Animal Person

AUGUST 16, 2011

Hal Herzog’s “ Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat ” (Harper 2011), though fascinating, is ultimately depressing for vegans and animal rights activists. Well, as it turns out neither a trip to a slaughterhouse nor killing an animal yourself is powerful enough to make people go vegan. What about their horror?

Vegan 100

Vegan Morals Animal Rights Advocacy 100

Animal Person

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

Because I've been thinking about the evolution of my own thinking--and languaging--regarding animal rights. Both animal rights groups and animal welfare groups use "compassion" frequently. Then again, so do people who kill animals for a living. After all, they "love" the animals they kill. Is it fair?

Compassion 100

Compassion Psychology Tnr Vegan 100

Animal Person

AUGUST 5, 2009

The next argument is usually something along the lines of: But animals in the wild might starve to death, and get injured, maimed or killed by predators! Yes, that's true. Finally, people who object to our moral stance jump species and say we should object to the lion killing the gazelle. Besides, we have choices.

Gazelles 100

Gazelles Slaughter Slaughtered Deer 100

Animal Person

APRIL 24, 2009

When taking the issue to simplest common denominator, spaying/neutering is essentially exercising human dominance over non-human animals. In my experience there are at least a handful of issues that involve compromise when the idea of veganism collides with real life. Hence, it's a Gray Matter.) And this is one of them.

Project Treadstone 100

Project Treadstone Feral Cats Spay Spaying 100

Animal Person

JULY 6, 2010

Because we planned to adopt I had been researching eco-friendly, vegan nursery items but had yet to purchase a thing. Emily has taken to sleeping right next to wherever Sky is. Human animals and nonhuman animals share many characteristics, but one trumps the rest: the capacity to feel pleasure and pain, boredom and frustration.

Humane 100

Humane Animal Cows Greyhounds 100