3 results for month: 06/2015

Plant-Based Is In and So Is Veganwashing

By Lili Trenkova NOTE: this article was written in June, 2014. Ben & Jerry's has now decided to make their ice-cream almond-based. Ben & Jerry's announced that by April 2016 they will introduce plant-based ice creams. This is being celebrated in the vegan community by many groups and individuals and is touted as a "victory" in the animal rights movement. This is NOT a victory. It is saddening and disturbing that the creation of a consumable product would be placed within the realm of animal liberation. It is downright offensive to all the trillions of animals who suffer from human exploitation - in particular to all the cows whose ...

From Domestic Violence in a Homophobic and MeatCentric Country to Animal Rights Activist: Destroying the Hero Worship

By Raffaella Ciavatta Trigger Warning: Discusses sexual abuse, domestic violence, heterosexism, eating disorders, and suicide. Published by the Vegan Feminist Network here. __________________________________ Before I dive into this article I have to confess that writing it was not an easy decision. I’ve been wanting to write about it for a very long time but undressing myself before the eyes of people I’ve never seen, talked to or interacted with in any way can open the door to a lot of hatred. But it also opens the doors to all of you out there, who can relate to my experiences, and my hope is that you too, can turn violence into activi...

Is the PETA & Whole Foods’ Honeymoon over? A Result of Grassroots Animal Liberation Success?

By Robert Jensen There are encouraging signs that the large animal welfare groups are breaking the alliance they have forged with so-called humane animal exploitation industry. Could this be attributed to the success of strong, grassroots voices for total animal liberation coming to the forefront of animal rights? We’d like to think so! People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is suing Whole Foods for false advertising because Whole Foods touts their strong focus on animal welfare while horrifying confinement and mutilitation without painkillers is still standard practice even on “humane” farms. Of course, PETA doesn’t quite ...