Q&A: Vegan Talks to Humanist Group about the Intricacies of Animal Rights (2 of 2)
Channel: Jeremy The Ape
Date: 2020-03-08

I was recently invited to speak at a local humanist group about veganism and the philosophy of animal rights. This my first time doing a talk designed for vegan-curious people. It seemed to be quite well received, which has inspired me to pursue more public speaking opportunities like this. 

This is the first half of the Q&A, the second half will be released next week. It was the most robust discussion I've had about veganism and animal rights since I've been campaigning for these issues the last three years. I absolutely loved being challenged and I heard questions I've never heard before. 

A big thank you to the Chichester Humanist group as without them this night wouldn't have happened. They were very welcoming and made me feel right at home 🙂 

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Here's what we discussed:
1:35 Vitamin B12, Iron, Zync
2:40 Do we have to supplement B12, what about fortified foods?
5:34 Does respect for other animals help us to respect humans more?
7:36 Are plants conscious?
9:12 What’s the goal of the vegan movement? 
        (Limited use based on utilitarianism vs ending all use)
11:49 When we eat other animals, do we ingest their fear hormones, produced when they were killed?
14:19 Do businesses that use animals survive on secrecy? (Discussion)
14:49 Ag-gag laws
 15:20 Does not seeing or thinking about animal use make it easier to support it?
15:48 If we got to know any animal, would we eat (use) them?
16:07 Would free-living being interact with us like at sanctuaries?
17:20 Do other animals have moral agency?
18:21Should someone’s moral value be tied to our relationship with them?
18:56 Do we have an instinct to kill / does pleasure justify killing?
21:16 Do we need to live vegan to slow climate change?
23:02 Are vegans terrorists?
23:18 Should vegans be protected from discrimination?
24:02 Is the UK ahead of other countries / is it easy to live vegan?
25:18 Is the growth of veganism being limited by economic interests of business who use animals?
26:23 Vegan guesthouse in the 1930’s, food movement between world wars (Story)
27:16 How far along is the vegan movement?
27:35 Will we miss cooking / eating (using) animals? 
29:32 What is Challenge 22? (Role support plays)
30:53 Managing social situations as vegan
31:51 Do vegans talk about animal use too much?
32:47 Does slavery still exist?
33:24 What about dogs used by the police or to guide people with disabilities?
           Should we ride horses? 
35:14 Do other animals enjoy being used? (Dogs, dolphins)
36:33 Are other animals better off being used than free-living?
   (If we protect them can we use them)

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