I’m vegan 70% of the time. I have irritable bowel syndrome, so cutting out dairy eases my stomach pains. But for the other 30%, I let myself eat cheese, fish and meat, either because I’m craving it, or for convenience. I want to be healthy, but I also want to enjoy life. If I’m having […]
Category Archives: Nonhumans
I can't find any sound moral justification for acknowledging the interest of one species while denying it to the other
I respect an animal’s interest in continuing to live, per se, for the exact same reasons I respect a human being’s interest in continuing to live. I can’t find any sound moral justification for acknowledging the interest of one species while denying it to the other. Can you? ~ Matthew Finateri (April 7, 2010)
I'm making up for a decade of deprivation
The great thing about being an ex-vegan is that I really appreciate my meat, eggs, and cheese. I’m making up for a decade of deprivation. ~ Bob Zavadowski (April 3, 2010)
To shift to cage-free eggs
We have worked with dozens of companies to get them to pledge to shift to cage-free [eggs.] ~ Wayne Pacelle (April 7, 2010)
Replace the nonhuman in your question with a human
You already know these answers, of course. Replace the nonhuman in your question with a human. Then, the reasons why we must show compassion are endless. ~ Jason Dunn (May 23, 2010)
The vulnerable ones should be protected, not exploited
The vulnerable ones should be protected, not exploited. We shall end nonhuman slavery. ~ Vera Cristofani (June 11, 2010)
Animal rights philosophy could be considered a disease of civilization
If you listen to the animal rights writers, you quickly realize that their goal is a homogenized globalized culture based on a Western ethical paradigm and a human separation from nature. Animal rights philosophy could be considered a “disease of civilization.” ~ Melissa McEwen (April 16, 2010)
Seeing them as persons and not things
Regulating animal use will only ever make people feel comfortable with continuing consuming animal products. We need to set the bar at the aim—To abolish animal use through changing our attitudes towards non-human animals, by seeing them as persons and not things. ~ Sally Thompson (June 11, 2010)
I can't accept that idea
You could say it’s wrong to kill a being whenever a being is sentient or conscious. Then you would have to say it’s just as wrong to kill a chicken or mouse as it is to kill you or me. I can’t accept that idea. It may be just as wrong, but millions of chickens […]
Creative, nonviolent vegan education
There is one way to change the status quo: to dislodge people from the default position that animals are things. There is one means to that end …
