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On "Animal Activism"

Animal Person

I want to talk about why we shouldn't be using animals and that it's infinitely easier to be a vegan than it was 20 years ago. If you believe your dog has a right to a life free of torture and slaughter for no reason, then you really ought to think about extending that right to mice, rats, chickens and fish.

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On Fighting for "Animal Rights"

Animal Person

The rest of the animal advocacy community, which is the vast majority, who call themselves abolitionists, are abolitionists. Fighting to maintain the integrity of the words humane, love, euthanasia or compassion, is also fighting for animals. And it usually involves exchanges with non-vegans.