent. Big family of animals. Enjoys nature, music, webdesign, figure skating, rain, photography, crafting, bagpipes, poetry, and Wall-E.
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vegan is someone who does not consume any animal products and avoids the exploitation of animals. Why? Animals used by the food, entertainment, clothing, and experimentation industries suffer from extreme abuse and neglect at the hands of people. Factory farmed animals receive horrific treatment, such as lifelong confinement, painful castration, and even boiling alive. Animals in labs die by the thousands from induced illnesses and injuries without veterinary care. Animals in circuses are even beaten to perform for humans. We can avoid this unnecessary torture with a plant-based diet and cruelty-free products. No matter how different we are from other species, we are co-citizens of the Earth, and we are animals too. They, like us, can
suffer. The only road to compassion is to recognize that they are not our property, our food, or our entertainment. VEGAN -- For the people, for the planet, for the animals.
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04/30/2009: "Goodbye Mango"
music: Queen - "The Show Must Go On"
mood: Mournful
After a couple of days of struggling with sickness, Mango passed away last night. It's so hard to believe she's gone.
I loved Mango. The way she would travel through paper towel rolls, the way she would jump from high places and scare me to death, the way she would carry her big carrot treats around, the way she'd make her nest, the way she'd stuff her cheeks full of food, the way she'd follow me around in her ball.
We already miss her so much. I was looking forward to bringing her to the new house and spending many more months with her.
Today I took her body home and had a funeral in the backyard with flowers. It just seems like I brought her home yesterday, and she's already gone. I'll never forget her the way I've never forgotten any of the animals that have touched my life so deeply.
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on Friday, May 8th, KT said
Aw I'm sorry to hear that. She looked so cute.
