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From Dusk 'Til Dawn: An Insider's View of the Growth of the Animal Liberation Movement
Go inside the Animal Liberation Front. Written by former Animal Liberation Front organizer Keith Mann, From Dusk 'til Dawn is a detailed account of the advance of the radical Animal Liberation Movement, from the English hunt saboteurs of the 1960's, to the Animal Liberation Front of the 1970's and 80's, to the focused direct action campaigns of the 1990's. Daring stories of masked liberators spiriting animals from labs in the middle of the night, militant vegans firebombing egg farm trucks, and the dramatic government response. Fifteen years in the making, From Dusk 'til Dawn was born during Keith Mann's lengthy prison sentence for Animal Liberation Front actions. His escape from custody in 1994 nearly scuppered the project but his determination to document the growth of the animal liberation movement ensured its completion. From Dusk 'til Dawn is a must-read for anyone wishing to understand why people break the law and give their lives to rescue animals from exploitation.
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First published January 1, 2007
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October 14, 2014
An absolutely superb book covering the history of the animal liberation movement in Britain.
The book is not also a history of the Animal Liberation Front in the UK and further afield, it is also a biography of the author and also a scathing attack on the State's attack on political protest. The book is also an account of the British prison system. On top of all this you have Mann's clear and well defined views on the treatment of animals and how we can lead a more compassionate life.
In terms of the history of the movement every significant campaign and action of the animal rights movement is covered from the early days of hunt sabotage (to it's eventual demise), the campaign against the fur trade (although this has made a comeback the work of the animal liberation movement in the 1980's did a sterling job of largely eradicating this vile practice). Campaigns against the meat industry and vivisection industry are covered. In the 1990's campaigns were targeted against specific firms. I remember many of these campaigns well - Shamrock Monkeys, Consort Beagles, Regal Rabbits, Huntingdon Life Sciences, Hillgrove Cats are all here. It's astounding how many of these campaigns succeeded and the variety of tactics used.
Whilst not everyone will agree with the tactics of the ALF and others involved in the movement (and indeed - those within the movement will disagree at times over tactics) one thing that is made clear is that nothing has ever been achieved by writing a letter to an MP. Indeed every significant piece of legislation that has benefitted the many has been fought for.
Much is made of the 'violence' of the ALF. Even if one takes a speciesist argument and disregards the suffering and deaths of millions of innocent, individual, intelligent creatures every year the violence against the movement far outweighs that dished out. Anyone who has ever sabbed a hunt knows full well the aggression of the hunt community. Anyone who has ever been on a demo knows full well how quick the police are to dish out a beating. Not one person has ever died as a result of an action by an animal liberationist. However the people who contribute to the suffering of animals have taken the lives of animal liberationists. Taking a wider scope and it's clear that many people have died as a result of drugs rushed to market based on exceptionally shady animal research findings. Much is made in the media about tactics such as the use if incendiaries and shady activity such as grave robbing. I do understand that no matter how many safeguards are put in place once something is torched there is always a risk to life.
There's extensive coverage of Barry Horne's hunger strikes. Again, as a tactic it could be argued that Horne's hunger strike was limited in saving the lives of any animals although it did so indirectly due to it's energising of the movement in solidarity. A hunger strike is always a problematic issue and I did not agree with Mann and his assertions.
The GANDALF trial is covered and this is an area I would have preferred to see more content on. I distinctly remember how Green Anarchist and the ALF press office were hounded for incitement. Don't ever let anyone tell you we have a free press. If anything the grip on free speech has identified. It's remarkable how we go around bombing Muslim countries to 'protect our way of life and freedom' whilst the state has become ever more increasing draconian.
Much is made of crime and punishment in this book. You can see a clear change in perspective of the police and courts over the decades. In the 1970's and 80's there was still a sense that lawbreakers were acting in the best interest of others and that there was a moral argument to the actions. Compare that to now where animal liberation activity is treated as the same as those who commit mass murder 'terrorism'. Handing out leaflets can now get you a few years and certain liberation activities which cause economic harm to abusers get sentences far greater than sex offenders and murderers.
There's a lot here about the criminal justice system if that is of interest to the reader and there is a sense of prison life in the book. You can see much about how the prison system screws people over and it's incompetence!
Much is made in the book of how the state and the media and even animal welfare groups group together to support animal abuse, even against the wishes of the many. Britain thinks of itself as a 'nation of animal lovers' (like we're a 'tolerant people' which is equally ridiculous). Unless I missed millions of vegans I'd say we're a nation of 'our pet lovers'! That said I think most people would abhor needless cruelty but there is a concerted campaign to frame what is and is not necessary. I've long considered the RSPCA to be a joke in the discourse of animal welfare but Mann does have many points about just whose side these people are on.
Well written, engaging, a book that will have one close to tears. It's also a book that will put a smile on the face and challenge your thinking whether you are supportive of the aims of the book or not.
To conclude the review I would ask all who have read this to research and consider the arguments for animal liberation. Not everyone is equipped to take on the work of animal liberation - it requires commitment and possibly could put one's liberty at risk and I fully get that. There is something everyone can do though to alleviate suffering and that is simply to go vegan.
Sadly the author is currently suffering from follicular lymphoma but there is hope. Please visit http://www.fromdusktildawn.org.uk/ for more information.
This review celebrates the life and memory of Jill Phipps, Keivan Hickey, Barry Horne, Gari Allen, Neil Lea, Vicki Moore, Tom Worby and Mike Hill.
The book is not also a history of the Animal Liberation Front in the UK and further afield, it is also a biography of the author and also a scathing attack on the State's attack on political protest. The book is also an account of the British prison system. On top of all this you have Mann's clear and well defined views on the treatment of animals and how we can lead a more compassionate life.
In terms of the history of the movement every significant campaign and action of the animal rights movement is covered from the early days of hunt sabotage (to it's eventual demise), the campaign against the fur trade (although this has made a comeback the work of the animal liberation movement in the 1980's did a sterling job of largely eradicating this vile practice). Campaigns against the meat industry and vivisection industry are covered. In the 1990's campaigns were targeted against specific firms. I remember many of these campaigns well - Shamrock Monkeys, Consort Beagles, Regal Rabbits, Huntingdon Life Sciences, Hillgrove Cats are all here. It's astounding how many of these campaigns succeeded and the variety of tactics used.
Whilst not everyone will agree with the tactics of the ALF and others involved in the movement (and indeed - those within the movement will disagree at times over tactics) one thing that is made clear is that nothing has ever been achieved by writing a letter to an MP. Indeed every significant piece of legislation that has benefitted the many has been fought for.
Much is made of the 'violence' of the ALF. Even if one takes a speciesist argument and disregards the suffering and deaths of millions of innocent, individual, intelligent creatures every year the violence against the movement far outweighs that dished out. Anyone who has ever sabbed a hunt knows full well the aggression of the hunt community. Anyone who has ever been on a demo knows full well how quick the police are to dish out a beating. Not one person has ever died as a result of an action by an animal liberationist. However the people who contribute to the suffering of animals have taken the lives of animal liberationists. Taking a wider scope and it's clear that many people have died as a result of drugs rushed to market based on exceptionally shady animal research findings. Much is made in the media about tactics such as the use if incendiaries and shady activity such as grave robbing. I do understand that no matter how many safeguards are put in place once something is torched there is always a risk to life.
There's extensive coverage of Barry Horne's hunger strikes. Again, as a tactic it could be argued that Horne's hunger strike was limited in saving the lives of any animals although it did so indirectly due to it's energising of the movement in solidarity. A hunger strike is always a problematic issue and I did not agree with Mann and his assertions.
The GANDALF trial is covered and this is an area I would have preferred to see more content on. I distinctly remember how Green Anarchist and the ALF press office were hounded for incitement. Don't ever let anyone tell you we have a free press. If anything the grip on free speech has identified. It's remarkable how we go around bombing Muslim countries to 'protect our way of life and freedom' whilst the state has become ever more increasing draconian.
Much is made of crime and punishment in this book. You can see a clear change in perspective of the police and courts over the decades. In the 1970's and 80's there was still a sense that lawbreakers were acting in the best interest of others and that there was a moral argument to the actions. Compare that to now where animal liberation activity is treated as the same as those who commit mass murder 'terrorism'. Handing out leaflets can now get you a few years and certain liberation activities which cause economic harm to abusers get sentences far greater than sex offenders and murderers.
There's a lot here about the criminal justice system if that is of interest to the reader and there is a sense of prison life in the book. You can see much about how the prison system screws people over and it's incompetence!
Much is made in the book of how the state and the media and even animal welfare groups group together to support animal abuse, even against the wishes of the many. Britain thinks of itself as a 'nation of animal lovers' (like we're a 'tolerant people' which is equally ridiculous). Unless I missed millions of vegans I'd say we're a nation of 'our pet lovers'! That said I think most people would abhor needless cruelty but there is a concerted campaign to frame what is and is not necessary. I've long considered the RSPCA to be a joke in the discourse of animal welfare but Mann does have many points about just whose side these people are on.
Well written, engaging, a book that will have one close to tears. It's also a book that will put a smile on the face and challenge your thinking whether you are supportive of the aims of the book or not.
To conclude the review I would ask all who have read this to research and consider the arguments for animal liberation. Not everyone is equipped to take on the work of animal liberation - it requires commitment and possibly could put one's liberty at risk and I fully get that. There is something everyone can do though to alleviate suffering and that is simply to go vegan.
Sadly the author is currently suffering from follicular lymphoma but there is hope. Please visit http://www.fromdusktildawn.org.uk/ for more information.
This review celebrates the life and memory of Jill Phipps, Keivan Hickey, Barry Horne, Gari Allen, Neil Lea, Vicki Moore, Tom Worby and Mike Hill.
April 19, 2013
This is a real solid brick of a book that should be lobbed at vivisectionists, livestock breeders, blood “sports” enthusiasts, meat eaters, and all animal abusers big and small. Written by Keith Mann who has spent many years in prison for having compassion for those unable to defend themselves the book very clearly exposes the myth that Britain is a nation of animal lovers. Welcome to the truly perverse world of animal liberation in which those who derive pleasure from inflicting pain, suffering, torture and death on sentient beings (including on humans who find such practises abhorrent) are afforded the no expense spared protection and support of the state. A bizarre world in which often those acceptable animal welfare organisations, such as the RSPCA, fall over each other to dissociate themselves from and denounce the extremists who are not scared to really get on with the job of defence and liberation.
Mann's book it part autobiography – he has already lived a fuller and more worthwhile life than many could ever dream of – and part biography of the movement for animal liberation from the campaign against “blood sports”, against vivisection and animal testing, against cruel animal based sports, against factory farming and animal “husbandry” and against a system which is speciesist and based on violence and domination
One thing that is made perfectly clear in this tome is that the real evil is inflicted by those given the full protection of the law. There is something schizophrenic about a system that on the one hand will prosecute, and quite rightly, someone for killing a domestic cat or possibly even for mistreating livestock or animals abused in the entertainment industry, yet at the same time performing perverse torturous experiments on living creatures, shooting living beings for fun and separating animals from their young and slaughtering them to satisfy a human craving for flesh is legal. Mann chronicles some of the vastly expensive operations, such as Operation Lance, launched to protect animal abusers from those determined to stop the cruelty. Some of the operations would be funny (such as the police operation that wiped £130m off the value of Smith Kline Beecham shares and resulted in the usual eventual mass pay out in compensation to those wrongfully arrested) if it was not for their perverse intention and cost to the public.
One of the key subject matters in the book is vivisection and an examination of this cruel and worthless activity, that has been raised by the industry and supporters in the political realm to a cultish dogma, takes many pages. Mann notes, like many others including those previously personally involved in the trade, the futility of vivisection and animal testing, with animal tested drugs being the fourth biggest killer of humans in the West. Again and again materials siezed by those carrying out raids on vivisection labs have revealed the paucity, lies and fabrications amassed in the labs on behalf of pharmaceutical companies keen to launch some new overpriced drug onto the market on the basis that some mice or guinea pigs survived its administration.
Again and again the workings of the legal system are exposed for the ideologically based thought processes that drives prosecutions and punishment. Anti-social crimes, while perhaps morally abhorrent and a nuisance to the public, as long as they are kept in relative check are acceptable and represent little threat to the political system. In fact anti-social crime has a spin off in keeping security investment going and is inwardly destructive to communities which might otherwise round on the politicians. Political and ideological “crime”, is more of a threat as it represents a challenge to an established system. Unlike some crime in this category animal rights “crime” has not threatened the lives of humans and has been largely confined to attacking economic targets and private property and the liberation of animals held in captivity. Such crimes have repeatedly been treated as more serious then those of common theft, assault and sexual crimes attracting exemplary sentences. The only basis for this can be the threat posed by “crime” carried out in opposition to an injustice that is in the economic interest of a benefiting elite that has the ear of a political ruling elite. Mann makes reference in this context to the campaigns against racial discrimination and for the enfranchisement of women. As Mann goes on to show it is not even necessary to do anything any more to risk arrest and a lengthy jailing, simply to think about or upset someone involved in animal cruelty is enough to get you arrested and charged. The conspiracy and frame-up trials, especially those against ALF press officer Robin Webb are covered in revealing detail. The hypocrisy and bankruptcy of Tony Blair's “New Labour” in the perpetuation of animal abuse perhaps tops it all, elected on a promise to reign in the abuse “New Labour” sided enthusiastically with the vivisectors, the hunting ban making it through into law more by luck than design and no thanks to Blair. Following the hunt ban Mann notes how, hilariously, the unlimited police resources that had been available to protect the killers was suddenly unavailable to enforce the new law.
Since this book was published there have been a few positive legislative changes but these are only as good as the willingness to enforce them and as Mann shows while there seem to be limitless resources to prosecute and intimidate those who defend the animals such resources are suddenly in short supply and enthusiasm evaporates when it comes to enforcing animal protection laws. Even now in the USA laws are being passed to make it illegal to expose animal abuse in factory farms! Meanwhile the only way that vivisectors and their suppliers can today continue their trade in the UK is by being underwritten by the state such has been the success of organisations such as SHAC which have for years fought a David like battle against the State-Vivisectionist Goliath. That things have got to this point demonstrate the impact the animal liberation movement has had in just a few decades, the stakes are higher than ever and the animal industry is fighting for its life.
As Mann notes, “It doesn't really take many: history proves again and again that it's the determination of a few that moves mountains. Of course there has to be a popular will to change society for the better – it was this that added to the driving force which banned the slave trade and gave votes to women, but the igniting spark – the effective catalyst – has always been the preserve of a few wilful individuals who have badgered, cajoled, exposed and broken all the rules”. As long as there are people with the courage and conviction of Mann around the struggle is far from over.
Mann's book it part autobiography – he has already lived a fuller and more worthwhile life than many could ever dream of – and part biography of the movement for animal liberation from the campaign against “blood sports”, against vivisection and animal testing, against cruel animal based sports, against factory farming and animal “husbandry” and against a system which is speciesist and based on violence and domination
One thing that is made perfectly clear in this tome is that the real evil is inflicted by those given the full protection of the law. There is something schizophrenic about a system that on the one hand will prosecute, and quite rightly, someone for killing a domestic cat or possibly even for mistreating livestock or animals abused in the entertainment industry, yet at the same time performing perverse torturous experiments on living creatures, shooting living beings for fun and separating animals from their young and slaughtering them to satisfy a human craving for flesh is legal. Mann chronicles some of the vastly expensive operations, such as Operation Lance, launched to protect animal abusers from those determined to stop the cruelty. Some of the operations would be funny (such as the police operation that wiped £130m off the value of Smith Kline Beecham shares and resulted in the usual eventual mass pay out in compensation to those wrongfully arrested) if it was not for their perverse intention and cost to the public.
One of the key subject matters in the book is vivisection and an examination of this cruel and worthless activity, that has been raised by the industry and supporters in the political realm to a cultish dogma, takes many pages. Mann notes, like many others including those previously personally involved in the trade, the futility of vivisection and animal testing, with animal tested drugs being the fourth biggest killer of humans in the West. Again and again materials siezed by those carrying out raids on vivisection labs have revealed the paucity, lies and fabrications amassed in the labs on behalf of pharmaceutical companies keen to launch some new overpriced drug onto the market on the basis that some mice or guinea pigs survived its administration.
Again and again the workings of the legal system are exposed for the ideologically based thought processes that drives prosecutions and punishment. Anti-social crimes, while perhaps morally abhorrent and a nuisance to the public, as long as they are kept in relative check are acceptable and represent little threat to the political system. In fact anti-social crime has a spin off in keeping security investment going and is inwardly destructive to communities which might otherwise round on the politicians. Political and ideological “crime”, is more of a threat as it represents a challenge to an established system. Unlike some crime in this category animal rights “crime” has not threatened the lives of humans and has been largely confined to attacking economic targets and private property and the liberation of animals held in captivity. Such crimes have repeatedly been treated as more serious then those of common theft, assault and sexual crimes attracting exemplary sentences. The only basis for this can be the threat posed by “crime” carried out in opposition to an injustice that is in the economic interest of a benefiting elite that has the ear of a political ruling elite. Mann makes reference in this context to the campaigns against racial discrimination and for the enfranchisement of women. As Mann goes on to show it is not even necessary to do anything any more to risk arrest and a lengthy jailing, simply to think about or upset someone involved in animal cruelty is enough to get you arrested and charged. The conspiracy and frame-up trials, especially those against ALF press officer Robin Webb are covered in revealing detail. The hypocrisy and bankruptcy of Tony Blair's “New Labour” in the perpetuation of animal abuse perhaps tops it all, elected on a promise to reign in the abuse “New Labour” sided enthusiastically with the vivisectors, the hunting ban making it through into law more by luck than design and no thanks to Blair. Following the hunt ban Mann notes how, hilariously, the unlimited police resources that had been available to protect the killers was suddenly unavailable to enforce the new law.
Since this book was published there have been a few positive legislative changes but these are only as good as the willingness to enforce them and as Mann shows while there seem to be limitless resources to prosecute and intimidate those who defend the animals such resources are suddenly in short supply and enthusiasm evaporates when it comes to enforcing animal protection laws. Even now in the USA laws are being passed to make it illegal to expose animal abuse in factory farms! Meanwhile the only way that vivisectors and their suppliers can today continue their trade in the UK is by being underwritten by the state such has been the success of organisations such as SHAC which have for years fought a David like battle against the State-Vivisectionist Goliath. That things have got to this point demonstrate the impact the animal liberation movement has had in just a few decades, the stakes are higher than ever and the animal industry is fighting for its life.
As Mann notes, “It doesn't really take many: history proves again and again that it's the determination of a few that moves mountains. Of course there has to be a popular will to change society for the better – it was this that added to the driving force which banned the slave trade and gave votes to women, but the igniting spark – the effective catalyst – has always been the preserve of a few wilful individuals who have badgered, cajoled, exposed and broken all the rules”. As long as there are people with the courage and conviction of Mann around the struggle is far from over.
April 8, 2015
Illegal, clandestine action on behalf of animals is wildly controversial, especially within the animal advocacy movement. This is an exhaustive log of such activities by British groups, written by a man who has spent time in prison for his activities with the Animal Liberation Front.
First off, I'd like to note that this is a very LARGE book. The subject matter is undeniably interesting, but I felt myself becoming exhausted with the book about midway through. Free the Animals, it is not.
As Mann recounts the adventures of hunt saboteurs, among the first folks acting illegally to disrupt an animal abusive industry, I couldn't help but think that the injuries and deaths would be far more numerous if these activities were occurring on American soil. British foxhunters have run activists over with jeeps and horse trailers and fought them physically--but the American combination of beer and high-powered firearms, as well as the sheer vastness of wilderness, would make for a very ugly scene indeed.
I also winced at much of the behavior on display in this book. When ALF activists raid factory farms and labs and bring out pathetic, abused animals and sobering film footage, you can feel the groundswell of public support for their activities. However, when their work mainly turns to things like pouring paint stripper over a vivisector's parked car, you can watch public support wilting. The animals lose, and all activists--most especially, those working within the law, lose too.
First off, I'd like to note that this is a very LARGE book. The subject matter is undeniably interesting, but I felt myself becoming exhausted with the book about midway through. Free the Animals, it is not.
As Mann recounts the adventures of hunt saboteurs, among the first folks acting illegally to disrupt an animal abusive industry, I couldn't help but think that the injuries and deaths would be far more numerous if these activities were occurring on American soil. British foxhunters have run activists over with jeeps and horse trailers and fought them physically--but the American combination of beer and high-powered firearms, as well as the sheer vastness of wilderness, would make for a very ugly scene indeed.
I also winced at much of the behavior on display in this book. When ALF activists raid factory farms and labs and bring out pathetic, abused animals and sobering film footage, you can feel the groundswell of public support for their activities. However, when their work mainly turns to things like pouring paint stripper over a vivisector's parked car, you can watch public support wilting. The animals lose, and all activists--most especially, those working within the law, lose too.
January 31, 2021
This is hands down one of the most influential and important books I've ever read in my life. I really can't overstate the impact it had on me, both as an activist and a human being. This review will be a little different from my usual ones, in as much as I usually focus on the critical aspects of book review, leaving personal anecdotes to one side. Such is my enjoyment and enthusiasm for this book, the journey I have had with it has transcended conventional analysis, and has become something deeper and more meaningful for me. That's not to say I am incapable of casting a critical eye over this book, as no written work is perfect. It's just that such dissection is almost a moot point when dealing with something like this. But, for the sake of conventionality, Mann is a fairly skilled writer. No, the book isn't dripping with the finest lyrical prose or sweeping allegory, because it doesn't need to. Mann encapsulates the dark and seedy world of animal exploitation with a stark intimacy that never fails to capture the imagination and transport you into whatever terrible situation he and others put themselves in. His harrowing experiences in factory farms, vivisection labs or a plethora of other animal abuse industries are damning in their description, though moments of levity and hope shine through from time to time, allowing just enough light in to mitigate the gloom. When dealing with actions other than his own, he turns historian, cataloging the work of others, some of whom are no longer with us. Retelling stories that desperately deserve to be told, allowing the activists to follow to see the shoulders of the passionate people who came before, and planting trees so others could stand in the shade. Some of these stories still resonate with me today. Their names and deeds never to be forgotten, at least to me. Mann's decades long detailing of his life in the ALF, and his time dealing with the consequences are riveting. As one who has thankfully never had to answer for my own, so called indiscretions, I can only imagine the strength and perseverance it would take to spend years of your life locked away. Especially when ratting out your friends offered considerable leniency. There are multiple moral issues dealt with throughout this book, not all related to animals. I too mourn the passing of the closest of activist bonds firmly formed, which eventually frayed, then unfettered entirely. I mourn them in the same way I mourn the passing of the golden age of the ALF. My discovery of this group, my education about their exploits and achievements has been one of the greatest revelations in my life. It started me on a path that I will never deviate from, and this book had a major part to play in that. I think I've read it more than I have any other book throughout my life. Despite its length (I wish it was longer) it is never tedious or dull. It always inspires, invigorates and even entertains. I strongly and assuredly recommend this book. My very first 5/5.
OmniBen
OmniBen
December 26, 2020
I'm putting this in the DNF category for now. I'm still not at a place in life where I can pick up this book regularly, look at the cover, and not be flooded with an obsessive horror over what researchers did to Britches(the baby monkey pictured being held by the rescuer) and who knows how many countless others. There are also a lot of very graphic images. I'm not criticizing any of this. These things need to be seen, especially by people who profess that they care about animals but decry illegal action in their defense or by people who simply don't understand why anyone would put their own freedom and life at risk in these big ways
If you've got better defense mechanisms and less triggers than me, or if you can deftly manage your way around the too tough sections, there is a lot of really interesting movement history here. Particularly focused on hunt sabs in the UK (at least in the half I read it this giant book.) It's not perfect and is very obviously written by a long winded white guy a while ago, but still very important.
If you've got better defense mechanisms and less triggers than me, or if you can deftly manage your way around the too tough sections, there is a lot of really interesting movement history here. Particularly focused on hunt sabs in the UK (at least in the half I read it this giant book.) It's not perfect and is very obviously written by a long winded white guy a while ago, but still very important.
May 18, 2008
Very inspirational!
September 1, 2018
Читать эту книгу страшно и захватывающе одновременно. "Есть ли у движения за права животных история?" - пожалуй, лучший вопрос, который я задала себе за последнее время и который привел меня к этому замечательному произведению.
Борьба английских активистов поражает, учитывая контраст с российским движением, о котором неслышно за акциями фем движения, а также анархистов, левых и других движений. Не хотелось бы думать, что активистов у нас толком и нет. Сюда бы очень подошел любимый аргумент мясоедов, говорящих о том, что права человека в России не соблюдаются так, как должны были бы, поэтому что и говорить о правах животных, до которых дело и не дойдет в ближайшем будущем. Но проблема в том, что соблюдение прав человека идет рука об руку с соблюдением прав животных, и не может быть одного без другого. Может, это наша проблема - борьба за права людей и пренебрежение правами животных, что обеспечивает непрерывную и связанную цепь насилия одних над другими.
Что воодушевляет - так это прогресс, который пусть очень медленно, но все же постепенно доходит и до нас. Это появление на рынке средств, в разработке которых не было опытов над животными, это признание факта того, что в разработке лекарств для людей нет места тестирования над животными просто потому, что они - другие, и эффекты у одних видов совсем не значат аналогичных эффектов у других; это создание виртуальных моделей живых организмов, при работе с которыми можно прогнозировать эффекты у реальных видов; это, в конце концов, возрастающая мода на вегетарианство и веганство (хотя мода - это бессознательное следование за популярным, а остаться с таким образом жизни могут только те, кто подошел к выбору сознательно и ответственно). И пусть не все остаются веганами/вегетарианцами навсегда, но хотя бы попробовать ненадолго - уже значит внести вклад в борьбу с жестокостью, уже значит нанести урон рынку продуктов животного происхождения.
Борьба с продуктами животного происхождения - это не только про борьбу с жестокостью, но и борьба за будущее планеты, ведь животные, выращиваемые для убийств на человеческие низменные потребности (потребности ли?), потребляют куда больше воды и растительной пищи, чем люди. Выходит, что мы лишаем себя ресурсов в угоду желанию съесть стейк на ужин - какое нерациональное поведение для людей, живущих в XXI веке - веке, когда люди столкнулись с реальной нехваткой воды и еды.
Словом, есть много способов сказать свое "нет" индустрии. И все они, так или иначе, действенны.
Борьба английских активистов поражает, учитывая контраст с российским движением, о котором неслышно за акциями фем движения, а также анархистов, левых и других движений. Не хотелось бы думать, что активистов у нас толком и нет. Сюда бы очень подошел любимый аргумент мясоедов, говорящих о том, что права человека в России не соблюдаются так, как должны были бы, поэтому что и говорить о правах животных, до которых дело и не дойдет в ближайшем будущем. Но проблема в том, что соблюдение прав человека идет рука об руку с соблюдением прав животных, и не может быть одного без другого. Может, это наша проблема - борьба за права людей и пренебрежение правами животных, что обеспечивает непрерывную и связанную цепь насилия одних над другими.
Что воодушевляет - так это прогресс, который пусть очень медленно, но все же постепенно доходит и до нас. Это появление на рынке средств, в разработке которых не было опытов над животными, это признание факта того, что в разработке лекарств для людей нет места тестирования над животными просто потому, что они - другие, и эффекты у одних видов совсем не значат аналогичных эффектов у других; это создание виртуальных моделей живых организмов, при работе с которыми можно прогнозировать эффекты у реальных видов; это, в конце концов, возрастающая мода на вегетарианство и веганство (хотя мода - это бессознательное следование за популярным, а остаться с таким образом жизни могут только те, кто подошел к выбору сознательно и ответственно). И пусть не все остаются веганами/вегетарианцами навсегда, но хотя бы попробовать ненадолго - уже значит внести вклад в борьбу с жестокостью, уже значит нанести урон рынку продуктов животного происхождения.
Борьба с продуктами животного происхождения - это не только про борьбу с жестокостью, но и борьба за будущее планеты, ведь животные, выращиваемые для убийств на человеческие низменные потребности (потребности ли?), потребляют куда больше воды и растительной пищи, чем люди. Выходит, что мы лишаем себя ресурсов в угоду желанию съесть стейк на ужин - какое нерациональное поведение для людей, живущих в XXI веке - веке, когда люди столкнулись с реальной нехваткой воды и еды.
Словом, есть много способов сказать свое "нет" индустрии. И все они, так или иначе, действенны.
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