Commentary #18: A Step Backward, the Importance of Veganism, and the Misuse of “Abolition”

Commentary #1: Vegetarianism as a “Gateway” to Veganism?: Dear Colleagues: Welcome to the Abolitionist Approach Commentary. The Commentary will consist of a series of podcasts that discuss and explore various aspects of the idea that we ought to abolish, and not merely regulate, animal exploitation. by Animal Rights: The Abolitionist Approach Commentary

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Commentary #5: On Violence: Dear Colleagues: I am opposed to violence. I regard violence as inherently immoral. I have written about and discussed that issue often, including in essays (1,2) on this site. I recognize that many of you disagree with my opposition to violence. by Animal Rights: The Abolitionist Approach Commentary

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Commentary #4: Follow-Up to “Pets” Commentary: Non-Vegan Cats: Dear Colleagues: A number of people have written to me in response to the Commentary on “pets” to ask about the issue of non-vegan cats. It is my understanding that many cats can live healthy lives on a vegan diet but what if there are cats who absolut... by Animal Rights: The Abolitionist Approach Commentary

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Commentary #2: “Pets”: Dear Colleagues: The issue of “pets” is a hot button issue with many advocates. Here is something I wrote in the Appendix to my book Introduction to Animal Rights: Your Child or the Dog?: Question 3: Does the institution of pet ownership violate animal... by Animal Rights: The Abolitionist Approach Commentary

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Commentary #3: On Michael Vick: Dear Colleagues: As you know, I have since 2007 been wondering about why anyone thinks that Michael Vick is any worse than anyone else who consumes or uses animal products. (See 1, 2, 3) In any event, Vick was released from prison in May, 2009, by Animal Rights: The Abolitionist Approach Commentary

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Commentary #6: Aspects of the Vegetarian/Vegan Debate: Dear Colleagues: Our first Commentary about vegetarianism as a “gateway” to veganism has provoked continuing controversy and in this Commentary, I address three issues: 1. Does my position that we cannot draw a moral distinction between flesh and other... by Animal Rights: The Abolitionist Approach Commentary

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Commentary #7: An Up-Close and Personal Encounter with Moral Schizophrenia: Dear Colleagues: I refer to the delusional and confused way that we think about animals as a social/moral matter as constituting “moral schizophrenia.” I had a recent encounter with moral schizophrenia in dealing with a deer who had been hit by a car a... by Animal Rights: The Abolitionist Approach Commentary

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Commentary #12: The Virtual Billboard Campaign: THE WORLD IS VEGAN! If you want it.: Dear Colleagues: In this commentary, I discuss the virtual billboard campaign, which focuses on empowering advocates with a positive message that change is possible and that we have the responsibility to effect that change. by Animal Rights: The Abolitionist Approach Commentary

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Commentary #8: A Discussion of Abolitionist Principles: Dear Colleagues: There are some advocates who claim to be abolitionists but who support welfare reform or who support violence. In this Commentary, I explain why welfare reform and violence cannot fit into the abolitionist approach. Gary L. by Animal Rights: The Abolitionist Approach Commentary

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Commentary #9: Using Sexism to Promote Animal Rights: Dear Colleagues: Would Martin Luther King have had an “I’d Rather Go Naked than Sit in the Back of the Bus” campaign? Of course not. He would have recognized that such a campaign would trivialize the important message of civil rights. by Animal Rights: The Abolitionist Approach Commentary

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Commentary #11: Discussion with Professor Gary Steiner: Dear Colleagues: In this, Commentary #11, I have a discussion with Gary Steiner, Professor of Philosophy and Chair of the Philosophy Department at Bucknell University. Gary recently had an editorial in the New York Times about veganism and we talk abou... by Animal Rights: The Abolitionist Approach Commentary

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Commentary #10: World Vegan Day—Nov. 1, 2009: Dear Colleagues: Happy World Vegan Day to all of you. In this Commentary, I reflect on the state of the vegan movement. The bad news: the large welfare corporations have done a great deal to marginalize veganism. The good news: in the past year, by Animal Rights: The Abolitionist Approach Commentary

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Commentary #13: Analysis of First Segment of “Animals and Us”: Dear Colleagues: On December 31, 2009, the BBC World Service broadcast the first segment of the two-part program One Planet: Animals and Us. This program was hosted by Victor Schonfeld, who did the highly influential The Animals Film in 1982. by Animal Rights: The Abolitionist Approach Commentary

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Commentary #14: Analysis of Second Segment of “Animals and Us”: Dear Colleagues: The second segment of the BBC’s One Planet: Animals and Us, hosted by Victor Schonfeld (who did the influential The Animals Film in 1982), focused on vivisection. Schonfeld ended the program by agreeing that the animal rights movement ... by Animal Rights: The Abolitionist Approach Commentary

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Commentary #15: The Tide Is Turning: Dear Colleagues: Victor Schonfeld, director of the influential 1982 film, The Animals Film, followed up his two-part BBC World Service program, One Planet: Animals and Us, with an editorial, The Five Fatal Flaws of Animal Activism, in the Guardian, by Animal Rights: The Abolitionist Approach Commentary

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Commentary #22: A Discussion on Abolition vs. Regulation with Robert Garner: Dear Colleagues: My most recent book, The Animal Rights Debate: Abolition or Regulation?, involves a debate between me and Professor Robert Garner of the University of Leicester. In this Commentary, Professor Garner and I discuss our book. by Animal Rights: The Abolitionist Approach Commentary

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Commentary #17: Discussion with Ronnie Lee and Roger Yates: Dear Colleagues: In this Commentary, I have two guests: Ronnie Lee, who founded the Band of Mercy in 1972 and the Animal Liberation Front in 1976, and Roger Yates, an adjunct lecturer in sociology at University College, Dublin. by Animal Rights: The Abolitionist Approach Commentary

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Commentary #19: Talking With Non-Vegans About Veganism: Five Principles: Dear Colleagues: In this Commentary, I address a topic that I have been asked to cover by a number of you: how do we talk with non-vegans about veganism? I present five general principles: Principle #1: People are good at heart. by Animal Rights: The Abolitionist Approach Commentary

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Commentary #16: Responding to Questions: Single-Issue Campaigns and MDA Opposition to the Abolitionist Approach: Dear Colleagues: Several weeks ago, I asked for questions that people would like me to address. I received approximately 80 questions. I plan to do several Commentaries in which I discuss at least some of these questions. by Animal Rights: The Abolitionist Approach Commentary

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Commentary #18: A Step Backward, the Importance of Veganism, and the Misuse of “Abolition”: Dear Colleagues: In this Commentary, I discuss several topics: First, I talk about the announcement by the new welfarist Mercy for Animals that the retail giant Costco has taken a “step forward” by agreeing to market “humane” veal. by Animal Rights: The Abolitionist Approach Commentary

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Commentary #21: “The Animal Rights Debate,” the Abolitionist Approach Discussion Forum, and a Response to Nicolette Hahn Niman: Dear Colleagues: In this Commentary, I discuss three issues. First, I talk about my new book, The Animal Rights Debate: Abolition or Regulation?, co-authored with Professor Robert Garner, and published by Columbia University Press. by Animal Rights: The Abolitionist Approach Commentary

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Commentary #23: Lennox and Moral Reasoning in Animal Rights: It’s been a while since I did a Commentary and I have been meaning to start up again but, alas, it’s been a busy time. I was planning to do a podcast on the topic of my essay, Moral Concern, Moral Impulse, and Logical Argument in Animal Rights Advocacy... by Animal Rights: The Abolitionist Approach Commentary

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Abolitionist Approach Podcast: On Anthony Bourdain, Veganism, and Bad Behavior by Some “Animal People”: Dear Friends: Here is a podcast that Anna and I did on Anthony Bourdain. I was sitting too far away from the device. The dogs were walking around the room. We will do better! ********** If you are not vegan, please go vegan. by Animal Rights: The Abolitionist Approach Commentary

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Commentary: Vegan Education/Advocacy, “Forcing” Others to Go Vegan, and Animal Ethics as Involving Obligation and Not Choice: In this Commentary, Anna Charlton and I discuss educating yourself so that you can educate others and the importance of doing education/advocacy in your community; the idea that vegan advocacy represents an attempt to “force” people to go vegan; and th... by Animal Rights: The Abolitionist Approach Commentary

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Abolitionist Approach Podcast: An Easy Way to Start a Conversation About Veganism: Dear Friends: Here is a podcast that Anna Charlton and I did on an easy way to start a conversation about veganism. ********** If you are not vegan, please go vegan. Veganism is about nonviolence. First and foremost, by Animal Rights: The Abolitionist Approach Commentary

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