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Naturally, I knew that I loved working with animals and was looking for a new volunteering opportunity. \u201cDon\u2019t go to the RSPCA\u201d, one\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div><\/article><article class=\"entry-card card-content post-1999 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-why-veganism tag-fortheanimals-2 tag-philosophy-2 tag-whyvegan-2\" data-reveal=\"bottom:no\"><a class=\"ct-media-container boundless-image has-hover-effect\" href=\"https:\/\/becduffey.blog\/index.php\/2026\/07\/18\/i-vegan-veganism-as-metacognition\/\" aria-label=\"I, Vegan: Veganism as Metacognition\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/becduffey.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pexels-tara-winstead-8378726-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/becduffey.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pexels-tara-winstead-8378726-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/becduffey.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pexels-tara-winstead-8378726-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/becduffey.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pexels-tara-winstead-8378726-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/becduffey.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pexels-tara-winstead-8378726-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/becduffey.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pexels-tara-winstead-8378726-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" itemprop=\"image\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 4\/3;\" \/><\/a><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/becduffey.blog\/index.php\/2026\/07\/18\/i-vegan-veganism-as-metacognition\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">I, Vegan: Veganism as Metacognition<\/a><\/h2><ul class=\"entry-meta\" data-type=\"simple:slash\" data-id=\"-zM-mU\" ><li class=\"meta-categories\" data-type=\"simple\"><a href=\"https:\/\/becduffey.blog\/index.php\/category\/why-veganism\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"ct-term-1\">Why Veganism?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"entry-excerpt\"><p>You know the phrase: \u201cYou are what you eat.&#8221; Well, it turns out there is more to that phrase than what\u2019s on the surface. 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And then you have those animals that are labelled &#8216;pests&#8217; simply because they\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div><\/article><article class=\"entry-card card-content post-806 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-why-veganism tag-health tag-plantbased\" data-reveal=\"bottom:no\"><a class=\"ct-media-container boundless-image has-hover-effect\" href=\"https:\/\/becduffey.blog\/index.php\/2026\/07\/03\/for-your-health\/\" aria-label=\"For Your Health\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"528\" src=\"https:\/\/becduffey.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/jannis-brandt-8manzosDSGM-unsplash-768x528.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/becduffey.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/jannis-brandt-8manzosDSGM-unsplash-768x528.jpg 768w, https:\/\/becduffey.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/jannis-brandt-8manzosDSGM-unsplash-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/becduffey.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/jannis-brandt-8manzosDSGM-unsplash-1024x704.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/becduffey.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/jannis-brandt-8manzosDSGM-unsplash-1536x1056.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/becduffey.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/jannis-brandt-8manzosDSGM-unsplash-2048x1408.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" itemprop=\"image\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 4\/3;\" \/><\/a><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/becduffey.blog\/index.php\/2026\/07\/03\/for-your-health\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">For Your Health<\/a><\/h2><ul class=\"entry-meta\" data-type=\"simple:slash\" data-id=\"-zM-mU\" ><li class=\"meta-categories\" data-type=\"simple\"><a href=\"https:\/\/becduffey.blog\/index.php\/category\/why-veganism\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"ct-term-1\">Why Veganism?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"entry-excerpt\"><p>A New Player in the Game We have all been a player in the game of Vegan Bingo: health version 2.0. 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