Digital Dissenter

At the end of May I attended an Animal Rights Symposium that brought together some of the most influential people from the South African animal rights movement. The talks were enlightening and the discussions were thought-provoking, but when it came to deciding on a way forward for our cause, we all seemed to hit a brick wall.

Some activists took the stance that we needed to advocate veganism as a healthy and ethical lifestyle choice, and many of the people who backed this idea were adamant that anything short of veganism was a cop-out. The suggestion that has stuck with me though was one that advocated a much more incremental approach to the cause and the realisation of its ultimate goals.