I’ve been vegan for eight years (after being raised vegetarian) and today i was abused by other vegans for being disabled and requiring a service dog. Some vegans tried to stick up for me but for the most part, it was insult after insult by dozens of people. The reality is, for many people with disabilities there is no other options currently available. It should be obvious that a $50,000 dog is a last resort for most (if not all) people (considering many disabled people are unemployed) but apparently it’s not obvious to able bodied people at all... What really hurt though was being accused of abusing my fur child. He is not forced or punished to do anything, ever. If he doesn’t want to work, he doesn't. If he does want to work, he gets showered in praise and treats. He has heaps of toys and regularly gets days off to dog parks, beaches, etc. He even has / goes to birthday parties but you're seriously going to say i abuse him? How is this good for the cause in anyway, shape of form? Instead you should be inventing solutions (considering they don’t currently exist) or i don’t know.... Spending your time actually stopping people who are psychically abusing and slaughtering animals? Just a thought.
