Podcast appearances and mentions of Roger Yates

Our host today is again Chris Beswick from the Talking Newspaper. In this final episode of the AVRO Story, Chris is joined by Brian Frakes and Roger Yates, two dedicated volunteers from the Avo Heritage Museum. They share their experiences and insights about the museum's mission to educate visitors about aviation heritage, the importance of accessibility, and how they cater to diverse groups, including schools and community organizations. Brian discusses the museum's outreach efforts, including a social responsibility fund to assist less affluent schools with transportation costs, while Roger highlights the importance of tailored experiences for different visitor groups. Join us as we celebrate the incredible work being done at the museum and the passion of its volunteers!

Interview with Denis Nealis, Animal Activist and Roger Yates, Sociology Lecturer, on Animal Testing

Mary Smith, who lost her daughter and grandchild in a tragic road accident seven years ago, appealed to motorists to slow down. Darragh McCullough from Elmgrove Farm was broken into but the show goes on with his first pick of daffodils on Saturday. Damien Hannigan from the Irish Deer Commission has reservations about the proposed deer cull. Dr Roger Yates explained that there's a broader philosophy to veganuary, David Sheehan looked ahead to the weekend's sporting action and Joe Lycett delivered the laughs in is own inimitable way! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In episode 5 of Radicals and Revolutionaries, Jake and Tylor sit down with former Animal Liberation Front Press Officer, Roger Yates, to chat about his time as the media mouthpiece of the group.  Also in this interview, you'll hear: Conspiracy charges filed against him and Ronnie Lee Being on the run for years How the Hunt Saboteurs got him started on his direct action journey  and so much more!  Follow Roger and his work:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/roger_yates1/  Roger's Blog: https://onhumanrelationswithothersentientbeings.weebly.com/  The Animal Rights Show: https://www.facebook.com/TheAnimalRightsShow  Visit the Radicals and Revolutionaries website where you can find all of our episodes and our animal liberation-inspired merchandise at http://radicalsandrevolutionaries.com. Also, follow Radicals and Revolutionaries on instagram at https://instagram.com/radicalsandrevolutionaries. 

This show features Roger Yates, an activist with the Vegan Information Project and sociologist, who discusses changing activism throughout the history of the animal movement, the role of veganism in animal activism and tips for avoiding activist burnout.  Links:Roger’s website: https://onhumanrelationswithothersentientbeings.weebly.com/Roger’s Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/1flatsVegan Information Project – VIP: https://www.facebook.com/theveganinformationprojectRoger’s first appearance on our show: https://www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies/episode-202005311300/roger-yates-%E2%80%93-online-activism-and-using-humour-animal-advocacy

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This episode is from our Protecting Animals series. I am joined by Roger Yates. Roger has worked with the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection (BUAV), the Animal Liberation Front (ALF) and founded the Fur Action Group. Roger also has a PhD on the topic of animal rights and currently hosts the Animal Rights Show.  This episode of Knowing Animals is brought to you by AASA. AASA is the Australasian Animal Studies Association. You can find AASA on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/AASA-Australasian-Animal-Studies-Association-480316142116752/. Join AASA today! This episode if also brought to you by Animal Publics, a special Animal Studies series at the Sydney University Press:https://sydneyuniversitypress.com.au/collections/series-animal-publics Knowing Animals is a proud member of the iROAR podcasting network. To check out more great iROAR podcasts visit the website: https://iroarpod.com

- Nick is joined by animal rights activist and sociologist Roger Yates.- The utopian animal rights mockumentary Carnage.- The documentary The Game Changers, on athletes eating a plant-based diet.- Animal rights versus animal welfare.- Language and social justice.- Sociology versus psychology.- Black Lives Matter protests and the radical flank effect.- For more information on this episode and for links to all of the stories and clips from it, go to: https://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2020/06/05/248/

Exploring: How we can better amplify the voices of our fellow animals and respectfully centre them at the heart of our activism.  How to frame our advocacy more positively with a ‘rights-based' approach, as opposed to the more widespread language and tactics of ‘welfarism'. The importance of breaking expectations of how we see our fellow animals, and the language we use about them, to shine a light on the unique individuals they are.  The inspiration and intentions behind Jeremy's latest project with Roger Yates and others, The Animal Rights Show - a discussion based platform for AR Activists.  With lashings of “bunny ears”, and a dollop of pineapple and ice cream .  VeganInteractions.com        

On this show we’re joined by animal activist and sociologist Roger Yates. The discussion covers a wide range of topics, including: his activism with the Vegan Information Project, online activism in a time when other forms of activism are less possible, challenging an “animals only” mindset in the movement, the animal rights versus welfare debate, and using humour in advocacy.  Links:Roger Yates on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw3l9bhw6n-Ry5xvcDYTArQThe Animal Rights Show: https://www.facebook.com/TheAnimalRightsShow/ The Vegan Information Project: https://www.facebook.com/theveganinformationproject/

Roger Yates has been an ethical vegan and rights-based animal advocate since the late 1970s. Roger shares with us his path into the AR movement and veganism, and gives us an insight into the often overlooked radical nature of the early vegan pioneers. We explore the confusion in the movement, and ask whether we actually have an Animal Rights Movement at all. Roger gives his perspectives on celebrity vegan culture, large international organisations and why grassroots activism is the backbone of the movement. From wasps to Gary Glitter, via Tom Regan, ALF and a blow to the head from a police baton, Roger talks candidly, and with a generous slice of humour.

Jackie Fox told the story of her daughter Nicole's suicide two years ago at the hands of bullies. We listened again to taxi driver John Myles interview with Michael Reade following the shooting incident last evening in Drogheda. Roger Yates and Jennifer Faust both Vegans believe their philosophy's time has come. While Tony Conlon brought us his first Motoring feature of the New Year. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Why does society change values and norms? Why or how do we progress morally? More importantly, why don't we?  Dr. Roger Yates has a PhD in Sociology and more than 40 years experience working within the Animal Rights movement. He is a University Professor at University College in Dublin and the University of Wales. In the late 1980's he served four years in prison for conspiracy to commit criminal damage on behalf of the Animal Liberation Front.  Websites by Dr. Roger Yates:  http://onhumanrelationswithothersentientbeings.weebly.com/ https://rogeryatesphd.blogspot.ie/ https://veganinformationproject.cf/ http://animaleducationoutreach.weebly.com/ https://ohnhrpodcasts.blogspot.com/News of the DayExcuse of the Day: It's the way it's always been. Humans have been eating animals for thousands of years.Activist Tip of the Day: Lobby politicians The Livegan Podcast Patreon Page The Livegan Podcast Facebook PageThe Livegan Podcast Instagram Page

An ARZone Special on the history and development of the Animal Advocacy Movement, featuring "The Brit Pack" - Brendan McNally, Kim Stallwood, Louise Wallis, Lynne Yates, Ronnie Lee, and Roger Yates. The host is ARZone founder, Carolyn Bailey. or listen HERE. A Toast to Ronnie Lee, or Ronnie Lee You're Toast! Listen in awe as Brendan McNally stops Ronnie Lee in full flight with the

Episode 90 A New Beginning2m Tim Jones interview, "Coal In The Hole 2013" Environmental festival13m Vegans invading Environmentalist ranks, Jordan and Jen introduction, INVSOC :-)15m 20 Green Party MP Gareth Hughes interview about Vegetarians, Vegans in New Zealand parliament22m Horse Meat scandal in Ireland, UK.  Les Miserables "Master of the House"23m Roger Yates from Vegan Ireland on Horse flesh scandal28m Barbara DeGrande of Animal Rights and Rescue North Texas on horses31m Jordan and Jen on New Zealand horse slaughterhouse for HUMAN consumption, "Clover Exports"41m Bee MovieFull shownoteshttp://www.coexisting.co.nz/2013/02/episode-90-new-beginning.html

Episode 88 World Vegan Day 2012World Vegan Day adventures featuring Vegans from around the world, plus Invercargill Vegan Society events: posters up around Invercargill, WVD dinner event, street activism and giving tofu to a slaughterhouse HQ and a butcher, soy and oatmilk to Dairy NZ, a local sheeps milk factory.4m Captain Marty takesoff6m USALucas, Kenya, Astral, Defy of Our Vegan Pregnancy, Virginia USAAndy Mars, LABarbara Degrande of TexasNicole Perrot, CaliforniaMelissa Vegan-MacDonald, CaliforniaChris Gilbertsen, CaliforniaImber and Mark, OregonNatalie visiting from New Zealand, Colorado32m CanadaRose Cora Perry, OntarioWendy Hamelin, New Brunswick35m SwitzerlandRafi, Swiss Vegan Society39m EnglandRoger Yates, IrelandChris Ruth and Marcus, The Species Barrier, EnglandDiana and Ian of The Vegan Option, LondonThomas Janak of Wild Time Radio, England59m AustraliaGeoff Chapman, Adelaide Ron Prasad, MelbourneSasha James, MelbourneTim MarshallVegan SmytheClarke and Kate Vincent1hr 10m New ZealandClare Wiu, Auckland Peter Cooper, AucklandRae, AucklandShanez, AucklandEmmy, CambridgeEric Wolff, WellingtonJulie Gunn of Animal Rights and Wrongs, WellingtonMichael Hitchcock, Palmerston North1hr 30m Invercargill Vegan Society, Invercargill, New ZealandFull shownotes, audio and video clips available herehttp://www.coexisting.co.nz/2012/11/episode-88-world-vegan-day-2012.html

Listen HEREHiI made an embarrassing mistake in my last episode. Please accept my apologies to Dan Cudahy and Roger Yates for messing up. Roger's website is On Human-Nonhuman Relations:http://human-nonhuman.blogspot.com/and Dan's website is called Unpopular Vegan Essays:http://unpopularveganessays.blogspot.com/I am so sorry for making that mistake. Please check out these great blogs. Forgive me Dan and Roger.

Listen HEREThis week I talk about how as a vegan consumer in a capitalist society I am trying to work as best as I can in the system, as a consumer in my daily life, aside from the main focus of advocating to individuals for a paradigm shift, and opening people's minds up to a fundamentally different way of thinking about all other animals and life on the planet by promoting the abolitionist approach and veganism. I admit I am very uneducated about politics, history, agriculture, sociology, and a myriad of other extremely important subject matters related to vegan advocacy, so I will do my best to educate myself as best I can for the rest of my life, and in the meantime lean heavily on my colleagues and fellow advocates who ARE educated in these things :-)So this podcast is just some of my personal thoughts, as always, and I do appreciate any advice and constructive criticism. One of the things I touch on is how we can avoid buying from companies that are direct exploiters of animals and their products, i.e non vegan restaurants for example. The truth is, most of us can't. I mean, we can easily choose to avoid some of them (non vegan restaurants for example) but what about the supermarket? What about where we buy our clothing? What about where we buy our fruit and vegetables? My fruit and vege place sells eggs and ice cream bars. Some people are lucky enough to have access and money to buy all their products from purely vegan online suppliers, but I am not one of them.That is why I always affirm that I personally am part of the problem, which is one of the many reasons I feel such a strong urge to rectify the problem and why make it my personal responsibility to do so as best I can. Please keep in mind, this is nothing at all like some "Vegan Outreach" advocacy that says "oh don't make a fuss and try to be pure, just eat the egg product every now and then so people don't think we are too fanatical". No no no. I am an ethical vegan. I am, however, a human being, an active consumer, and I live in a speciesist society, and whether I like it or not, I am contributing to industries that exploit animals, even when I buy my fruit and veges from the fruit and vege store. BUT we must let the producers know we vegans exist—that there is a legitimate and lucritive demand for vegan products. I am not a supporter of capitalism, I would like to see a better system, but I also live in reality and face truths. Right now, today, I live in a capitalist society and am an active member and consumer in that society whether I like it or not. So in the meantime too, while we are still working for change, we must have a voice. It will grow to a thunderous roar, right now it is a whisper in the grand scheme of things. But that will change. Until it does; don't be shy! Demand vegan! Ask for vegan products. Enquire about vegan products. MENTION vegan products at the very least. Educate sellers and producers about the vegan consumer. Tell them it's a guaranteed sale. That'll prick up their greedy little ears.Note: I don't consider "prick up their ears" to be a bad animal metaphor. That is because the way I look at it; noting that some lovely animals have ears that can prick up and using it metaphorically for human animals whose ears don't prick up doesn't have anything to do with exploiting the animals whose ears do prick up, so I think this is an acceptable animal metaphor. Thoughts?There is SO MUCH TO TALK ABOUT it is just an inexhaustible subject this animal exploitation, unfortunately. I wish we didn't have to talk about it, but we DO.This week I mentioned some other podcasts and blogs and I would like to provide those links here, but they are also in my blog link list too.Firstly I mentioned Gary Francione's latest episode from his Abolitionist Approach Commentary:A Discussion of Abolitionist PrincipalsRoger Yates from his On Human Nonhuman Relations podcast:Dehumanization Processes Part OneDehumanization Processes Part TwoVincent Guihan from We Other Animals and Animal Emancipation:We Other Animals RadioI must make a correction - the podcast is called We Other Animals Radio not Animal Emancipation. I am sorry!Sam Tucker from Food for Thought Radiofftradio podcast on iTunesAnd Jordan Wyatt from Jaywontdart's Podcast has a new blog and vegan podcast:Coexisting With Nonhuman AnimalsAnd this is the link to my favourite vegan restaurant in the whole world (especially since it is right here in Auckland NZ)Golden Age Vegan RestaurantThis is the video that Randy Sandberg posted:Consuming Kids: The Commercialization of Childhood. It is blood chilling, but watch it! Knowledge is power! This is all part of it too. Thanks Randy, this is a great find.Finally, I was wrong (in a good way) there ARE other actual physical vegan stores in the world. Here is one:The Pangea Store in Rockville Maryland.  I am sure there must be others.   Awesome!

Listen HEREThis episode I talk about my support of non violence and of the abolitionist approach and peaceful non violent vegan education. I give my reasons why, based on my own personal experience and non-expert opinion, and my core beliefs, which is all I can do. In this episode I am specifically talking about some of the things that I have read over the last few weeks in which proponents of violent tactics in the name of animal rights have been getting a lot of attention, and I have read some things that I thought were not only misguided and tactically wrong, but also deeply immoral. Not all those involved are supporters of the extreme physical violence that a couple of writings and advocates are proposing, however it was very distressing to see support of these advocates by anyone at all. I realise that a lot of the really extreme positions come from people who are deeply disturbed by what is going on in our world and are perhaps totally overwhelmed with everything, the horrific amount animal exploitation and who feel desperate. I say they need to snap out of it and help us create a peaceful vegan movement, but of course they don't agree with that, nevertheless I stand firmly in my beliefs, as always.I also object to people who are trying to confuse the issue by dragging things like Open Rescues into the debate about violence, I think that is muddying the waters and taking the focus of the debate off where it originally began and where it should remain, which was an objection to the hate mongering, propositions of actual physical violence and an escalation in violence in general by some advocates.Finally I think we must realise that it is important for us to be there for new vegans who may be overwhelmed by their new knowledge, and help them stay sane and positive, because they are our ethical vegan movement and we need them to not lose control, we need them to help us get the ethical vegan movement going, and that is not going to happen if they spiral down into despair and hate.And now for the good news! These are the podcasts I mentioned in the episode:Professor Gary L. Francione from Abolitionist Approach:Abolitionist Approach Commentaryat the iTunes storeVincent Guihan from We Other Animals:animalemancipation.com - We Other Animals Radioat the iTunes store: We Other Animals RadioAnd Dr. Roger Yates from On Human-Nonhuman Relations:On Human-Nonhuman Relations Podcastat the iTunes storeThis is the link to Barbara DeGrande's Veganacious bloghttp://veganacious.com/and this is to Corey Wrenn's Vegan Examiner articles, I hope to have Corey on as a guest very soon.Roanoke Vegan ExaminerThanks for listening.

Listen HEREI am very pleased to welcome back to the show Dr. Roger Yates. This is a topic I have been wanting to tackle for the longest time, and I am very glad Dr. Yates agreed to help me. The article we refer to in the the podcast is the following:Independant.co.uk/world/australasia/australia-gets-the-humpPlease contact me if you have any comments or questions, this is an extremely complicated subject and I would love some feedback, as always, and I am happy to revisit this in the future.I am, as always, very grateful to Dr. Yates for his insight and input and help. Thank you Dr. Yates!

Listen HERE Analysing the sociology behind the posting of pictures of flesh and animal products on Animal Rights internet forums.  Special guests Roger Yates from On Human Nonhuman Relations, and wonderful abolitionist advocate Timothy E. Putnam!EnjoyI forgot to add that in honour of Dr. Yates this is a BELLS podcast.(Bells courtesy of Zsebi the kitten)

Listen HEREThis week I read an essay written by Eva Batt, long standing member of the UK Vegan society. It is so well written, I am going to print it out and hand it around as part of my activism. Thanks to Nathan Schneider who has it available on his blog Vegan Abolitionist and to Randy Sandberg who added it to the text page here at Abolitionist ApproachOne of the things I loved about the article was this point:"...veganism has no connection with any political party or system, national or international. Similarly, individual vegans may be deeply religious, perhaps devout Christians or disciples of one of many other faiths and creeds in this world, but this is not a requisite of veganism, which is an everyday, fundamental way of life concerned with living without hurting others. The hereafter may, or may not, solve all our problems; but what we do now certainly affects all those around us..."That is a wonderful statement is it not? There are many more gems like this in the article. It is worth a read or a listen, and I will be passing it along.Enjoy!Cool! - as I was uploading the audio, I watched Episode 7 of The Vegan News hosted by Adam Kochanowicz, and the show featured this very same article! Check out the coverage at Vegan FMUPDATE: Professor Roger Yates left the following comment, and we were trying to get the links to become hyperlinks but I can't figure that out in the comments section either so I am posting the comment here, so you can access the links here:Hi Elizabeth,There are a couple of things I’d like to say on this important issue. First, we should remember that we are also vegan pioneers but in different and better circumstances. For example, we have the advantages of the internet and need never feel as isolated as the first vegans probably often did. Being a vegan is easier now than in the 1940s and 1950s (even compared to the 1970s when I became vegan). However, some new vegans are going to find it harder than others and we should help these new pioneers as much as possible, for mainstream animal advocacy neglects the fact that there is a vegan moral baseline to animal rights advocacy.This brings me to the second point: what are we campaigning for. It seems to me that campaigning to grow the ethical vegan community (the surest means by which we can help other animals at this time) is campaigning for what we WANT as opposed to campaigning for what we DO NOT WANT in the name of politics, or pragmatics, or ‘living in the real world.’For example, look at this 3-min video (just released this very week) about a cage-free system: http://www.worldpoultry.net/news/video-special-layer-aviary-system-4066.html Do we want to campaign FOR this sort of thing as many do, or do we want to campaign against by growing the numbers of ethical vegans?Look at the pictures here: http://www.ciwf.ie/farminfo/farmfacts_egghens.html We could say, ‘spot the difference,’ but the picture on the left is an ‘enriched’ battery cage and the other is a standard one. The first will probably have a perch in the back and maybe some ‘nesting material.’ Leaving aside the issue of who is going to monitor this new way of regulating atrocities, do we want to campaign FOR this sort of thing as many do, or do we want to campaign against by increasing the numbers of ethical vegans until we have enough numbers to make some real changes for nonhuman animals?The real question is where do we put our energy, commitment, time and money. Do we concentrate on what we actually want, or on something else - which we then have to campaign against anew later on. The advocates of ‘cage-free’ (or one big horrible cage) must assume that, later, they will be campaigning against the system they helped to put in place in the first place.Roger Yates

Listen HERETalking about sincere animal rights and vegan activism and believing in the message. Please contact your local soymilk supplier and ASK THEM WHAT THEY FILTER THE SOYBEANS THROUGH - i.e do they use silk? We are trying to find out, and if they do, we want everyone to write and make a case so they will stop doing that. In the meantime Sarah has a great recipe for homemade soy milk at The Vegan Mentor see Making Soy MilkWe also talk about Animal Rights July which I would love to replicate at a university here in Auckland. Check it out! It looks good. See the link at Roger's blog On Human-Nonhuman RelationsI hope you enjoy the interview as much as I did! Thank you Dr. Yates!

Listen HEREIn part one of this interview we talk about Dr. Yates early involvement in the beginnings of the animal rights movement in Britain and the changes he has noticed since then till now, his writings and studies as a sociologist with regard to human behaviour, community activism and grass roots movements, and why we need more vegans! I hope you enjoy the interview! Stay tuned for part two.

Listen HEREToday I make an announcement, and also finally respond to the hugely publicised campaign by the NZ animal welfare group S.A.F.E to promote "free range" pork consumption. I must admit I really let the side down. I wallowed in a level of self indulgment that is really inexcusable, especially from someone such as myself who claims to be such an activist. I apologise. I didn't write any letters to the papers or participate in any discussions, because I allowed myself to be negative. Well, now I finally made a comment on an animal welfare page (not a local one), maybe it was the wrong place to do it -maybe all the people who read that blog are vegan, I don't know. Here is the article if you want to comment also:Animal Welfare ExaminerThat is the comment I should have left on every NZ paper opinion page and every discussion board across the country while everything was going on, and I didn't. I admit I let everyone down especially all of the poor suffering pigs. The story is still out there though, so I will now be participating - better late than never.I want to thank all of you who did respond on these opinion boards and to the papers and talk about veganism. For example Bea Elliot wrote in, and she lives in America, where they have so many detrimental welfare campaigns of their own to deal with, and I live here and I didn't write anything, so I am put to shame. No excuses, I let the side down. However, I have addressed the issue in this episode and I welcome comments. I am not trying to turn this podcast into a rant, or into a negative website dedicated to criticising S.A.F.E - in fact I hope to not mention them again - they do what they do, I do what I do. However, it was so highly publicised, and I was so disturbed by it that I needed to get it off my chest, and now I feel so much better. This is really a good way to resolve inner conflict - I recommend starting a blog or podcast! It is worth it. Also, as I told someone recently, we can't let the others do all the work for us. Grass roots means community level, and that is what we need, in all languages, by actual members of those communities in their own words. And that is what grass roots activism is all about. Also, in light of campaigns such as this one, we need it more than ever, so that is what I hope to do in New Zealand. Also, I would like to acknowledge another abolitionist vegan in New Zealand! I hope I am not incorrect in pinning this description on you Bron - but I think you get it! Thanks for keeping in touch, and I am sorry I didn't include you in the tally. Now we are FOUR!Finally, coincidentally as I was uploading this post, I checked my email and there was a new update from the Abolitionist Approach about an article in which Gary Francione mentions the importance of seeing animals as individuals - this is how I understand it to be when they are described as persons. So I thought it was a good coincidence.UPDATE: check the comments section of this post to see input from Roger Yates where he also mentions Professor Francione's book Animals As Persons and some quotes to explain some of the concepts as presented in the book.P.S I am aware that Anthony De Mello passed away many years ago, so although I did talk about him and his writings in the present tense I do know he is no longer alive.P.P.S The following is the passage I referred to in this episode. Mr. De Mello was primarily concerned with the human condition, was a Jesuit Priest, and was not a vegan, but even as a non-religious vegan I find his writings very helpful. It appears the Krishnamurti is the originator of the quote."...The great Krishnamurti put it so well when he said, "the day you teach a child the name of the bird, the child will never see that bird again". How true! The first time the child sees that fluffy (sic), alive, moving object (sic) and you say to him, "Sparrow", then tomorrow when the child sees another fluffy, moving object similar to it he says, "Oh, sparrows. I've seen sparrows. I'm bored by sparrows".If you don't look at things through your concepts, you'll never be bored. Every single thing is unique. Every sparrow is unlike every other sparrow despite the similarities. It's a great help to have similarities, so we can abstract, so that we can have a concept. It's a great help, from the point of view of communication, education, science. But it's also very misleading and a great hindrance to seeing this concrete individual..." - Awareness, Anthony De Mello

In this short special podcast, the ARZone team of Carolyn Bailey, Ronnie Lee, and Roger Yates speak about the ARZone Vegan Buddies programme being fully operational. Its "third stage" - making the Vegan Buddies programme known to new and aspiring vegans - is now up and running. ARZone's second video about its Vegan Buddies initiative is also available. SEE HERE. [See HERE for Vegan Buddies 1

Welcome to Part One of ARZone's Greatest Hits Number Three, featuring podcast guests Dean Bracher, Brandon Becker, Katrina Fox, Robert Garner, Sharon Nunez, Dino Sarma, Gary Smith, Kim Stallwood, David Sztybel, Jose Valle, and Lynne Yates.The ARZone Team members featured: Carolyn Bailey, Barbara DeGrande, Tim Gier, Ronnie Lee, Jason Ward, and Roger Yates.or listen HERE.

Welcome to ARZone's second Greatest Hits package, featuring discussions and guest voices from ARZone podcasts 11-20. Guests featured are Bruce Friedrich, Oscar Horta, Thomas Janak, Robin Lane, Helen Masterman-Smith, David Nibert and Jordan Wyatt. The ARZone team featured are Carolyn Bailey, Barbara DeGrande, Tim Gier, Ronnie Lee, Jason Ward and Roger Yates. or play HERE.

Dear Colleagues: My most recent book, The Animal Rights Debate: Abolition or Regulation?, involves a debate between me and Professor Robert Garner of the University of Leicester. In this Commentary, Professor Garner and I discuss our book. Garner’s position, although a form of what I call “new welfarism,” is different from that of Singer and […] Related posts: Commentary #21: “The Animal Rights Debate,” the Abolitionist Approach Discussion Forum, and a Response to Nicolette Hahn Niman Commentary #8: A Discussion of Abolitionist Principles Commentary #11: Discussion with Professor Gary Steiner Commentary #17: Discussion with Ronnie Lee and Roger Yates Upcoming Debate: Abolition vs. Regulation

Dear Colleagues: In this Commentary, I discuss three issues. First, I talk about my new book, The Animal Rights Debate: Abolition or Regulation?, co-authored with Professor Robert Garner, and published by Columbia University Press. This book focuses on the debate ongoing in the animal advocacy community: should we pursue welfare reform as a means to […] Related posts: Commentary #8: A Discussion of Abolitionist Principles Commentary #17: Discussion with Ronnie Lee and Roger Yates Commentary #16: Responding to Questions: Single-Issue Campaigns and MDA Opposition to the Abolitionist Approach OUR NEW BOOK: “Animal Rights: The Abolitionist Approach” Upcoming Abolitionist Approach Podcast on Effective Animal Rights Advocacy: A Preview

Dear Colleagues: In this Commentary, I have two guests: Ronnie Lee, who founded the Band of Mercy in 1972 and the Animal Liberation Front in 1976, and Roger Yates, an adjunct lecturer in sociology at University College, Dublin. As I am sure you are aware, I am opposed to all violence and I do not […] Related posts: Commentary #21: “The Animal Rights Debate,” the Abolitionist Approach Discussion Forum, and a Response to Nicolette Hahn Niman Commentary #11: Discussion with Professor Gary Steiner Commentary #8: A Discussion of Abolitionist Principles Commentary #22: A Discussion on Abolition vs. Regulation with Robert Garner Commentary #4: Follow-Up to “Pets” Commentary: Non-Vegan Cats

Dear Colleagues: The second segment of the BBC’s One Planet: Animals and Us, hosted by Victor Schonfeld (who did the influential The Animals Film in 1982), focused on vivisection. Schonfeld ended the program by agreeing that the animal rights movement needs crystal clear guidelines and he explored veganism as a possible way to deal with […] Related posts: Commentary #13: Analysis of First Segment of “Animals and Us” BBC World Service Program “Animals and Us” Ends on a Vegan Note! Commentary #17: Discussion with Ronnie Lee and Roger Yates Commentary #15: The Tide Is Turning Reminder: BBC World Service Documentary: “Animals and Us”

Dear Colleagues: On December 31, 2009, the BBC World Service broadcast the first segment of the two-part program One Planet: Animals and Us. This program was hosted by Victor Schonfeld, who did the highly influential The Animals Film in 1982. The Animals Film was among the first—if not the first—film to reveal how humans actually […] Related posts: Commentary #14: Analysis of Second Segment of “Animals and Us” BBC World Service Program “Animals and Us” Ends on a Vegan Note! Commentary #15: The Tide Is Turning Commentary #17: Discussion with Ronnie Lee and Roger Yates BBC World Service to Do 2-Part Program on Animals and Animal Movement

Dear Colleagues: In this, Commentary #11, I have a discussion with Gary Steiner, Professor of Philosophy and Chair of the Philosophy Department at Bucknell University. Gary recently had an editorial in the New York Times about veganism and we talk about the reactions that he got to his editorial, including the criticisms from welfarists, many […] Related posts: Commentary #8: A Discussion of Abolitionist Principles Commentary #21: “The Animal Rights Debate,” the Abolitionist Approach Discussion Forum, and a Response to Nicolette Hahn Niman Commentary #22: A Discussion on Abolition vs. Regulation with Robert Garner Commentary #17: Discussion with Ronnie Lee and Roger Yates Commentary #4: Follow-Up to “Pets” Commentary: Non-Vegan Cats

Dear Colleagues: There are some advocates who claim to be abolitionists but who support welfare reform or who support violence. In this Commentary, I explain why welfare reform and violence cannot fit into the abolitionist approach. Gary L. Francione ©2009 Gary L. Francione Related posts: Commentary #17: Discussion with Ronnie Lee and Roger Yates Commentary #11: Discussion with Professor Gary Steiner Commentary #21: “The Animal Rights Debate,” the Abolitionist Approach Discussion Forum, and a Response to Nicolette Hahn Niman Commentary #4: Follow-Up to “Pets” Commentary: Non-Vegan Cats Commentary #16: Responding to Questions: Single-Issue Campaigns and MDA Opposition to the Abolitionist Approach