Tag Archives: animal rights

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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Orphaned lambs and political opportunism.

Recently David Cameron had his picture taken feeding orphaned lambs at Dean Lane farm. It was a photo opportunity too good to miss to show the ‘caring and compassionate’ side of the Prime Minister. Unfortunately, it also appeared as a … Continue reading

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Species and Class

The recent story about Ringling Bros. dropping their elephant act (post dated to 2018) had many mainstream animal rights organisations rejoicing at the ‘victory’. However, away from the celebrations, there seemed to be few questions asked about what was going … Continue reading

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When is unnecessary suffering necessary?

A recent article in The Guardian approached this issue with a story on former Australian cricketer Glenn McGrath. The feature had McGrath apologising for photos taken in 2008 at a shooting safari in South Africa. In the end, it wasn’t … Continue reading

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The orcas and animals blog

This blog arose out of a pamphlet called ‘from animals to anarchism’ (free to download), and will feature occasional short articles based on the ideas contained within.

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