On Regulation and Breaking Laws

Some people feel that asking for the regulation of animal slavery rather then calling for its abolition will eventually lead to a vegan world. Arguments are made by some vegans, for example, that they went vegetarian first and then became vegan. Good for them! But my question is what if all they had ever heard was that the only way to be humane was to “Go Vegan”? How many of these folks would have gone vegan right away or at least took less time getting there?

Other people feel breaking our current laws with either violent or non-violent actions in a world where the vast majority of people mindlessly exploit animals because “they taste good” is the way to achieve a vegan world. One must ask themselves why do people exploit other animals for pleasure and feel little or no guilt? I have personally witnessed this lack of remorse even after showing someone, for example, a slaughterhouse video.

My thinking here is that speciesism and the comforts of being in the status quo allow these people to remain convinced that they are doing nothing ethically wrong. Thus I feel, besides going vegan ourselves, we need to educate people in a non-violent manner about speciesism and let them know that the only way to be an ethical human is to Go Vegan.

Moreover, and I want to make this crystal clear, I as a peace seeking vegan abolitionist reject all forms of violence (which includes property damage) and thus reject these oppressor-like actions, just as I reject the use of speciesism, racism, sexism, heterosexism, ageism, et cetera, to supposedly move us closer to a vegan world. Because, in my mind, any form of violence, aside from being morally bankrupt, only serves to retard the pursuit of acquiring the natural right for all sentient beings not to be property rather than advance it.

Think, then Go Vegan!