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Gallery Gary Francione on Vegetarianism
Animal Rights Philosopher Gary Francione talks about the misguided obsession animal rights advocates and groups focus on to encourage people to become vegetarian as a first step toward Veganism. This step is not needed.
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As Francione says “There is no morally significant distinction between flesh and other animal products. Animals used in dairy are generally kept alive longer than those used for meat, are treated every bit as badly if not worse, and end up in the same slaughterhouse.
Moreover, the slaughter of animals for meat and the dairy industry are inextricably intertwined in that there would be no veal industry without the dairy industry and dairy cows are all slaughtered and consumed.” Full Article: Vegetarianism First? |
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News of the Week Please read articles below: Francione, The AR Debate; Regulation or Abolition. ARJ Review . The keynote event of the Animal Rights July movie events featured the philosopher Gary Francione. Live via Skype, Francione spoke for over an hour on the topic and continued for another hour answering questions. Article 1. Links
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Moral schizophrenia The keynote event of the Animal Rights July movie events featured the philosopher Gary Francione. Live via Skype, Francione spoke for over an hour on the topic and continued for another hour answering questions. Francione spoke about the moral schizophrenia that is prevalent in our society. On the one