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On Surreal Lobster Advocacy

Animal Person

Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Gray Matters. The message I hear is: tormenting animals before you brutally torture and slaughter them is wrong, but brutally torturing and slaughtering them without the preceding torment is okay. What do you think of this campaign?

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SPECIESISM, by Joan Dunayer, Part Deux

Animal Person

The advocacy component of old speciesism isn't the campaign to end that exploitation, however. In contrast to old-speciesist and new-speciesist advocacy, nonspeciesist advocacy advances the goal of emancipating all sentient beings from human abuse. Instead, it is the campaign to modify it.

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On "Animal Activism"

Animal Person

With more than 2 million members across the globe, PETA is the largest animal advocacy group and comparable in size to the human rights organization, Amnesty International. First, note that now PeTA is an "animal advocacy group." Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Language. But that's not the telling item.

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"Creature Quotes" Is Here!

Animal Person

This compilation is particularly important for people who believe in God and whose advocacy has religion or faith or spirituality as a component. Tags: Activism Books Ethics Language Amy Gutman animal rights J.M. Yes, there is a lot of "mind" in Creature Quotes. But there is also a lot of heart. There is story. There is passion.

Advocacy 100
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"Educate, Investigate, Liberate"

Animal Person

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 Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Abolition Animal Rights Pig slaughter Spain Veganism.

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On the Vegan "Diet"

Animal Person

Though the health argument isn't ironclad and I wouldn't want to make it the center of my advocacy, I have to remember who the messenger is here and what the context is. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Language.

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On the Land Grant University Meat Problem

Animal Person

Tags: Activism Current Affairs Economics Ethics. Responsible Policies for Animals, Inc. Glenside, PA 19038. 215-886-RPA1. RPA4all@aol.com. www.RPAforAll.org. www.ExpertsOfConscience.org. www.EatForSports.org.

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