Vegan's Almanac

December 10, 2025

10 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Festival for the Souls of Dead Whales; International Animal Rights Day; Release of The Animal People documentary; Raven and the Whale, from the sacred...

December 09, 2025

09 Dec 2025

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Genocide Prevention Day; International Day of Veterinarian Medicine; National Llama Day; Publication of Animal Minds and Human Morals, by Richard Sora...

December 08, 2025

08 Dec 2025

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National Lard Day; Birthday of Meagan Duhamel; A Meditation by Madeleine L’Engle, from Glimpses of Grace.

December 07, 2025

07 Dec 2025

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Birthday of Babette Davis; Publication of Hidden: Animals in the Anthropocene, by Jo-Anne McArthur; Publication of Animal Law in a Nutshell, by Sonia ...

December 06, 2025

06 Dec 2025

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National Gazpacho Day; Publication of Pests: How Humans Create Animal Villains, by Bethany Brookshire; Ode to Tomatoes, by Pablo Neruda.

December 05, 2025

05 Dec 2025

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World Soil Day; Release of With My Own Eyes documentary; Publication of How Not to Age: The Scientific Approach to Getting Healthier as You Get Older,...

December 04, 2025

04 Dec 2025

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International Cheetah Day; Birthday of Frances Power Cobbe; Birthday of J. Howard Moore; Birthday of Captain Peter Hammarstedt; A Prayer for Today.

December 03, 2025

03 Dec 2025

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Birthday of Daryl Hannah; Publication of Animal Gospel, by Andrew Linzey; Publication of Ethical Vegan: A Personal and Political Journey to Change the...

December 02, 2025

02 Dec 2025

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Passing of Lewis Gompertz; Birthday of Paul Watson; The Sea, by Barry Cornwall.

December 01, 2025

01 Dec 2025

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Birthday of Abu Al Ma’arri; Birthday of Akala; Publication of Inside the Animal Mind: A Groundbreaking Exploration of Animal Intelligence, by George...

November 30, 2025

30 Nov 2025

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National Guava Day; Birthday of Natasja Oerlemans; Birthday of Chad Ackerman; Publication of Animal Rights Law of the (Legal Almanac Series), by Marga...

November 29, 2025

29 Nov 2025

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International Jaguar Day; Birthday of Bronson Alcott; Psalm 104.

November 28, 2025

28 Nov 2025

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Fur Free Friday; Birthday of Tom Regan; Birthday of Jon Stewart; A Prayer by Carol J. Adams.

November 27, 2025

27 Nov 2025

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Turkey Day; Thanksgiving, by Ella Wheeler Wilcox

November 26, 2025

26 Nov 2025

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Birthday of Sarah Grimke; Birthday of Ellen G White; Birthday of Joey Carbstrong; If, by Rudyard Kipling.

November 25, 2025

25 Nov 2025

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Publication of REBEL VEGAN LIFE: A Plant-Based Nutrition & Beginner's Guide: How to Change Your Diet, Improve Health, Lose Weight & Build Sust...

November 24, 2025

24 Nov 2025

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National Sardines Day; Under the Sea, by Fannie Isabelle Sherrick.

November 23, 2025

23 Nov 2025

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Better Conversation Week; Western Feast Day for St. Clement of Alexandria; National Cashew Day; A Crown of Fruits (VI. Cashew), by Severo Sarduy.

November 22, 2025

22 Nov 2025

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Humane Society Anniversary Day; Cranberry Relish Day; Publication of Marrying Myself, by Christine Melanie Benson; Mama Stamberg's Cranberry Relish.

November 21, 2025

21 Nov 2025

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World Fisheries Day; Birthday of Isaac Bashevis Singer; A portion of The Slaughterer, by Isaac Bashevis Singer.

November 20, 2025

20 Nov 2025

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Birthday of Oli Sykes; First Episode of Ordinary Vegan Podcast; Publication of Embracing the Nonhuman: In the Gospel of Mark, by Dong Hyeon Jeong; Zo...

November 19, 2025

19 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

World Anteater Day; International Men’s Day; Evolution, by John Banister Tabb.

November 18, 2025

18 Nov 2025

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World Antibiotics Awareness Day; First Episode of The Vegan Posse Podcast; The Lord’s Prayer (alternative translation).

November 17, 2025

17 Nov 2025

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Release of I Am an Animal: The Story of Ingrid Newkirk and PETA documentary; Publication of Wildlife as Property Owners: A New Conception of Animal R...

November 16, 2025

16 Nov 2025

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National Fast Food Day; Publication of After Meat: The Case for an Amazing, Meat-Free World, by Karthik Sekar; Leisure, by Amy Powell.

November 15, 2025

15 Nov 2025

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Adopt a Turkey Month; Birthday of V.R. Krishna Iyer; The Clans, by Richard Calmit Adams.

November 14, 2025

14 Nov 2025

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National Pickle Day; Birthday of Travis Barker; My November Guest, by Robert Frost.

November 13, 2025

13 Nov 2025

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World Kindness Day; National Hasty Pudding Day; First Episode of The Exam Room Podcast; Kindness, by Edgar Guest.

November 12, 2025

12 Nov 2025

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The Joyful Vegan: How to Stay Vegan in a World That Wants You to Eat Meat, Dairy, and Eggs, by Colleen Patrick-Goudreau; Publication of Hungry Beautif...

November 11, 2025

11 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Release of They’re Trying to Kill Us; Let America Be America Again, by Langston Hughes.

November 10, 2025

10 Nov 2025

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Birthday of Hachiko; Epitaph to a Dog, by George Gordon Byron.

November 09, 2025

09 Nov 2025

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National Split Pea Soup Week; Publication of Zen Vegan Food: Delicious Plant-based Recipes from a Zen Buddhist Monk, by Koyu Iinuma; From Unthinkable ...

November 08, 2025

08 Nov 2025

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Cook Something Bold and Pungent Day; First Episode of The ChickPeeps Podcast; Veganic Summit; Dinner Favors, by Arthur Macy.

November 07, 2025

07 Nov 2025

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National Bittersweet Chocolate with Almonds Day; Release of Whale Wars; Founding of Impossible Foods; Publication of Bleating Hearts: the Hidden World...

November 06, 2025

06 Nov 2025

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International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict; Birthday of Claudine Andre; Birthday of Thandiwe Newto...

November 05, 2025

05 Nov 2025

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National Chinese Takeout Day; Birthday of Bryan Adams; Sayings of the Buddha from the Lankavatara Sutra.

November 04, 2025

04 Nov 2025

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Birthday of Ursula Wolf; Publication of The Pig Who Sang to the Moon:The Emotional World of Farm Animals by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson; Quote from E.B....

November 03, 2025

03 Nov 2025

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Jellyfish Day; Birthday of Colin Kaepernick; No Enemies, by Charles Mackay.

November 02, 2025

02 Nov 2025

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Dynamic Harmlessness Day; Publication of The Criminal Prosecution and Capital Punishment of Animals, by E. P. Evans; Publication of Eating Animals, by...

November 01, 2025

01 Nov 2025

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National Bison Day; World Vegan Day; Publication of Making A Killing: The Political Economy of Animal Rights, by Bob Torres; Words from Chief Sitting ...

October 31, 2025

31 Oct 2025

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All Hallows Eve; Peta’s list of vegan candies; Founding of Rowdy Girl Sanctuary; Theme in Yellow, by Carl Sandburg.

October 30, 2025

30 Oct 2025

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Birthday of Elsie Shrigley; Birthday of Stephen R.L. Clark; Publication of Speaking Up for Animals: An Anthology of Women’s Voices, by Lisa Kemmerer...

October 29, 2025

29 Oct 2025

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National Oatmeal Day; Feed the Birds Day; Publication of The Pornography of Meat, by Carol J. Adams; A Meditation, by Carol J. Adams.

October 28, 2025

27 Oct 2025

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Wild Foods Day; Birthday of Joaquin Phoenix; Luke 4:18.

October 27, 2025

27 Oct 2025

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National Black Cat Day; Publication of Creative Compassion, Literature and Animal Welfare, by Michael J. Gilmour; Publication of Developing Animal The...

October 26, 2025

26 Oct 2025

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National Pumpkin Day; Publication of Beyond the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation: From Lethal to Compassionate Conservation by Anja Heist...

October 25, 2025

25 Oct 2025

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World Lemur Day; Hug a Sheep Day; Birthday of Dr. Michael Greger; Sheep in Winter, by John Clare.

October 24, 2025

24 Oct 2025

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Bat Appreciation Week; Freshwater Dolphin Day; International Gibbon Day; National Kangaroo Day; Animal Lovers: A Meditation.

October 23, 2025

23 Oct 2025

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Swallows Depart From San Juan Capistrano Day; International Snow Leopard Day; Publication of Ethical Vegetarianism and Veganism, edited by Andrew and ...

October 22, 2025

22 Oct 2025

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International Wombat Day; National Nut Day; Publication of Consider the Turkey, by Peter Singer; Prayer by Carol J. Adams.

October 21, 2025

21 Oct 2025

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Reptile Awareness Day; National Apple Day; After Apple Picking, by Robert Frost.

October 20, 2025

20 Oct 2025

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Birthday of Rich Roll; Publication of Rewilding Our Hearts: Building Pathways of Compassion and Coexistence, by Marc Bekoff; Publication of Why Vegan?...

October 19, 2025

19 Oct 2025

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National Wolf Awareness Week; Birthday of John Woolman; Protest, by Ella Wheeler Wilcox.

October 18, 2025

18 Oct 2025

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World Okapi Day; International Sloth Day; Release of Propagandhi’s album, Potemkin City Limits; A reading from Matthew 25.

October 17, 2025

17 Oct 2025

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International Sawfish Day; National Pasta Day; Publication of Vegan Kochen fur Alle, by Bjorn Moschinski; Release of Lucent documentary; The Quality o...

October 16, 2025

16 Oct 2025

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World Cat Day; World Food Day; A Prayer from Dr. Andrew Linzey.

October 15, 2025

15 Oct 2025

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Pheasant Day; The VOSD begins rescuing dogs; Publication of Playing Possum: How Animals Understand Death, by Susana Monso; I am the Voice of the Voice...

October 14, 2025

14 Oct 2025

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Birthday of Chloe Coscarelli; Release of The Big Year movie; The Dew and the Bird, by Alexander Posey

October 13, 2025

13 Oct 2025

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Publication of DecolonizeYour Diet: Plant-Based Mexican-American Recipes for Health and Healing by Luz Calvo and Catriona Rueda Esquibel; Climate Heal...

October 12, 2025

12 Oct 2025

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Birthday of Dick Gregory; Birthday of Martin Balluch; First Episode of the Simply Vegan Podcast; Publication of The Korean Vegan Cookbook, by Joanne L...

October 11, 2025

11 Oct 2025

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Birthday of Thich Nhat Hahn; Please Call Me by My True Names, by Thich Nhat Hahn.

October 10, 2025

10 Oct 2025

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Publication of How to Care About Animals: An Ancient Guide to Creatures Great and Small: Porphyry and Friends, Selected, Translated, and Introduced by...

October 09, 2025

09 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Birthday of NIsha Vora; Communicating Effectively with Non-Vegans with Anita the Vegan Mindset Coach; Prayer by Carol J Adams.https://rainbowplantlife...

October 08, 2025

08 Oct 2025

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World Octopus Day; National Salmon Day; Birthday of Pelle Strindlund; Birthday of Ali Trabizi; Robinson Jeffers’ poem, Salmon-Fishing.

October 07, 2025

07 Oct 2025

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Birthday of Myq Kaplan; Publication of Animal Liberation and Atheism: Dismantling the Procrustean Bed, by Kim Socha; The Cat and the Moon, by William ...

October 06, 2025

06 Oct 2025

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National Badger Day; Birthday of Alfoncie Austin; Publication of Proteinaholic: How Our Obsession with Meat Is Killing Us and What We Can Do About It,...

October 05, 2025

05 Oct 2025

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National Do Something Nice Day; Publication of The Visionary Vegan: A Guide to a Vibrant, Vegan Lifestyle, by Kristina Reslin; Leisure, by William Hen...

October 04, 2025

04 Oct 2025

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Feast Day of St. Francis; World Animal Day; Birthday of Alicia Silverstone; Publication of For Love of Animals: Christian Ethics, Consistent Action, b...

October 03, 2025

03 Oct 2025

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Birthday of Morgan Mitchell; Birthday of Ellsworth Edwin Wareham. Publication of All Creation Waits: The Advent Mystery of New Beginnings, by Gayle Bo...

October 02, 2025

02 Oct 2025

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Birthday of Mahatma Gandhi; World Day for Farmed Animals; Six Vows to Our Dear Animal Friends, by Robert Ryugen Doshin Yamada.

October 01, 2025

01 Oct 2025

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Publication of The Parrot's Lament and Other True Tales of Animal Intrigue, Intelligence, and Ingenuity, by Eugene Linden; Publication of Why Dogs Hum...

September 30, 2025

30 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Feast Day for St. Jerome; Founding of The Vegetarian Society of the United Kingdom; Release of 93 Cows documentary; The Plant Powered People Podcast; ...

September 29, 2025

29 Sep 2025

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International Goose Day; The Wild Geese, by W.S. Merwin

September 28, 2025

28 Sep 2025

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Birthday of Caroline Earle White; Birthday of Brigitte Bardot; Birthday of Peter Egan; Publication of Teaching Liberation: Essays on Social Justice, A...

September 27, 2025

27 Sep 2025

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National Hunting and Fishing Day; Fish Amnesty Day; The Fish Turns Into A Man, And Then Into A Spirit, And Again Speaks, by Leigh Hunt.

September 26, 2025

26 Sep 2025

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World Cassowary Day; Release of Peaceable Kingdom: The Journey Home; Publication of Animals in Heaven?: A Catholic Pastoral Response to Questions abou...

September 25, 2025

25 Sep 2025

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National Lobster Day; Birthday of Rashad Evans; Prayer for the Health and Happiness of All Beings.

September 24, 2025

24 Sep 2025

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World Gorilla Day; Birthday of Linda McCartney; Birthday of Jesus Mosterin; Release of Earthlings documentary; Arthur Schopenhauer quote.

September 23, 2025

23 Sep 2025

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Birthday of Joshua Evans; Birthday of Jermaine Dupri; Publication of Seeds of Change: The International Vegan Rights Alliance and the Vegan Rights Rev...

September 22, 2025

22 Sep 2025

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World Rhino Day; Birthday of Miyoko Schinner; Birthday of Joan Jett; Birthday of Kristi Funk, MD; Birthday of Ludvig Lindstrom; A Song For Harvest, b...

September 21, 2025

21 Sep 2025

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Sea Otter Awareness Week; Birthday of Cass Sunstein; Release of The Milk System documentary; The End of Summer, by Edna St. Vincent Millay.

September 20, 2025

20 Sep 2025

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International Red Panda Day; Birthday of Henry Stephens Salt; Birthday of Lizzy Lind af Hageby; Quote from Fred Rogers.

September 19, 2025

19 Sep 2025

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Publication of Reading the Hebrew Bible with Animal Studies, by Ken Stone; Publication of The Buddhist Chef’s Homestyle Cooking: Simple, Satisfying ...

September 18, 2025

18 Sep 2025

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Publication of Radiant; Farm Animals Up Close and Personal, by Traer Scott; Thrive Alive Vegan Fest; a prayer, written by Carol J. Adams.https://vegan...

September 17, 2025

17 Sep 2025

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World Manta Day; National Pet Bird Day; Sympathy, by Paul Laurence Dunbar.

September 16, 2025

16 Sep 2025

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Birthday of Dr. Anna Kingsford; Release of Game Changers documentary; Publication of The Vegan Creamery: Plant-Based Cheese, Milk, Ice Cream, and More...

September 15, 2025

15 Sep 2025

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Adopt a Less-Adoptable Pet Week; Publication of Divinanimality: Animal Theory, Creaturely Theology, edited by Stephen D. Moore; a reading from Jacques...

September 14, 2025

14 Sep 2025

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Farmed Animal Awareness Week; Release of the End of Meat documentary; The Triangle VegFest; a meditation for the well-being of the world. https://vegf...

September 13, 2025

13 Sep 2025

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National Peanut Day; Feast Day of St. John Chrysostom; Birthday of Mary Midgley; Birthday of Stella McCartney; Prayer by Albert Schweitzer.

September 12, 2025

12 Sep 2025

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World Dolphin Day; Publication of, The Alzheimer’s Solution: A Breakthrough Program to Prevent and Reverse the Symptoms of Cognitive Decline at Eve...

September 11, 2025

11 Sep 2025

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Birthday of Moby; Effective Animal Researchers Network of Africa; Conference for Animal Rights in Europe; a portion of William Wordsworth's poem, The ...

September 10, 2025

10 Sep 2025

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Feast Day of St. Nicholas of Tolentino; Vegan Theology: For the Least of These Podcast published their first episode; Publication of Love the Foods Th...

September 09, 2025

09 Sep 2025

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Birthday of Leo Tolstoy: Birthday of Sam Carter; Reading from Leo Tolstoy’s, Esarhaddon, King of Assyria

September 08, 2025

08 Sep 2025

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Birthday of Andrew Tyler; Publication of Animal Camp: Lessons in Love and Hope from Rescued Farm Animals, by Kathy Stevens; Release of Slay: The Film ...

September 07, 2025

07 Sep 2025

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National Acorn Squash Day; National Salami Day; Birthday of Chrissie Hynde; A Red Man’s Thoughts, by Tso-le-oh-woh.

September 06, 2025

06 Sep 2025

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International Vulture Awareness Day; National Hummingbird Day; Birthday of Marc Bekoff; Publication of Bird Brain: An Exploration of Avian Intelligenc...

September 05, 2025

05 Sep 2025

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Publication of The Rights of Nature: A Legal Revolution That Could Save the World, by David Boyd; Publication of Fellow Creatures, by Christine Korsga...

September 04, 2025

04 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

National Wildlife Day; Release of My Octopus Teacher documentary; Prayer by Margaret Wise Brown, Dear Father.

September 03, 2025

03 Sep 2025

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National Mushroom Month; The Mushroom is the Elf of Plants, by Emily Dickinson.

September 02, 2025

02 Sep 2025

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Birthday of Donald Watson; Birthday of Cleveland Amory; Birthday of Dr. Melanie Joy; Poem by Rachel Lyman Field, Something Told the Wild Geese