Entries by Vincent

Meatless Monday

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

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 […]