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Animal Welfare Act Inadequate for Farm Animals

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How many people know this about the Animal Welfare Act? The only cool thing is that Gene Bauer's views on the meat industry are so similar to those expressed on this blog a few weeks ago. While a nationwide vegan or vegetarian lifestyle change is highly unlikely, the abuse can be maintained through increased government regulation.

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On "Animal Rights Conferences"

Animal Person

" by Drew Wilson at Care2's animal welfare blog has yet to have any comments about rights and welfare. I don't know how big the readership of that blog is, but it is international if that matters. If it matters to you to clear any of this up, fire away.

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Lessons Learned From 4 Years of Animal Person, Part 2

Animal Person

Yesterday's lessons learned were primarily about blogging. And how, for the love of God, people have got so stop saying things like Vegan Before 6! See Vegan Between Meals for more). But, probably because I was blogging daily and there wasn't great fodder daily, I expanded into other areas. Today they're about language.

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Is There Danger of Elitism in the Animal Rights Movement?

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This post is inspired by a thought-provoking piece on the Provoked blog (clearly a good name for a blog!) Is a vegan's efforts at advocacy worth more than a vegetarian's or even a meat eater's if they happen to agree on the same issue? Tags: activism musings animal rights animal welfare.

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My Uneventful 3rd Blogiversary

Animal Person

I was hoping to say that I have blogged every day for three years as of today, but sadly, and very frustratingly, the past couple of days I have been otherwise occupied. I'm in the position of having to build a website for a child welfare organization. Remember that this isn't a blog, but might include one. From scratch.

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On "Compassion," "Nonviolence" and "Justice"

Animal Person

Both animal rights groups and animal welfare groups use "compassion" frequently. What I do know is that I feel an urgency for the causes I care about that blogging, baking, giving money and doing TNR work simply doesn't satisfy. Or vegan pumpkin pie. Why all the quotation marks? After all, they "love" the animals they kill.

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On The Respectful Emperor

Animal Person

I've been having a difficult time blogging both here and at Animal Rights & AntiOppression lately because I feel like my thoughts are like " Groundhog Day." Tags: Current Affairs Ethics Food and Drink Language animal rights chicken slaughter language Sara Lipka The Atlantic veganism. There are few animal rights stories in the news.

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