I have a confession.

I'm not vegan and there are very rare occasions in which I -- mostly accidentally-- ingest dairy products. I avoid milk, never eat eggs by themselves... but have had an experience every vegetarian and aspiring vegan has at one time or another: the realization that some strange, animal-derived, processed ingredient wound up in that cookie I ate... or that my hot 'n' sour soup had an egg white in it... or a fleck of ground beef mysteriously ended up in my fries.

I also break down and allow the occasional product with honey (that's my current challenge), and I take a multi-vitamin that has fish parts in it. On very rare occasions, I eat a piece of candy that has carmine it.

That's the really sad part about food products (note that I do call them "products")-- animal ingredients are SO prolific. I have the utmost respect for a true vegan who can avoid them all.

And for the rest of us, I think it's important to -- at one's own pace-- take steps to achieve that pure veganism, because that's the only way we can achieve a truly guilt-free life. This is a quote I found while on the internet (I haven't verified its authenticity):


Unfortunately, it's not just the "blood" we're talking about-- it's anything that we steal from animals. In the case of California cows, it's their milk, most likely their lives... and their dignity.

I started this website because I finally got so fed up with the "California Cows are Happy" campaign that I decided to tell the California Milk Advisory Board (in my own way) that some Americans refuse to believe its lies. I hope you'll join me in spreading the truth.