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

Animal Person

Being vegan because you want to live as nonviolently as possible and you don't want to contribute to violence and you don't want to respond to violence with violence is admirable to some, though refusing to support the defense of sentient nonhumans when you probably would if they were humans bothers me. Or vegan pumpkin pie.

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On What the Animal Ag Alliance Thinks of Us

Animal Person

Are we pinning people down and force-feeding them vegan burritos? Perhaps it is the industry's inability to evolve morally that is behind the times. Just think of how much vegan education and animal care could be accomplished with the money in those large organizations " is what I would say to Parker.

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Where Does Entertainment Begin and End?

Animal Person

But the ease with which we can tell our stories and post our videos must not render us incapable of moral judgment and decency. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Language animal rights animal snuff films free speech Supreme Court Vamsee Juluri veganism. And finally, who is to decide when a video is entertaining versus informative?