Mar 03 2021 65 mins
Tobias Leenaert is the author of How to Create a Vegan World: a Pragmatic Approach, which has been translated into five languages. He is the cofounder of ProVeg International, which aims to reduce the consumption of animal products by 50% by 2040. Tobias also writes the Vegan Strategist blog, where he shares strategies for convincing people to reduce their animal product consumption.
We discuss:
- the difference between pragmatism and idealism in animal advocacy
- why intentions matter less than we think
- “vegalomania” and whether a vegan diet is really the healthiest
- when behavior change leads belief change
- how vegetarians reduce almost as much harm as vegans
- how reducetarian do more for animals than vegans
- how much easier it's gotten to be vegan
- veganism's bad brand and why so many people hate on vegans
- a thought experiment for vegans
- why strict veganism can be counterproductive
- how you can help animals without being a vegan or vegetarian
- where analogies between animal agriculture and other crimes break down
- how to be an effective animal advocate
- what he’s most looking forward to
I think this episode is useful for both vegetarians and vegan activists and people who are interested in consuming less animal products but aren’t sure how.
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