ARCO's Abolitionists - A Vegan Forum

Animal Rights Talk

Lakota

"The animals had rights -- the right of man's protection, the right to live, the right to multiply, the right to freedom, and the right to man's indebtedness -- and in recognition of these rights the Lakota never enslaved an animal and spared all life that was not needed ...

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Post by sheepdog

Vegan Kitchen

Vegan Fried Rice

Fried rice is something I enjoyed prior to becoming vegan - of course, it is traditionally a dish made with egg. If you're a vegan cook this fried rice will be super easy, delish, compassionate and doable at home nearly anytime, since they're usually made with leftovers ...

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Post by nondairydreamer

Vegan Talk

Vegan Investing - US and UK

Here is a list of vegan investment opportunities for US and UK/EU residents.

Community Capital Management (CRATX)
http://www.socialfunds.com/funds/profile.cgi?sfFundId=1257

Community Capital Management (CRAIX)
http://www.socialfunds.com/funds/profile.cgi?sfFundId=1036

Community Capital Management (CRANX)
http://www.socialfunds.com/funds/profile.cgi?sfFundId=1256

New Alternatives Fund (NALFX)
http://www.socialfunds.com/funds/profile.cgi?sfFundId=373

Integrity Mutual Funds, Inc. (IGIAX)
http://www.socialfunds.com/funds/profile.cgi?sfFundId=568

Flex Funds (FLRUX)
http://www.socialfunds.com/funds/profile.cgi?sfFundId=368

Rocky ...

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Post by Novalis

Animal Rights Talk

Ted Turner and great apes

"Turner has contributed and started a number of different philanthropic
organizations, and said he intends to start a new foundation to help save the
great apes of Africa, which are on the verge of extinction."

http://tinyurl.com/3tcl3cp

You can thank ...

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Post by sheepdog

Animal Rights Talk

Moral Progress

http://globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn.com ... ?hpt=wo_r1

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Post by sheepdog

Animal Rights Talk

Draft Bill of Animal Rights

Draft Bill of Animal Rights

Following is Responsible Policies for Animals' (RPA's) proposed text of a Bill of Animal Rights, to be ratified as an Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America when sufficient understanding obtains. In the long struggle to promote ...

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Post by Brandon Becker

Animal Rights Talk

Taxidermied Piglets

Apparently there are now piggy banks made of the whole outside of a piglet. So it's much more of a reminder that a formerly living animal has died and you are now using its body.

The analogy between the animal specimen and the commodity is oddly echoed in ...

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Post by panthera

Animal Rights Talk

Animal Rights and the Humane Treatment Principle

Ida Hammer critiques Gary Francione's theory of animal rights:
http://www.veganideal.org/content/anima ... -principle

The author states in a call for a more radical vision of liberation:
"As just one piece of the structure of human supremacy, abolishing property ...

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Post by Brandon Becker

Member Project Announcements

Free nutrition guide available for personal or advocacy use

The Boston Vegan Association recently completed work on a full-color vegan nutrition guide and has started A) using it to educate the public while tabling at area events and B) distributing to activists all around the world to do the same. ...

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Post by AnimalFriendly

Animal Rights Talk

The Social Construction of Domestication

Ida Hammer make a powerful critique of Friends of Animals' speciesist and patronizing views of "domesticated" nonhuman animals:
http://www.veganideal.org/content/socia ... estication

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Most pets are classified as so-called "domesticated animals." The root term "domestic" comes from the Latin ...

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Post by Brandon Becker