Carolyn Bailey's Blog – January 2011 Archive (13)

Transcript of Gene Baur's ARZone Guest Chat

29 January 2011 at:

5pm US Eastern…

Animal-rights theory is based on a few basic concepts, which can be stated in relatively simple terms: Nonhuman animals are like human ones in morally relevant ways and because of that, they should not be treated exclusively as the means to an end.  They should not be considered as the property of others, but should be respected as the owners of their own lives.  Abolishing the exploitation of other rights-holders is a…

Transcript of Jordan Wyatt's ARZone Guest Chat

22 January 2011 at:

2pm US Pacific

5pm US…

I had occasion to go to my local post office recently.  On the way I saw a group of pigeons noisily contesting pieces of bread that had been thrown out onto the side of the road.  I then realised that, a little removed, one pigeon was dead - but it seemed that none of the others had noticed, or that it meant nothing at all to them.

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Transcript of David Sztybel's ARZone Guest chat

15 January 2011 at:

5pm US…

Transcript of David Sztybel's ARZone Guest chat

15 January 2011 at:

5pm US Eastern…

A recent conversation with my five year old grandson went something like this:

“I’m vegan and I’m not vegan.”

“How is that possible?”

“Well, I am vegan at your house, but when I go home….. my parents won’t be vegan.”

“Your father is trying but finds it difficult…

Transcript of Nathan Winograd’s ARZone Guest Chat

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Dear Colleagues:

For many years now, I have been arguing that the large animal protection groups are, for the most part, partners with institutional exploiters and are, in effect, lobbying arms of the food industry. They do not challenge animal…

In the ongoing debate between those who promote the abolitionist approach and those who promote the welfarist approach, some of the welfarists

claim that they support veganism so there is, in reality, little

difference between the two approaches on the matter…