Recent Posts Tagged With 'welfarism'

• Not \'How\', but \'Why\'

  Posted on Saturday December 12th, 2009 at 09:40 in dairy, welfarism, abolitionist animal rights

  I read an article this morning by columnist Anne Else of New Zealand's Independent News Media ("A fair adjectival cow: Why cubicle farming is a really bad idea") that got me thinking again of how crucial it is that abolitionists continue to educate p...

• Wayne Pacelle, Get That Elephant Out of Your Living Room, Will You?

  Posted on Thursday October 29th, 2009 at 23:03 in hsus, veganism, wayne pacelle, welfarism

  It seems that Wayne Pacelle, President and CEO of HSUS, has been busy traveling coast to coast, spending some of HSUS' millions to field pre-submitted questions from HSUS supporters. According to his blog post on October 22, many people have been ask...

• Celebrity and (Non-)Veganism

  Posted on Friday October 16th, 2009 at 13:22 in peta, ellen degeneres, hsus, ecorazzi, welfarism, misrepresentation of veganism

  Ecorazzi announced some of this years annual VegNews awards winners today, including that Ellen DeGeneres won for Favorite Celebrity readers' pick (you can read it here). Aside from the fact that it seems that you cannot be an American celebrity and ...

• Another Fundraising Fail from the Humane Something or Other

  Posted on Monday September 28th, 2009 at 13:18 in vegetarianism, hsus, veganism, welfarism, hslf

  It feels like it was just yesterday that HSUS was embarrassing itself by holding a fundraiser to raise money for its "Save the Seals" campaign by handing out animal-based appetizers to event attendees gathered to pressure the Canadian government to e...

• On Consistency

  Posted on Wednesday July 22nd, 2009 at 09:36 in abolitionist approach, welfarism, gary l. francione, new welfarism, vincent j. guihan, we other animals

  Vincent Guihan at We Other Animals wrote something today that anyone and everyone involved in animal advocacy needs to read. An excerpt:They'll know us not by our words but by our works,and if our works promote a kinder, gentler slavery rather than ...

• NZ Vegan Podcast Episode 32 - Interview with Professor Gary L. Francione

  Posted on Thursday July 16th, 2009 at 06:50 in animal rights, abolitionist approach, welfarism, gary l. francione, nz vegan podcast, elizabeth collins

  Another episode of Elizabeth Collins' NZ Vegan Podcast is out. In this one, she interviews Professor Gary L. Francione to talk about the abolitionist approach to animal rights and how it differs from the new welfarist (or regulationist) approach. T...

• Applauding Token Gestures: HSUS and Wendy's

  Posted on Saturday May 23rd, 2009 at 18:02 in wendy's, hsus, welfarism, animal welfarism

  The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) announced yesterday that it's applauding Wendy's for its recent decision to use a minimum of 2 percent cage-free eggs. It's such a token gesture that's so clearly designed to just drum up some positive ...

• Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson Tackles Veganism -- or Does He?

  Posted on Wednesday April 15th, 2009 at 07:18 in veganism, peter singer, jeffrey moussaieff masson, welfarism, why animals weep, the face on your plate: the truth about food, paris exception

  Years ago, shortly after I first became a vegetarian, I picked up a copy of Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson's When Elephants Weep: The Emotional Lives of Animals. I remember bringing it up in conversation to omni friend after omni friend and even lending ...