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I think it’s happening. Hi! Hi everyone![br]How are you guys doing?

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I hope you can hear me and everything. This is... I’ve never done the phone version of YouTube streaming.

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Ummmmm....

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I can’t tell… OK, I think you guys can hear[br]me, I hope you guys can hear me, please let

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me know if you can hear me, just say hello.[br]Hi from Liverpool! Ummm…ok...

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Oh you guys can hear me? Ok, good! Hi! I just, thanks[br]guys for being here! This is kind of a last-minute

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thing, this is not typically how I operate.[br]But we just went over the 150k mark for the

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channel which is pretty crazy, and uh I wanted[br]to celebrate and also just be here to answer

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any questions and also just have some time[br]with you guys that’s a little more casual

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and everything. So, ummm, I have—oh hi! There’s[br]so many people, yay! So just so you guys know,

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I’m on like the new… YouTube just rolled[br]out like a, well I don’t know when they

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did it, because they don’t tell anyone anything,[br]but there’s like a live stream on my phone

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now instead of doing it on my computer, so[br]bear with me because I’ve never done it before.

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So it’s gonna look like I’m poking[br]you in the face a bunch. But I’m just trying

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to look at the comments. for anyone who hasn’t[br]already, make sure that you click the little

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bell thingy on the channel to get notifications,[br]because that’s how you’ll know when I

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do these things or if I post videos. Just[br]so you know. OK. Alright. I’m gonna try

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to just get to some questions, because I want[br]to make the most of y’all’s time, so let

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me… there’s a lot of stuff happening up[br]in here… ok. Ok. Thanks for letting me know

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that you guys can hear me. I see that, ok.[br]Julian Mack says... Just preemptively, I’m probably

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gonna say everyone’s names incorrectly,[br]just saying that up front. Julian asked: “What

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do you tell non-vegans if they say, ‘Oh[br]you vegans think that you are so much morally better,

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but you kill bugs in crops, and there’s[br]animals in computers and cell phones’?”

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That’s a good question, Julian. And I actually[br]have a video on that called... and once I’m

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done with this Q and A, guys, I’m gonna[br]go in after the fact and put in links that

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are specific. Like videos that are specific[br]to every question, and hopefully eventually

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also have time markers for every single question[br]which is what I’ve done with the previous

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Q and A which you guys can watch, which is[br]super long, but I put time markers so you

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can jump to each question. It’ll take a[br]little bit of time to do that, and to caption it

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uh, but I will do that. So anyway, Julian,[br]your question with... what about, you know, vegans

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kill bugs when they...and animals when they harvest the[br]foods and everything. So I do have a video

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called “Do Vegans Kill Animals More Than[br]Meat Eaters?” and I go into that because

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there was this one study put out a while back about,

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“Oh, hey, vegans kill more animals than non-vegans

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with the harvesting process.” But, if you[br]watch the video, you’ll see... that the way

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the study was conducted, there was just a[br]lot of different caveats and flaws and

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in the end, when you really think about it, in[br]the most basic and logical manner,

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in order for meat-eaters to… if you’re eating animals,[br]you’re also eating… I mean, you still

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have to deal with the fact that they ate all[br]of the plants that they’re eating. So, you know,

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non-vegans tend to consume around like[br]10 times more plant matter, at the end of the

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day than vegans, so you’re kind of compounding…[br]Even if we do slaughter, like, a huge amount

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of animals through harvesting and whatnot,[br]that’s compounded and that’s packaged

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into eating animals. And so it’s kind of…[br]it’s kind of a non-starter of an argument.

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And then as far as… I’m gonna try to not[br]do my thing where I spend like 30 minutes

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answering one question because that’s what[br]I tend to do… but! You also said what about

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when… I’m totally losing my brain track[br]right now… oh! Like with computers and cellphones,

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that there’s animal parts in that, that’s[br]kind of like the whole “100% vegan” type

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of thing, or being a “perfect vegan,”[br]or like, can you be completely vegan? I have

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an older video with Gary Yourofsky called[br]like “100% Vegan” or “Can You Be 100%

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Vegan?” and in that I talk about how being[br]vegan is the striving to eliminate as much

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as practical and possible. However- practicable[br]and possible... however, being humans, we like

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to take that word and we like to say, “Well,[br]it’s not practicable for me not to eat... bacon

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every day,” you know so it’s kind of more taking[br]an honest look at ourselves and the fact that

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as long as we are alive and on this world[br]we are going to be inadvertently hurting other

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beings, and you know, it's incredibly unfortunate[br]but that doesn't mean that oh because I might

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step on an insect or drive over many of them[br]with a vehicle or the vehicle has animals

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in it. It's kind of like the black and white[br]thinking of human logic to say... or illogic to say

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oh because I can’t not squish a bug every[br]once in awhile I might as well slaughter billions

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of animals needlessly It just… It doesn't[br]make sense, you know, we would never say:

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‘I can't stop all murders, so i’m just[br]gonna stab everyone I see everyday.’

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Because why not? You know. It’s kind of - It’s[br]a way of avoiding - avoiding the issue; and

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avoiding what we actually, umm, you know,[br]ahh... okay yea.

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Maritza says: “ Don’t make the answers[br]so long” - You are SO correct!

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Okay I’m gonna try to - I’m going to try[br]and shorten it up, you guys. It’s hard because

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I don’t want to just give you a just like[br]a sound bite that’s like totally doesn't

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even answer your question - but then I also[br]want to make sure that I answer more than

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- more than like three.

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Uhh ‘cause it’s like ridiculous. Okay,[br]and there’s a lot of them.

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Okay, so that’s—I’ll link to that video[br]later.

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Oh my gosh. There’s a lot, so I'm trying[br]you guys to go back up to the top.

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Okay here we go. Hello everyone. Hi. Umm.[br]Now there’s a lot of people telling me that

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you can hear me.[br]Hello?

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Hello Phil? Phil Dieu? from France. That was[br]my attempt at trying to say something french.

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It was not good. Umm.[br]HI from Iceland - HI Tina from Iceland.

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When is it going to start?[br]I think it’s - it’s starting right now.

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Okay here we go.[br]Oh Thank you, Uhh.

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Hi Redneck2Vegan Hello, big Hello. Umm.[br]Okay guys. I’m getting down to some questions...

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Oh The Black Bean Industry says:[br]“Why are you so awesome?”

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Oh man; I don’t know; I don’t know if[br]I even agree with that assessment, but I appreciate it.

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Hello from Scotland. HI Tennessee. Dallas, Texas

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Oh Thank you JV that you - Hello to[br]you and your wife, as well. Thank you. Umm.

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Okay guys. I’m getting down to the two question.[br]Here, it’s gonna happen. There’s like

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a lot of ‘hellos’; which is exciting.[br]Umm. Oh.

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Pay The Troll says: "You look great!"[br]Thank you. That’s weird, because it’s

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like a troll saying something nice about my[br]appearance; that’s like the reverse.  OK...

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HI Vegan Gains Jr. you get around, sir.[br]Hey Vegan Warrior. I haven't seen you in umpteen

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million years. That is the exact amount of[br]time.

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oh... Ok… Lets see… Sup… HI Hench Herbivore[br].

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Oh. Thank you for skipping class Poor Piggy[br]but I don’t know if I… Well, I’m not

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going to endorse anyone dropping out of school[br]but thank you.

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OK. Here we go. Trying to get down you guys,[br]to a question. Um… “I think you have a

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video on almost every subject” yes Maritza,[br]there are a lot of them… Yeah.

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Oh my goodness. I am sorry you guys. Like[br]the phone it shows two comments at a time.

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Oh here we go. Pay The Troll asked: “How[br]do you help someone who has relapsed with

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eating meat?” So… I guess with that, it[br]depends on what the factor was, you know,

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what it is that… Why they went back to eating[br]meat, you know, if they were feeling ill or

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feeling like if maybe I have a uh nutritional[br]deficiency or I'm feeling, weak. So I’m

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gonna, you know, go back to eating meat. A[br]lot of times, you know, just… Human… It’s

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hard. *sigh* I tend to make generalizations[br]sometimes when I don’t want to but there's

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just no better way of doing it for these kinds[br]of answers. But it does seem that we as humans

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tend to kind of jump to conclusions of: Oh[br]I feel weak it must be I went vegan… You

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know. And especially with something like going[br]vegan where there is already kind of this,

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uh, predisposition to believing that it’s[br]not gonna...that it's not good for us or that

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there is going to be an issue with it. I kind[br]of poked fun at this with my, new year's eve

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“How vegans ruin new year's” is, you know,[br]like as soon as someone goes vegan, like oh

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my god my iron is gone, my B12’s gone. So[br]if it is something nutritional, you know,  err...

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It can be kind of like helping ground[br]them a little bit, you know. With… You know…

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If they feel like something is wrong nutritionally[br]go see a doctor, get some blood work done.

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Uh. Us trying to like just assume maybe something[br]is wrong with me can can be difficult...umm...

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A lot of times I think it’s like social pressure[br]or just the, the messages that we get cause,

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you know. Once someone goes vegan maybe they[br]saw Earthlings or maybe they made the connection

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and then. You know… They are back into their[br]environment and 99.999% of the messages that

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we get are that eating animals is normal and[br]regular and good and

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...you’re weird if you don’t. And so,[br]I think, depending on why that person went

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back to eating meat, would, kind of, determine[br]what approach would be best.

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But I think, kind of, finding out what it is, what fears[br]they might have, what the problem might be.

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And just kind of helping them connect with[br]what it is… why they wanted to go vegan in the first place.

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You know, and, and giving[br]them a sense of community, if it is something

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about, you know, feeling isolated, or feeling[br]like they’re the only person, you know,

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or that, you know, their family won’t accept[br]them. So, There’s a lot of...

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There’s a lot of ways, to, to go about it, ‘cause[br]it’s hard, not knowing, uh, if you don’t

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know why they went back. But one thing I will[br]say: and i’m going to keep going, you guys,

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and try to knock it out. Is that uh there[br]is a time, sometimes, like especially with

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family, If you kind of, you’re hitting a[br]wall, and if you’re, kind of, you know,

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trying to make someone vegan, it might be[br]time as well to kind of give them space and

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just be the best example that you can be,[br]because we can’t make anyone vegan, and

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sometimes it actually is, like, counterproductive[br]if we try. but helping people make that connection

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for themselves, is how it can really, .. last.[br]because then they’ve come to that conclusion on their own.

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Okay....

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HI Katy from Oklahoma. I am doing well, Thank[br]you.

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Oh yay!  Sophie. That’s so great that your friends are moving on the veg-train there. That’s awesome!

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Okay, Theo Vegan I see that your question needs an answer,

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but I can’t[br]find it. ‘Cause I’m sure it’s way ... above,

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where I am right now... ‘cause the comments

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jump up all the time.  umm...

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"In our country, you can’t  find the…. " ...Sorry guys... Oh thank you[br]Meat-free Athlete and thank you Ann-Marie

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for the, for the congratulations. Umm...

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Saw you... saw when you went to Pigs before slaughter.

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HI Hilda Thank you. Yes, That’s - that’s[br]good, sorry guys I’m looking. Okay. ...

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Okay, that’s weird. Okay, Alright. This is, this[br]is a bizarre way to try to find questions.

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It’s a bit overwhelming. Okay. Let’s see.[br]Oh. Thank you MJ gal I’m i’m really glad

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that you enjoy details, because I, I, tend[br]to be a bit excessive with them.

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Like waste, way  much, it is really hard to try to wrap it[br]up. Mmm.

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Hench Herbivore I’m hoping that you’re, i’m hoping that you’re joking[br]about: Is it vegan to cut your lawn?

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Yeah, I think, yeah, I think so. You know, I mean[br]you can try to find like, maybe like, manual

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mowers, if you want to be less uh, using gas[br]and what not.

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Oh Alley Cat Strikes says: "I saw you at Rowdy[br]Girl, but was too nervous to say hi."

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Just so you guys know, like, if you guys ever[br]just see me in, in, the real life.

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Umm... Definitely don’t feel bad.

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Come up, ‘cause i’m like the most awkward[br]human being in the world; so..

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i’m probably far more nervous[br]than you are. So just, definitely come up

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and say Hi to me.

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I also will sometimes, be in my own little universe, so it’s never

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that I’m like, not paying attention, I'm just totally...you know... pfft, up in my head, thinking

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about videos and talks and stuff. So, definitely[br]come up and always feel free to say Hi.

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I might feel startled; I might seem startled[br]at first, but then i’ll be alright. okay,

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Here we go, Oh my goodness: Emma-Kat : says[br]look at my question. I don’t know where

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it is... ‘cause there’s so many things;[br]‘cause I can only see two at a time. Okay.

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Ariel says: any suggestion for effective vegan,[br]for vegan, effective vegan activism.

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I do have a number of videos about that. I[br]think like, “Just Speak” is a talk that

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I have that I did at... Toronto Pig Save, well,[br]at the Chicken Save, at the slaughterhouse there

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I’ve always just said that the most[br]effective form of activism is really what

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you connect with, and what you’re passionate[br]about because if you try to model yourself

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after: oh, this activist, I like what they[br]do, and I’m going to try to be that person,

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and do that way. You know, I think people[br]connect with, with, you know, honesty

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in a genuine, when you’re genuinely invested,[br]and people can tell. I think that’s what

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people connect with a lot of the times, so[br]if you find a form that works for you, something

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that you’re really passionate about. Then[br]I think that, that’s probably more advantageous,

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than even trying to find, you know, “the[br]best way”, uh, that said, I put a lot of

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value in education, I think education is really...[br]a powerful way of advocating, because it proliferates,

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it, you know, it moves outwards, and so, if[br]you’re able, if someone gets the knowledge,

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and understands, you know, why to, why, you[br]know, all of the arguments, or like the, the

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reasons, and rationalities and, or, you know,[br]it really connects with them - they have that

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knowledge, they can then help educate others.[br]You know, so, I think education is an incredibly

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powerful tool and...you'll also have... you know.. that's going to help hopefully break the chain

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of parents teaching their children and then[br]children teaching their children about, you

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know, ‘it’s okay to eat and kill the animals[br]that we love’. It kind of helps break that down.

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So then also, obviously direct action[br]is really valuable for the animals who are

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rescued in that moment. So that’s also something[br]that’s incredibly powerful.

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Because to them, that’s their only life. you know...ummm...

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Ok, So… let’s get up in here... Alright.

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Oh, Jonathan, you said you met me at the march [br]to close all slaughterhouses. YAY! Hi!

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Leikin,[br]I’m sorry that the lag is bad. I don’t know

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if it’s on my end or yours. Ummm...

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Tara Scott,[br]it’s like I keep going back up you guys

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and I’m trying to find your questions and[br]then I find you asking if I’d seen your questions.

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Oh, Rayma says - I have no idea if that’s how[br]you say it - “Have you ever thought about

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visiting the Netherlands? There are not a[br]lot of vegans, and awareness is needed”.

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I would love to... You guys, I wanna - I have[br]like a massive plan that I would love to do

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for like a giant crazy project that would[br]be astronomical. I have so many of these things

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that I want to do, but one of them is involving[br]kind of what I did for Ireland with going

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really in depth into the government documents[br]and looking at the best standards of that

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country and kind of as a case study of the[br]humane debate as a whole. Because Ireland

0:16:59.680,0:17:08.709
is one of the most idealized places around[br]the world of grass-fed, pasture-raised cows

0:17:08.709,0:17:14.010
and all of these things. And so kind of using[br]that as “let’s look at what the actual

0:17:14.010,0:17:18.100
standards are” because the standards are[br]never actually met and when you actually look

0:17:18.100,0:17:23.550
doing into it - into the standards- they’re[br]pretty horrifying. So I would LOVE - one of

0:17:23.550,0:17:30.620
my long term goals is to be able to kind of[br]do something like that for every country.

0:17:30.620,0:17:35.040
And then build like a giant database as well[br]and all of these things. And that way activists

0:17:35.040,0:17:40.270
and vegans and people learning will be able[br]to access this information and learn more

0:17:40.270,0:17:48.110
about the regulations in their areas and their[br]countries and thus be able to better educate.

0:17:48.110,0:17:54.230
And then on top of that, also learn how to[br]do the research as well themselves and find

0:17:54.230,0:17:59.000
more information. But that’s like a HUGE[br]thing. Like right now I’m still trying to

0:17:59.000,0:18:03.770
keep up with the basics. But that’s part[br]of why I’m taking all this time behind the

0:18:03.770,0:18:08.350
scenes to try to build up the structure and[br]sustainability of Bite Size Vegan so that

0:18:08.350,0:18:14.360
eventually I can hopefully expand the resources[br]and be able to provide more for more people.

0:18:14.360,0:18:18.000
So, okay. Let’s get up in here.

0:18:22.620,0:18:24.000
Thank you[br]guys. I see some of you guys are answering

0:18:24.140,0:18:26.700
each other so that’s very helpful too.

0:18:26.700,0:18:28.760
Oh,[br]hI Rachel! She said, “Will you ever come

0:18:28.760,0:18:34.020
back to the UK. Met you in Manchester. Yes[br]I would love to. I would love to. There’s

0:18:34.020,0:18:35.980
so many places I would like to go.

0:18:35.980,0:18:53.220
Ok so let’s see.. (inaudible)...”I eat[br]dogs” Good for you. That’s fantastic.

0:18:53.220,0:19:00.539
Ok..hmmm…(laughing)... Some of these are[br]super offensive, but they’re hilarious in

0:19:00.539,0:19:03.570
their offensiveness that it just makes me[br]giggle.

0:19:03.570,0:19:08.540
Ok. Sorry about that you guys.

0:19:08.560,0:19:16.820
Um… ok...oh, that’s lovely. Thank you.[br]I really like the creative insults.

0:19:17.080,0:19:24.720
Those are the best ones.[br]Ok. JV Marenchello says “What’s the best

0:19:24.720,0:19:30.200
advice to help friends cut out honey? The[br]best documentary or resources. Thank you”.

0:19:30.440,0:19:42.480
So, I have a video - two videos - on honey.[br]One is pretty old, but it is the main one I think

0:19:42.480,0:19:50.440
that people see. I do have a new video - or[br]newer video - on honey that’s for kids.

0:19:50.440,0:19:57.299
But it has more updated information. That[br]one I would recommend for getting a kind of

0:19:57.299,0:20:02.470
more comprehensive thing, even though it’s[br]for kids. It also makes it pretty easy to

0:20:02.470,0:20:09.330
access, I guess. The older one - it still[br]has good information. The editing is… somethin’ else

0:20:09.330,0:20:13.570
but, one thing that I’ve been trying[br]to figure out (oh, my goodness. This is like

0:20:13.570,0:20:22.700
on this little mobile thing) With the older[br]honey video, there’s one part that I wanted

0:20:22.700,0:20:31.960
to be able to do a... caveat because I quote[br]T C Fry, I think, who... You know, of course looking

0:20:31.960,0:20:40.260
back the longer that I’ve done these videos,[br]the more I’ve gotten more in depth and careful

0:20:40.260,0:20:44.789
about my sources and citations. So if you[br]go to the older videos, a lot of those are

0:20:44.789,0:20:49.760
not cited or I haven’t - I don’t package[br]them in the way that I do now. And that’s

0:20:49.760,0:20:53.970
one of the long term things that I want to[br]go back through - probably need a whole team

0:20:53.970,0:21:00.510
with that to cite all of those. Anyways, that[br]said, check out those videos. There are links

0:21:00.510,0:21:05.000
to other things as well. I think one of the...

0:21:05.000,0:21:08.440
For me, like talking about...[br]there’s a couple of things you can go,

0:21:08.600,0:21:09.800
angles you can go with honey.

0:21:09.880,0:21:11.820
Of course there is[br]the “gross out” factor, which there’s

0:21:11.820,0:21:19.100
a lot of controversy over whether thats a[br]good approach to do. But the fact that it's

0:21:19.100,0:21:24.080
more or less “bee vomit”. Of course, they’re[br]putting it in a crop, rather than a stomach.

0:21:24.080,0:21:29.980
But for me, what’s most impactful is that[br]honey is the food that bees make for their

0:21:29.980,0:21:35.919
babies - their family. And for the production[br]of honey for humans, they’re given this

0:21:35.919,0:21:40.280
sugar substitute that’s inadequate for them[br]nutritionally. And [they’re] killed off

0:21:40.280,0:21:47.740
during the winters most of the times. Then[br]you also have the issue of the shipping of

0:21:47.740,0:21:51.270
the bees. They’re shipped in the mail and[br]the queen bees, a lot of the times they’re

0:21:51.270,0:21:56.520
killed off they’re damaged in the shipping[br]and in order to keep the queens in the hive,

0:21:56.520,0:22:02.210
they’ll have their wings ripped off. It’s[br]just like anything else that we do with non-humans

0:22:02.210,0:22:09.180
where we’re controlling every aspect of[br]their lives and for our benefit.

0:22:09.440,0:22:13.659
OK, But I would check out those videos and I’ll link them[br]below when I get back up in here.

0:22:13.659,0:22:20.100
Ok. Yeah, and I do need to get some moderators,[br]you guys. I’m sorry. I didn’t have that

0:22:20.100,0:22:27.160
in place cause I’ve never done this thing.[br]It’s brand new to me. And technology...

0:22:27.320,0:22:29.540
Not.. It's very discerning.

0:22:29.560,0:22:36.420
..hmm..ok. I’m trying to go back up so I[br]don’t just answer the newest ones.

0:22:40.020,0:22:42.500
...Oh Thank you Arvay, I am going to keep[br]doin’.

0:22:43.440,0:22:49.820
oh  Mauria... Mauria Marklets, thank you that’s very sweet.

0:22:51.680,0:22:57.160
I really, I really appreciate[br]it. Okay, Okay,

0:23:00.220,0:23:02.080
I do have vaccinations on

0:23:02.220,0:23:07.179
my video list, which i’ve had on my list[br]forever, but I am going to, that’ll be on

0:23:07.180,0:23:14.640
there. There’s a lot of things that I still[br]want to get to, I have hundreds of videos

0:23:14.640,0:23:19.460
on my list and so, that is one of them is[br]vaccinations is definitely going to be one of them...

0:23:21.220,0:23:25.500
Oh yes, Caleb I would love to do[br]one for Scotland; a video and a speech for

0:23:25.500,0:23:29.190
Scotland. There’s so many, I mean I would[br]love to do one for every country, honestly.

0:23:29.190,0:23:33.420
‘Cause, you know, I don’t, it doesn’t[br]matter how I deal in…. I know, it’s like:

0:23:33.420,0:23:36.690
it’s not like that here. But if you break[br]it down, it really is like that here. ‘Cause

0:23:36.690,0:23:45.700
there’s no kind way to enslave, and murder[br]animals, there just isn’t so… okay,

0:23:45.700,0:23:53.570
Simon asked: Do you consider crops grown using[br]bone meal as a fertilizer, vegan?

0:23:53.570,0:24:00.860
This is a legal requirement for organic crops in Sweden.[br]And that is, that is definitely

0:24:00.860,0:24:08.240
something that is... an important... or a question that[br]I get a lot. And I have a video called

0:24:08.460,0:24:14.900
“Grow your own food” something like that, where[br]we talk about veganic gardening, and I do

0:24:14.919,0:24:20.320
think that’s, that would ideally be where[br]things eventually shift to is: you know, growing

0:24:20.320,0:24:26.049
our own food, primarily, community gardens,[br]veganic farming. ‘Cause veganic basically

0:24:26.049,0:24:33.650
that just means: that it is not used with;[br]like if you’re doing veganic farming you’re

0:24:33.650,0:24:39.039
not using bone meal, or blood, or any of those[br]kinds of things to - to use as fertilizer,

0:24:39.040,0:24:45.500
so. In countries, like, it sounds like you[br]said that bone meal is required? By law? I

0:24:45.500,0:24:52.630
don’t know if it is also required by... for...[br]I don’t know if it is also required for

0:24:52.630,0:24:59.040
standard crops. Sorry guys, I gotta hit my[br]battery so this, so that the phone doesn’t

0:24:59.059,0:25:04.580
kick it. I think it went on, let’s hope[br]that it’s on. Okay, so if, I mean, obviously,

0:25:04.580,0:25:07.779
you don’t want to go to conventional crops[br]if they don’t have bone meal just because

0:25:07.779,0:25:14.179
then you’ll also have that issue. But, I[br]guess I would say do the best that you can,

0:25:14.179,0:25:19.640
again this is kind of in the in those lines[br]of practical and possible, or practicable

0:25:19.640,0:25:27.960
and possible, ideally you can even try to[br]grow your own, grow your own food, as much

0:25:27.960,0:25:33.400
as you can, so you know, try to start a garden[br]if you’re able to there’s even a lot of

0:25:33.400,0:25:38.020
help with, you can look online, and there’s[br]a lot of help with growing your food even

0:25:38.020,0:25:40.870
if you’re in like a tiny apartment, and[br]you don’t have a yard. And those kinds of

0:25:40.870,0:25:44.309
things in the video that I have on grow your[br]own food, I have a lot of links to resources

0:25:44.309,0:25:52.409
of people who do this and have a lot of wisdom[br]to give and are very open to helping others.

0:25:52.409,0:26:02.700
So that I would really recommend. And then[br]doing the best that you can, outside of that,

0:26:02.700,0:26:05.600
but there are ways to grow like lettuce and[br]stuff like that, you know, in... in like an

0:26:05.600,0:26:11.630
apartment, and other things. But you know,[br]again just do - do what you can: if it’s

0:26:11.630,0:26:16.950
between, like not eating, you know, and having,[br]getting some organic produce that’s grown

0:26:16.950,0:26:23.040
in an unideal manner, then, you know, make[br]sure that you - you feed yourself. Okay. Sorry

0:26:24.340,0:26:30.520
Alright guys, I’m gonna go back up, there’s a[br]lot of random stuff happening up in here.

0:26:30.520,0:26:38.020
It’s like, I have to do like this, it’s[br]like two - two comments at a time;

0:26:38.040,0:26:39.370
it’s ridiculous. Oh okay

0:26:39.370,0:26:44.580
Abdallah Correy asked: Can you please do a[br]video on Animal Liberation Front, and do you

0:26:44.580,0:26:53.320
support this kind of activism? Yeah, I could[br]definitely a video on them.

0:26:53.520,0:26:59.120
. It’s hard, you know the ALF, the Animal Liberation Front,[br]is not any set, it’s not like a set membership

0:26:59.120,0:27:04.260
or anything it’s, I mean the whole aspect[br]of it is that there are no, there is like

0:27:04.260,0:27:10.320
no set membership, or structure or anything,[br]and so commenting on, kind of, you know, “what

0:27:10.420,0:27:15.960
they do” is a bit, it’s a bit difficult[br]to do that, since it’s, it’s kind of,

0:27:15.960,0:27:20.580
you know, people will take out actions, you[br]know, carry out actions, and then credit the

0:27:20.580,0:27:29.020
ALF with it. So it’s more of a loose, unorganized,[br]organization type thing, you knowthere’s

0:27:29.020,0:27:37.260
Wow  a lot of stuff happening. Oh okay.  [br]Emma, oh wait, yeah,

0:27:37.260,0:27:43.590
Emma De Cat asked: what do you think of home[br]raised livestock, like cows, pigs, goats,

0:27:43.590,0:27:48.559
I know you don’t eat meat, just want to[br]know your opinion? I don’t know if you mean,

0:27:48.559,0:27:55.980
like, raised at home in order to be eaten...[br]But yeah guys, i’m sorry guys. Rayma I do

0:27:55.980,0:27:59.560
see that; I would love to delete the spammers,[br]I just, uh, with the amount that are going

0:27:59.560,0:28:07.580
by, I would just be like, doing this and poking[br]this the entire time. I don’t want to spend

0:28:07.580,0:28:10.170
the entire time sitting here trying to moderate[br]the comments, next time, i’ll have to do

0:28:10.170,0:28:16.860
a better job, you guys, of getting some moderators[br]in place, so that I could see the questions

0:28:16.860,0:28:25.919
and not poking this the entire time. But anyways,[br]oh so... having like raising animals in your

0:28:25.919,0:28:33.740
home type of thing, so I mean, even if - even[br]if like, I think it’s almost just more disturbing

0:28:33.740,0:28:40.590
in some ways that, you know a lot of times[br]we want to go to like the humane - the - the,

0:28:40.590,0:28:45.170
I know the farmer and they have a small farm[br]and it’s like you know, they love their

0:28:45.170,0:28:50.810
pigs they love their chickens, they love,[br]you know, these, and I mean I feel like that

0:28:50.810,0:28:56.260
is almost like a bigger betrayal to the animals.[br]I mean, could you imagine, like - like, trusting

0:28:56.260,0:29:02.100
your caregiver and you know, knowing them[br]and them being kind to you, and then at the

0:29:02.100,0:29:07.770
very last minute they’re slicing your throat.[br]I mean, I feel like from the animal’s perspective,

0:29:07.770,0:29:14.559
that’s kind of, that’s kind of rough.[br]But, I mean, I think one of the ways to kind

0:29:14.559,0:29:18.880
of put it into perspective, at least for those[br]of us in, you know, the cultural mindset of,

0:29:18.880,0:29:23.320
you know, dogs being companion animals, and[br]family members, and all the other - other

0:29:23.320,0:29:28.890
animals animals being “consumable food”[br]animals is: you know, would we use that justification

0:29:28.890,0:29:38.210
for our dogs? If I went next door to my neighbor[br]and killed their dog, and I said oh well,

0:29:38.210,0:29:43.049
he had a great life, and he was loved and[br]I didn’t, he didn’t, he didn’t know

0:29:43.049,0:29:47.290
it was going to happen, it was very peaceful,[br]it doesn’t make it, it doesn’t make it

0:29:47.290,0:29:54.309
okay. You know, it’s - it’s still cutting[br]a life short, so, That is kind of, I guess,

0:29:54.309,0:29:58.440
where I would go with that. Oh my goodness,[br]these are going crazy, with the comments,

0:29:58.440,0:30:04.100
okay. I’m going to try to hit a couple more[br]you guys. Oh

0:30:04.340,0:30:07.480
Okay. Oh my goodness, I’m not going to say this right:

0:30:07.700,0:30:11.560
Udwalls Channel, I appreciate your boldness[br]at the way you presented the video named:

0:30:11.560,0:30:15.980
the blurred lines of bestiality. Presenting[br]that with proper research in an organized

0:30:15.980,0:30:20.850
way must have taken a lot of work. Thank you,[br]yes, that was a very difficult video, and

0:30:20.850,0:30:28.520
it was like two days late, you guys didn’t[br]notice, which I know lately I’ve been, not

0:30:28.520,0:30:32.460
been on my hard and fast schedule, that I've kept for the last three years ‘cause there’s

0:30:32.620,0:30:37.160
a whole lot of stuff going on that i’m working[br]on, for the channel, but, yeah, the bestiality

0:30:37.160,0:30:44.380
video was very intense to make and it was[br]heartbreaking to research, as I’m sure you

0:30:44.380,0:30:50.440
can imagine. And then also trying to present[br]a topic like that in a - in a, structured

0:30:50.440,0:30:59.540
and effective manner and also be... be cognizant[br]of the - of the very huge taboo, and like,

0:30:59.549,0:31:03.980
the issues around it, ‘cause it is not something[br]that is comfortable for anyone to talk about,

0:31:03.990,0:31:07.860
or hear about. But I feel like that’s, a[br]lot of times that’s exactly why we need

0:31:07.860,0:31:13.130
to talk about these kinds of things, you know,[br]the very things that we try to you know, hide

0:31:13.130,0:31:18.080
and put behind closed doors are the things[br]that need the most attention, from us, so

0:31:18.080,0:31:23.980
I em... I won’t ever hesitate to - to address[br]difficult topics, you know, it just - it is

0:31:23.980,0:31:31.340
a whole, it is - it’s quite an undertaking,[br]and I, I think I was, like, at least, the

0:31:31.340,0:31:36.120
three days prior to that didn’t even sleep,[br]just going through trying to get that video done.

0:31:36.500,0:31:47.380
Okay. Okay. what are your thoughts on….wow[br]there’s a lot of stuff.

0:31:47.380,0:31:52.460
Alcohol and veganism for health; how do you[br]reconcile these or are you alcohol free? It’s

0:31:52.460,0:31:58.840
a struggle for me. That’s from Darren Burton.[br]So, Darren, thank you for your question, and

0:31:58.850,0:32:01.990
I do… I don’t think this is what you’re[br]asking about at all, but i’ll just let everyone

0:32:01.990,0:32:05.830
know, that I do have a video called: “Is[br]Alcohol Vegan?” and in that video, I do

0:32:05.830,0:32:11.510
have links and information about finding out[br]what alcohols are vegan and what is not, so

0:32:11.510,0:32:18.570
there are vegan alcohol - alcohols, but, you[br]know, beer, liquor and different things. However,

0:32:18.570,0:32:25.190
if you are hoping to, I mean, if you’re[br]going vegan for health and part of that is

0:32:25.190,0:32:31.620
you don’t want to - you want to stop drinking[br]as well, then obviously that’s a whole different,

0:32:31.620,0:32:39.860
you know, issue, but as far as “vegan-ness”[br]of alcohol is that there are a lot of - there

0:32:39.860,0:32:47.500
are a lot, yeah, Ankaiser, definitely hit[br]- hit the nose on the head, nope, nail on

0:32:47.500,0:32:52.760
the head, there we go. At - In that video[br]that I have of: “Is Alcohol Vegan?” I

0:32:52.760,0:32:57.650
do link to Barnivore.com, so that is a really[br]great resource. If you go to their website

0:32:57.650,0:33:03.900
they, kind of, have a really fantastic catalogue[br]of, you know, alcohol that has been - that

0:33:03.900,0:33:11.980
is vegan, and has been, you know, verified,[br]versus, you know, others, and... oops, sorry,

0:33:11.980,0:33:17.591
and then oops, good lords, good - good lord,[br]i’m gonna drop this thing. So then in the

0:33:17.591,0:33:20.190
video, I go through more of like “why”[br]and everything, but that is a really great

0:33:20.190,0:33:28.200
website as well. okay… I’m gonna try to[br]answer a couple more, you guys.

0:33:28.440,0:33:33.800
There's a lot of stuff.

0:33:33.809,0:33:38.760
If you had to get rid of one species, not[br]humans, or micro-organa - micro-organisms,

0:33:38.760,0:33:44.040
what would you get rid of? That’s from Mike.[br]I don’t think I would. I mean, I know that’s

0:33:44.040,0:33:51.140
like a that defeats the question, but I don’t[br]know if I could really say that really. Uh

0:33:52.260,0:34:00.040
Okay, that was a that was a worst answer ever.[br]Okay ch-ch-ch. Oh thank you Leslie.

0:34:00.040,0:34:03.260
That’s really sweet. Oh

0:34:03.260,0:34:10.020
A Thrifty Vegan asked: what do you think about[br]killing bugs, like mosquitos and others, which

0:34:10.040,0:34:17.040
could be potentially deadly? I actually just[br]answered this. I just had a... like a two hour

0:34:17.040,0:34:23.730
q live Q&A with my Patrons the other day,[br]ooh legs falling asleep. And they asked, someone

0:34:23.730,0:34:29.280
asked, one of my patrons asked about the uh[br]about dealing with insect’s invasions, and

0:34:29.520,0:34:36.920
you know and the home, what not, and I think[br]it does come down to, I do - I do intend to

0:34:36.920,0:34:41.460
make a separate video about this, and have[br]for quite some time, is i’m going to have

0:34:41.460,0:34:47.750
one video on how to deal with insect invasions, [br]like in your home, and other

0:34:47.750,0:34:53.840
places, and also I’m going to do a video on invasive species.o those will be two separate ones.

0:34:54.000,0:35:02.040
But for just like kind of a quick quickish answer,[br]is you know, with - with insects, you know,

0:35:02.050,0:35:09.349
there are times when if, you know, if, when[br]I lived in India, for a while, I - I did take,

0:35:09.349,0:35:14.829
a malaria medication, you know, and so there[br]- there are times where, depending on where

0:35:14.829,0:35:20.589
you are, and the circumstances, like a life[br]or death type of thing. It’s, you know,

0:35:20.589,0:35:27.020
it comes down to an element of self defense,[br]but again we, just as humans, our tendency

0:35:27.020,0:35:32.250
is to try to exploit that and say well it[br]was self defense for me to do x, y, or z,

0:35:32.250,0:35:35.010
you know, i’ve even heard people say, if[br]you don’t kill the pigs; the pigs are going

0:35:35.010,0:35:40.510
to kill you type of thing, so but, kind of[br]taking it on situation by situation there

0:35:40.510,0:35:47.030
are also a lot of ways to naturally prevent,[br]you know, insects from coming into your home

0:35:47.030,0:35:54.040
or things like this. I also have a, like I[br]have a natural bug spray, that I use, that’s

0:35:54.040,0:35:58.040
based on I think it’s like essential oils[br]and things, and it’s actually made here

0:35:58.040,0:36:02.850
in Iowa. And it’s - it’s fantastic, it[br]works really well, and it’s non toxic, it

0:36:02.850,0:36:06.980
doesn’t kill, you know, the insects, it[br]just they just don’t like it and it smells

0:36:06.980,0:36:11.021
nice. ‘Cause I think most bug sprays, to[br]me at least, make me feel sick as well. So

0:36:11.021,0:36:22.030
that’s a way to potentially do that without[br]it being toxic or harmful. You know, awesome.

0:36:22.030,0:36:27.940
So but also around, this area of the country[br]we have a brown recluse spiders, if any of

0:36:27.940,0:36:33.720
you know anything about them. If you get a[br]bite by a brown recluse you start - your flesh

0:36:33.720,0:36:40.380
can start to rot, you know, it’s kind of[br]an intense reaction, so maybe, if I had a

0:36:40.380,0:36:46.790
brown recluse about to bite me probably flick[br]him or her off of my body, you know, and do

0:36:46.790,0:36:54.960
the best that I can, so okay. Alright, I’m[br]gonna. Ooh it’s already 36 minutes, alright,

0:36:55.040,0:37:00.460
i’m gonna try to do I guess like two more,[br]I guess you guys. Try to do my best here.

0:37:08.180,0:37:12.560
Sorry guys, I know need to do, i’ll definitely[br]try to be more prepared for comments

0:37:12.560,0:37:16.020
with moderation and everything.

0:37:16.020,0:37:21.520
Instant Remix asked: What do you think about[br]fake meat? Is it okay to eat every few days?

0:37:22.300,0:37:29.220
Well, the fake - fake meat, I guess, it depends[br]on, like, what you’re concern might be.

0:37:29.220,0:37:35.730
So if it is a concern of health, then, you[br]know, I mean it depends on the level of it

0:37:35.730,0:37:39.190
being processed and everything, but, you know,[br]it’s gonna be better than eating animal

0:37:39.190,0:37:45.200
products. As far as, I mean, if it doesn’t[br]have anything, I mean, if you’re not, like,

0:37:45.200,0:37:50.030
concerned about, like, the additives, or anything[br]in the different fake meat. I’m a huge fan

0:37:50.030,0:37:55.691
of fake meat, and, you know, they even have[br]the veggie burgers that like bleed now, which

0:37:55.691,0:37:59.310
is to me, that’s, like, creepy. I don’t[br]- I don’t want, personally, I don’t want

0:37:59.310,0:38:05.540
any part of that; however, i’m really glad[br]that that exists, because it’s the more,

0:38:05.540,0:38:09.560
you know, like, there are people who... they[br]want that. They want to have the same, you

0:38:09.570,0:38:14.440
know, taste, the same texture, the same experience,[br]but they might not wanna, you know, they don’t

0:38:14.440,0:38:17.590
want to kill animals anymore. But at least[br]this way they can still have the same taste

0:38:17.590,0:38:22.660
experience, so I am a huge fan of, you know,[br]of all of the vegan alternatives, and having

0:38:22.660,0:38:29.970
them as realistic as - as we can make them.[br]Because the more, you know, the more, like

0:38:29.970,0:38:35.470
there are direct analogues, the more easily[br]people will be able to transition, and more

0:38:35.470,0:38:41.840
willing to transition, because you’re not[br]really making a huge change even so. Okay,

0:38:42.120,0:38:44.780
Ariel Rayes asked: Is vegan dog food healthy[br]for dogs?

0:38:44.780,0:38:48.790
I’m just gonna, i’ll answer another one[br]after this, but I just wanna say: I have a

0:38:48.790,0:38:54.869
number of videos on that, and if you go to[br]“Can Pets Be Vegan?” if you google that,

0:38:54.869,0:39:01.730
not google. If you search: “Can Pets Be[br]Vegan?” on either my channel, or on bitesizevegan.com,

0:39:01.730,0:39:05.450
you will find the post for that, and if you…

0:39:05.450,0:39:10.599
On the website, like bitesizevegan.com, if[br]you - if you search, “Can Pets Be Vegan?”

0:39:10.599,0:39:15.980
at the bottom of that, I have a bunch more[br]links, as well, I do intend to do follow up

0:39:15.980,0:39:22.930
videos on that because, I have , ‘cause[br]the old, that video is very old, and I also

0:39:22.930,0:39:27.580
want to do, an additional video that’s just[br]about cats, because I get the cat question

0:39:27.580,0:39:32.040
a whole lot, so that is something I intend[br]to do. Hopefully soonish, i’ve been meaning

0:39:32.040,0:39:38.500
to do it for quite some time, so… Oh, thank[br]you Maritzah. I really appreciate it,

0:39:38.700,0:39:48.060
OK, guys, let me find, see if I can find, like,[br]one or two more. Bye Joe Blush going to sleep.

0:39:48.060,0:39:54.600
That’s awesome. [br]Okay oh my goodness...

0:39:58.500,0:40:01.800
How do you...wait? [br]Okay uh, , how do you...(trails off)

0:40:04.760,0:40:06.100
Ok... Emm...

0:40:09.680,0:40:11.480
Oh, thank you Leigh-M.  That’s really sweet.

0:40:13.360,0:40:19.560
Oh wow. That was a[br]- that was interesting one. hmm. ,

0:40:19.820,0:40:28.840
Okay so... Mid My Brew asked: How do you avoid hidden,[br]non-vegan ingredients?

0:40:28.840,0:40:36.540
So with the non-vegan ingredients, you know,[br]sometimes they are, sometimes you really don’t

0:40:36.540,0:40:41.010
know, you know, there are different guides[br]that you can find, like there’s an A-Z guide

0:40:41.010,0:40:46.680
of the animal ingredients, so there are, you[br]know, different time, like, there’s ways

0:40:46.680,0:40:53.240
to kind of, search and learn a little bit[br]more about them, but I think, when it comes

0:40:53.240,0:40:57.630
down to, especially when you’re new, and[br]also when you’re talking to people who are

0:40:57.630,0:41:05.500
wanting to go vegan, it gets to a place of[br]like ... Ooo ooh nope, okay, look, you know,

0:41:05.500,0:41:12.640
working on what working on the big stuff it[br]pretty you know: eggs, dairy, meat, honey,

0:41:12.650,0:41:16.750
these things, doing the best that you can,[br]being as prepared as you can. You can always

0:41:16.750,0:41:22.230
look on the back of, if it’s a prepared[br]food, you can, you know, look in the ingredients,

0:41:22.230,0:41:24.839
and at least in America, a lot of times it[br]will have like allergens, and they have to

0:41:24.839,0:41:29.150
list dairy as one of them. So that’s kind[br]of, like, a way to look, but there are a lot

0:41:29.150,0:41:35.089
of like sneaky type ingredients. And it’s[br]kind of a thing I do have a couple videos

0:41:35.089,0:41:39.850
that talk about some of the weird additives,[br]especially my older - my older video of

0:41:39.850,0:41:41.200
“What i s REALLY In Your Food?”

0:41:41.200,0:41:46.290
‘Cause there’s all sorts of bizarre stuff[br]that’s in there, so you know do the best

0:41:46.290,0:41:51.880
that you can, be as vigilant as you can, and[br], as you learn, you’ll, you know, be able

0:41:51.880,0:41:57.079
to better know and adapt in these kinds of[br]things, of course, when you go out to eat,

0:41:57.079,0:42:01.589
it’s always a little bit of a - of a gamble,[br]because you could try to explain it as best

0:42:01.589,0:42:05.760
as you can to people but you’re never gonna[br]really know exactly how someone has prepared

0:42:05.760,0:42:12.720
food but on your end of course the easiest[br]way to avoid them is to, you know, have non

0:42:12.720,0:42:19.869
processed food that is, you know, , fruits[br]and vegetables and things of course you can

0:42:19.869,0:42:24.890
run into the fact that sometimes beeswax or[br]shellac is used on fruits to make them shiny

0:42:24.890,0:42:30.430
and stuff. So, again, it goes back to the[br]whole “100% vegan” “perfect vegan”

0:42:30.430,0:42:37.410
these - that kind of thing when you know it’s[br]really about doing the very best that you

0:42:37.410,0:42:44.440
can and being honest with yourself about that.[br]Not using that as an excuse, to say: ‘Oh

0:42:44.440,0:42:51.810
well, I can’t do, you know, I can’t not[br]eat, meat everyday so that’s my best.’

0:42:51.810,0:42:57.100
So just kinda, it kinda just takes like this[br]constant evaluation of ourselves, and that’s

0:42:57.100,0:43:01.150
kind of what I really went into depth in that[br]with the “A Wake Up Call For Vegans“ speech

0:43:01.150,0:43:07.310
that I did that’s kind of talking about[br]how even as vegans; being vegan isn’t like the

0:43:07.310,0:43:15.010
end. We’re done. Yay, i’m vegan i’m perfect[br]I don’t have to ever analyze or look at

0:43:15.010,0:43:22.190
myself again, like, it is important for us[br]to stay vigilant, as well. And continue to

0:43:22.190,0:43:32.080
be honest with ourselves about what we might[br]still be contributing to. Okay. . Yeah, sorry

0:43:32.080,0:43:37.900
guys, I know the chat’s a mess. I feel really[br]bad about that, and I will hopefully do a

0:43:37.900,0:43:44.370
better job about that next time. . okay, i’m[br]going to answer one more, because I have to

0:43:44.370,0:43:50.920
get, gotta go to a super-fun business appointment.

0:43:50.920,0:43:54.780
Oh Sophie H For the art supplies, that one[br]is coming very soon.

0:43:54.780,0:43:59.750
I’m actually in the process of doing a video[br]on art and art supplies, so stay tuned. I

0:43:59.750,0:44:06.960
apologize that it is taking forever, but that[br]will be happening. Hm-mm-hm-hmm. I’m going

0:44:06.960,0:44:18.340
to find one more, it’s gonna happen. This[br]is very intense. .

0:44:20.760,0:44:22.060
Oh my goodness, guys, I’m so sorry,

0:44:22.300,0:44:31.660
This is like super boring dead air-time.[br]Good Lord. There’s a lot to - there’s

0:44:31.660,0:44:36.940
a lot to scroll through. .

0:44:38.500,0:44:40.000
Ayn Kaiser I’m[br]sorry that this is such a short stream, it’s

0:44:40.180,0:44:48.460
just ‘cause I have this other appointment[br]coming up, but I wanted to - to do this okay

0:44:48.860,0:44:49.740
Ooh...

0:44:52.120,0:44:58.820
Nope okay oh and the coconut thing I do[br]I have been having that on my list forever

0:44:58.829,0:45:05.310
too, as well as, to do a video on the monkey[br]- monkey slave use, in the coconut industry.

0:45:05.310,0:45:10.920
Which is really heart-breaking and rather[br]prolific as well. So it is something that

0:45:10.920,0:45:11.620
I also want to do.

0:45:13.040,0:45:14.760
Ummm... OK

0:45:16.220,0:45:22.240
Ich liebe Deine Arbeit (I love your work)[br]- oh Danke (thanks), Five vegan dankies

0:45:22.240,0:45:24.400
Vielen Dank (many thanks)

0:45:24.400,0:45:25.400
okay guys.

0:45:25.400,0:45:32.240
I swear to goodness… I am going to find[br]one... "I love eating horsemeat", OK.

0:45:32.840,0:45:40.260
That's fantastic (sarcasm). Oh my goodness, you guys.[br]I am gonna find one more question.

0:45:40.260,0:45:50.060
It’s kind of intense. I think I am in[br]the dead zone of lots of weird stuff flying up.

0:45:51.360,0:46:00.800
Mm, ok I am gonna scroll down and see[br]if any good ones. It’s kind of gotten ridiculous.

0:46:08.080,0:46:15.680
Ok sooo, oh one, where is it? Marnie Travels[br]asks: How to deal with cravings for

0:46:15.880,0:46:20.660
non-vegan foods? I actually have a Q&A, an older Q&A,[br]where that’s one of the questions. So if

0:46:20.670,0:46:24.450
you go to my Q&A playlists list it will actually[br]say like in the title, it is one of the ones

0:46:24.450,0:46:29.200
in the title, it is like dealing with non-vegan[br]temptations . So check out that Q&A.

0:46:29.200,0:46:36.660
I do have right now like all of the Q&A playlist[br]linked in this description. And I’ll be

0:46:36.660,0:46:41.260
going back down in there later and do more[br]specific links.

0:46:41.260,0:46:43.260
Sooo... ummm...

0:46:48.220,0:46:52.740
Oh wow, oh this is really sweet. So Chris[br]Elam asks is there anything I can do to

0:46:52.750,0:46:57.220
help your work directly. I just think you’re[br]doing amazing work and it’s been so effective

0:46:57.220,0:47:01.710
when I show my friends and family and I just[br]want to know if there is anything specific?

0:47:01.710,0:47:07.570
So, thank you for that, that’s very kind[br]of you. I am, you know, currently, one of

0:47:07.570,0:47:11.140
the biggest things that I am doing right now[br]behind the scenes is trying to build up the

0:47:11.140,0:47:18.260
foundation and the structure and everything[br]to be able to bring, actually bring on like

0:47:18.260,0:47:25.210
a full volunteer team. You know if anyone[br]coming in, people to help, you know, do different

0:47:25.210,0:47:32.451
tasks, if people want to volunteer and things,[br]then that would be, you know, like a huge

0:47:32.451,0:47:39.220
help to be able to keep things functional.[br]Because there is like, the workload has kind

0:47:39.220,0:47:46.440
of gone far beyond me, a long time ago and[br]so then I am kind of falling behind on a lot

0:47:46.440,0:47:55.160
of different areas. So, I will, as like once[br]that’s, the foundation is kind of there,

0:47:55.160,0:47:58.450
I’ll do like an announcement video on the[br]channel.

0:47:58.450,0:48:08.300
But anyways, right now, you know, one thing,[br]I do see people say, sometimes I have comments

0:48:08.300,0:48:14.330
of people saying: I am sorry that I can’t[br]support you on Patreon - Patreon is the website

0:48:14.330,0:48:21.960
where I have crowdfunding to make this even[br]possible to the level that it is currently.

0:48:21.960,0:48:25.349
And I do have people saying : I am sorry I[br]can’t support you there financially. And

0:48:25.349,0:48:31.980
I want everyone to know: Never feel bad about[br]that, because I always reply that, you know,

0:48:31.980,0:48:36.319
watching the videos, commenting and liking,[br]and then especially sharing. The more you

0:48:36.319,0:48:41.609
can share the content on different platforms[br]with different influencers, that’s incredible

0:48:41.609,0:48:48.480
helpful. Because I don’t have the time to[br]even really try to promote or share things

0:48:48.480,0:48:52.380
enough, and I am also awful at it.

0:48:52.380,0:48:58.470
So all of that, I don’t want anyone to undervalue[br]the effect of that and how much I appreciate it

0:48:58.470,0:49:04.900
and how much your support just from watching,[br]commenting, sharing is incredible.

0:49:04.900,0:49:10.119
I love having people over on Patreon and the[br]nugget army. And I do, I know I share a whole

0:49:10.120,0:49:17.520
lot with my Patreons that I don’t put on[br]the channel. But I don’t want there anyone

0:49:17.520,0:49:23.130
to think that not being on there, and that[br]just being a viewer is not appreciated;

0:49:23.130,0:49:30.120
because it is huge, it’s huge. You know I couldn’t,[br]the channel wouldn’t be what it is if it

0:49:30.120,0:49:35.000
wasn’t for you guys. And I don’t forget[br]that for a second. Which is why I also feel

0:49:35.000,0:49:39.540
awful that I have been falling behind so much[br]recently and really awful with trying to get

0:49:39.540,0:49:48.079
to all the comments and questions and everything.[br]So I do appreciate every single one of you.

0:49:48.080,0:49:52.470
I know that sounds probably super corny, but[br]it’s true.

0:49:52.470,0:49:57.380
Ok, all right, I guess, ooh, ooh

0:49:59.240,0:50:01.780
I saw someone say something[br]about eggs. I do have a video

0:50:01.940,0:50:07.720
called “Can vegans eat eggs from backyard[br]chickens?”. So check that out.

0:50:07.720,0:50:15.670
Alright guys, let’s see, I think that’s[br]gonna be it, cause I gotta, I am gonna be

0:50:15.670,0:50:20.040
late for this appointment. Thank you guys[br]so much for being here. I am sorry for the

0:50:20.040,0:50:26.790
kind of like super last minute, hey it’s[br]happening. But I really appreciate. And I

0:50:26.790,0:50:31.450
definitely next time I’m gonna try to a[br]better job of getting some moderators ahead

0:50:31.450,0:50:34.440
of time so that the chat can be something.

0:50:34.440,0:50:38.130
And I do have service dogs on my list as well,[br]you guys, So sorry, there is so many topics

0:50:38.130,0:50:43.160
and I wanna do everything. Thank you, thank[br]you, thank you, I will also get in and fix

0:50:43.160,0:50:47.820
this video as soon as I can with links and[br]captions and everything, so really appreciate it.

0:50:47.820,0:50:52.330
Thank you for watching and everything.[br]Definitely click the bell and I haven’t

0:50:52.330,0:50:58.210
said that enough … HI VeganGeezer, way to[br]show up. Nah, loving it Martin. Alright guys,

0:50:58.210,0:51:01.940
definitely check out Martin, he is awesome,[br]guys, the VeganGeezer - he has an incredible

0:51:01.940,0:51:07.560
child called Jo-Jo who is like the coolest[br]kid in the world. Just saying. Just saying.

0:51:07.560,0:51:13.000
Alright, I love you guys. Thank you for your[br]support, for your patience. And please just

0:51:13.000,0:51:17.309
stick with me, I know that I am not; I am[br]bit of a hotter mess than I normally am, right

0:51:17.309,0:51:24.000
now, which is saying a lot. I am gonna go[br]do this business stuff, as if I know what

0:51:24.000,0:51:30.029
I am doing, as business person. I don’t.[br]Bye guys. I love you. Thank you so much.