Animal Rights Needs Anti-Racism: Thoughts and What I Am Learning

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A book I read in 2021 made me passionate about anti-speciesism. As I wrote here, it feels easier for me to talk about speciesism than veganism. The pain of a dog, mouse, or chicken should not be ignored because of their body type, size, or lack of advanced intellect. If we can first see that we are discriminating against nonhumans when we disregard their suffering, I suspect it…