The debate between welfare and rights is about to get exponentially more complex.
For 150 years, the law treated animals as farming equipment. For the last 50 years, we have admitted they feel pain. For the next 50, we must decide whether their lives matter. The debate between welfare and rights is about
In a surprising turn of events, the town council decided to hold a referendum on the factory farm. The people of the town would vote on whether to allow the farm to be built. For the next 50, we must decide whether their lives matter
Whether you believe in larger cages or empty ones, the first step is the same: recognizing that the being on the other side of the fence—whether a pig, a chicken, or a lobster—is not a machine. They have a story. They have a will to live. And how we treat them defines, perhaps more than anything else, who we are. Whether you believe in larger cages or empty
Advocates for "higher welfare" farms versus the animal rights push for veganism [21].