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the moral baseline for the abolition of all animal exploitation it s about respect justice peace home about coolwater4animals veganism the moral baseline for the abolition of all animal exploitation it s about respect justice peace feeds posts comments have you seen sunday april 7 2013 by jeffrey coolwater have you seen the terror on the face of a child lost in a crowded store have you seen the heartache on the face of a gorilla or lioness or elephant whose baby has died have you seen the fear or bewilderment on the face of an injured monkey or squirrel or pigeon or a lost or abandoned dog or cat or a cow or pig or chicken being transported for slaughter have you seen the mother whale repeatedly lifting their dead calf to the surface in hope of revival have you empathized with any of these people and other animals i m sure you have in some way at some time and since you have you already possess the capacity to understand an individual s desire to live a peaceful life and to avoid taking advantage of others in any way whatsoever you should know how urgent and important and good it is to care for others and so it follows that we all have a moral obligation to be vegan in our lives to the greatest possible extent it s not just a diet being vegan is a rejection of violence an embrace of justice and a representation of caring please for the peace of the planet commit to living a life of peace by becoming vegan and explain it to others posted in uncategorized tagged animal exploitation companion animals domestic animals veganism wildlife leave a comment vegan diet briefly yes but friday august 10 2012 by jeffrey coolwater on issues of health maintenance and veganism i have come to adopt the following approach the correlations between animal and animal product consumption and disease or ill health have pretty much been proven beyond a shadow of a doubt and although no one has ever suggested eating a vegan diet is a guarantee of freedom from disease there is already copious factual evidence that tells us being vegan can certainly lessen the risks this in itself is more than sufficient reason to eat vegan however there is a much more meaningful and non diet related consideration i suspect most people when asked if they generally liked animals could instantly recall images of animals they d met or seen or known and respond yes like humans all nonhuman animals are sentient and as such at the very least they deserve inclusion in the moral community any animal exploitation animals used for food clothing entertainment household products etc is extremely violent and as such participation in animal exploitation be it direct or indirect is a very morally conflicted state and those who are not vegan seriously need to confront and examine that conflict within themselves before questioning the merits of veganism i refer you to http vegankit com a hugely interesting and valuable why and how vegan resource and gary francione s books and website the source of abolitionist theory and why veganism is the only path that helps animals instantly and permanently posted in abolitionist commentary animal exploitation education veganism tagged gary francione health morality vegan vegan diet vegan resource veganism leave a comment passing on discrimination tuesday august 7 2012 by jeffrey coolwater just a brief note to share this was actually my response to an email from a friend who expressed some pride at how his congeniality resulted in a positive relation with a young stranger just one problem part of what enamoured him to the other man was an innocent and jovial imitation of another race something of a racial joke if you will i attempted to convey the enormous implications of making such a thing commonplace in our day to day lives one of the reasons your remarks resonate with young er people is because racism like sexism and all other forms of discrimination are pervasive among many young people they get passed on as easily as from one generational slip of the tongue to the next i hate to rain on your parade because i absolutely know you don t mean these impressions with hate but just hear me out for the victim it s always there whether overt or buried in the background the vast majority of us are guilty of slurs no matter how innocently they are intended since i awoke to abolitionism i ve found myself trying to make the connection for people in comments and posts on threads on twitter and facebook because it relates directly to the speciesist discrimination we inflict on nonhuman animals it s this speciesist discrimination that enables and perpetuates their violent exploitation and consumption and so it is with human on human violence as well if you ever start to read up on abolitionist animal rights professor francione s books and website i ve referred you to you will find the message relating to nonviolence and justice and respect it applies to all sentient beings nonhumans and humans alike i have now become very aware of the many ways we are taught to discriminate and thus exploit and i m much more conscious of it today even a saying like i killed two birds with one stone as an example that we use to innocently describe the efficient execution of chores carries with it an extremely violent history violence is pervasive in our lives and so i encourage others to rid themselves of the same conditioning and behaviour in their own lives the more you think about justice and respect and nonviolence in your daily life the more likely you will be to understand why veganism is not just a diet it s a rejection of violence including violent speak and exploitation in how we think and act in everything we do i hope you read this in the constructive spirit in which it is meant instead of being offended and getting needlessly defensive for those who are currently not vegan i hope this note sheds a positive perspective on the subject always consider the victim s point of view it is always horrific being vegan is easy posted in abolitionist commentary animal exploitation education veganism tagged abolition animal rights exploitation human rights justice vegan veganism leave a comment vegetarianism animal secretions and misery in brief sunday july 24 2011 by jeffrey coolwater no graphic content i can t help getting irritated when i see the term vegetarian especially used to describe a person business menu item recipe etc because there is always the implied suggestion that being meatless is all that is required to be healthier or to help animals as if that is somehow morally acceptable i don t mean to sound accusing by any means because it s a misunderstanding most vegetarians make and live with by what they eat wear and use in their lives but sadly these actions very negatively impact billions of innocent nonhuman animals including fish every year i too at one time was just as ignorant of the injustice and horrific misery involved in using animals for their secretions and i wasted ten long years in that condition when i finally awoke to veganism and through professor gary l francione to abolitionist veganism my entire world view changed completely and forever i encourage you to read professor francione s work which may be found in his books searchable essays audio and video content at http www abolitionistapproach com and if by chance you ve been of the understanding there is a humane way to produce food and other products from animals or their secretions i can assure you after much research there is not i strongly encourage you to read the related post and its associated links from peaceful prairie sanctuary entitled the faces of free range farming they are so far as i am aware the only farm animal sanctuary who also serves effectively as a preeminent source of vegan education posted in abolitionist commentary education veganism tagged abolition animal exploitation ethical vegan vegan education veganism vegetarian vegetarianism 2 comments a most vivid dream sunday may 29 2011 by jeffrey coolwater i dreamt a most vivid and sad dream a light overcast sky a vast clear open green grassland and on the far side a hill running the width of the horizon sitting quietly confidently in the middle of the distant hill a gigantic obscure figure an animal resembling a bull or a bear possibly i could not tell and sitting beside this mysterious being way down near the ground a fraction of the size i am zoomed in like tunnel vision on my little michael peacefully washing his face stopping briefly to look around his immediate space i am filled with an overwhelming sadness for he does not see me and i cannot speak to him and then i am zoomed away and he is left in the far distance and i cry i had this dream a few weeks after little michael passed away last january i have relived it numerous times in my waking hours since including today coincidentally i just realized at this writing today is the first anniversary of his diagnosis of lymphoma he was a dear loving little heart and i miss him terribly this is the first post in my pets as refugees category over time there will be others illustrating the connection between the institution of pets an apt term borrowed from professor gary l francione and animal exploitation briefly due to our manipulation of animals we refer to as pets we have caused to come into existence totally unnatural completely dependent beings that are bought and sold like slaves millions of these innocent creatures end up on the streets of urban centres around the world where they are subject to disease abuse uncontrolled reproduction and live short difficult incredibly sad lives many more millions are dumped in shelters where they are routinely killed for lack of adoptive guardians or institutional monetary means of support a relatively small number are lucky to find loving homes to live out there lives in peace michael s tragic demise was the culmination of almost fourteen years of relative peace after approximately two years of life as a stray we humans owe all existing companion animals our diligent care while at the same time not encouraging any more they do not deserve such a tenuous path posted in pets as refugees veganism tagged abolition animal exploitation companion animals pets stray animals vegan veganism 6 comments letter to a social advocate on hard times monday april 18 2011 by jeffrey coolwater i recently wrote to a man who kindly answered a question several years ago i d like to share it with you last night while perusing my seldom used gmail account i came across an old thread i d saved when i first got my account about 3 years ago i was considering google adsense for my blog which i regretfully neglect due to a preoccupation with my twitter account macvegan in the thread you had answered my question about adsense i remember your civilized comments to my question very well anyway this time i got interested in your works through your google profile enjoying your recent tea party blog post they are indeed a frightening political evolution by the way the likes of which are evident here in canada as well with corporate and mass media interests running the show and the current federal election campaign i was amazed to read your detailed bio on your lowgenius site particularly your tech music background i come from similar roots as well though i was only a musician for a few early years sparked by my exposure to blues in the 60 s and especially paul butterfield i then dabbled in the business for a few years as a booking agent but found there were too many cut throat types of people to deal with for my liking the last 31 years have been spent as a television news video tape technician of all things where in the last 15 years its transition to digital sparked my interest in computers though not quite in the same areas it seems as you i also had a look at your sad street life video essays on your youtube channel a terribly unfortunate experience to endure i m sure i just wanted to respond by saying i sincerely hope you continue to make steps toward all your goals i want to offer you encouragement to persevere you certainly have lots to offer and i hope you don t think it too forward of me to also suggest you check out veganism don t laugh let me explain i m retired now as of 2009 unfortunately i was cut off in a traffic accident 6 months after retirement and though fortunately not badly disabled i am still dealing with several weekly therapies to cope with prolonged hip pain i ve been vegan for 15 years or more and i ve used much of the past several years reading up on vegan philosophy as relates to peace justice and respect i found it to mean much more than just the diet that is its popular perception and indeed there is a growing international abolitionist trend that acknowledges any animal use is exploitative and therefore unjust the reason i thought you would should be interested in this is that your obvious social awareness lends itself to that logical extension which includes nonhuman animals in the moral community it s not about the popular notion of say peta animal rights not activists throwing paint on someone s fur coat as you said three years ago this would clearly be a criminal act and results in no true understanding of the larger notion of our use of animals as property nor how unjust this notion is as is the case with both human and nonhuman slaves the abolitionist approach is entirely about respect and justice and so veganism follows that logic as a necessary baseline a minimum show of respect every human can easily practice in what we eat wear and use when you have a chance please consider checking out the works of professor gary l francione at http www abolitionistapproach com there is a vast array of information including video an audio podcast and several invaluable books professor francione wrote formulating and refining the abolitionist theory thanks for reading and take care of yourself i hope my letter meets with a 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