Tom Regan ~ The Sword of Justice, The Torch of Reason

2016-02-01T08:22:00.927Z

Animal rights philosopher, and "one of fifty visionaries who are changing the world" (Utne Reader), Professor Tom Regan delivered this inspirational keynote address to a rally in Los Angeles in April 1988. Tom's speech, titled "The Sword of Justice, The Torch of Reason", is still considered by many to be "The greatest animal rights speech ever given".

Twenty six years after giving this speech, Professor Regan sat down with Gary Comstock to speak about the events leading up to this speech, and if he had any regrets. That interview can be found here:

https://goo.gl/t1C0zk

Tom Regan was the first theorist to ‘get ‘rights’ across the species barrier." Therefore, he can be credited with breaching that hitherto solid defensive ethical barrier based exclusively on species membership

For more on Professor Regan, please see his website:

http://tomregan.info

And this Interview, in which Tom addresses a new generation of animal rights advocates:

http://goo.gl/xN7ro

Chimpanzee's Sad Escape Plea

2012-08-14T02:03:43.745Z

A chimpanzee at a zoo in Wales has been filmed gesturing at the lock on his enclosure in an apparent attempt to get a visitor to release him.

The chimp is seen pointing at a window bolt and making an 'open' gesture to the people looking on.

He also connects his fingers together in a way that is similar to the American Sign Language meaning of the word 'gate'.

Unfortunately, the visitor to the Welsh Mountain Zoo who filmed the video is heard saying: "He wants us to lift the window up", and seems to find the desperate plea amusing.

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Tom Regan ~ The Sword of Justice, The Torch of Reason

Chimpanzee's Sad Escape Plea