In the seemingly endless war of words between abolitionists and new welfarists fought on the battlegrounds of blogs, forums, and Facebook, new welfarists appear to use two primary defense strategies against abolitionists. Firstly, new welfarists claim that since “we’re all … →

At an age approaching 26 (one young enough to earn my certainty on the two title subjects as ‘arrogant’ from opponents on both sides) I have been vegan and atheist for a minority of my life. I came to both … →

Christophe Hendrickx, a Belgian abolitionist vegan, operates La Pilule Rouge1, a French language blog containing both original entries and important translations of abolitionist articles. As a new vegan and a multilingual, committed abolitionist, Chris has some fresh perspectives invaluable to … →

“Every day forty thousand children die in the world for lack of food. We who overeat in the West, who are feeding grains to animals to make meat, are eating the flesh of these children.” – Thich Nhat Hanh When … →

Many advocates bemoan the heavy division within the nonhuman animal rights movement. In her book, Strategic Action for Animals: A Handbook on Strategic Movement Building, Organizing, and Activism for Animal Liberation, Melanie Joy specifically points to factionalism as a reason … →

If every vegan this year convinced one other person to go vegan, and the next year that person convinced another to go vegan, and so on, then we would have a vegan world in ten years. To accomplish this goal, … →

Misconceptions about the abolitionism are abundant and deserve to be engaged in critical discussion; however, these discussions currently focus mainly on veganism, the reality of nonhuman animal use, and the importance of rights. As the abolitionist approach grows in popularity, … →

Steve Best: I will kill you muthafrickers. May peace and justice prevail. Steve Best: so far, he has eluded the aim of the Wipe – mainly because I’ve been trembling at the thought of him writing a poem about me. … →

December 6th, 2011 marked the anniversary of the École Polytechnique massacre in Montréal, Canada. On that day in 1989, a lone gunman – Marc Lépine – walked into the school and specifically targeted women for shooting. After killing 14 women … →

“There are said to be three main theorists in modern animal ethics – Singer, Regan and Francione. Could you explain the significant differences between the three?” Singer is a utilitarian thinker, for whom morality is a matter of providing the … →

Advocacy and teaching Being both a teacher and an advocate for animals can be tricky business. I teach courses in moral, political, and legal philosophy, and while I frequently cover the topic of animal rights in these classes, I have … →

The NIH’s announcement that it will cease to fund tests on chimps is not “a step in the right direction” On December 13th, 2011, the head of the United States’ National Institutes for Health (NIH), Francis Collins, announced that the … →

Vegetarian International Voice for Animals is the largest and richest animal advocacy group in the U.K. and Europe. With an often strong media presence, they represent the interests of animals to the public. With all the donations helping to fund … →

From the “Vegan Outreach Lincoln and East Midlands (VOLE)” group On November 12, 2011 we participated in the Lincoln Veggie Fayre as co-organisers and volunteers—our last act as members within a local welfarist group. The previous year had seen over … →

Animal Freedom is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to the abolition of nonhuman animal slavery and exploitation and the recognition of their equal rights and freedoms. We are currently active in the West Midlands, only beginning in 2010, with the aim … →