Is a vegan diet an effective form of protest for animal rights activists?
The distinction is between effective and ineffective activism. The question is, do you think a vegan diet is an effective (put your money where your mouth is) way to protest the animal exploitation industries?
Also are many of you aware that there is a law called the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act which has been used to lock up animal rights activists?
The Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act (AETA) is a United States federal law (Pub.L. 109–374; 18 U.S.C. § 43) that prohibits any person from engaging in certain conduct "for the purpose of damaging or interfering with the operations of an animal enterprise."[1] The statute covers any act that either "damages or causes the loss of any real or personal property" or "places a person in reasonable fear" of injury.
The AETA sets the rules for which forms of protest are likely to be effective whilst also remaining low risk. To avoid risk would mean to take the forms of protests least likely to trigger AETA to take effect whilst also promoting activities which reduce unnecessary animal suffering.
For dedicated vegans and animal rights activists:
- Would you be willing to lie in order to promote veganism and or to protect animals?
- Would you be willing to do activities which are legal but are commonly seen by mainstream society as unethical to promote and protect animals?
References
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_Enterprise_Terrorism_Act
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_Huntingdon_Animal_Cruelty
- http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/animal-rights-group-ends-15-year-campaign-against-experiments-at-huntingdon-9687843.html
- https://www.democracynow.org/2009/6/25/exclusive_animal_rights_activist_jailed_at
let them eat cake
vegans vs omnivores?? divide and rule again
what we have to see is that meat production as it stands is unhealthy, the feedlots and farm factories raise livestock that is tortured 24/7, animals suffer all their lives... and their meat is therefore filled with toxins caused by stress/fear/poor quality feeds and sanitation (they live in their excrement). Hence are they stuffed with antibiotics and other drugs to stay alive until slaughter, while in fact most meat in improper for consumption. It is known for example that almost 80% of pigs have a lung disease when slaughtered
People who eat such meat are really ignorant... the issue is much more about than diet... and one wonders why cancers are skyrocketing... look no further, the food chain is completely toxic.
Then also, the human body has enough with 2lbs worth of meat weekly... so all this animal suffering is really sustaining human brainwashing too.
Bon appetit
A vegan diet is an effective form of slow suicide. Your brain will end up getting slowly consumed by the rest of your body as it harvests the saturated fat to make up for the lack of those necessary fats in your diet.
You really say whatever, I have been vegan-vegetarian for about 15 years and doing fine. Extreme are never good. But I know people who eat 2lbs worth of meat daily and they do not know how bad it is for their kidneys.
Kidneys are the organs the most sought in the west for transplants, something to chew on
One gets proteins from essential amino acids, one just has to know which plants have them, some more than others.
I never heard of this, where do you pull this from? I have walnuts and they have saturated fat. Where do you get the idea that you can't get saturated fat being vegetarian?
Write up a full-length post on this, good sir or madam, and you will have my vote. (Followed)
I will add it to my to-post list.
Right now that list is absurdly long, but yes, eventually I'll do a post on how vegans are autocannabilistic.
What you mean is catabolic not cannibalist. Catabolism is actually how people lose weight and yes vegetarians tend to be on the lower side of the BMI but this is not necessarily a negative in terms of health. It depends on how the body is composed (muscle to fat) and not so much how big the body is.
I look forward to seeing your post on this topic.
References
Hunger strikes do sometimes work. Call it a selective essential nutrient deprivation diet.
Money seems to be what the vast majority believes is important. Not giving money to those who the individual doesn't support usually has some sort of effect.
As a Vegan I can answer both questions with No and No
As a vegan myself I'm not sure how much of a protest it is other than voting with your dollars by not purchasing animal products. That's where the real power is. You can liken it to pointless political actions that may create some awareness but in the end really accomplish nothing. It's also not right to damage property in the name of animal rights. In my view the best way to effect change is to raise your own consciousness and lead by example. Which kind of negates my first comment. ha!
I'd say sure, without a doubt. It's the exact goal of veganism.
Withdrawing one's financial consent is certainly an effective method, although you will not see results alone. It's only as effective as the proportion of products you buy.
i dont know more about this...but i protect animals @dana-edwards
Animal rights activists should first fly to Africa and protest infront of lions who kill innocent animals daily.
When they figure out how to stop such massacres and inhumane treatment of zebras and gazelles, I might stop and take time to consider their illogical nonsense.
wow... that is really so smart... errr... what a dumb comment
Of course, the vegans will force lions to eat vegetables too @earthcustodians?
Then they will be just massacaring living plants, who also feel pain and have emotions.🤔
another dumb statement
man is not an animal and when he thinks he is, he becomes a lot worse than an animal
have you ever seen any FAT animal in the wild by any chance? What is the (human) obesity rate in the so-called rich nations?
It's fact! Facts are not dumb! Bleeding heart leftists who can't think rationally are dumb.
There are plenty of wild animals who are fat. Bears massacsring salmon and gorging on them for example.
To take your moronic argument further, vegans kill plants! Plants feel pain. Killing plants is inhumane! Stop killing innocent plants @earthcustodians.
I wouldn't be willing to lie because you can lie but it will catch up to you, it's better to be honest and show how you really feel. Yes , it may not get you anywhere , but it's the thought that counts