Nursing homes and assisted-living facilities have had a reputation for being sterile, grim places, but times are changing. Thankfully, it’s become a greater priority to make these facilities as welcoming and pleasant as possible. Everyone deserves a safe, comfortable, and happy home—and that includes birds and fish.

The meat paradox is an internal struggle: People care about animals, yet they pay the meat industry to abuse and kill them. This year, let’s align our hearts and minds, and go vegan.