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An abolitionist is, as I have developed that notion, one who (1) maintains that we cannot justify animal use, however “humane” it may be; (2) rejects ...more

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Every time you drink a glass of milk or eat a piece of cheese, you harm a mother. Please go vegan.

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When it comes to animal agriculture, there is conventional, which is really hideous, and "compassionate" or "certified humane" or whatever, which *may...more

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We should not be surprised that more and more people feel comfortable about consuming animal products. After all, they are being assured by the “exper...more

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We should always be clear that animal exploitation is wrong because it involves speciesism. And speciesism is wrong because, like racism, sexism, homo...more

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Veganism is an act of nonviolent defiance. It is our statement that we reject the notion that animals are things and that we regard sentient nonhumans...more

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I reject animal welfare reform and single-issue campaigns because they are not only inconsistent with the claims of justice that we should be making i...more

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We do not need to eat animals, wear animals, or use animals for entertainment purposes, and our only defense of these uses is our pleasure, amusement,...more

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If we are ever going to see a paradigm shift, we have to be clear about how we want the present paradigm to shift.We must be clear that veganism is th...more

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Animals are property. There are laws that supposedly protect animal interestsin being treated “humanely,” but that term is interpreted in large part t...more

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Being vegan is easy. Are there social pressures that encourage you to continue to eat, wear, and use animal products? Of course there are. But in a pa...more

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There is increasing social concern about our use of nonhumans for experiments, food, clothing and entertainment. This concern about animals reflects b...more

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If we take the position that an assessment that veganism is morally preferable to vegetarianism is not possible because we are all “on our own journey...more

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The notion that we should promote “happy” or “humane” exploitation as “baby steps” ignores that welfare reforms do not result in providing significant...more

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One of the main arguments that I make is that although almost everyone accepts that it is morally wrong to inflict “unnecessary” suffering and death o...more