Horse racing involves the slaughter of tens of thousands of horses every year, across the globe perhaps hundreds. The fact that people are completely unaware of this, and the other ethical issues surrounding horse racing, prompted me to write this piece for Animal Liberation Queenslands newsletter.
To be ‘for animals’ is not to be ‘against humanity.’ To require others to treat animals justly, as their rights require, is not to ask for anything more nor less in their case than in the case of any human to whom just treatment is due. The animal rights movement is a part of, not opposed to, the human rights movement. Attempts to dismiss it as anti-human are mere rhetoric
The Surprising Science on What Motivates Vegetarians, from the Breakfast Table to the Bedroom
If there were one book I would want people to read on how to make a vegan world it would be this one. Cooney takes an approach I think we could do with a lot more of in our movement. Using science and data he looks at what these tell...