Veganism is the practice of abstaining from the use of animal products, particularly in diet, and an associated philosophy that rejects the commodity status of
animals.
Vegans refrain from consuming meat, eggs, dairy products, and any other animal-derived substances. Ethical
vegans also extend the philosophy into other areas of their lives and oppose the use of
animals for any purpose.
Radical veganism is based on opposition to
speciesism, the assignment of value to individuals on the basis of animal species membership alone.
Direct action is a common practice among
vegan activists with groups like the
Animal Liberation Front (
ALF), the
Animal Rights Militia (ARM), the
Justice Department
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Revolutionary Cells ?
Animal Liberation Brigade (RCALB) often engaging in such activities, sometimes criminally, to further their goals
Veganarchism is the political philosophy of
veganism,
animal liberation and
anarchism, creating a combined praxis as a means for social
revolution. This encompasses viewing the state as unnecessary and harmful to
animals, both
human and non-
human, whilst practicing a
vegan lifestyle.
Veganarchists either see the
ideology as a combined theory or perceive both philosophies to be essentially the same. It is further described as an anti-speciesist perspective on
green anarchism, or an anarchist perspective on
animal liberation.
Vegan anarchist subcultures promote total liberationism, which seeks to unite the fragmented movements for
human, animal, and earth (ecosystem) liberation into a
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Direct action is a common practice among
veganarchists (and anarchists generally) with groups like the
Animal Liberation Front (
ALF), the
Animal Rights Militia (ARM), the
Justice Department (JD) and
Revolutionary Cells ?
Animal Liberation Brigade (RCALB) often engaging in such activities, sometimes criminally, to further their goals.