Vegan's Almanac

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. White’s Charlotte’s Web.

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

Dynamic Harmlessness Day; Publication of The Criminal Prosecution and Capital Punishment of Animals, by E. P. Evans; Publication of Eating Animals, by Jonathon Safran Foer; The Drunkard and the Pig, anonymously written.

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

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

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; Snow in October, by Alice Dunbar-Nelson.

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

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

National Black Cat Day; Publication of Creative Compassion, Literature and Animal Welfare, by Michael J. Gilmour; Publication of Developing Animal Theology: An Engagement with Leonardo Boff, by Clair Linzey; Black Cat, by Rainer Maria Rilke.

National Pumpkin Day; Publication of Beyond the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation: From Lethal to Compassionate Conservation by Anja Heister; When the Frost is on the Punkin, by James Whitcomb Riley.

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

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

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

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

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

Birthday of Rich Roll; Publication of Rewilding Our Hearts: Building Pathways of Compassion and Coexistence, by Marc Bekoff; Publication of Why Vegan?: Eating Ethically, by Peter Singer; Proverbs 12:10.

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

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

International Sawfish Day; National Pasta Day; Publication of Vegan Kochen fur Alle, by Bjorn Moschinski; Release of Lucent documentary; The Quality of Mercy is Not Strained, by William Shakespeare.

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

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

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

Publication of DecolonizeYour Diet: Plant-Based Mexican-American Recipes for Health and Healing by Luz Calvo and Catriona Rueda Esquibel; Climate Healers Moovement Mondays, Vegan Mentor Support Group; Every Day a Vegan Saves; The Road Not Taken, by Robert Frost.https://connectforanimals.com/event/1759906861626x455296771649306400https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_y_zPmclWRmOdr8oB7POYvw#/registration

Birthday of Dick Gregory; Birthday of Martin Balluch; First Episode of the Simply Vegan Podcast; Publication of The Korean Vegan Cookbook, by Joanne Lee Molinaro; Publication of VEGANS VERSUS THE VERSES: A Bible Handbook For the Vegan Activist by Steven Lee August; Jonah 4:11.

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

Publication of How to Care About Animals: An Ancient Guide to Creatures Great and Small: Porphyry and Friends, Selected, Translated, and Introduced by M.D. Usher; Publication of I Hope You Fail: Ten Hater Statements Holding You Back from Getting Everything You Want, by Pinky Cole; A portion of William Blake’s poem, Auguries of Innocence.

Birthday of NIsha Vora; Communicating Effectively with Non-Vegans with Anita the Vegan Mindset Coach; Prayer by Carol J Adams.https://rainbowplantlife.com/vegan-chili/#recipehttps://www.youtube.com/live/rST3UMSiRVs

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

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

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, by Garth Davis, MD, If I Can Stop One Heart From Breaking, by Emily Dickinson.

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

Feast Day of St. Francis; World Animal Day; Birthday of Alicia Silverstone; Publication of For Love of Animals: Christian Ethics, Consistent Action, by Charles Camosy; Publication of Cooking from the Spirit: Easy, Delicious, and Joyful Plant-Based Inspirations, by Tabitha Brown; Portion of a prayer by St. Francis of Assisi.

Birthday of Morgan Mitchell; Birthday of Ellsworth Edwin Wareham. Publication of All Creation Waits: The Advent Mystery of New Beginnings, by Gayle Boss; Publication of Happy Vegan, by Fearne Cotton; Reading from Romans 8.

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

Publication of The Parrot's Lament and Other True Tales of Animal Intrigue, Intelligence, and Ingenuity, by Eugene Linden; Publication of Why Dogs Hump and Bees Get Depressed: The Fascinating Science of Animal Intelligence, Emotions, Friendship, and Conservation, by Marc Bekoff; Publication of Meatsplaining: The Animal Agriculture Industry and the Rhetoric of Denial, edited by Jason Hannan; Release of Eating Our Way to Extinction; God’s World, by Edna St. Vincent Millay

Feast Day for St. Jerome; Founding of The Vegetarian Society of the United Kingdom; Release of 93 Cows documentary; The Plant Powered People Podcast; A prayer by Dr. Andrew Linzey.

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

Birthday of Caroline Earle White; Birthday of Brigitte Bardot; Birthday of Peter Egan; Publication of Teaching Liberation: Essays on Social Justice, Animals, Veganism, and Education, edited by Agnes Trzak; Poem by Paul Laurence Dunbar, Conscience and Remorse.egan

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.

World Cassowary Day; Release of Peaceable Kingdom: The Journey Home; Publication of Animals in Heaven?: A Catholic Pastoral Response to Questions about Animals, by Terry Martin; portion of a poem by Percy Bysshe Shelley, Queen Mab.

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

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

Birthday of Joshua Evans; Birthday of Jermaine Dupri; Publication of Seeds of Change: The International Vegan Rights Alliance and the Vegan Rights Revolution, by Jeanette Rowley; Pied Beauty, by Gerard Manley Hopkins.

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

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

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

Publication of Reading the Hebrew Bible with Animal Studies, by Ken Stone; Publication of The Buddhist Chef’s Homestyle Cooking: Simple, Satisfying Vegan Recipes for Sharing , by Jean-Philippe Cyr; Quote from the Buddhist text, The Lankavatara Sutra.

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

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

Birthday of Dr. Anna Kingsford; Release of Game Changers documentary; Publication of The Vegan Creamery: Plant-Based Cheese, Milk, Ice Cream, and More, by Miyoko Schinner; Reading from Daniel Chapter One.