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"Educate, Investigate, Liberate"

Animal Person

He recently wrote me: We are an abolitionist group and our approach is "Educate, Investigate & Liberate". Showing people what goes on at "free-range" farms, for me, has always been a powerful part of my vegan advocacy efforts because that's always the fall-back position of the person I'm speaking with. (As

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Humane Society University to Offer Courses in Fall 2009

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Further advancing its leadership in human-animal studies, Humane Society University, an affiliate of The Humane Society of the United States, announced today that it has received a license as a higher education degree-granting institution by the District of Columbia Education Licensure Commission.

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Emotion vs. Reason

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And it's especially the case in animal rights advocacy. I think the best thing to do first is educate yourself about the issues. The combination is a powerful weapon for advocacy. Tags: animal rights advocacy. You'll find this dilemma surrounding issues such as the death penalty, abortion and gay marriage.

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Scientist Advocacy Group Oppose Some Animal Testing

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The goal of AFMA, therefore, is to educate the scientific community, as well as the general public, of the urgent need for a move away from the ineffective animal model to research modalities that truly reflect the enormous strides we have made in our knowledge of living systems. Tags: animal research.

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On the Vegan "Diet"

Animal Person

And one would think that a vegan diet is the gateway to veganism if there is adequate support and education regarding other connections that might not be immediately obvious to someone concentrating on health and diet. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Language.

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On the Land Grant University Meat Problem

Animal Person

Given the abundant literature on conflict of interest in the academy, and given that knowledge is routinely used to promote special interests and popular interests over the public interest, maybe we should monitor our educational institutions at least as much as governmental ones. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Economics Ethics.

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