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Sent: Sunday, December 18, 2005 1:48 PM
I saw you speak in Ms. Hollendonner's logic class at the University of Akron this summer. What you said and showed to the class that day has haunted me ever since. I found myself trying to rationalize eating meat, wearing leather etc... for the past months but found that I could not refute the core of your argument. With that in mind, I kicked the habit, so to say, and adopted veganism into my life about one month ago. I find that dinner time is no longer a moment of guilt but is instead a peaceful one and a tastier one as well. Seeing as I am a pretty serious triathlete (Ironman aspirations in a few years, running Boston marathon in April), I have found that I no longer have to wait as long after eating to get back to training because those bloated sensations I would get from meat and especially cow's milk are long gone. Overall my body feels better and performs better these days. As you said that though, even if there were no health benefits associated with veganism, I made the change out of compassion. I can now look my dog in the eyes with an honest conscience. I feel more in touch with nature, and the wildlife within, when I go for long runs or rides through the nearby parks. Although my parents were not too keen on this way of life at the onset they now are curious about my eating habits. My mom has even begun to use less meat in her cooking and helps me find recipes. To keep matters short, I simply wanted to say thank you, for I doubt I would be where I am now without having heard your speech. Keep spreading the word for the truth never falls on deaf ears.
Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 1:34 PM
I am a student in the class at OSU you lectured at yesterday. I never really thought about animal welfare before taking this class. I always thought the fur trade was wrong as well as animal abuse, but I never really thought about all the other forms of cruelty. I see now that I did have blinders on, and I believe they have been removed. Your lecture was great, the way in which approached this delicate topic was perfect. I was skeptical of you right from the beginning, but as the lecture went on I felt a change. I began to move closer to you and further from the majority of the class. I had no idea of the cruelty in slaughterhouses. I thought the animals were killed humanely. But than I realized that they aren't being killed, they are being murdered. I realize that is the same thing, but in my mind I see a difference between killing and murder. When i think about the nature of murder i realize that there can never be a humane murder. Even if the slaughter methods changed it is still a being dying against its will, which is murder. Oh and i loved the way you dealt with the students who argued with you. I must say you made them look pretty damn stupid. Especially the vegetable question and killing them, what an asinine argument that was. He didn't make any sense to me. I heard nothing but ignorance. I'm not a conservative, I'm not a liberal, i consider myself a realist, and i must say you are as real as they come. Thank you for your lecture, I appreciate you taking the time to visit with us, and hope a way is found to keep you funded so that your lectures will continue to be heard. i think it is necessary for the good of our world that you are heard.
Sent: Friday, October 28, 2005 11:29 AM
u visited our class (Env. Ethics) @UCF on Wed., Oct 26th, 2005. My husband and I have decided to go Vegan. We had considered it before but like many people, we didn't know anything about it so did not listen (b/c of ignorance of course). We both come from a Spanish family where meat is very heavy in our diets. I want to change that!!!
Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 10:15 PM
I was a student in the class you spoke in this morning. I would have talked to you after the lecture but I had to leave early to make it to work. Your words were really right on time because I have been considering vegetarianism for quite some time. About four months ago I stopped eating all meat except for chicken and fish. Now I realize it's not fair to choose which animals are okay to eat and which aren't. I had been wanting to make the transition but before this morning didn't have the right motivation. So I just wanted to let you know your words did open my eyes.
Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 6:20 PM
I was in Professor Burris' 10:30 class today at UCF. I used to be vegetarian in high school ... but I want to start again since I'm on my own now.
Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 2:01 PM
I absolutely loved and appreciated your speech when you came to UCF October 27th, 2005, to Steve Ethridge's English class. Your speech was incredibly interesting and I'm sure opened the eyes of many meat and animal product eaters in the class. My parents both believe in your cause and follow a strict vegan diet. They find it to be one of the most rewarding feelings in life. Besides the fact that they are no longer follow an animal cruelty rich diet, they have more energy than ever and have not experienced ANY illness in the past decade. Thank you for everything your doing, it is enlightening to hear people like you who promote such a positive cause in the world today, and I hope to see a change in the near future that are for the rights and freedom's of animals everywhere. I am a vegetarian, but after hearing your speech I have began a diet that eliminates milk, egg, and all animal products.
Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 10:43 AM
So I was thinking of starting to try a vegan diet. What was that Chinese restaurant called again? Garden Café?
Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 5:28 AM
Thank you so much for the extract from your website "The Garden of Vegan" forwarded to me by my daughter. I myself have been searching the bible especially recently for direction about how God feels about animals are treated on this earth. I had come across some of the verses you quoted but of course was unaware of the Gospel of the Nazirenes and in terms of the fact that I have been praying for an answer, I feel that God has answered me through your work and research. I can't thank you enough and am truly grateful that my daughter found your website. Just last night I wondered if God does want me to help animals. I am so grateful to you. God has spoken through your work and answered my prayers. Thank you once again for your compassion and support for the animals - you will be truly blessed.
Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 6:52 PM
I was in Dr. Hawkins 1:30 class today [UCF] and I have to say that I was very ignorant as to what occurs in the meat industry. I can't say I haven't heard rumors, but actually seeing the inhumane treatment we subject living creatures to ... well it made me sick.
Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 3:09 PM
I am from a Hunter (NY) class you lectured in. I wanted to ask you about the time you were sent to maximum security for freeing the minks. Was it 6 months and how many were freed? P.S. I haven't been eating meat.
Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 10:44 PM
Thank you for your best effort to help our fellow animal friends! I am very much interested to visit your ADAPTT site. God bless your work.
Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 2:21 PM
I was at one of your lectures in Lanier's class at the University of Central Florida. I just want to tell u how informative your speech was and how it has really changed my outlook. I've always loved animals and now I can do something to help them.
Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 7:35 AM
I was just browsing thru your website and was so impressed I needed to mail you to thank you for it! Your ideas are wonderful and there are so many brilliant points I can use when debating with people. Keep it up and thank you again!!
Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 4:07 AM
I recently was so fortunate to come across your website whilst browsing the internet [in South Africa!] and was so impressed at the section of the Bible and meat eating. I hope you don't mind but I copied your article on the Bible and sent it to some people who call themselves Christians but eat meat. Thought I'd try to educate them a bit! I have been trying to find quotes and an interpretation for them for ages now. I just want to tell you that you are one of the most admirable people on this earth! And I respect you for all you are doing. I hope one day I will be able to dedicate more of my time to a good cause like you are. Your website has enlightened me and as a strong vegetarian I will make use of the information in educating other people. I think meat eating is sick, cruel and barbaric and I am so glad there are more people out there who feel the same! Thanks for your website. It is an excellent learning tool. Thanks again on behalf of the animals for all you are doing, one day you will be rewarded for your hard work! P.S. I downloaded your article on Humans are Herbivores and sent it to my Dad and he's also been reading your other articles and he finally decided yesterday that vegetarian is the way to go!
Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2005 12:25 AM
I really loved your presentation. It was informative, interesting and very realistic.
Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 12:36 PM
I'm a student at the University of Delaware. I was in one of the classes you spoke to about animal rights. I found your presentation very "eye opening" and have not ate any animal product since. For my journalism class, I wanted to do a story on you and your presentation. I have gotten plenty of information from your presentation alone, but I would like to add a little more personal information just to give the story more color.
Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 12:46 PM
I was in Prof. Morris' 2:45 -4 class that you lectured in yesterday [Hunter-CUNY]. I just wanted to tell you that your presentation was very moving and eye opening. For years, because of my faith, I didn't eat pork or non-kosher beef. I felt that eating kosher was justified because the animals are destroyed in a more humane way. I saw in the movie you showed yesterday that there is NOTHING humane about it. For a long time I have considered becoming a vegetarian but always came up with excuses why I didn't really need to. From the information you provided us with yesterday I now see so many different reasons why it is so important to do so. You really made a difference for me and I wanted to tell you that I have finally made the right decision, and though I have tried being a vegetarian before I know that with the tools and resources you recommended to us that this time I will stick with it. I have had a vegan friend for years who had been trying to explain these things to me but I never really believed her. But, after your presentation yesterday I went on the PETA website and some of the other websites you recommended. Unfortunately, it took me seeing it all for myself to finally realize that she was right all along. Hopefully one day I can become a vegan, but for now I took the Pledge 2B Veg on Peta's website and gave all the meat, poultry and fish I had in my house to my mother, so I guess it's a good start. My decision doesn't make much sense to her but vegetarianism didn't make sense to me before either. I'm really thankful for all the information and facts you presented. You truly completely changed my mind and opened my eyes to the truth. Thank you. The fact that you go to schools and lecture on this has probably changed more people than you know and you are truly providing an amazing opportunity for the lives of people and animals.
Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 5:37 AM
I am a student at the University of Delaware. You came into my journalism class to talk about animal rights. I enjoyed your talk a lot.
Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2005 12:31 AM
First of all, I would like to thank you for taking the time to come speak to my Contemporary Moral Issues class at NJCU. I was very interested in what you had to say. You are a very good speaker. I want your dvd in my household because I have 2 overweight parents that think that meat is the ONLY way to survive, and wonder why they have high blood pressure, low blood sugar, anemia, and are obese.
Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2005 10:12 PM
Thanx for all you said last week during the lecture at City College [NY].
Sent: Monday, October 10, 2005 4:22 PM
I am a student in Professor Roehr's class [NJCU] and just wanted to thank you for the information, most of which was completely shocking and surprising info. I was so upset by the video that I forgot my manners and did not thank you in person.
Sent: Friday, October 07, 2005 12:12 PM
I just would like to tell you that your talk was superb. I have always been a meat eater, and I always debated against vegetarianism, but I think that your arguments were so strong that since the day of your talk I have decided to go vegan. And now I am telling everybody to go vegan at my house.
Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 4:52 PM
I was very moved by the discussion on Monday. In fact, it moved me more than anything I've ever heard, seen, or read. Excluding the gospel. After a long discussion with my wife, we have decided to make an all vegetarian trip to the grocery store this weekend and investigate what we hope to be a change in lifestyle.
Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 3:15 PM
First off, I would like to thank you for coming to my class to deliver your eye-opening lecture. I was in the 1:00 Ethics class at USI on Monday and Wednesday, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Once again, I wanted to thank you for your lecture, and I wish you the best of luck on the continuation of making differences such as the one you made on me.
Sent: Monday, October 03, 2005 10:05 PM
I just wanted to let you know that you have changed my life completely since the day you left [OCC-Southfield]. I just wanted to thank you sooooo very much. I thank you for taking the time to share with me and other people about what people are doing to animals.
Sent: Friday, September 30, 2005 11:47 AM
I just wanted to thank you for coming and presenting your material about animals in class [Fresno St.]. I am an animal lover and last semester I read the book "Animal Liberation". The book made me aware of the violence humans subject animals to every day to fulfill our own needs. Your presentation reinforced my views on this topic. Since your presentation I have become a vegetarian. My goal is to become vegan.
Sent: Friday, September 30, 2005 8:03 PM
I am working on school project about animal cruelty and I need to know about you and anyone else that took an important stand in history on this topic. I only now found adaptt and am about to explore it. if there is any info or advice you can give me it would be greatly appreciated. this project is a state project for national history day and I am hoping to present a very informative and worthy report.
Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 2:31 PM
I just wanted to congratulate you for changing my life!!! I just watched your lecture for Dave London's Advertising class about an hour ago at CMU and I am going to give vegetarianism one hell of a chance. I have always been a "swimmers and flyers" eater, however have never really enjoyed the texture or taste of red meat, therefore I hope this will be a slightly easier transformation for me (then comes the veganism ). I must admit the video was very very difficult for me to watch, and I was closer than ever to walking out, but I am glad I chose to stay. Thanks again for taking the time to talk to our class. It was life changing.
Sent: Friday, September 23, 2005 4:16 PM
My husband and I were students in Michael Becker's Political Philosophy class that you gave a presentation in earlier this week at Fresno State. I wanted to thank you for your presentation. You are a phenomenal speaker and were very persuasive. Most people would have described my husband as the meat and potatoes guy and I, while not big on meat, had a serious cheese and ranch dressing addiction. After your speech, we decided to make the change and are doing it together. Thanks for educating us and giving us the chance to do something good. While we are conscious of the many health benefits to doing this, it was the fact that we could think of no way to justify eating meat and supporting the abuse of animals. Thanks for 'taking the blinders off'. On your website I especially appreciated your reviews on vegan foods out there. Thanks for your time and helping us to make this change and good luck with all of your efforts. You are really doing a good thing and making a difference.
Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2005 8:07 PM
You recently gave a lecture on veganism and the meat industry to the Contemporary Moral Problems class of Ben Gorman [Cabrini College]. I'm one of the students who approached you after class, and I am writing you to thank you for giving me the final little nudge I needed to kick the practice of meat eating. As I told you, I've hated the practice of meat eating since childhood and back then my parents had to smother it in ketchup or some other sauce before they could even force me to eat it. It hasn't been that hard to quit. But since I quit cold turkey, I thought I was going to die for a day or two. I think all the purified water and organic juice has flushed my system clean and I feel fine now, and, in some ways, even better than I did before. I don't feel weak either. I've balanced a diet of fruits, wheats/grains, juices and vegetables so that I can maintain my physical and mental activity schedule with the same comfort level that I always have. Thanks for taking off the blinders.
Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 4:41 PM
I have just come one of your presentations in Dr. Marino's class [Valley Forge Christian College]. I just wanted to thank you for taking the time to come in and talk to us. Thanks again for raising our awareness of the issue.
Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 1:57 PM
I was in Dr. Marino's Christian Thought class at Valley Forge and let me just say, you are an incredible speaker, and you have obviously done a great deal of research and I appreciate that.
Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 10:12 AM
I am a student in one of the classes you spoke to last Thursday and this Tuesday (Mr. Seesholtz, Penn State Abington). I just wanted to write to you and tell you how great you did with your presentation. I give you a lot of credit for what you do for these animals. I must admit, when I first heard you were coming, I was going to argue the hell out of this topic with you ... you know what changed my mind??? The way you opened up your speech with "please just give me an open mind for the first ten minutes". I thought the way you calmly approached and executed your presentation left me not wanting to argue with you, instead had me trying to think of how I could change my habits. I'm not saying that I will change over night but I have already made some changes towards Vegan. I'm even planning a dinner at that restaurant in Philly, Gianni's Grille. Your approach was amazing. I feel like I got so much out of this. Last week I never would have thought that today I would be defending your views in class against my fellow peers. In closing, I just want to tell you I think what you're doing is very respectable and humane. I wish we could all be like you. Best of luck ... and keep up the good work.
Sent: Monday, September 12, 2005 4:14 PM
I cannot thank you enough for you lecture on ethical veganism today, 9/12 at Cabrini College. I have been a vegetarian striving for veganism for a mere 2 years now. I have grown to love tofu, soy milk and other animal friendly food products. I have been trying to work towards veganism. However I still eat cakes, ice cream, cookies, and other foods that contain dairy products. Your lecture empowered me to strive towards a purely vegetarian lifestyle. It is hard being merely a vegetarian in carnivorous Pennsylvania, especially at this school in which purely vegan is almost nonexistent. Money is also a HUGE roadblock in my quest for ethical veganism. The high price of vegan food on the pathetic college income I have, in combination with my meat eating parents who constantly tell me I spend way to much money on food does not help the situation. It is so frustrating, however after your lecture I find myself not caring as much about the little inconveniences such as less money to go out and party, etc. I love animals and want nothing else but to help them as much as I can. I have seen slaughterhouse videos before, but nothing as sickening as the one you showed. I found myself sick to my stomach, at the brink of tears. Even as I write this Not only did your presentation empower me to live a vegan lifestyle it also gave me tools to refute, prove, and convince others to live a more compassionate, ethical and healthy lifestyle. If you have any suggestions on how I can make becoming vegan easier, I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you, thank you for caring so much for your compassionate work and for spreading the compassion to college students and the world. With much gratitude.
Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2005 5:35 PM
First thing I gotta say is how much I enjoyed your incredible speech this morning. It was perfect on so many levels. Your attention to detail and the way you backed up all of your facts was awesome. Gosh, I always think about the stuff that you went over, but I never knew the depths of it, as you explained today. I'm a very sensitive person and I have always had sharp instincts. If you think about all the animal torture and animal cruelty that goes on EVERYDAY, it inflames me! Where do these fucking people get off with slaughtering conscious farm animals in cold blood, day in and day out, all over the country!? I'm glad you came to my class today and made that speech. I'm very glad I had the chance to meet you and I really look forward to Tuesday's discussion. It sparked a huge amount of interest and concern in my brain. Please send me your schedule for the following weeks to come. Although my schedule is busy with work and school, I'm sure I can find time to attend some of your speeches with my girlfriend. Cheers to Tofu and the freedom of all animals. P.S. The fact that you are so passionate about the subject, made the speech just awesome!
Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2005 2:11 PM
I am a student in Dr. Seesholtz's class at Penn State Abington. I was very excited about your presentation today. And you have completely changed the way that I look at the world now. Seeing that video was absolutely disturbing. But, what was even more disturbing was the fact that people could actually sit through the video and find nothing wrong with it. There is no way I would ever eat meat again after watching that. I am so glad that this topic has been brought to my attention. I would love to be more involved with this issue so any information that you could provide to me would be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with our class and for taking our blinders off (at least for me).
Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 4:02 PM
I was in Karen Halnon's Sociology class today at 1:30. I spoke with you briefly after class and just want to again thank you for doing what you are doing. Most people don't take the time to find out and learn stuff on their own and just continue on with their mundane way of life simply because they were taught that way and don't know any different. I myself am no exception to that. It took someone like you to, like you said, remove my blinders and see the world for what it really is and what is actually happening. So, for that I appreciate it.
I know that it can be so frustrating to speak in front of students who couldn't care less about your cause and what you are trying to do. I am also sure that you have been given a lot of grief from many people for what you lecture about because, lets face it, you are telling us something that goes against everything we have ever been taught by parents, friends, family and apparently doctors as well. I know it also is frustrating because the world is going to continue on the way it has been for thousands of years now, and it is going to take someone or millions of someones to die who are close to those in authority for things to change, and even then it might take the complete obliteration of society and its main food source (animals, or non-animals as that AWA document you read in class claimed) for people to understand what you and so many others are trying to explain. For all of your hard work I am sure that very rarely do you affect someone as you have affected me today, which is why I felt it so important to share with you that your hard work is paying off because today you changed at least 1 person's life (for the better) for the rest of her life.
I also thought of something as you were talking today about the cow milk thing. If it was vital to human kind's survival to consume it, wouldn't our bodies produce it forever?? Wouldn't we continue to produce it for ourselves long after we have given it to our children?? So anyway, thank you again for changing my life in the lecture you gave today. Keep fighting the big fight because eventually, even if it takes one person at a time...the world can be a better place to live for everyone, human and animal kind alike.
Sent: Friday, August 05, 2005 5:54 PM
You came into my class at Oakland Community College on Wednesday and I wanted to apologize. I was the blonde girl in the class if you remember. I wanted to explain that when I put my head down after the video it wasn't because I was being rude. It's because I fainted. I have a very weak stomach and what I saw in the video was too much. I pass out easily so I knew that if I just put my head down I would be ok. I didn't want to fall out of my chair and cause a scene. Anyway when I woke up I still felt really sick and needed some sugar so that's why I had to walk out. I didn't want you to think that I was being rude so I wanted to write you this letter. Needless to say I haven't eaten meat since then. What was on that video was terrible and it now makes me sick to think of eating it. Thank you for coming in to our class you speech was very informative. I just wanted to be sure that if you noticed that I walked out it wasn't out of disrespect. Thanks again.
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 7:52 PM
I was in Chuck's 9:35 class today (PSU-University Park), I think I was the only one crying, so maybe you know who this is. I have been thinking about going vegetarian for a long time, eventually to go vegan, but I never really "got around" to doing it. I started today, and I want to thank you for that.
Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 5:45 PM
I, along with many of my students [Grossmont College Prof. June Yang], attended your presentation on the importance of being vegan. I had heard all the arguments before, but, for some reason, your joint presentation made the arguments "sink in." I am proud to say that I have not eaten beef or chicken since you gave your presentation to us two and a half weeks ago. Moreover, I have drastically reduced my consumption of eggs and cheese. Your three-fold reason - animal rights, environmentalism, and health - were enough to convince myself, and some of my students, to give up eating the flesh of other species. We feel healthier, happier, and kinder, and owe you our thanks!
Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 5:47 PM
A couple of months ago I recognized you at the Food Swings restaurant in Brooklyn. I re-introduced myself and told you that after about 14 years of being vegetarian (and thinking I was really so great) you were the catalyst in my finally going vegan (now I really AM great) when I heard your compelling talk at Hunter College in 2003. I hope your tour is going really well. Thanks so very much for all your great work.
Sent: Monday, April 04, 2005 10:31 PM
I was at the 9:15 class session of Dr. Lewis' class [USD] in which you held an information session on animal rights. You might remember me, I came up after the session and asked about kosher killing. I have been thinking about everything that was discussed in that session and I have made the decision to become a vegetarian. I am very fortunate in the fact that I have an aunt who has been a vegetarian for 31 years who is very enthusiastic about my decision and willing to provide all the support she can. Thank you so much for taking the time to read this and for speaking at my school, you really opened my eyes.
Sent: Friday, April 01, 2005 7:25 PM
I attended [The Grossmont College lecture last night] and I am not eating meat. Just can't get those images out of my head of the slaughters. I'm wondering if the things in my list are "vegan" or if animals are killed to make them? here goes: gum, glue, plastics, silk, the coating on pills. These are just a few things I had questions about. Is there a site u can visit that has all of the products made from animals?? Thank you for your time.
Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 7:03 PM
I watched your presentation on ethical veganism at the OCC Southfield campus last Tuesday. I've been meaning to e-mail you ever since then because the presentation was so amazing and it was such an eye opener. I will admit that I was very skeptical coming in, and I was almost positive that nothing would be able to convince me to change my eating habits. But it moved me more than anything else ever has. You may remember me because I had tears running down my face during the video, and I asked a few questions afterwards (one about sushi.) I came home that night and had such mixed feelings. I was excited about making a change in my life, but I felt terrible at the same time, realizing that I could have easily educated myself, but I never took the time to learn about where my food was coming from. I decided right away that it would be willfully ignorant for me to continue eating (or using) any products derived from animals. It has been a tough week, considering that I have very few friends who are even vegetarians (let alone vegans) but I am determined to make this work, and it shouldn't be too hard because I already eat pretty healthy, and I am really open to trying new things. I wish everyone I know could have seen the presentation I saw because I'm convinced that most of them would walk away feeling the same way I do now. It's frustrating to try and help other people understand, and educate them, but I'm happy for myself because I think becoming vegan is definitely a step in the right direction. I think what you two do is so wonderful, and it has really affected my life. I can never thank you enough for sharing your experiences and information with me.
Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 9:18 PM
My boyfriend—already being vegetarian—decided to go vegan with me. He is very interested in seeing the video you showed. Is it possible to get a copy, or do you know of any other good videos online, he wants to put it on his mp4 player so he can show others. Let me know. Thank you!
Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2005 3:47 PM
I appreciate your visit. Not only do I admire your commitment to your cause and the power of your arguments, but as I indicated, my wife and I were/are at a tipping point on this and we have already found that there are many tasty alternatives to meat at the store. We just hadn't seriously looked in a while. So whatever else happens, your visit had at least one concrete impact.
Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 11:38 AM
I just attended your lecture in Phil Hamlin's philosophy class @ the University of TN, and I have really been thinking about what you said. I want to thank you so much for the wonderful lecture, you and Kate are both wonderful and moving orators. Thank you greatly for your speech and passion,
Sent: Friday, March 11, 2005 8:09 PM
You were recently at University of Central Florida talking about veganism and stuff, you mentioned a restaurant that you went to that was near the school that was all vegan food. Was just wondering if you still remembered the name of the restaurant or where it was located, thank you for taking the time to read this. I've given up meat since you gave the speech.
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 2:04 AM
I am a student from UTEP who was part of your lecture and was impressed and interested. Due to my level of interest i have decided to write a paper on the subject. My paper is due one week from now so i would appreciate if you can help by returning an email.
Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 12:32 PM
I was at your presentation during my political science class today at UTEP. I just wanted to let you know that it was an amazing presentation. I've been a vegetarian for about 4 years, and became vegan about a year ago. The video you showed was heartbreaking, but I hope that it opened up people's eyes. Anyway, it was great having you in class today.
Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 12:02 AM
I am writing for two reasons. 1. I am very impressed with the presentation given. You not only presented it in a non-invasive way but also clearly answered all questions thrown at you, and I appreciate that. 2. I am writing an article that will be published in a college newspaper that will reach thousands and the main subject I will be focusing on is medical research and what alternatives there are and also the risks involved by using animals in substitution of humans. I know you are heavily educated in this area and are a big activist for it. I was wondering, in your point of view, what would be appropriate to include in the article. I want people to know that there is NO scientific reason OR ethical reason to use animals for research. Thanks for your time and I look forward to hearing from you.
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2005 10:13 PM
I am in Greg Morris' Basic Reporting Class (Hunter-CUNY). I decided to try the vegan lifestyle after seeing your presentation. I've been doing a bunch of reading and haven't used any animal products for about four days now.
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2005 1:12 AM
I wanted to thank you for coming in to speak to my media ethics class at Hunter College (NY). Your lecture really inspired me. So much so, that as of Monday when I first saw you and Katie speak, I gave up eating meat for good. My friends and family unfortunately do not understand, they think I'm nuts, but I don't care, because I know I'm making a difference, if only on a small scale, for the animals. Although I admit getting to the level of veganism will be more difficult for me, because I am so used to eating eggs and drinking milk, but I try to give that up as well. Once again, thank you for the lecture. You opened up my eyes to so many things, and I am truly grateful.
From: Professor Alex Cvejic [Queens College]
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2005 12:05 PM
I just wanted to share a few brief excerpts from the [student] essays I am currently reading that address your lecture:
"I found myself sitting at the edge of my seat, wanting to know more and more. [regarding the big red story] the feeling of sympathy overcame me. including real life experiences in a presentation, such as this, again makes me want to learn more about the vegan way of life. After sitting through such an impressive presentation, I will think twice about what I consume and make an effort to change my daily diet."
"Gary and Kate had a great impact on me. I can never eat meat again."
"Lab-coats and men with dollar signs in their eyes have succeeded in desensitizing the public from the evil being inflicted, but people like Gary and Kate are avidly trying to remove the blinders that people have built up over the years. Armed with the facts, it is the general public's turn to resist the temptation of the taste of flesh and to revert to a diet from the ground."
"It is time that we turn to the many alternatives that we have which don't involve the torture of animals. It is time that we stop thinking just of ourselves and begin to think about the environment around us that is harmed due to factory farming and most of all, we must think of the millions of animals that are slaughtered, all just to fulfill our appetites for flesh."
Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 11:12 PM
I am in Dr. Zartman's Animal Science 597 class at Ohio State. I really enjoyed the presentation that you and Kate gave to my class this past Thursday. It was a MAJOR eye-opener! Since high school I've wanted to go vegetarian and now I'm a senior in college and I haven't done it yet and really there is no excuse!
Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 6:47 PM
Thank you for your presentation today (Miami-Ohio). I have not had any milk since this morning, and needless to say, nothing else except an orange. I am very interested in the vegan diet, as we discussed earlier, I think it might help my [medical condition]. I was wondering about the doctor that you mentioned this morning, as I would like to get in touch with him/her and see what the next best possible course could be. Again, thank you very much.
Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2005 1:56 PM
Thank you so much, Gary. I can't wait to see you and Kate's lecture again! I appreciate your compassion more than you'll know. You and Kate finally turned me vegan (after two years of being a vegetarian), and I am ever grateful for that. I've been considering dedicating my life to this cause, for I feel it is an issue that must be pressed.
Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2005 12:28 PM
I am a student from Oakland University who has listened to your speech, and I am very intrigued by what you had to say. Because of your speech, I am writing a ten page research paper for my rhetoric class on the vegan lifestyle; why it is morally better, healthier and environmentally better. For this paper, I am looking for primary sources, (mainly interviews)and secondary sources (articles, books, magazines) and I am wondering if you or Kate would be willing to talk to me over the phone or e-mail me about personal experiences leading you to become vegan, and how it has improved your life. What was the major turning point in your life that changed you? Also, I was wondering if you had any further resources that I could use for this paper (books, articles, doctors I could contact, or others). If you could e-mail me back as soon as possible and let me know, that would be great! Thanks!
Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2005 11:05 PM
I spoke to you after your presentation at Rollins College. I am doing a presentation for my health class on vegetarianism, and I had talked to you about possibly getting a copy of your video to show. If you have any extra pamphlets that you passed out to our class, or you know where I can get them, that would be great.
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