Hi, I’m so sorry if this is a stupid question.

I live in an area with a minor invasive bug problem, and people are always telling me to kill them if I see them. I could honestly never kill a bug. I like to live and let nature take its course and not intervene with such things, but I’m kind of guilty because I do want what’s best for the environment. I just don’t want to be responsible for another animal’s death, and it’s not the animal’s fault that they were brought to an area that could not support them. How would a vegan navigate this?

Anyone got some video essays or documentaries?

Particularly on environmental impact of animal atrocities

Anarchist intersection is appreciated

I want to show stuff to my already eco conscious anarchist friends who don’t take animal liberation seriously

I would really love to get some recs relating to obviously veganism, anarchism, environmentalism, etc. Thank you!

Dear Redditors,

I am writing to bring attention to a heartbreaking incident of animal cruelty that recently occurred in Turkey. In a neighborhood where the locals affectionately named him "Eros," a street cat, was brutally attacked and killed by a man named "İbrahim Keloğlan". Despite the incident being widely covered by the Turkish media and video footage circulating online, justice has yet to be served. İbrahim Keloğlan, the perpetrator behind this heinous act, has not faced any consequences for his actions. "Eros" was a beloved member of the community, bringing joy and companionship to those who lived in the neighborhood. His senseless and brutal killing has left a deep scar on the hearts of all who knew him.

Animal cruelty is a serious offense, and it is unacceptable that perpetrators like Ibrahim Keloglan are allowed to walk free without facing any repercussions for their actions. We must demand justice for Eros and ensure that those responsible for his death are held accountable.

I urge fellow Redditors to join me in raising awareness about this tragic case and advocating for justice for Eros. Let us stand together against animal cruelty and speak out for those who cannot speak for themselves. Please sign this petition and help justice be served.

https://chng.it/ngrb8TCR8G

Thank you for your attention.

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Hi, I am currently starting to question animal testing under an antispeciesims perpective. Do you have any reading reccomendation about it?
I was told that "How to love animals" by Henry Mance is a good starting point but I am not sure whether it covers the topic or not.

Thanks in advance

I’m wanting to get involved with people who actually try to make a difference, because I’m just getting so fucking angry, and I can’t just stand by and do nothing when living things are suffering. I just have no idea how to find other people who feel the same way, especially since I don’t want to do any of that performative, useless bullshit like chaining yourself to a Macdonalds counter. Any information would be great.

Climate Change, Capitalism, Power structures.

People don't realize what shit is about to unfold.

Isn't it funny how animal lib and veganism get piled on by both the right and left? So tired of trying to argue with marxists who don't believe in normative ethics and instead believe in some flavour of 'Proletarian/class ethics' or moral relativism. Talking with these people is like hitting your head against a brick wall.

I don't actually believe a majority of these people truly feel this way, but they've somehow conned themselves into believing that the only reason racism, sexism, ableism etc. are bad is because they divide the working class from enacting a revolution against capitalism. Oh, excuse me, I thought we stood up to injustice and unjust hierarchy as an end in itself, not because they benefit or disadvantage our movement in some way. What a fool I am.

Then, you try and explain to them how many animals are a part of the working class and experience alienation from their bodies and from nature and they don't have any of it. All because Marx's concept of alienation rests on an ableist animal/human distinction where humans are able to seek spiritual/emotional fulfilment but are prevented by capitalism and can only seek fulfilment in their physical (animal) needs. So, he precludes animals from being able to feel alienation.

God help you if you bring up veganism, you'll hear 'theres no ethical consumption under capitalism' endlessly (which originally came from a Sonic the hedgehog meme lol), despite the fact that there are obviously levels to the unethicalness (which is worse eating a vegetable picked by a low-paid migrant or eating a baby) and you'll be seen as trying to reform capitalism through individual market means rather than through structural systems (Gidden's theory of structuration which mediates between these two areas is an interesting answer to this)

Trying to get marxists/socialists to give a shit about animals seems to me to be a losing battle. I'm much more keen on engaging with anarchsists currently.

This is a companion post to the other one about right-wingers.