Ethical Veganism Represents A Commitment To Nonviolence.

They Are Nonhuman Persons. They Are Not Food. If Animals Matter Morally At All, There Is One And Only One Rational Response: Go Vegan. Everything Else Is Just Participation In Animal Exploitation.

Michael Vick May Enjoy Watching Dogs Fight. Someone Else May Find That Repulsive But See Nothing Wrong With Eating An Animal Who Has Had A Life As Full Of Pain And Suffering As The Lives Of The Fighting Dogs. It's Strange That We Regard The Latter As Morally Different From, And Superior To, The Former.

People Say That Being A Vegan Creates A Social Problem In That Others May React Negatively. But Isnt That The Case If You Take A Principled Position On Any Issue, Whether Its Racism, Sexism, Heterosexism, Violence As A General Matter—or Speciesism? The Key Is To Educate Others About *why* You Take The Position.

If You Think That Being Vegan Is Difficult, Imagine How Difficult It Is For Animals That You Are Not Vegan.

Veganism Is An Act Of Nonviolent Defiance. It Is Our Statement That We Reject The Notion That Animals Are Things And That We Regard Sentient Nonhumans As Moral Persons With The Fundamental Moral Right Not To Be Treated As The Property Or Resources Of Humans.