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Effective Altruism for Animals: Utilitarian equivocation and moral consistency
I recently came across a comment from William MacAskill that helped me to think a bit more about Effective Altruism (EA) and utilitarianism. Previously I hadn’t really thought it possible to move beyond the association between them, especially with Peter … Continue reading
Advocacy tips from Tom Regan
The following ideas represent some really helpful advocacy tips that featured in Tom Regan’s War Analogy article. ‘From my reading of Gandhi, I have come away with five principles: 1. Practice humility The last thing other animals need is another … Continue reading
A few thoughts on the animal rights movement
It seems fair to say that Tom Regan has made a profound contribution to the modern animal rights movement, and in this television interview with William Friday, Regan offers a broad introduction to animal rights theory. In more recent times … Continue reading
A few thoughts on elitism in the animal movement
One of the central tenets of veganism is how the vegan lifestyle should be generally accessible to all. This is to say that emphasising animal rights ought to lead to a way of social organisation that includes foundational ideas of … Continue reading
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Tolerance, ‘division’ and appropriation: Strategy for a mainstream monoculture
In some ways it might be claimed there are two prevailing views within the animal movement; one suggests that we can achieve our aims within the system (mainstream) and the other which suggests that a ‘justice for all’ approach is … Continue reading
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Q and A with Saryta Rodriguez
Following on from a recent ARZone podcast i was really fortunate to be able to ask Saryta Rodriguez some questions about her book ‘Until Every Animal is Free’ I hope you find the following questions and answers as interesting as … Continue reading
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Animal Rights Zine and Info Display at VegfestUK London
As announced earlier this year there will be an ‘Animal Rights Zine and Info’ display at the London Vegfest event on October 10th 11th. The display itself will be situated in the area by the cinema entrance on level 3, and for … Continue reading
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Summon The Vegan Police
The Vegan Police typically refers to a group of people that go around ‘policing’ vegan practise. There is only one problem… it is not possible to police vegan practise. Instead it is very much up to the individual how they … Continue reading
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The entanglements of welfare campaigns.
A standard definition of veganism is that ‘the word “veganism” denotes a philosophy and way of living which seeks to exclude — as far as is possible and practical — all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, animals for … Continue reading
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Meat is for pussies?
John Joseph suggests that meat is for pussies with the title of his book, and the issue has recently been discussed in an article with Carol J. Adams. But what does the title actually suggest? In common parlance, he is … Continue reading
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