Post by Talia on Jul 12, 2011 14:39:13 GMT -5
Vegan Abolitionists are a specific type of vegan. The movement was started by Gary Francione. It emphasizes no violence, being strictly devoted to the cause, and not wavering or allowing exceptions.
For a quick introduction I found this wiki page helpful as it outlines the six principles of the animal rights movement according to vegan abolitionists:
vegan.wikia.com/wiki/Abolition
Most are pretty straight forward and definitely make a compelling case.
For more information about vegan abolitionism you can go to the website:
www.abolitionistapproach.com/
The blog post up there right now, "The HSUS-United Egg Producer Agreement: Two Reactions", is a bit of a long read but shows a really good example of how a vegan abolitionist responds to something that might seem like a good idea at first, treating chickens used for eggs better.
Then there is the extremely short blog post entitled: "The Abolitionist Approach in a Nutshell"
"As long as we think the issue is the treatment of animals, we will seek to make that treatment more “humane.” But because animals are property, that goal is unreachable as a practical matter. The treatment of animals will always constitute torture under the most “humane” circumstances. And the “treatment” (or welfarist) approach ignores that it is morally wrong to kill animals even if we treat them “humanely,” which we cannot do anyway. Welfare “reforms” not only fail to provide any significant protection for animals; such reforms actually make matters worse because they encourage the public to feel more comfortable about animal exploitation and to continue to consume animals and animal products. The problem is use, not treatment. The goal is to abolish animal use, not to regulate treatment. The means to the goal? Go vegan and educate others about veganism."
Comments? Thoughts? What does vegan abolitonism mean to you, or have you even heard of it before?
For a quick introduction I found this wiki page helpful as it outlines the six principles of the animal rights movement according to vegan abolitionists:
vegan.wikia.com/wiki/Abolition
Most are pretty straight forward and definitely make a compelling case.
For more information about vegan abolitionism you can go to the website:
www.abolitionistapproach.com/
The blog post up there right now, "The HSUS-United Egg Producer Agreement: Two Reactions", is a bit of a long read but shows a really good example of how a vegan abolitionist responds to something that might seem like a good idea at first, treating chickens used for eggs better.
Then there is the extremely short blog post entitled: "The Abolitionist Approach in a Nutshell"
"As long as we think the issue is the treatment of animals, we will seek to make that treatment more “humane.” But because animals are property, that goal is unreachable as a practical matter. The treatment of animals will always constitute torture under the most “humane” circumstances. And the “treatment” (or welfarist) approach ignores that it is morally wrong to kill animals even if we treat them “humanely,” which we cannot do anyway. Welfare “reforms” not only fail to provide any significant protection for animals; such reforms actually make matters worse because they encourage the public to feel more comfortable about animal exploitation and to continue to consume animals and animal products. The problem is use, not treatment. The goal is to abolish animal use, not to regulate treatment. The means to the goal? Go vegan and educate others about veganism."
Comments? Thoughts? What does vegan abolitonism mean to you, or have you even heard of it before?