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There is veganism & there is animal exploitation…

April 18, 2015/0 Comments/in English, Animal Rights, Poster /by sandrac

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“If, as I maintain, we cannot justify the use, however ‘humane,’ of animals, then we ought to be clear about that. We ought to be clear that we cannot justify eating, wearing, or using animals. Period. If those who are concerned about the issue are not yet willing to give up animal use and go vegan, they can take whatever incremental steps they want. But those incremental steps should never be characterized as normatively desirable if we really believe that animal use is unjust. Just as we would never say that ‘humane’ or ‘happy’ sexism or racism is acceptable, we should never characterize ‘humane’ or ‘happy’ meat or dairy or whatever as morally acceptable.”

~ Gary L. Francione

Excerpt from: Got Faith (in Animal Welfare)?

http://www.abolitionistapproach.com/got-faith-in-animal-welfare/#.U8jGmvl5NyQ

There is veganism & there is animal exploitation…

April 18, 2015/0 Comments/in English, Animal Rights, Poster /by sandrac

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“Animal rights is a binary matter: you exploit animals or you go vegan.

There’s no third choice.

You cannot exploit ‘compassionately.’ You just exploit. Your ‘compassion’ is about making you feel better about continuing to exploit animals. ‘Compassionate’ exploitation has *nothing* to do with the obligation of justice that we owe nonhuman animals.

Justice requires that we stop using animals altogether. ‘Humane’ exploitation is nothing more than a fantasy. *All* animal use involves torture. And even if it did not, and even if we could treat animals we exploit ‘humanely,’ we *cannot* justify using and killing animals for our palate pleasure, sense of fashion, entertainment, or any other purpose.

But make no mistake about it: ‘compassionate’ animal exploitation is nonsense, just as ‘compassionate’ slavery or ‘compassionate’ genocide is nonsense.

If you are not vegan, go vegan. It’s easy; it’s better for your health and for the planet. But, most important, it’s the morally right thing to do. You will never do *anything* else in your life as easy and satisfying.”

~ Gary L. Francione

“Compassionate” Animal Use is Nonsense

http://www.abolitionistapproach.com/compassionate-animal-use-is-nonsense/#.U5KLkfl5NyQ

There is veganism and there is animal exploitation…

April 18, 2015/0 Comments/in English, Animal Rights, Poster /by sandrac

There is veganism & there is animal exploitation…

April 18, 2015/0 Comments/in English, Animal Rights, Poster /by sandrac

We can no more justify using nonhumans…

April 16, 2015/0 Comments/in English, Animal Rights, Poster /by sandrac

Nonhuman animals have the fundamental moral right…

April 16, 2015/0 Comments/in English, Animal Rights, Poster /by sandrac

www.abolitionistapproach.com

I get literally hundreds of emails weekly from people asking basic questions about animal rights, the difference between rights and welfare, and the implications of the property status of nonhumans on matters involving welfare regulation.

I try to answer as many of these questions as I can. It may, perhaps, be helpful if those who have such questions take a look at the brief videos that are available on this site on our video page. There are three videos that are particularly relevant to the questions I get: Theory of Animal Rights, Animals as Property, and Animal Rights vs. Animal Welfare. These are available in English, French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish. Theory of Animal Rights is also available in Japanese.

These videos were designed to be teaching tools to explain the basic ideas in a simple but not simplistic way.

There is also an FAQ section that is taken from my book, Introduction to Animal Rights: Your Child or the Dog?, published in 2000 by Temple University Press.

Remember: if you are going to educate others, you need to educate yourself first! These videos and the FAQs are a great way to begin to become familiar with basic concepts in a way that will not overwhelm you or those whom you seek to educate!

~ Gary L. Francione

Short Videos on Animal Rights, Rights vs. Welfare, Animals as Property

http://www.abolitionistapproach.com/short-videos-on-animal-rights-rights-vs-welfare-animals-as-property/#.U84Xdfl5NyQ