INDEX
A
ABC, 105
abolitionism, 65
Absolute Existence, 22
abuse, 4, 51–52, 91, 93, 97, 215
Academy Awards, 105
Action Animal Rescue Team, 10
Action Project, 58
activism, 5–6, 14, 57–61, 74, 108–109, 118, 124, 137, 142, 153–155, 171–176, 178, 183, 188, 192, 201, 219, 227–228, 232, 235
and growth, 119
and meaning, 109
online, 154
“Activism as a Fast Track to Growth (My Spiritual Awakening)” (Molina), 114–119
ACT UP, 172
Adams, Carol J., 83
addiction, 75, 79, 82–83, 100–101, 121
advertising, deceptive, 58
advocacy, 15, 17, 35–36, 38, 76, 99, 140, 152, 259
agribusiness, 80, 96, 155, 185, 194, 205, 212–213
land amounts, 213
ALF, 10
action, 9
Alinsky, Saul, 191
All Beings Considered, 225
Alliance for Gay and Lesbian Awareness (AGLA), 62–63
Always Too Much and Never Enough (Singer), 73–74
Amazing Vegan Outreach (AVO), 129, 131
American Idol, 178
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), 225
animal cruelty, 61, 82, 115, 164, 173–174, 179, 181, 183, 185
domino effect, 57
Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act, 183
animal experimentation, 140–142. See also Animal testing
statistics, 140
support for, 144
Animal/Human Rights Allies, 148–149
Animal Justice, 194
Animal Liberation Conference, 185, 200
Animal Liberation Front, 9, 141
Animal Liberation (Singer), 4, 121
animal rights, 9, 24, 56, 59, 83, 108–109, 112, 116, 147, 186, 191
animals
similarities to humans, 56
warm-blooded, 141
wild, 213
Animal Save Movement, 196
animal testing, 121, 123, 144–145. See also Animal experimentation
predictive of human results, 145
Animal Voices Vancouver, 79
Animal Welfare Act (AWA), 140–141, 159, 164
Animism, 231
Anonymous for the Voiceless, 118
The Answer, 178
Anthropocene era, 213
Ape Action Africa, 16
aquariums, 56
Art for Animal’s Sake, 146
art shows, 189
Asian medicine, 26
Australian Parliament, 183
authority of mass agreement, 24
autoimmune disease, 199
Aviram, Hadar, 186
awareness, 14, 32, 34–35, 37–38, 46, 58, 60, 68, 116, 137, 143, 150, 153, 189, 217, 221, 228, 231
B
balance, 123
Basso, Michele, 145
bearing witness, 171, 178–181, 187–197
and connection, 192
motivation, 192
Asiatic black bears, 27
bees, 215. See also Honey
Beings, 23
Beltsville Maryland Agricultural Research Center, 9
“Best Speech You Will Ever Hear” (Yourofsky), 151
Between the Species: A Journal of Ethics, 6
biological diversity, 213
biosecurity gear, 201
Blackfish, 85
Black Lives Matter, 148
body image, 121
Bolivia, 115
Born Free Foundation, 29
brachiate, 163
Britches, 141
Britt, Harry, 62
Brown, Asher, 105
Buddhism, 231
bullfight, 16
C
battery, 10
A Calendar of Wisdom: Daily Thoughts to Nourish the Soul (Tolstoy), 187, 195
Cal Poly Slaughterhouse, 205
Campbell, Joseph, 18–19, 22, 24
Canada, 85
Captive (McArthur), 13
captivity, 13, 64, 85, 157, 159
carbon footprint, 107
cats, 56, 78, 80, 140–141, 153, 171, 180, 198, 219, 222, 225
Catskill Animal Sanctuary, 222–223, 226
cetaceans, 85
Chailert, Saengduean “Lek,” 17, 217–221
change, difficulty of, 133–134
Chengdu Province, China, 29
chickens, 5–6, 9–10, 57, 110–112, 122, 125, 182, 185, 199–205, 212, 219
cognitive capacities, 7
children’s literature, 84
Christakie, Nicholas, 173
civil disobedience, 171, 185, 205
civil rights, 172
Civil Rights Act, 172
Climate Save Movement, 196
CNN, 85
benefit, 134
investigating values, 135
professional training, 136
rapport building, 135
cognitive dissonance, 54
commodification of life, 147
communication skills, 132–136, 153, 155
best process to achieve goal, identifying, 133
inspiring, 134
outcome, identifying intended, 133
paralinguistics, 135
rapport building, 135
community, 59, 87, 107, 177, 192
compassion, 17, 173, 193–194, 228, 230
Compassion Over Killing, 183
conditioning, 37, 60, 80–81, 173
confidence, 105
congruence, 34
connections, making, 46
connection to animals, 79
“Copy-and-Paste Activism Does Not Work (Perspectives from a POC)” (Hunter), 43–50
Costco, 184
Coston, Susie, 17
Cousteau, Jacques, 79
cows, 49–53, 55, 57, 84, 86–87, 92–93, 98, 104, 107, 122, 125, 131, 142, 205–206, 211–212, 224, 235
crates
farrowing, 180
Crenshaw, Kimberlé, 147
crimes, 91, 182, 184–185, 194–195, 205
cruelty to animals. See Animal cruelty
D
Dachau, 55
dairy, 58, 68, 75, 80, 102, 105–106, 120, 123, 199, 224, 236. See also Milk
dairy industry, 47, 49, 53–54, 65, 67, 87, 92–93, 98, 104–105, 122, 125, 199, 225, 235
Dairy Is Scary (Janus), 49
Dakin, Andrew, 120
De Angelis, Barbara, 51
The Decline of the West (Spengler), 19
defense, ethical, 194
degradation of farm animals, 215
“Demarginalizing the Intersection of Race and Sex: A Black Feminist Critique of Antidiscrimination Doctrine, Feminist Theory and Antiracist Politics” (Crenshaw), 147
right of way, 180
demoralization, 137
depression, 106–109, 113, 169, 177
The Development of Brain and Behaviour in the Chicken (Rogers), 7
Dia de los Muertos, 146
The Diamondback, 5
Diet for a New America (Robbins), 122
Diet for a Small Planet (Lappé), 121
difference, making a, 165
Direct Action and Open Rescues conference, 9–10
Direct Action Everywhere (DxE), 182–186, 194, 200–201, 205
discrimination, justifications for, 63, 117, 130
disruption, 58, 60, 69, 105, 171, 173–174, 200
reservations about, 176
distancing, 191
“Documenting Invisible Animals (Photography as a Tool for Change)” (McArthur), 12–17
Dodger Dogs, 205
Dodger Stadium, 205
dogs, 3, 45, 51, 55, 117–118, 137, 140, 157–158, 171, 180, 188, 198, 219, 222, 225
Double Trouble, 141
ducks, 6, 10, 121, 185, 206, 219
Durant, Ariel, 25
Durant, Will, 25
Dyke Marches, 64
E
Ecuador, 13
egg industry, 7, 53, 57, 65, 98, 183–185, 199–200
eggs, 4, 53, 58, 75, 106, 115, 125, 182, 199, 206
Einstein, Albert, 56
Elephant Rescue Park, 16
ambassadors, 219
diet, 218
survival, 218
tourism, 218
emotional intelligence, 25
emotional lives of animals, 224
Endangered Species Act (ESA), 159, 161
“Ending Bear Bile Farming (A Clarion Call)” (Robinson), 26–31
ENP Coffee, 220
environmental management, 220
Environmental Protection, 220
The Ethics of Diet (Williams), 191
“The Evolution (From Animal-Loving Child to Intersectional Vegan Activist)” (Walters), 79–87
exercise, 101
exploitation, 75, 110, 116, 129, 136, 188, 190–191, 211
extinction, 213
extraction, 213
F
Facebook, 170, 178, 184, 200, 206
factory farms, 214. See also Agribusiness
famine relief, 195
farmed animals, 5, 9–11, 16–17, 109, 118
Farmer John slaughterhouse, 125, 179, 205
“Farm Sanctuaries (Healing Animals, the Planet, and Ourselves)” (Baur), 211–216
Farm Sanctuary, 5–6, 16–17, 211
Watkins Glen shelter, 211
Faulkner, William, 177
Fawkes, Guy, 118
FBI, 184
feelings, animals’, 114
film, 13–14, 18–20, 23, 69, 140, 154, 159, 161, 170, 188. See also Movies
“The First Step” (Tolstoy), 4
fish, 53
folk medicine, 16
addiction, 75
and animal suffering, 22
apartheid, 214
deserts, 214
relationship with, 120–125, 212
vegan, 225
Food and Drug Administration (FDA), 144
forests, 220
Forks Over Knives, 129
Fossey, Dian, 79
“From Addiction to Healing to Activism (An Olympic Medalist’s Journey)” (Bausch), 100–105
frustration, 165
Fugitive Slave Act, 194
G
Gandhi, Mahatma, 34, 173, 188, 191, 196–197
Garden of Eden, 22
gay rights. See LGBTQ rights
genetics, 46
Georgia, 206
Geraldine, 163
The Ghosts in Our Machine, 13
Gibbs, Lois, 191
“The Girl I Finally Let In (How Personal Narrative Sets the Stage for Powerful Animal Rights Activism)” (Singer), 71–78
“Giving My Struggle Purpose (Overcoming Depression through Animal Advocacy)” (Braun), 106–113
global warming, 24
goats, 206
God, 44
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 13
Golden Rule, 193
Good Samaritan law, 183
grants, 145
Green Bronx Machine, 214
Greenpeace, 191
Grill, Gary, 194
grocery stores, 57, 118, 133, 173–174, 191, 200, 235
H
habit and food choice, 134
habitats, 215
Hannibal, 80
Happy Hen Animal Sanctuary, 198, 203–204, 206
Happy Hen Chicken Rescue, 199, 206
Harlem Grown, 214
harmony, 22–23, 25, 38, 51, 232
Harris, David, 195
Harvard Law School, 186
health, 80, 101, 108, 115, 118, 121, 129, 212, 214–215, 218
public, 196
public health, 196
Health Save Movement, 196
heckler, 175
herderism, 36
herding animals, 33
Hilda, 211
Hinduism, 231
Hippocrates, 55
Hogan, Rachel, 17
Hollywood Cemetery, 146
holocaust, 55
home learning curriculum, 84–85
industry, 98
horses, 222
“How I Became a ‘Poultry’ Rights Activist Who Started an Organization Some Said Would Never Fly” (Davis), 3–11
“How I Made the Connection (Gay Rights, Feminism, and Animal Liberation)” (Rukin), 62–70
“How to Speak about Animal Rights (What I Learned from Working in Corporate Sales)” (Bez), 129–138
“How Veganism Transformed My Relationship with Food” (Paul), 120–125
human
behavior, 23
privilege, 98
Humane Methods of Slaughter Act, 7
humility, 76
Huxley, Aldous, 54
I
illness, 95, 100, 183, 199, 203–204, 206
inclusion, 84
individuality, 190
industrialized farm. See Agribusiness
industry and consumer demands, 155
injustice, 70, 116–117, 148, 173, 188, 192–193
about food, 214
insemination, 67, 92, 147, 180, 212
interaction among animals, 160
International Fund for Animal Welfare, 28
International Women’s Day March, 146
“In the Steps of Giants (Saving Elephants in Southeast Asia)” (Chailert), 217–221
investigator, eyewitness, 109–112, 198, 235
Iraq war, 142
The Island of the Lost Souls, 139–140
J
Jainsim, 231
JaneUnChained News Network (JNN), 69
Janus, Erin, 49
journalism, 15, 17, 100. See also Media
K
Kasl, Charlotte, 83
Kevin, 30
King, Coretta Scott, 231
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 70, 147–148, 172–173, 191, 197
King, Rodney, 83
Kingston, 84
kinship with animals, 36
Klapper, Bonnie, 186
Kucinich, Dennis, 183
L
laboratories, 82, 139, 141, 145
supply, 143
Lancaster Stockyards, 211
Lappé, Frances Moore, 121
law, 20, 97, 141, 157–165, 182–183, 186, 195, 202
Good Samaritan law, 183
natural, 193
leaders, 192
“The Least We Can Do (Communicating the Animal Rights Message)” (Natasha & Luca), 150–156
lecturing, 76
legislative campaigns, 143
letter-writing, 146
LGBTQ rights, 62–64, 66–67, 172, 224–225
coming out, 66
“Liberating Animals and Ourselves” (Tuttle), 32–39
liberation, 34, 50, 182–183, 193, 207
listening, inner, 37
living conditions, 7
“Living in Alignment with My Values (My Path to Animal Rights Activism)” (Michelson), 51–61
logging, 218
L’Oréal, 121
Los Angeles Animal Save, 178–179
“Lost Souls (Fighting the Harms of Animal Experimentation and Beyond)” (Mac a’Ghobhainn), 139–149
M
Mac a’Ghobhainn, Cory, 139–149
Mann, Eric, 196
Mark, Patty, 9–10, 182–183, 185
Marshall, Liz, 13
Martin, Steve, 159
materialism, 37
May, 204
McKenna, Virginia, 29
meat, eating, 4–5, 32–33, 48–49, 51–52, 81, 100, 102, 115, 120, 170, 177, 198, 212
and health, 115
nutrition, 178
meat, humane, 65
media, 8, 15, 30, 35, 69, 74, 80–81, 83, 147, 154, 171, 178, 183, 189, 193, 195. See also Journalism
Mei Hua, 200
menstrual cycles, 49
Mercy for Animals, 183
milk, 49, 53–54, 80–81, 104–105, 120, 125. See also Dairy
and nutrition, 105
mindfulness, 37
Ministry of Forestry, Guangdong Province, 28
misinformation, 98
momentum, 105
monkeys, 142, 219. See also Chimpanzees
Silver Spring, 5
moral progress, 24
More Than a Meal: The Turkey in History, Myth, Ritual, and Reality (Davis), 7–8
motherhood, 83–85, 142, 178–181, 236
motivation, 34, 59, 130, 134, 181, 192
movies, 18, 75, 109. See also Film
MummyMOO, 87
My Inspiration to Liberate Animals (MILA), 93
My Religion: What I Believe (Tolstoy), 187
N
name-calling, 215
National Agricultural Library, 7
National Institutes of Health, 5
NBC, 105
Nestlé, 120
Newkirk, Ingrid, 124
Nicole, 30
Nightline, 184
Nobel Prize in Literature, 188
nonexploitation, 213
“Nonstop Loving (An Ode to Activists)” (Hill), 227–232
nonviolent social justice movements, 157–165
normalization, 116
norms, cultural/societal, 53, 135, 173, 176, 192, 197, 227
NSW Hen Rescue, 199
O
objectification of animals, 93
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 159
Occupy, 142
Ocean of Life, 24
Oliver, Mary, 59
On Life and Essays on Religion (Tolstoy), 191
Open Rescue, 10
“Open Rescues” (Davis), 10
oppression, 33, 48, 56, 61–62, 79, 82–83, 116, 132, 146–148, 169, 171, 176, 181, 186
causes of, 186
exploring, 148
“Our Partners, the Animals (The Power of Personal Connection)” (Stevens), 222–226
outreach, 118–119, 132, 134, 152–153, 155, 214
Overeaters Anonymous, 122
P
pain, 12, 20, 22, 27–28, 44, 53, 55–56, 65, 84, 94–97, 103, 139, 141, 176, 187, 191, 4850
Palestine, 148
Parks, Rosa, 172
Patreon, 170
peace, 34, 49, 54, 56, 64, 116, 123–124, 134, 181
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), 5, 51, 82, 124, 148, 157–164, 189, 194
people of color
activism with, 46
talking points for, 46
Perdue, Frank, 5
personal narrative, 73–74, 76–78
pescatarianism, 53
petitions, 143
pets, 3, 51, 53. See also Cats; Dogs
Phajaan, 16
conflict, 14
pigs, 57, 80–81, 95–97, 115, 125, 138, 178–182, 184, 187–190, 193–194, 206, 211–212, 215, 219, 223–224
Plymouth Plantation, 8
pollution, 213
Pollution Studios, 105
pork industry, 98
Poultry Press, 6
poverty, 177
power, 13, 35, 60, 63, 66, 68, 79, 84, 91, 96, 103, 118–120, 132, 153, 155, 169, 171, 173, 175–176, 182, 185, 189, 196, 206, 215–216
speaking truth to, 63, 66, 68, 206
“The Power and Duty of Bearing Witness” (Krajnc), 187–197
“The Power of Protest (Learning from Nonviolent Social Justice Movements)” (Avior), 169–177
reasons for, 173
presidential election, 146
pressure campaigns, 143
pride parades, 64
primates, 16
Prisoned Chickens, Poisoned Eggs: An Inside Look at the Modern Poultry Industry (Davis), 7
Progress for Science, 139, 142–143, 145
Propagandhi, 53
property, animals as, 186, 194–195, 216
protest, 5, 60, 118, 125, 142, 171, 174, 183, 200
psyche, 216
public-awareness campaigns, 143
Pythagoras, 231
Q
quails, 206
Quakers, 191
Quality Meat Packers, 187, 189–190
R
rabbits, 219
racism, 37, 55, 63, 73, 82, 84, 132, 171–172
radical truth, 20
rebirth, 102
recovery and progress (RAP) support group, 63
recruitment, 196
reform of farm system, 214
Regan, Tom, 9
religion, 19
rescue, 125, 171, 182, 185, 198–199, 205, 218, 221, 223, 228
concealed, 9
open, 10, 182–183, 185, 199–204
research on animals, 20–21, 63, 140–141, 144–145
resentment towards animals, 45
respect, 11, 25, 34–38, 118, 134, 207, 215, 220–221, 228, 236
reticular activating system (RAS), 178
Revlon, 121
Right to Rescue, 186
ripple effect, 155
Robbins, John, 122
rodeo, 16
Rogers, Lesley J., 7
Role of Farmed Animal Sanctuaries in the Animal Advocacy Movement forum, 8–9
Rolland, Romaine, 188
S
Sagan, Carl, 24
sanctuary, 6, 8–9, 11, 28–30, 64, 141, 160–164, 184, 199, 205–206, 212
cost, 225
finances, 224
growing numbers, 224
and relationships, 213
surveys, 226
training, 214
types, 225
San Francisco State University, 63
Save Elephant Foundation, 217–220
Save Organizing Tours, 195
“Saving Joe and Legal Wins for Captive Animals” (Peet), 157–165
scholarships, 220
Sealand, 85
search warrants, 184
Sea Shepherd, 65
security, 201
segregation, 171
self-awareness, 221
separateness from animals, 22
settler colonialism, 83
The Sexual Politics of Meat (Adams), 83
She Does, 146
Silver, Carol Ruth, 62
Silver, James, 194
Singer, Isaac Bashevis, 62
slaughter/slaughterhouse, 57, 65, 98, 102, 104, 107, 109–112, 114, 125, 130–131, 154, 171, 176, 179, 181, 187–190, 193, 195–196, 205, 212, 228, 235
slavery, 20, 65, 68, 191, 194–196
social justice movements, 197
social media, 43, 65–66, 68–69, 150, 153–154, 171, 178, 193–194
hashtag, 194
sharing, 154
social movement success, 224–225
Socrates, 231
soul, 55
speaking, importance of, 155
Speaking of Research, 140
speciesism, 47, 53–56, 60, 63, 83, 98, 114, 123, 134, 169, 172–174, 176, 181, 231
“The Spectrum of Life (Not the Same but Equal)” (Monson), 18–25
Spengler, Oswald, 19
spiritual awakening, 48–50, 114–117
split-listing, 159
St. Helen’s slaughterhouse, 137
stereotyping, 216
Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty (SHAC), 185
storytelling, 74
Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 194–195
Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPP), 143
The Struggle for Animal Rights (Regan), 9
“The Success of Nonviolent Civil Resistance” (Chenoweth), 175
suffering, 34, 50, 121, 123, 130, 137, 188, 191, 194–195, 225
minimizing, 215
Sullivan, Mariann, 74
supermarket. See Grocery stores
supply and demand, 156
T
Taffy, 80
Taoism, 231
Terrorists or Freedom Fighters, 10
Thanksgiving, 8
therapy, 94, 101, 106, 121–122
The Unbound Project (McArthur), 17
“Through Empathic Eyes (A Survivor’s Story)” (Afshar), 91–99
thumping, 57
Tilikum, 85
Time, 5
Tolstoy, Leo, 4, 187–188, 191, 195, 197, 227
Toronto Cow Save, 130
Toronto Pig Save, 178, 188–190, 192–194
elephant, 218
“Toward Rational, Authentic Food Choices” (Joy), 114
Traditional Medicine Association, 30
Tuffy, 30
Tufts, 222
tuna, 120
turkeys, 3, 6–8, 10, 206, 212, 215, 224
“Turning Repression into Liberation” (Hsiung), 182–186
U
Unbound (McArthur), 17
Uncle Tom’s Cabin (Stowe), 194–195
United Farm Workers, 191
United Poultry Concerns, 3, 6–9
United States Cycling team, 101
universal life, 25
University of California - Hastings, 186
University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA), 142–143, 145
University of California - Riverside, 141
University of Chicago Legal Forum, 147
University of Maryland - College Park, 3
Animal Rights Club, 5
Board of Regents, 5
University of Minnesota, 10
University of San Francisco, 62–63
University of Wisconsin - Madison, 141
“The Urgency of Animal Liberation (A Teenage Activist’s Perspective)” (Rosenberg), 198–207
ursodeocycholic acid, 28
U.S, 164
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), 140, 159
V
values, exploring, 134–135. See also Veganism, values
Vancouver Aquarium, 85
Vancouver Island, 80
Van Gogh, Vincent, 136
veganism, 32–33, 35, 39, 43, 45, 50, 53, 59, 62, 65–66, 70, 75, 83–85, 102, 105–108, 114, 117, 123–125, 129–134, 136–138, 142, 150–151, 153, 155, 170, 174–175, 188, 192, 199, 212, 225–226
advocacy, 35
beliefs, 44
and compassion, 36
consumer, 176
and courage, 124
dedication, 107
expanding, 214
finding food, 130
journey to, 223
justification, 170
and loved ones, 152
moral obligation, 151
Personal Choice Vegan, 178
policing, 47
and purpose, 107
shame and guilt, 150
sharing, 38
and spirituality, 59
statistics, 107
transition, 192
unwillingness to hear about, 66–68, 76, 117, 151–152
values, 34–35, 37–38, 59, 61, 137–138
vegetarianism, 53, 62, 106, 121–122, 188, 198
ethical, 142
VegFests, 195
VegNews, 71
Velez-Mitchell, Jane, 69
veterinarian, 161–162, 211, 218
videos, 109–110, 122, 137, 142, 153–154, 184–185
War, 142
vigils, 130–131, 189–190, 192–193, 195
Villanova University, 100
violence, 15, 18–19, 33–34, 57–58, 64–65, 69, 79, 98, 114–115, 117–118, 123, 134, 146, 150, 153, 155–156, 169–171, 173, 180–181, 193, 212, 216, 220
Vioxx, 145
“Viva, the Chicken Hen” (Davis), 6
Vivekananda, 188
vivisection, 139–140, 142–143, 145, 185
labs, 109
strategies against, 143
volunteers, 219
W
Walters, Gillian Meghan, 79–87
water buffalo, 219
Watson, Paul, 65
We Animals Archive, 15
We Animals (McArthur), 13
Weber’s, 48
whales, 14
whistleblowers, 185
white community vs black community, 47–48
Whitman, Walt, 38
wildlife trade, 14
Williams, Howard, 191
women and animal advocacy, 17
Women’s March, 146
work, inner, 37
world hunger, 196
World Laboratory Animals Day, 5
worms, 198
Y
Yale University, 173
Yourofsky, Gary, 151
Z
Zócala, 142