This is the first of a two-part response to the essay, Vegan Feud, by James McWilliams. The second part will consist of a re-posting of a comment made by me on the Columbia University Press Blog.These essays are informed by the work of Professor Gary L. Francione. I encourage readers to visit his website, Animal Rights:…
An Impossible Fantasy: Think!
In the arena of animal ethics, Abolitionist animal rights advocates work towards the abolition of all animal use and believe that the means to achieve that end is promoting veganism as a moral baseline and rejecting "happy" exploitation (consumption of products from so-called "humanely" raised and slaughtered animals). New Welfarists claim that they hope to…
Banned By The Vegan Society For Saying That The Vegan Society Should Be Vegan
Sunday, 7th October, 2012In February, 2011 Professor Gary Francione was banned from the Vegan Society Facebook page for challenging the practice of The Vegan magazine taking paid advertising for a restaurant that sells animal products. At least, it appeared that this was why he'd been banned; it was difficult to know for sure because he…
Vox Vegan 