Daelyn Fortney is the founder of the vegetarian and animal rights news source, This Dish Is Vegetarian.  Along with researching and writing articles for the website, she homeschools her three daughters. Vegetarianism is part of her family's day-to-day life.

In addition to her work at TDIV, she is a contributor for EVANA (European Vegetarian and Animal News Alliance) and Ecorazzi.

Daelyn’s thoughts on being a vegetarian: “In the beginning, much of my reasoning for going vegetarian had to do with becoming healthier. Over the years, I have added the 'animal aspect' to my rationale. I really do believe that animals are smarter than we think. I believe they feel. I believe they love. I believe they mourn. As humans we are familiar with our own ways of expressing those emotions. We are obviously not familiar with the way animals feel. If we were, we would never ever ever eat them.”

Email Daelyn: daelyn@ thisdishisvegetarian.com
Daelyn on Twitter: @daelyn




Eric Fortney is the co-founder of the vegetarian and animal rights news source, This Dish Is Vegetarian. Eric is a freelance writer, children's book author, father of three, and vegetarian.

Donation Day With Eva Steeva, Eric's first children's book, teaches us that "giving without the need for thanks is the best kind of giving."

Eric’s thoughts on being a vegetarian: “When I first kicked the meat habit it was more of a healthy choice rather than a statement. Admittedly the further I get into vegetarianism my feelings on the treatment of animals has become a factor. I truly believe someday in the future (hopefully near future) we will be ashamed of some of our actions toward fellow animals.”

Email Eric: eric@ thisdishisvegetarian.com
Eric on Twitter: @elfortney


This Dish Is Vegetarian is currently based out of NE Ohio.