The following is an excerpt from Vegan Freak: Being Vegan in a Non-Vegan World by Bob Torres and Jenna Torres …Animals should be treated as beings rather than things, and we do not have the inherent right to subjugate other beings for our own purposes. In human society we call that slavery, and when we [...]
This article originally appeared in the February 24, 2009 edition of Alternet. You may have noticed an onslaught of articles recently on what is being coined as the “new meat movement.” The most recent is an article in Newsweek, “Head To Hoof: A butcher helps lead a new carnivore movement.” These articles almost all support [...]
Originally published in the New York Times Opinion section on 11/22/2009 LATELY more people have begun to express an interest in where the meat they eat comes from and how it was raised. Were the animals humanely treated? Did they have a good quality of life before the death that turned them into someone’s dinner? [...]
Editor’s Note: Proponents of the “humane meat” movement often refer to Polyface Farm as a model of “humane” animal farming. The following is from a 2009 blog entry from a Polyface apprentice butcher detailing the killing of rabbits. As there is no dietary need for humans to consume rabbit meat (or any animal products), how [...]
“So profoundly ignorant of the nature of slavery are many persons, that they are stubbornly incredulous whenever they read or listen to any recital of the cruelties which are daily inflicted on its victims. They do not deny that the slaves are held as property; but that terrible fact seems to convey to their minds [...]