Notes on the animal liberation and the local food movements
(Deleted from draft of email to Vasile Stanescu) I agree; there are plenty of ways for animal liberationists to further build our alliances with people […]
Love Notes on Veganism
Being vegan is more about what I do than who I am
I deviate from being vegan perhaps a couple times or so a month, resorting to vegetarianism. When not eating at home, it’s generally feasible to […]
Animal rights as part of the broader ecology movement
Venture a guess as to how many people in this and other wealthy countries consume animal products because of biological necessity, (versus convenience, habit, custom, […]
Trying to control what others think and do
Vegans and others concerned about animal exploitation might want to make an assessment of how well we are actually helping with the problem, by way […]
Wealthy Westerners imposing veganism on poor and 'developing' countries ?
(Quote from Ptolemy Tompkins)Some people have raised the question of how the vegan movement can avoid being something that relatively wealthy Westerners impose on people […]
Veganism, utilitarianism, and human bias
Roget’s Thesaurus(5th Ed) includes utilitarianism in its entry for benevolence. Well, here are some thoughts. The greatest good for the greatest number is a useful […]
Human-powered machines, slavery, and animal rights
“Slow and satisfying” might become my business slogan for pedicabbing. That’s probably better than “It’s the wave of the future, IF we’re lucky.” Or I […]
How to conduct vegan activism
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