
This week, I am pleased to present my third interview with the sociologist, long-term vegan, and animal rights advocate Dr. Roger Yates. In this interview, Roger speaks to me about the following topics:
- the history of the Vegan Society's definition of veganism
- how the animal advocacy movement has changed since Roger became a vegan in 1979
- the focus and scope of the vegan social movement, and what Roger means when he says that vegan advocacy is new
- the opportunities and obstacles that arise from using different forms of media to promote veganism
- the role that cultural speciesism plays in perpetuating animal exploitation in society
- the impact that the vegan education group Go Vegan World has had in Ireland
- whether the COVID-19 pandemic will affect humans' relationships with nonhuman animals in the long run
- the importance of reading to educate ourselves about animal rights theory
The Always for Animal Rights blog can be found at https://alwaysforanimalrights.blogspot.com.