Readability & Rights
The most basic task that the animal advocate must achieve is to be understood. The message should not be lost in big words, confusing symbols, or disorganized ideas. Animal advocates have a...
View ArticleWriting To Change The World Or Writing For Yourself?
The circus is cruel. LOVE blogger Victor wrote: “while reading a pamphlet we’ve been developing about circuses, an activist stopped at the line, ‘Some animals, like elephants, may be forced to work for...
View ArticleWe’re Bending Towards Justice
From a recent article in the Chicago Tribune: “although food-safety activists and animal-rights organizations have different agendas, they both agree on one thing: Much of the public is unaware of what...
View ArticleWhy Is Leafleting So Scary?
I just spent another morning leafleting at my local university. I go out about once a month and “spread the word” of veganism by handing out colorful Vegan Outreach booklets free to college students. I...
View ArticleSettling The Welfarism Vs. Abolitionism Debate With Science
This video takes a look at the impacts of farm animal welfare reforms using measurable data points. It’s a powerpoint presentation narrated by Nick Cooney from Farm Sanctuary. This was presented at the...
View ArticleShould Vegans Be Extra Nice?
I read an NPR article recently that explained: “In a study of [do-gooder derogation] phenomenon, omnivores again judged vegetarians more moral than their omnivorous peers, but expected that vegetarians...
View ArticleEfficient Use Of Animal Advocates’ Time
Advocates of animal rights, like myself, need to convince a certain number of people that animals deserve rights before any other type of change will have positive lasting consequences. But we don’t...
View ArticleVegan Enough For Enough Vegans
It was 2006. I had recently gone vegan. I was in a workshop. We were asked to choose an area in which we were experts. I was at a loss. There were so many issues I cared for passionately. But nothing I...
View ArticleAnimal Advocate Extraordinaire Jon Camp: “I Love Ethiopian Food”
Jon Camp is an animal advocate extraordinaire. Camp is the Director of Outreach for Vegan Outreach and has handed out hundreds of thousands of educational booklets. Last week he answered questions on...
View ArticleAs Appealing As Possible
Matt Ball at the Vegan Outreach blog describes a common problem for vegan educators: “Vegan Outreach often receives criticism that the meal examples / food items we mention don’t measure up. We should...
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