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What Are Animal Rights? The Vegan Peace Declaration.

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rogy On June 03, 2013




, United Kingdom
#1New Post! Jun 17, 2009 @ 09:01:47
In its broadest sense, veganism is the cultivation of a society that renounces domination and systematic killing. This is the core of animal-rights theory: the forthright claim that all conscious beings, human or not, should be allowed to live on their own terms, not the terms set down by those who seek to control and exploit others.

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Imagine the day the extraterrestrials pay us a visit. Being more capable and advanced than ourselves (get a load of that spaceship), but not having any way of hearing or understanding our words or cries, they debate whether to consume us, experiment on us, or wrap us up and carry us home as playthings. Our options end. They decide to enlist us in fulfilling their interests in food, research and entertainment. We’re frightened and appalled, even by the ones who only insist on doing it for our own good (stewardship, we Earthlings have called that). We like to decide what’s good for ourselves.

FULL: https://dissidentvoice.org/2009/04/what-are-animal-rights-the-vegan-peace-declaration/
hedkandi1984_21 On July 23, 2013




London, United Kingdom
#2New Post! Jun 17, 2009 @ 11:23:56
Humans are animals too, you know, and we have the right to eat what we want when we want. So I'm going to go and have a huge bacon sandwich right now!
rogy On June 03, 2013




, United Kingdom
#3New Post! Jul 02, 2009 @ 10:28:54
@hedkandi1984_21 Said

Humans are animals too, you know, and we have the right to eat what we want when we want. So I'm going to go and have a huge bacon sandwich right now!



Animal rights advocate, Gary Francione argues that, ?we purport to balance human and animal interests, but because animals are property, there can be no meaningful balance. Animal interests will always be regarded as less important than human interests, even when the human interest at stake is relatively trivial and the animal interest at stake is significant? (2008: 68).

You illustrate this position perfectly, demanding that nonhumans give up what is most important to them just because you like the taste of their flesh. Due to your trivial interest, you will overrride all and any of theirs. Of course, the exploiters of other humans do exactly the same by, for example, buying Nike clothing and footwear.


rogY
Thranduil On August 31, 2013




QUINCY, Kentucky
#4New Post! Jul 22, 2009 @ 19:43:09
If they want to eat only veggies, that's their business, but don't push that life style on everyone else.
heads out to a local restaurant and orders a Sirloin steak!
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