Tattoo above by Electric Linda.

Tattoo by Christopher Allen.

I know many of y'all aren't big on this big fat American holiday for many political, social and even dysfunctional family reasons, but I just wanted to take this opportunity to give thanks to all of you who have been such a support and inspiration to keep sharing all the beautiful and just freakin cool things we love about tattoo.
I'm grateful.

Much love,
Marisa

Vengeful Vegan tattoo above by Jesse Smith.

We've been getting a lot of requests for information on vegan tattoo practices, and so I thought it best to defer an expert on the topic: tattooed vegan mom and author Jinxi Boo. Jinxi recently posted an information sheet on vegan inks and aftercare that was created by The Vegan Society, and includes a wealth of links to products and online articles discussing veganism in tattooing.

Also check out the blog VeganTattoos.com, which posts tattoo images and the stories behind them, as well as a list of vegan-friendly tattoo studios in the US. You can follow Vegan Tattoos on Twitter.

On Facebook, the Vegan Tattoo group has their own list of vegan tattooists and also post photos of their tattoos.

If you have a favorite vegan tattoo site or forum that's not linked here, let us know.

[Photo found in the Peta2 Flickr pool.]