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On the Vegan "Diet"

Animal Person

My dogs eat vegan dog food. But they also haven't made a moral choice to not use animals. To say they are vegans is odd to me, though I have done that as the distinction is lost on most people and for the sake of a swift message it does the job. At least they didn't say "vegan cleanse."

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Hal Herzog's "Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat"

Animal Person

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. Over at Animal Rights and AntiOppression , we’ve been discussing tactics and sharing our thoughts and experiences about what works and doesn’t work when it comes to advocacy.

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Majority Rules in the Language of Animal Rights

Animal Person

I feel the unique pain they experience when they hear or read ( gasp! ) Wrong and right are less useful and more fluid in language, but they're not in morality. And the purist, ever in denial of that fact of history, will forever endeavor to maintain whatever definition he or she believes is correct, and malign all others.