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Entries by Vincent
If you embrace nonviolence
www.abolitionistapproach.com “If the principle of nonviolence means*anything*, it means that you cannot justify *any* killing or suffering for transparently frivolous reasons such as pleasure, amusement, or convenience. And doing something ‘with compassion’ that is not morally justifiable does not change the fact that it’s morally unjustifiable. When you decide what you want to eat, wear, […]
The notion that we can be “kind”
www.abolitionistapproach.com “Until animal advocates react with as much outrage to the promotion of ‘happy’ exploitation as we all react to the promotion of ‘happy’ pedophilia, there will be no real animal rights movement.” ~ Gary L. Francione Excerpt from: “Humane” and “Compassionate” Pedophilia http://www.abolitionistapproach.com/humane-and-compassionate-pedophilia/#.U5faFvl5NyQ
Nonhuman animals have the fundamental moral right
www.abolitionistapproach.com Video: Animals as Property http://vimeo.com/4807775 http://www.abolitionistapproach.com/video/#animals-as-property 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 […]