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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? Are we pinning people down and force-feeding them vegan burritos? . According to Parker, here are the threats: the ALF, the ELF, SHAC, PeTA and the oddest member of the group, the HSUS. Besides, is the "modern" veal crate something to be proud of?

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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. Well, as it turns out neither a trip to a slaughterhouse nor killing an animal yourself is powerful enough to make people go vegan. What about their horror?

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Clarification on Messaging

Animal Person

Vegan education/advocacy for animals is easiest for me when I know my audience. PETA's been using horrifying images for years. I spent years forcing people to look at photos of bludgeoned baby seals, "veal" calves in crates and skinned animals.

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