Friends, I thought it important to address this issue since there’s a number of problems with this particular advocacy group Direct Action Everywhere’s strategy and theory, in particular the most welfarist indicator of them all — their decision not to mention veganism –  the very action needed to end the property status of animals. The … Continue reading Direct Action Everywhere (DxE): Welfarist or Abolitionist? →

A reading of Pulitzer Prize recipient Chris Hedges’ essay ( posted Jan 4, 2015 )   “All Forms of Life Are Sacred“. His essay discusses veganism and the moral imperative.  Chris Hedges is a Pulitzer prize recipient and his bio can be found here.  He is also a regular contributor to Truthdig.com and his essays are … Continue reading VT Podcast Ep 8: Veganism and All Forms of Life →

Ep 7 is targeted at a specific audience but I’m sure others will find it interesting.  With the kind permission of the author of Vegan Ethos, I am sharing her recent blog post which you can view here:  Intersectionality and Abolitionist Veganism Part 1  Here’s Intersectionality and Abolitionist Veganism Part 2 Enjoy! Disclaimer: Please note … Continue reading VT Podcast Ep 7: Intersectionality and Abolitionist Veganism →

This podcast discusses some articles, one about animal industry and its partnership with Big Pharma. It discusses some attempts to “improve” animal exploitation through sedation of cows, and some other studies in relation to animal behaviour and how predictable it is and how this will be utilised by animal industry to promote “happy” animal slavery … Continue reading VT Podcast Ep 6: A Brief Examination of Animal Welfare →

Disclaimer: Friends please note, abolitionist veganism is about nonhuman animals only. As a logical extension of justice, we should also care about all forms of discrimination. Therefore if I am to highlight a particular issue, then I need to provide the historical background. This historical background I provided is an account of US interventions in … Continue reading VT podcast Ep 5: As a Logical Extension of Justice. →

In this podcast I take a look at the problems with single issue campaigns by discussing Sea Shepherd and their anti-whaling campaigns and the unsurprising announcement by Japan to commence whale hunting again in 2015.  I speak generally about the problems within the abolitionist movement and a have a suggestion.  I speak about our fetishising … Continue reading VT Podcast Ep 4: Our Attitude to Those Who Are Vulnerable →

Welcome friends to my third podcast episode. I was going to focus on a number of issues in this episode, but essay by Chris Hedges (Pulitzer Prize recipient) came to my attention titled “Saving the Planet: One Meal at a Time” I thought I would discuss some of the aspects of this essay. 

Welcome again friends.

Welcome to  my first podcast. In episode 1. You can find my Vegan Trove Podcast on iTunes. I meander through a number of topics related to abolitionist veganism.  I talk a little about my Facebook page stalling in relation to Facebook algorithms, and in response to that I started a Vegan Trove site to host … Continue reading Vegan Trove Podcast Episode 1: Introduction →