60 Things EVERY vegan should know

It’s always good to be armed with an educated response when friends, family or strangers challenge the vegan philosophy. We have put together a comprehensive list of information you can refer back to, so that when challenged, your answers flow freely and easily.

There may be facts you’re still unaware of also; everybody is always learning! So keep your thirst for knowledge strong and your passion for justice unwavering while we have your back with all the info.

1. B12
   Article
2. D vitamins
   Article
3. Omega 3’s
   Article  / Video
4. Protein sources
   Article  / Video
5. Iron sources
   Article / Video
6. Calcium sources
   Article / Video / Debunking ‘milk helps bones’ / Debunking ‘harm from soy’
7. Health disadvantages of consuming meat
   Mixed Articles / Article 2 / Video
8. Health disadvantages of consuming dairy
   Article / Video
9. Health disadvantages of consuming eggs
   Videos
10. National statistics on animal deaths from animal agriculture
    Global Statistics / Kill counter /  Worldwide / America / United Kingdom / Australia / Canada
11. The impacts of overfishing
     Article1 / Article 2 / Video 1 / Video 2
12. Statistics on land usage for animal agriculture
    Article1 / Article 2
13. The impact of beef and dairy on climate change
    Article1 / Study1 / Study 2
14. Debunking the ‘vegans kill more animals via plant agriculture’
    Video / Article
15. Debunking the ‘food chain / cycle of life’ myth
    Article 1 / Article 2 / Article 3 / Video1 / Video2
16. Systemised farming and slaughter practices involving pigs
    Article 1 / Article 2 / Article 3 / Article 4
17. Systemised farming and slaughter practices involving cows (meat and dairy)
    Meat1 / Meat 2 / Dairy 1 / Dairy 2
18. Systemised farming and slaughter practices involving chickens (meat and eggs)
    Meat and eggs (US) / Broiler (Australia)  / Broiler1 (US) / Broiler 2 (Australia) / Broiler Video (UK) / Broiler Video General / Eggs1 (Australia) / Eggs2 / Eggs 3 (Australia)
19. Systemised farming and slaughter practices involving sheep (meat and dairy)
     Meat (Australia) / General Facts / Video (Australia) / Dairy (Australia)  / Dairy (Australia)
20. Systemised farming and slaughter practices involving goats (meat and dairy)
    General (Australia) / Worldwide slaughter statistics / Dairy
21. Systemised farming and slaughter practices involving ducks & geese (for meat and eggs)
    General (article, pics and video) / Article (Australia) / Article (General) / Meat (General) / Foigras / Article (Australia) / Article (UK) / Meat and Eggs (US)
22. Systemised farming and slaughter practices involving deer (meat and velvet)
     Video (US) / Article (Australia)
23. Systemised farming and slaughter practices involving camels
    Article1 / Article 2
24. Systemised farming and slaughter practices involving fish and marine life
     Article 1 / Article 2 / Article 3 / Article 4 / Article 5 / Video
25. Systemised farming and slaughter practices involving Australian kangaroos
    Article 1 / Article 2 / Article 3
26. Systemised farming and slaughter practices involving rabbits
     Article 1 / Article 2
27. Systemised farming and slaughter practices involving quail
    Article 1 / Article 2
28. Systemised farming and slaughter practices involving turkeys
    Article 1 / Article 2
29. Halal slaughter
    Article 1 / Article 2 / Article 3
30. Natural animal ages vs slaughter age
    Article 1 / Poster
31. Systemised farming of honey practices
    Article 1 / Article 2 / Article 3
32. Systemised farming and slaughter practices for fur
    Article 1 / Article 2 / Article 3 / Article 4
33. Systemised farming and slaughter practices for leather
    Article 1 / Article 2 / Article 3
34. Systemised farming and slaughter practices for wool
    Article1 / Article 2 / Article 3
35. Systemised farming and slaughter practices for cashmere
    Article 1 / Video 1
36. Systemised farming and slaughter practices for mohair
    Article 1 / Article 2
37. Systemised farming and slaughter practices for angora
    Article 1 / Article 2 / Article 3
38. Systemised farming and slaughter practices for down
    Article 1 / Article 2 / Article 3
39. Systemised farming and slaughter practices for silk
    Article 1 / Article 2 / Video
40. Systemised farming of musk (and other scents)
    Article 1 / Article 2 / Article 3
41. Basics of exploitation of animals used for research/testing
    Article 1  (Australia) / Article 2 (US) / Article 3 (US) / Article 4 (UK)
42. Basics of exploitation of animals in circuses
    Article 1 (US) / Article 2 (Australia) / Article 3 (General)
43. Basics of the greyhound racing industry exploitation
    Article 1 (US) / Article 2 (Australia)
44. Basics of horseracing industry exploitation
    Article 1 (Australia) / Article 2 (US) / Article 3 (UK)
45. Rodeo industry & exploitation
    Article 1 / Article 2 (Australia) / Article 3 (US)
46. Zoo industry & exploitation
    Article 1 /  Article 2 / Article 3
47. Basics of duck shooting & hunting season
    Article 1 (Australia) / Article 2 (US) / Article 3
48. The history of social justice movements, abolitionism and their relationship to veganism.
    Article 1 / Article 2 / Article 3 / Article 4
49. The phenomenon of cognitive dissonance
     Article1 / Article2 / Video 1 / Video 2
50. The correlation between animal agriculture and climate change
    Article 1 / Article 2 / Video 1 / Video 2
51. The correlation animal agriculture has with world starvation

    Article 1 / Video 1

52. The correlation animal agriculture has with a higher percentage of adverse mental health in slaughterhouse workers

53. The intelligence & sentience of animals Study 1 / Research Article 1 / Article 1 / Article 2 / Video

54. The correlation between animal agriculture and species extinction (and counteracting the ‘farmed animals would end up going extinct’ argument).Article 1 / Article 2

55. Common fallacies you will deal with

56. Debunking 101 Website 1 / Website 2  / Website 3

57. Religion and various counteractive passages you can quote Article 1

58. Non-vegan food additives Article 1

59. Common animal ingredients in your makeup bag Article 1

60. Debunking “Plants feel pain” Video 1 / Article 1