‘No Matter What It Takes’: Facing 30 years in prison is the point
‘No Matter What It Takes’: Facing 30 years in prison is the point
The monk who burned himself to stop the Vietnam War. The suffrage activists who undertook hunger strikes in prison. The civil rights activists who braved police violence. Actions of this sort don’t just create credibility. They go viral. They are unforgettable. They inspire. The greater the sacrifice, the greater the impact. It’s why I’m ok with facing 30 years in prison for rescuing James from Ridglan Farms. Sacrifice was the entire point. And it’s the point for you, too. Not everyone is going to risk prison time. Some people will sacrifice financial security. Others will sacrifice their reputations or even their […]
Ridglan’s ‘Confidentiality Accord’: The beagles got out, accountability did not
Ridglan’s ‘Confidentiality Accord’: The beagles got out, accountability did not
The Center for a Humane Economy has described its arrangement with Ridglan Farms and Big Dog Ranch Rescue as a ‘confidential accord’. This missing visibility is not a technicality. It is the difference between rescue as a public good and rescue as a spectacle that asks the public to take accountability on faith. One of the most important facts in the entire Ridglan story is not only how many dogs got out, but how many did not, what happened to them while the rescue was being publicly celebrated, and how many other dogs may still have entered the laboratory pipeline during […]
Vegans Fire Back: U.S. Senate candidate Talarico hit with brutal ‘vegan’ smear
Vegans Fire Back: U.S. Senate candidate Talarico hit with brutal ‘vegan’ smear
In Texas politics, ‘vegan’ is being tossed around like an accusation. For vegan advocates, the controversy exposes how quickly political culture turns defensive when meat is questioned. ‘Vegan’ becomes shorthand for everything they want voters to fear: softness, change, restraint, empathy. But, there is nothing soft about confronting a system built on mass confinement, forced breeding, family separation, slaughter, and environmental damage. There is nothing weak about refusing to treat animals as disposable objects. And there is nothing radical about acknowledging that meat consumption has consequences. What is radical is pretending it does not. UNCHAINEDTV: In Texas politics, “vegan” is being […]
