On Nonhuman Slavery

"We can see quite plainly that our present civilization is built on the exploitation of animals, just as past civilisations were built on the exploitation of slaves."   - Donald Watson

Tag: James LaVeck

Let’s Not Give Up Before We Even Get Started
by James LaVeck (Part 4 of 4)

What the English anti-slavery movement can teach animal advocates about overcoming the politics of pessimism. Let’s Not Give Up Before We Even Get Started, Part 4 of 4 from Tribe of Heart on Vimeo. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet

Let’s Not Give Up Before We Even Get Started
By James LaVeck (Part 3 of 4)

What the English anti-slavery movement can teach animal advocates about overcoming the politics of pessimism. Let’s Not Give Up Before We Even Get Started, Part 3 of 4 from Tribe of Heart on Vimeo. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet

Let’s Not Give Up Before We Even Get Started
by James LaVeck (Part 2 of 4)

What the English anti-slavery movement can teach animal advocates about overcoming the politics of pessimism. Let’s Not Give Up Before We Even Get Started, Part 2 of 4 from Tribe of Heart on Vimeo. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet

Let’s Not Give Up Before We Even Get Started
by James LaVeck (Part 1 of 4)

What the English anti-slavery movement can teach animal advocates about overcoming the politics of pessimism. Let’s Not Give Up Before We Even Get Started, Part 1 of 4 from Tribe of Heart on Vimeo. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet

James LaVeck on Morality, Disillusionment
and the Sociopath Next Door

“1 in 25 people lack the capacity for the emotional connection that creates conscience.” – Martha Stout “If, in your heart, you want to change this world for the better and you want to address injustice, that journey is going to take you into direct contact with the roots of it: you are going to [...]

Fetishizing Ancient Indigenous Rituals
To Ease The Modern Mind
by J. Tyler

A disturbing trend among carnists is to claim that it’s morally acceptable to kill and consume animals so long as we do so respectfully, and “honor” the animals with a prayer thanking them for their “gift” or “sacrifice.” (As though the animals are choosing to willingly donate their lives for our trivial gastronomic pleasures.) As [...]