Grits the puppy

So, after being surrounded by people with dogs, and having wanted one for so long, I gave in on Sunday night and adopted a runty puppy I named Grits. She is the smallest of the litter that lived- like a third the size of the puppies my friends Johno and Tim adopted. But she is cute and energetic and eats a lot so hopefully she will do ok. Today she got her Parvo shot and more de-wormer, cause her belly was way distended. Now I have to see how well I do in terms of treating her right.

Also, the other thing is that right now I am feeding her nasty meat food. Because she is so fucking small and has barely made it this far in life I do not want to push it. Once she is bigger I will see about a vegan diet for a doggie.

 

Jerry Vlasak notes

Jerry Vlasak Nov. 10^th Food For Thought Books

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Quote from Charles Mayo on vivisection:

 

“I abhor vivisection. It should at least be curbed. Better, it should be abolished. I know of no achievement through vivisection, no scientific discovery, that could not have been obtained without such barbarism and cruelty. The whole thing is evil.”

Morally wrong AND unuseful

 

Making a Killing

There is a new book from AK Press by Bob Torres, Making A Killing: THe Political Economy of Animal Rights which seems like it is gonna be relevant to looking at the issue from a speciesism standpoint, and also in a broader sphere of ‘leftist’ politics. Says “contains key insights into the broad nature of domination, power, and hierarchy” also “explores intersections between human and animal oppressions in relation to the exploitative dynamics of capitalism” It comes out in Novemeber, I hope I have the time to read it.

 

Sistah Vegan Project

I recently heard about this interesting project that I wanted to spread the word about, and I’m trying to keep updated on:

www.sistahveganproject.com -Decolonizing our Diets, Healing Our Bodies, Liberating Our Souls
by- Breeze Harper

This Project, “is centered around the lives of BLack Female Vegans”

There is a book coming out soon called: Sistah Vegan! Food, Health, Identity and Society: Female Vegans of the African Diaspora

Keep an eye on this!

 

Animal Liberation Reading List

Animal Liberation Reading List
If you are interested in learning more about issues concerning animals, animal liberation, animal rights, speciesism, or veganism these are some titles worth checking out. Titles with astriks are available through the 5 college library system:

* Speciesism by Joan Dunayer

* The Dreaded Comparison by Marjorie Spiegel

* Animal Liberation by Peter Singer

* Free the Animals: The Story of the Animal Liberation Front by Ingrid Newkirk

Animal Ingredients A to Z by the EG Smith Collective

* The Case for Animal Rights by Tom Regan

* Animals Like Us by Mark Rowlands

* Terrorists or Freedom Fighters? Reflections on the Liberation of Animals by Steven Best

* The Pornography of Meat by Carol J. Adams

* The Sexual Politics of Meat: A Feminist-Vegetarian Critical Theory by Carol J. Adams

* Neither Man Nor Beast: Feminism and the Defense of Animals by Carol J. Adams

Vegan with a Vengeance : Over 150 Delicious, Cheap, Animal-Free Recipes That Rock by Isa Chandra Moskowitz

The Complete Vegan Cookbook: Over 200 Tantalizing Recipes, Plus Plenty of Kitchen Wisdom for Beginners and Experienced Cooks by Susann Geiskopf-Hadler and Mindy Toomay

How It All Vegan!: Irresistible Recipes for an Animal-Free Diet by Sarah Kramer and Tanya Barnard

Hot Damn and Hell Yeah! Recipies for Hungry Banditos and the Dirty South Vegan Cookbook by Ryan Splint and Vanessa Doe

This barely scratches the surface of the material that is available. Try searching under vegan, animal rights, animal liberation or speciesism. There are plenty of books at libraries and bookstores as well as heaps of websites that can help you to learn more about this interesting subject.

 

Animal equality- Non Speciesist Philosophy

The non speciesist stance is that sentience suffices for moral consideration, legal rights, and EQUAL consideration. It provides equal protection for all sentient beings.

 

New Speciesist Advocacy

New Speciesist advocacy demands personhood for particular nonhumans- usually those exhibiting human like traits or genetic closeness to humans. When this happens, like with the Great Ape Project, speciesism is perpetuated.

 

New Speciesist Law

New Speciesist Law exists only in theory. It would accord legal rights to only some nonhumans. One can imagine chimps and apes being accepted as having some rights. The article I found earlier today attempts to just that – to allow that chimps are close enough to humans that they should be considered as legal persons.

 

New Speciesist Philosophy

New Speciesist advocate only for certain non human animals that they determine to share traits with humans.

 

Language issues

Dunayer says that animal rights books garble their own message when their language communicates speciesism. She also criticizes the use of cutsey puns and cliches about animals, which make a serious matter a joking matter. She says that the act of treating animals and their plight not seriously is speciesist.