Vegan's Almanac

Groundhog Day; Hedgehog Day; The Mower, by Philip Larkin.

February is Potato Lovers’ Month, Sweet Potato Month, and Grapefruit Month; Birthday of Ruben Albarran; Publication of Animal Revolution: Changing Attitudes Towards Speciesism, by Richard D. Ryder; Publication of Free the Animals, 20th Anniversary Edition, by Ingrid Newkirk; Publication of Changing the Game, by Norman Phelps; Publication of Enter the Animal: Cross-species Perspectives on Grief and Spirituality, by Teya Brooks Pribac; February Twilight, by Sara Teasdale.

International Zebra Day; Eat Your Brussels Sprouts Day; National Seed Swap Day; Birthday of Anthony Benezet; Publication of Guilty Pigs: The Weird and Wonderful History of Animal Law, by Katy Barnett and Jeremy Gans; Matthew 22:37-40.

Hug a Jicama Day; Birthday of Dexter Scott King; Birthday of Heather Nicholson; A Portion of Dr. Martin Luther King’s, Letter From a Birmingham Jail.

Seeing Eye Guide Dog Anniversary; Freethinkers Day; Birthday of Isabel Lucas; Luke 4:18-19.

Rattlesnake Day; Birthday of Dr. Garth Davis; Release of Skin Trade documentary; A Portion of Snake, by D. H. Lawrence.

Birthday of James Cromwell; Birthday of Alan Cumming; Birthday of Hannah Teter; Sermons We See, by Edgar Guest.

Birthday of Benjamin Lay; Birthday of Angela Davis, Publication of If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal: What Animal Intelligence Reveals About Human Stupidity, by Justin Gregg; A Reading from Job 38.

Kiss a Shark Week; The Emotional Lives of Animals: A Leading Scientist Explores Animal Joy, Sorrow, and Empathy — and Why They Matter, by Marc Bekoff; Basking Shark, by Norman MacCaig.

Birthday of Bryant Terry; Buddhism and Veganism: Essays Connecting Spiritual Awakening and Animal Liberation, by Will M. Tuttle, illustrated by Madeleine Tuttle; The Dog King, A Buddhist Tale.