Friday, July 11, 2014

Is it too risky to back veganism?


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The big break-through on Animal Rights will probably come when vegan principle is taken as seriously as global warming and world hunger - when people can connect Animal Rights with global solutions.


Thus far, there are many people willing to concede that cruelty exists in animal farming, and that some welfare reform is necessary.  But to complete the picture, where the ultimate ethic is one of not-touching-animals at all, that may still be a long way off.  And yet, from our point of view, this central ethic is impossible to water down.  If veganism is going to be attractive, it will be for the way it represents the bigger picture and not because it gives us an easy answer or represents a satisfactory compromise. 

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