Showing posts with label dogs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dogs. Show all posts
Monday, April 5, 2010
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Vegans in the Media
So there's a show called The Goode Family airing on Wednesday, May 27 at 9pm on ABC. The whole premise is that they're liberal vegan acivist do-gooders. I'm never too optimistic about how vegans are portrayed in the media, but since this show has no other plot line to focus on than "here is a vegan family," maybe they will come out as multidimensional characters, rather than a stereotype? Or maybe my hopes are too high...
According to Wikipedia, "The family dog, Che, is also vegan: he craves meat and often tries to eat neighborhood animals and pets." This part doesn't look so promising. If a dog had been raised without meat, then why would he crave it? Additionally, dogs are omnivores and can therefore live a vegetarian lifestyle. This aspect of the show worries me as it makes this vegan family appear to torture a companion animal.
According to Wikipedia, "The family dog, Che, is also vegan: he craves meat and often tries to eat neighborhood animals and pets." This part doesn't look so promising. If a dog had been raised without meat, then why would he crave it? Additionally, dogs are omnivores and can therefore live a vegetarian lifestyle. This aspect of the show worries me as it makes this vegan family appear to torture a companion animal.
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