Go Vegan Radio - 2008-07-26

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Guests:
Professor Gary Francione ("Animals as Persons - Essays on the Abolition of Animal Exploitation")

Topics:
We still have free speech and we're going to use it -

as the rift that's been simmering in the animal-issues movement comes to a boil with a scathing attack on current "welfare" trends from the ABOLITIONIST perspective of the FIRST ACADEMIC TO TEACH ANIMAL RIGHTS THEORY IN AN AMERICAN UNIVERSITY (and who has just released a new book "Animals as Persons - Essays on the Abolition of Animal Exploitation"). PROFESSOR FRANCIONE examines the history of recent animal welfare legislation. Hear his startling conclusions. WHAT DOES PROFESSOR FRANCIONE HAVE TO SAY ABOUT PROPOSITION 2 IN CALIFORNIA, THE FIFTH-OF-A-BILLION DOLLAR HSUS BUDGET, HUMANE MEAT, CAGE-FREE EGGS? HE ALSO ADDRESSES - ARE ANIMAL RIGHTS ADVOCATES UNWITTINGLY BECOMING ALLIES OF THE MEAT AND DAIRY INDUSTRIES?. WHY IS WOLFGANG PUCK, IN THE BUSINESS OF THE MASS-KILLING OF ANIMALS, THE DARLING OF HSUS - WHEN VEGAN CHEFS AREN'T? WERE PROP 2 SIGNATURE GATHERERS ACTUALLY DISCOURAGED FROM SUGGESTING THE OPTION TO GO VEGAN? HEAR PROFESSOR FRANCIONE ON THESE AND OTHER ISSUES - AND HIS CHALLENGE TO DEBATE CEO WAYNE PACELLE OF THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES

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