Contrary to vegetarianism, veganism was founded on deeply held ethical convictions that espouse a dynamic respect for all life. This philosophy unifies vegans everywhere, regardless of superficial differences. Hence, a vegan from one part of the world can relate to and empathize with a vegan from another part of the world despite their disparate culture …
Monthly Archives: January 2011
I wouldn't do a little dance of joy while I was slicing the animal apart
Like 95% of the people I know, I don’t have a visceral (look it up) problem eating meat or wearing a belt. But like absolutely everybody I know, I don’t …
Rules of civility and fairness should never go out the window
Rules of civility and fairness should never go out the window. Attacking someone because of their race, gender, ethnicity, nationality, class, sexual …
But unless you pay a little more for his brothers' bacon
Quality is expensive, of course. But there’s no need to consume meat every day. And where the choice is between saving cash and eating and drinking with …
What is the foundation of human rights, that is not foundation, for animal rights also?
We hear of the “Rights of Man.” I wish we heard more of them than we do—and could see them observed as well as talked of. But who ever thought of an animal’s rights—the rights of a brute. We hear it spoken of as a man’s duty to be kind to the brutes—but never of …
Its the raw grit to honor and tame all at once
We are nature so I respect nature. Hunting is a natural instinct and the natural raw feeling and respect for all animals. I see the awesomeness in all creatures and its strange how I still enjoy photograph hunt as well as kill hunt. Its not the killing aspect its the raw grit to honor and …
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Animal exploitation, however deceptively described as "humane," is not morally justifiable
Animal rights is not a matter of how best to convince consumers that animal exploitation is morally justifiable; it is about convincing people, through nonviolent education, that animal exploitation, however deceptively described as “humane,” is not morally justifiable. ~ Gary L. Francione (December 9, 2010)
It is part of me; it's who I am
Because I am one (a predatory animal) myself, hunting just comes natural; hunting blood runs through my veins, just like all predators, hunting is just instinctual and as much a part of me and my life, as the breathing of air/oxygen. Hunting is not an “activity” nor even a sport for me. It is part …
Quotes on Slavery 