Daiya, Animal Testing, and the Meaning of “Vegan”
Some people are upset about the fact that Daiya has been acquired by a company that is reported to do animal testing. They are claiming that Daiya products are, therefore, no longer “vegan.” That is silly. It is no different from saying that a package of frozen broccoli isn’t vegan because it is made by […]
The Crowland Chicks and Our Conventional Wisdom About Animals
The BBC reported that someone dumped about 1800 chicks in a field in Crowland, near Peterborough, in the United Kingdom. The chicks were killed because they were found close to an avian flu exclusion zone. Photo: RSPCA/BBC The RSPCA, which is investigating, believes that the chicks belonged to a commercial chicken producer and were abandoned […]
The Calf at Foot Dairy and Happy Exploitation: “They produce better quality stuff for us to eat.”
Animals are chattel property. It costs money to protect their interests. Animal exploiters, as rational actors, will generally protect animal interests to the extent that it is economically efficient to do so. That will, for the most part, result in very low standards of animal welfare. There are three ways to increase the level of […]
Thought of the Year: Go Vegan Now. Stay Vegan Forever.
This was originally published on January 2, 2017 on the Abolitionist Approach Facebook page. ********** If you are not vegan, please go vegan. Veganism is about nonviolence. First and foremost, it’s about nonviolence to other sentient beings. But it’s also about nonviolence to the earth and nonviolence to yourself. If animals matter morally, veganism is […]
Webinar: Abolitionist Vegan Advocacy: 2017
This is our second Webinar, which occurred on December 30, 2016. The organizer was Benjamin MacEllen. There were more than 400+ participants. ********** If you are not vegan, please go vegan. Veganism is about nonviolence. First and foremost, it’s about nonviolence to other sentient beings. But it’s also about nonviolence to the earth and nonviolence […]
PLEASE JOIN THIS THUNDERCLAP ON NEW YEAR’S EVE TO PROMOTE VEGANISM!
We are having a Thunderclap for abolitionist veganism this Saturday, December 31, at noon. This Thunderclap will create a virtual “flash mob” of people all promoting veganism at the same time, and directing those interested to our site, How Do I Go Vegan.com, where they can get all the information they need to go and […]
Invitation to Webinar: Abolitionist Vegan Advocacy for 2017
On December 30, we will do a two-hour webinar focused on how YOU can become a more effective vegan advocate in 2017. We’ll start with some ideas that we hope will help you. And then we’ll answer your questions and talk with you about your experiences doing advocacy. The only way the paradigm will shift […]