Entries by sandrac

Chickpea, potato and kale soup

With a light tomato, herb broth, this is a rich but simple soup with lots of colour and flavour. This makes 4 small bowls or 2 good sized ones. Ingredients 2T water 1/4t coarse sea salt 2T scallions, minced, 2″ – 3″ green reserved for garnish 1/4t black pepper, freshly cracked 1/4t dried red chilis […]

ANIMAL LAW from Gary L. Francione

Animal Law from Gary L. Francione on Vimeo. Professor Francione maintains that “animal law” ought to be concerned about the incremental abolition of the property status of nonhumans, and that the tendency of animal lawyers to focus on anticruelty cases, veterinary malpractice, pet custody, and pet trust cases is mistaken. View Slideshow | English Download PDF | […]

ANIMAL RIGHTS VS. ANIMAL WELFARE

Animal Rights vs. Animal Welfare from Gary L. Francione on Vimeo. Professor Francione argues that there are profound theoretical and practical differences between animal rights and animal welfare. He is critical of what he calls “new welfarism,” or the position that incremental improvements in animal welfare will lead to the abolition of animal exploitation. These […]

ANIMALS AS PROPERTY from Gary L. Francione

Animals as Property from Gary L. Francione on Vimeo. Professor Francione argues that the property status of animals renders meaningless animal welfare laws that prohibit the infliction of “unnecessary” suffering and require the “humane” treatment of nonhumans. Professor Francione’s book, Animals, Property, and the Law (Temple University Press, 1995), provided the first legal analysis of the property […]

THEORY OF ANIMAL RIGHTS from Gary L. Francione

Theory of Animal Rights from Gary L. Francione on Vimeo. Professor Francione has developed a theory of animal rights that relies only on the sentience of nonhumans and that requires the abolition, and not merely the regulation, of animal exploitation. Professor Francione’s theory, which is developed in Introduction to Animal Rights: Your Child or the Dog? (Temple […]