The modern animal movement is commonly dated from the publication of Peter Singer’s “Animal Liberation” in 1975. I take exception to that demarcation, as I have been an animal activist since 1958. In any event, the movement has been working for decades to end animal suffering. Most efforts have been aimed at rescuing cats and…
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals kills animals. Tens of thousands of them. By their own admissions. PETA is not an animal rights organization, nor are they an animal protection organization. PETA is an anti-animal suffering organization. Ingrid Newkirk, who runs the operation, believes that eliminating the possibility of animal suffering is more important…
This article analyzes Republicans in the US, but is equally applicable to conservative and right-of-center parties around the globe. Animal activists are constantly imploring legislators to enact laws and policies that will protect animals, reduce suffering, amd require compassion in the treatment of our fellow Earthlings. At the local level, we demand that all shelters…
We are animal activists. We have compassion and empathy for our fellow Earthlings. We abhor animal cruelty, abuse, exploitation, and murder. We work tirelessly to rescue, to educate, to influence, and to recruit others to our cause. If the animals are so important to us, why are so many of us working to hurt them?…
Most everyone in the Animal Rights movement would like to see an end to the suffering of animals trapped in the food system. But some actually believe that embracing efforts to alleviate some of the pain, suffering, and horrible treatment of those poor creatures is tantamount to supporting the Animal Holocaust. They even suggest that…
I have been in the animal rights struggle for many years. I have friends in most of the major organizations and many of the smaller ones. We have different agendas, different goals, different methods of reaching our objectives. My initiation into animal rights was courtesy of Peter Singer, even though he is not, actually, an…
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