A Chance to Help Advocate and Author John Robbins

Published January 12, 2009 @ 06:00AM PT

Many of this blog's vegan and vegetarian readers know who John Robbins is, I imagine--surely many of them have been influenced by his work or know someone who has been. For the rest, here is a brief introduction: Robbins is a renowned author and the founder of EarthSave. As the son of the Baskin-Robbins founder, he could have stepped into the company-leading role he was expected to take over, but he chose a rather different path. And his books--the famous Diet for a New America and the recent Food Revolution (subtitled "How Your Diet Can Help Save Your Life and the World") among them--have changed lives. (Also, if you've never read his essay "The Pig Farmer," do yourself a favor, and read it soon.)

So why am I bringing up John Robbins today? Because he's helped countless people over the years, and now he could use a bit of help himself. Please see the letter that appeared this weekend at VegSource for information on the crisis that has befallen the Robbins family and how you may be able to help.

Following is a tiny extract:

Because of his books, countless people around the world have changed their way of eating, dressing, and relating to animals. Because of the integrity he has shown in his life, countless people have found the courage to turn down job opportunities and great financial gain if the work caused harm to others.

John's compassion for all beings, and his ability to share his vision through his speaking and writing, are among the greatest gifts I have witnessed in my life. I offered to send out this appeal for help when I learned of this terrible injustice to a man who has dedicated his life to ending injustice toward others.

Continue reading at VegSource.

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The Pig Farmer story.... wow. I have never heard of it until today. Thank you so much for passing it on. Honestly, I have been trying to work on being so judgemental of others. It's something I basically hate about my personality because on the one hand, I try so hard to be a good activist, but on the other hand, I end up judging people I don't know- especially on the internet.

I have been working on this personality flaw as much as possible and this story was something I desperately needed to read. I will be blogging about it and I thank you so much for sharing it.

Posted by Philosophia and Animal Liberation on 01/12/2009 @ 06:58AM PT
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The Pig Farmer story is beautiful and brought me to tears...

When I first transitioned to a vegetarian, and then vegan, lifestyle, Diet For A New America was my main source of information about how I would be able to get nutritional needs met. John Robbins debunked the protein mythology, assuaging my ever-increasing paranoia (born of the misinformation and propaganda put out by the meat and dairy moneymaking machine) that I wouldn't be able to get enough, and offered easy-to-understand charts, tables and graphs that educated me about what I was eating and all it had to offer.

For all that his work has done for me, I would be remiss to not pay John Robbins back, as best I can, in his time of need.

Posted by Keith Berger on 01/14/2009 @ 11:13AM PT
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Stephanie is an independent animal rights advocate, a vegan, a tree-hugging environmentalist, and a freelance editor and writer. She lives in St. Louis with an aging corgi-lab and an adolescent rescued pit bull.