California Vegan

I would like to say I have EVERYTHING against Foer...

2009-12-14T17:57:16.740-08:00

I would like to say I have EVERYTHING against Foer and his book "Eating Animals." He is doing terrible, terrible things for the animals and is nothing but a fame and profit monger.

Uh-oh! You said the magical phrase that will have ...

2009-12-14T09:47:17.233-08:00

Uh-oh! You said the magical phrase that will have the Weston A. Price fanatics in here trying to hijack the conversation: "Where are we going to get all this land to raise happy, grass-fed, able-to-perform-natural-instincts animals?"

Nice article though :)

It's astonishing the arguments Erik will make ...

2009-12-14T08:44:23.544-08:00

It's astonishing the arguments Erik will make to defend his buddy.

Thank you for another blog post Jay! One of my re...

2009-12-13T18:38:06.895-08:00

Thank you for another blog post Jay!

One of my reasons for promoting Veganism is that no matter how laying hens are treated, all roosters are treated as "useless" and ground up alive as DAY OLD CHICKS, no different to my own lttle friends!

Absolutely! Why work for bigger cages when you co...

2009-09-23T18:43:31.394-07:00

Absolutely! Why work for bigger cages when you could work for empty ones?

Thanks for a great post - :)

Great post, Jay. :)

2009-09-23T18:13:40.532-07:00

Great post, Jay. :)

Another Abolitionist!!! :-) Brilliant and powerfu...

2009-09-23T16:57:58.696-07:00

Another Abolitionist!!! :-)

Brilliant and powerful post Jay! I agree with Amanda and hence I shared your post with my Facebook and Twitter friends. Moreover, I added your site to my blog site's link list and suggest everyone else do the same.

Great post Jay! Glad to have you on the abolition ...

2009-09-23T03:56:40.909-07:00

Great post Jay! Glad to have you on the abolition band wagon!

I was talking to a friend about welfarism recently and how welfarists say they want to help the animals that are currently suffering RIGHT NOW.

This is what she said: "Does that individual hen in a battery cage right now really benefit from a campaign to put her in a larger cage? By the time the regulations are put into place, she’ll be Campbell’s chicken noodle soup anyways."

Vegan education is the only way to END their suffering and death.

Hi Ken, I am really glad to heard Francione when ...

2009-09-22T17:55:58.130-07:00

Hi Ken,

I am really glad to heard Francione when I did. When I first started looking into the animal rights issue, I really disliked the thought of having to support groups like PETA. And boy, am I glad I don't!

Thank you, Amanda!

2009-09-22T17:52:36.012-07:00

Thank you, Amanda!

Hi Eric, Thanks for the comment! I listened to Pr...

2009-09-22T17:52:21.805-07:00

Hi Eric,

Thanks for the comment! I listened to Professor Francione's podcast this morning, and it was like he was speaking to me! It was a great podcast; I always feel that more educated after listening to him.

I discovered abolitionism a couple years back much...

2009-09-22T13:47:36.102-07:00

I discovered abolitionism a couple years back much the same way that you did. A link to Vegan Freaks on a social justice blog led me to one of their interviews with Gary Francione. Francione's clear approach made sense to me. Reading his site made me understand the source of underlying confussion I sometimes felt while working on animal welfare campaigns.

Hi, Jay. Great for you! Just remember that welfar...

2009-09-22T07:55:43.050-07:00

Hi, Jay.

Great for you! Just remember that welfare campaigns don't necessarily reduce suffering. Even if it can be said with certainty that one has done so, you'll find that very little was accomplished that wouldn't have happened without activist intervention anyway (check out Francione's latest commentary at abolitionistapproach.com regarding this aspect), and these so-called "gains" come at a great cost. Our resources are better spent reducing the demand for animal use by spreading veganism and growing an abolitionist movement.

Keep it up!

2009-09-22T07:54:41.723-07:00

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i wish everyone would read this! i'm really l...

2009-09-22T07:28:41.222-07:00

i wish everyone would read this! i'm really looking forward to more posts!