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Meatless Monday

March 30, 2015 /0 Comments/in , , /by

Meatless Monday? No way. Let’s stop reinforcing the idea that there is a morally coherent distinction between meat and other animal foods. There isn’t. Today is Vegan Monday. Tomorrow is Vegan Tuesday. It’s Vegan Every Day. It’s Vegan Life. If animals matter morally, going vegan is the only rational response.

Fundamental moral right

March 25, 2015 /0 Comments/in , /by

Video: Animals as Property http://vimeo.com/4807775 http://www.abolitionistapproach.com/video/#animals-as-propertyProfessor 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 status of […]

Animal Ethics: Abolition, Regulation, or Citizenship? Conference

April 11, 2014 /0 Comments/in /by

ANIMAL ETHICS: ABOLITION, REGULATION OR CITIZENSHIP? On Friday, April 11, 2014, Rutgers School of Law–Newark hosted a conference on “Animal Ethics: Abolition, Regulation or Citizenship” at which emerging approaches to acknowledging the moral value of animals were explored in an interdisciplinary setting by some of the foremost scholars in the field.

Animals As Food – DePaul University

October 30, 2013 /0 Comments/in /by

Gary L. Francione is Board of Governors Professor, Distinguished Professor of Law & Nicholas deB. Katzenbach Scholar of Law and Philosophy at Rutgers School of Law – Newark. He is one of the most well-known figures in the modern animal rights movement. He is the author/co-author of seven books, most recently with Anna Charlton — […]

Animals in Entertainment DePaul University

October 17, 2012 /0 Comments/in /by

PROFESSOR FRANCIONE DELIVERS KEYNOTE SPEECH AT THE 2012 DEPAUL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW EVENT, “EXAMINING THE LEGAL PROTECTION OF ANIMALS USED IN ENTERTAINMENT” Gary L. Francione is Board of Governors Professor, Distinguished Professor of Law & Nicholas deB. Katzenbach Scholar of Law and Philosophy at Rutgers School of Law – Newark. He is one of […]