I've been an animal rights activist since the early 1990s. Most of these essays were written when I was president of University of Toronto Students for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (now inactive, alas). These days most of my animal rights activism is done in association with Freedom for Animals.

Opinion pieces

Animal Rights and the Dhammapada A look at what this important Buddhist scripture has to say about our treatment of animals.

Double Standards Why do animal rights activists complain loud and long about PETA's campaigns using sexy pictures, but remain silent when the cow's milk industry does the same thing?

Ending the Fight for Animal Rights Using metaphors of violence, such as "fighting" for animal rights, is not just inaccurate: it can hinder our work to end animal suffering. (At the Satya website.)

How NOT to run an animal rescue: The sad case of the New England Exotic Bird Sanctuary (NEEBS) A parrot "rescue" run by an animal hoarder. Warning: distrubing photos.

How to Get Alternatives to Labs Which Harm Animals The strategies I used to get alternatives in the BIO250Y course at the University of Toronto.

I'd Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur: Sexist or Just Stupid? PETA's campaign probably won't convince people to care about animals, but it doesn't harm women.

Just Say No to Animal Labs Outlines the problems with dissection and vivisection in the classroom.

UofT Labs—Empty Promises of Openness The University of Toronto's refusal to reveal even the most basic infomation about what happens in their laboratories belies their claims of openness.

Why Animal Activism is Needed at UofT A discussion of the problems faced by animals at the University of Toronto, and why harming animals in research is unethical.

Links

Freedom for Animals: a Toronto group dedicated to nonviolent animal rights activism and cat rescue.

CruelScience.ca: a superb site about vivisection in Canada.

Toronto Animal Rights Society: a Toronto group which holds potlucks with great animal rights speakers twice a month—maybe I'll see you there!

Vegan Porn: news and information for vegans. (Not an actual porn site.)

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