It’s very important that we don’t do anything as a government that unreasonably threatens the livelihood of fishing industries and the tourism industries upon which so much of Australia depends. ~ Tony Abbott (July 27, 2010)
Monthly Archives: July 2010
There's a sense that if you pay for Fairtrade you don't have to worry
There’s a sense that if you pay for Fairtrade you don’t have to worry, like seeking absolution in the church. But there is no such thing as an ethical …
Consumers have the choice
As with any other form of industrialized animal use, consumers have the choice either to participate in it or to refuse the products of exploitation and opt out of the demand-supply cycle altogether. Humans have no need for animal products, and the increasing number of vegans on the planet is a testament to how easy …
My concern, let me emphasize, is not with small-scale family farms
My concern, let me emphasize, is not with small-scale family farms. I have no problem with the many hard-working families who treat their cows well, take care of the land and try to bring a healthy product to market. My problem is with the much larger agribusiness enterprises, the factory farms to whom the animals …
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Always keep in mind why you are doing it and who you are doing it for
Always keep in mind why you are doing it and who you are doing it for. If you are ever questioned, be confident about it and do not feel like you should keep it quiet. If you, like many, know that nonhuman animals should be given equal consideration and that they should not be, under …
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From that love, I wanted to devote my life to working towards saving them
When I first became vegan it was not because of Love for other animals as much as respecting their basic right to their life. As I became vegan, I created many interspecies relationships where I learned to love other animals & see clearly their personhood. From that love, I wanted to devote my life to …
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Elitist and exclusionary
In a way, the whole notion that no-one can speak out against injustice until they themselves are pure is elitist and exclusionary. How exactly is a poor single, working mother of two, for example, supposed to live “off the grid,” and always buy food from an organic farm and never be part of the vast …
For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others
When I walked out of prison, that was my mission, to liberate the oppressed and the oppressor both. Some say that has now been achieved. But I know that …
It's not prostitution—it's coercion, abuse, slavery
When a young girl finds herself out on the street, selling her body to pay her pimp or because she has a drug addiction, it’s not prostitution—it’s …
We can no more justify using nonhumans as human resources than we can justify human slavery
We can no more justify using nonhumans as human resources than we can justify human slavery. Animal use and slavery have at least one important point in common: both institutions treat sentient beings exclusively as resources of others. That cannot be justified with respect to humans; it cannot be justified with respect to nonhumans—however “humanely” …
Quotes on Slavery 
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