Vegan aims are much more than just 'animal welfare', with a bit more feed for the slaves, cleaner cages for the vivisected, or another box of bandages to plaster over the terminal cancer that is animal slavery and exploitation. In short we are abolitionists, though non-violent ones, for how we accomplish something is every bit as important as that it is done (and often more so).The above quote is from American Vegan Society's (AVS) Ahimsa magazine, Jan/Feb 1985, and was reprinted in Veganism: Getting Started, a primer on veganism published by AVS. Veganism: Getting Started is available from AVS as part of an introductory package that includes a copy of AVS's magazine, now called American Vegan.
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