Join Forrest Tierce for a conversation with Dave Simon as part of our Speaker Series on October 18, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. PT. Don’t miss this insightful discussion—Register now to join the conversation!
Dave Simon is a vegan activist, lawyer, writer and mindfulness practitioner. His book Meatonomics (Conari Press 2013) examined the broken market for animal foods in the U.S. and recommended a heavy tax on goods containing animal products as a way to shift societal costs to producers and raise retail prices to levels that better reflect underlying costs.
As a lawyer, Dave’s efforts on behalf of animals have included dozens of lawsuits against animal food producers, entertainment venues that abuse animals, and religious practitioners who kill animals in ritual sacrifice.
Dave’s spiritual journey has included the practice of both Zen and Vipassana approaches to mindfulness. Dave co-hosts “Vegan Meditation,” a biweekly online group for vegans seeking to deepen their spiritual practice. He chairs the advisory board of the Compassion Consortium, a non-denominational group that brings monthly spiritual engagement to vegans and animal advocates. He is a board member of the Animal Protection & Rescue League and organizer of several Meetup groups for vegans.