Check out my thoughts on the worship of prophets and the pursuit of profits at the Animals and Society Institute. But while we live on Hamlet’s “mortal coil,” are we not surely obligated to maximize the amount of pleasure and … Continue reading
In an article in the London Times Colin Blakemore wrote On the 200th anniversary of the birth of the most famous naturalist in history everyone wants to claim a piece of Darwin. Not just scientists, but humanists, atheists, philosophers, sociologists … Continue reading
From time to time the Grumpy Vegan comes across articles and op eds about social movements other than the animal rights movements but nonetheless is equally applicable to it. For example, Leo Hickman writing in The Guardian says As ever, … Continue reading
Click on this link to watch a BBC TV report on the conviction of Devon huntsman, Christopher Marles, 48, of Farringdon, for deliberately assaulting an animal rights activist. He used his horse to knock Helen Weeks to the ground as … Continue reading
Congratulations to Viva and the Badgers Trust for successfully challenging the National Farmers Union and its advertisement placing sole blame on badgers for the spread of bovine tuberculosis. The Advertising Standards Authority ruled the wording, which included a cow lying … Continue reading
