Veganism as a fundamental principle
28 December 2006

The latest entry over at Gary Francione’s blog provides a clear and thoughtful argument about why veganism matters in the context of abolitionism and the animal rights movement. In making his argument, he discusses why vegetarianism isn’t enough, why we need to promote veganism as a fundamental aspect of abolitionism, and why welfarism isn’t progress.

In closing his piece, he writes:

In sum, just as someone who says that human slavery is wrong but who continues to own slaves is not really an abolitionist with respect to human slavery, someone who says that animal slavery is wrong but who does not embrace veganism as a way of life is not really an abolitionist with respect to animal slavery. Let those of us who accept the abolitionist approach be clear and unequivocal and promote veganism in our words and our actions.

All we can say is fuck yeah.

Update, 29 December: Francione responds here to some issues raised by readers around questions of animals as property and using rape as an analogy.

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