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On Deep Vegan Outreach and Dr. Ray Greek

Animal Person

over at Animal Rights and AntiOppression and I welcome comments (and will respond to the current ones shortly). I also saw two items of particular interest to the mission of Animal Rights and AntiOppression as well as Animal Person on the Interwebs: An introduction to "Deep Vegan Outreach" and an open letter from Dr. Ray Greek.

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On Taxes, Veganism and "Pets"

Animal Person

I've written about my ambivalence regarding "pet" ownership/guardianship/insert-whatever-term-you're-comfortable-with, and also about my strong belief in helping individuals, but I don't recall addressing whether the having of pets is not vegan. I remember the first time I read an article by a prominent vegan--maybe it was David Cantor ?--who

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Animal Rights is Pernicious Nonsense?

Animal Person

In " 'Animal Rights:' Pernicious Nonsense for Both Law & Public Policy ," Massachusetts attorney and "sportsman" Richard Latimer is on the mark with some concepts, and way off with others. Now, I know you're saying: That's not what animal rights is. For an attorney, that's awfully weak.

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On The Goode Family and Infiltration

Animal Person

Image via Wikipedia I found The Goode Family disappointing on the vegan side. One complaint many of us have with "liberals" and "progressives" is that they tend to leave veganism and animal rights out of their sphere of concern. Yeah, lots of mockery, but I didn't laugh. Maybe it's me. macworld.com). takepart.com).

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On Why I Pick on The Left. and Cookies

Animal Person

Why are Leftists to shoulder the blame for the exploitation of animals simply because of their tardiness in arriving on the animal rights scene? I also liked Best's article because, though we all may have read Bekoff (and I'll write about Wild Justice soon!) And those unable to speak for themselves. Have a great day!

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On the Eating of Seafood

Animal Person

You don't need a widget to do the right thing. Related articles by Zemanta Call for 20-year fishing ban in a third of oceans (guardian.co.uk). Tags: Current Affairs Ethics Food and Drink animal rights Bycatch Fish Fishing industry Overfishing Seafood The End of the Line veganism.

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Growing Number of Scientists Question Animal Research

Critter News

This is an excellent article that appeared in the Boston Globe last week. The feud between animal rights activists and researchers is among the bitterest in science. Many animal supporters get caught up in fighting the food industry, but animal testing is as ugly and fundamental an issue.