“The rights paradigm, which, as I interpret it, morally requires the abolition of animal exploitation and requires veganism as a matter of fundamental justice, is radically different from the welfarist paradigm, which, in theory focuses on reducing suffering, and, in… — GaryLFrancione Copy Share Image
“Donald Watson, who founded The Vegan Society in 1944 and who lived a healthy, active life until passing on in 2005, maintained that dairy… — GaryLFrancione Copy Share Image
“One of the main arguments that I make is that although almost everyone accepts that it is morally wrong to inflict “unnecessary” suffering and… — GaryLFrancione Copy Share Image
“When we say that humans have a “right” not to be used for these purposes, this means simply that the interest of humans in… — GaryLFrancione Copy Share Image
“There are some animal advocates who say that to maintain that veganism is the moral baseline is objectionable because it is “judgmental,” or constitutes… — GaryLFrancione Copy Share Image
“An abolitionist is, as I have developed that notion, one who (1) maintains that we cannot justify animal use, however “humane” it may be;… — GaryLFrancione Copy Share Image
“The rights paradigm, which, as I interpret it, morally requires the abolition of animal exploitation and requires veganism as a matter of fundamental justice,… — GaryLFrancione Copy Share Image
“We should always be clear that animal exploitation is wrong because it involves speciesism. And speciesism is wrong because, like racism, sexism, homophobia, anti-semitism,… — GaryLFrancione Copy Share Image
“I am opposed to animal welfare campaigns for two reasons. First, if animal use cannot be morally justified, then we ought to be clear… — GaryLFrancione Copy Share Image
“If we take the position that an assessment that veganism is morally preferable to vegetarianism is not possible because we are all “on our… — GaryLFrancione Copy Share Image
“If we are ever going to see a paradigm shift, we have to be clear about how we want the present paradigm to shift.… — GaryLFrancione Copy Share Image
“I have argued that this sort of thinking is problematic in at least two regards: First, the notion that nonhuman animals do not have… — GaryLFrancione Copy Share Image
“The notion that we should promote “happy” or “humane” exploitation as “baby steps” ignores that welfare reforms do not result in providing significantly greater… — GaryLFrancione Copy Share Image
