Dear Friends: Here is a podcast that Anna Charlton and I did on an easy way to start a conversation about veganism. ********** If you are not vegan, please go vegan. Veganism is about nonviolence. First and foremost, it’s about nonviolence to other sentient beings. But it’s also about nonviolence to the earth and nonviolence […] Related posts: Abolitionist Approach Podcast: On Anthony Bourdain, Veganism, and Bad Behavior by Some “Animal People” Abolitionist Approach Podcast: On the Misuse of “Abolition” Thought of the Day: A Very Brief Introduction to the Abolitionist Approach to Animal Rights Thought of the Day: Abolitionist Veganism and Arguments About Health Webinar: Abolitionist Vegan Advocacy: 2017 

Animal Rights: The Abolitionist Approach Commentary

Abolitionist Approach Podcast: An Easy Way to Start a Conversation About Veganism

Dear Friends: Here is a podcast that Anna and I did on the misuse of “Abolition”. ********** If you are not vegan, please go vegan. Veganism is about nonviolence. First and foremost, it’s about nonviolence to other sentient beings. But it’s also about nonviolence to the earth and nonviolence to yourself. If animals matter morally, […] Related posts: Abolitionist Approach Podcast: On Anthony Bourdain, Veganism, and Bad Behavior by Some “Animal People” Thought of the Day: A Very Brief Introduction to the Abolitionist Approach to Animal Rights Commentary #18: A Step Backward, the Importance of Veganism, and the Misuse of “Abolition” Upcoming Abolitionist Approach Podcast on Effective Animal Rights Advocacy: A Preview Thought of the Day: Abolitionist Veganism and Arguments About Health 

Abolitionist Approach Podcast: On the Misuse of “Abolition”

Dear Friends: Here is a podcast that Anna and I did on Anthony Bourdain. I was sitting too far away from the device. The dogs were walking around the room. We will do better! ********** If you are not vegan, please go vegan. Veganism is about nonviolence. First and foremost, it’s about nonviolence to other […] Related posts: Abolitionist Approach Podcast: On the Misuse of “Abolition” Thought of the Day: A Very Brief Introduction to the Abolitionist Approach to Animal Rights Thought of the Day: Abolitionist Veganism and Arguments About Health Thought of the Day: Meatless Monday–A Very Bad Idea Upcoming Abolitionist Approach Podcast on Effective Animal Rights Advocacy: A Preview 

Abolitionist Approach Podcast: On Anthony Bourdain, Veganism, and Bad Behavior by Some “Animal People”

In this Commentary, Anna Charlton and I discuss educating yourself so that you can educate others and the importance of doing education/advocacy in your community; the idea that vegan advocacy represents an attempt to “force” people to go vegan; and the idea that animal ethics is a matter of “choice” and not moral obligation. It’s […] Related posts: Abolitionist Vegan Advocacy/Education Tips: On Health Commentary #4: Follow-Up to “Pets” Commentary: Non-Vegan Cats Commentary #23: Lennox and Moral Reasoning in Animal Rights Making a Vegan Education Kiosk Video of Rutgers Conference: “Animal Ethics: Abolition, Regulation, or Citizenship?” 

Commentary: Vegan Education/Advocacy, “Forcing” Others to Go Vegan, and Animal Ethics as Involving Obligation and Not Choice

It’s been a while since I did a Commentary and I have been meaning to start up again but, alas, it’s been a busy time. I was planning to do a podcast on the topic of my essay, Moral Concern, Moral Impulse, and Logical Argument in Animal Rights Advocacy, which I published in May and […] Related posts: The Legacy of Lennox Commentary #21: “The Animal Rights Debate,” the Abolitionist Approach Discussion Forum, and a Response to Nicolette Hahn Niman Commentary #4: Follow-Up to “Pets” Commentary: Non-Vegan Cats Commentary: Vegan Education/Advocacy, “Forcing” Others to Go Vegan, and Animal Ethics as Involving Obligation and Not Choice Commentary #9: Using Sexism to Promote Animal Rights 

Commentary #23: Lennox and Moral Reasoning in Animal Rights

Dear Colleagues: My most recent book, The Animal Rights Debate: Abolition or Regulation?, involves a debate between me and Professor Robert Garner of the University of Leicester. In this Commentary, Professor Garner and I discuss our book. Garner’s position, although a form of what I call “new welfarism,” is different from that of Singer and […] Related posts: Commentary #21: “The Animal Rights Debate,” the Abolitionist Approach Discussion Forum, and a Response to Nicolette Hahn Niman Commentary #8: A Discussion of Abolitionist Principles Commentary #11: Discussion with Professor Gary Steiner Commentary #17: Discussion with Ronnie Lee and Roger Yates Upcoming Debate: Abolition vs. Regulation 

Commentary #22: A Discussion on Abolition vs. Regulation with Robert Garner

Dear Colleagues: In this Commentary, I discuss three issues. First, I talk about my new book, The Animal Rights Debate: Abolition or Regulation?, co-authored with Professor Robert Garner, and published by Columbia University Press. This book focuses on the debate ongoing in the animal advocacy community: should we pursue welfare reform as a means to […] Related posts: Commentary #8: A Discussion of Abolitionist Principles Commentary #17: Discussion with Ronnie Lee and Roger Yates Commentary #16: Responding to Questions: Single-Issue Campaigns and MDA Opposition to the Abolitionist Approach OUR NEW BOOK: “Animal Rights: The Abolitionist Approach” Upcoming Abolitionist Approach Podcast on Effective Animal Rights Advocacy: A Preview 

Commentary #21: “The Animal Rights Debate,” the Abolitionist Approach Discussion Forum, and a Response to Nicolette Hahn Niman

Dear Colleagues: In this Commentary, I address a topic that I have been asked to cover by a number of you: how do we talk with non-vegans about veganism? I present five general principles: Principle #1: People are good at heart. Our default position when we talk with people ought to be that they are […] Related posts: Commentary #8: A Discussion of Abolitionist Principles Commentary #18: A Step Backward, the Importance of Veganism, and the Misuse of “Abolition” Commentary #1: Vegetarianism as a “Gateway” to Veganism? Commentary #4: Follow-Up to “Pets” Commentary: Non-Vegan Cats Commentary #6: Aspects of the Vegetarian/Vegan Debate 

Commentary #19: Talking With Non-Vegans About Veganism: Five Principles

Dear Colleagues: In this Commentary, I discuss several topics: First, I talk about the announcement by the new welfarist Mercy for Animals that the retail giant Costco has taken a “step forward” by agreeing to market “humane” veal. I maintain that having animal advocates praise this as a “step forward” and characterizing the issue of […] Related posts: Commentary #1: Vegetarianism as a “Gateway” to Veganism? Abolitionist Approach Podcast: On the Misuse of “Abolition” Commentary #4: Follow-Up to “Pets” Commentary: Non-Vegan Cats Commentary #22: A Discussion on Abolition vs. Regulation with Robert Garner Commentary #19: Talking With Non-Vegans About Veganism: Five Principles 

Commentary #18: A Step Backward, the Importance of Veganism, and the Misuse of “Abolition”

Dear Colleagues: In this Commentary, I have two guests: Ronnie Lee, who founded the Band of Mercy in 1972 and the Animal Liberation Front in 1976, and Roger Yates, an adjunct lecturer in sociology at University College, Dublin. As I am sure you are aware, I am opposed to all violence and I do not […] Related posts: Commentary #21: “The Animal Rights Debate,” the Abolitionist Approach Discussion Forum, and a Response to Nicolette Hahn Niman Commentary #11: Discussion with Professor Gary Steiner Commentary #8: A Discussion of Abolitionist Principles Commentary #22: A Discussion on Abolition vs. Regulation with Robert Garner Commentary #4: Follow-Up to “Pets” Commentary: Non-Vegan Cats 

Commentary #17: Discussion with Ronnie Lee and Roger Yates

Dear Colleagues: Several weeks ago, I asked for questions that people would like me to address. I received approximately 80 questions. I plan to do several Commentaries in which I discuss at least some of these questions. A number of the questions that I received concern single-issue campaigns so this Commentary deals primarily with that […] Related posts: On Johnny Weir, Single-Issue Campaigns, Treatment, and Abolitionist Veganism Commentary #21: “The Animal Rights Debate,” the Abolitionist Approach Discussion Forum, and a Response to Nicolette Hahn Niman Single-Issue Campaigns in Human & Nonhuman Contexts Welfare Reform Campaigns, Single-Issue Campaigns, and Animal Exploitation: Perfect Together Why Welfare Reform Campaigns and Single-Issue Campaigns Necessarily Promote Animal Exploitation 

Commentary #16: Responding to Questions: Single-Issue Campaigns and MDA Opposition to the Abolitionist Approach

Dear Colleagues: Victor Schonfeld, director of the influential 1982 film, The Animals Film, followed up his two-part BBC World Service program, One Planet: Animals and Us, with an editorial, The Five Fatal Flaws of Animal Activism, in the Guardian, one of the leading U.K. newspapers. Schonfeld once again made clear that the mainstream movement had […] Related posts: Commentary #13: Analysis of First Segment of “Animals and Us” Commentary #14: Analysis of Second Segment of “Animals and Us” Commentary #11: Discussion with Professor Gary Steiner Victor Schonfeld: “The Five Fatal Flaws of Animal Activism” Reminder: BBC World Service Documentary: “Animals and Us” 

Commentary #15: The Tide Is Turning

Dear Colleagues: The second segment of the BBC’s One Planet: Animals and Us, hosted by Victor Schonfeld (who did the influential The Animals Film in 1982), focused on vivisection. Schonfeld ended the program by agreeing that the animal rights movement needs crystal clear guidelines and he explored veganism as a possible way to deal with […] Related posts: Commentary #13: Analysis of First Segment of “Animals and Us” BBC World Service Program “Animals and Us” Ends on a Vegan Note! Commentary #17: Discussion with Ronnie Lee and Roger Yates Commentary #15: The Tide Is Turning Reminder: BBC World Service Documentary: “Animals and Us” 

Commentary #14: Analysis of Second Segment of “Animals and Us”

Dear Colleagues: On December 31, 2009, the BBC World Service broadcast the first segment of the two-part program One Planet: Animals and Us. This program was hosted by Victor Schonfeld, who did the highly influential The Animals Film in 1982. The Animals Film was among the first—if not the first—film to reveal how humans actually […] Related posts: Commentary #14: Analysis of Second Segment of “Animals and Us” BBC World Service Program “Animals and Us” Ends on a Vegan Note! Commentary #15: The Tide Is Turning Commentary #17: Discussion with Ronnie Lee and Roger Yates BBC World Service to Do 2-Part Program on Animals and Animal Movement 

Commentary #13: Analysis of First Segment of “Animals and Us”

Dear Colleagues: In this commentary, I discuss the virtual billboard campaign, which focuses on empowering advocates with a positive message that change is possible and that we have the responsibility to effect that change. It is time to reject the vegan bashing that has become the central focus of the welfarist movement. And I introduce […] Related posts: Our Virtual Billboard: “THE WORLD IS VEGAN! If you want it.” A Note About Our Virtual Billboard Designs for the Virtual Billboard Commentary #10: World Vegan Day—Nov. 1, 2009 Commentary #4: Follow-Up to “Pets” Commentary: Non-Vegan Cats 

Commentary #12: The Virtual Billboard Campaign: THE WORLD IS VEGAN! If you want it.

The Commentary will promote ethical veganism and creative, non-violent vegan education as the primary forms of activism to move toward the abolition of animal use.