Table of Contents
Acknowledgments vii
Preface Sarahjane Blum 1
Introduction: Hallway Conversations on Animal Liberation and Veganism Kim Socha 3
Section I Theory for Praxis
Turning Our Heads: The "See No Evil" Dilemma Dallas Rising 11
Anti-Capitalism and Abolitionism Travis Elise 22
"Just tell the truth": A Polemic on the Value of Radical Activism Kim Socha 44
Literary Analysis for Animal Liberation: Stephen King's Animal Kingdom Patrick McAleer 66
Section II Veganism in Action
Vegan Parenting: Navigating and Negating Speciesist Media Al Nowatzki 89
On Cheese, Motherhood and Everyday Activism Chelsea Youngquist Hassler 112
Till Vegan Do Us Part? Personal Change, Interpersonal Relationships and Divorce Elizabeth Cook 129
Section III Narratives of Change
Introducing Speciesism to the Rescue Community Melissa E. Maaske 139
Tales of an Animal Liberationist Dallas Rising 155
An Oral History of the Animal Rights Coalition: Thirty Years of Grassroots Activism Mary Britton Clouse Charlotte Cozzetto Heidi Greger Vonnie Thomasberg 175
Section IV Moving Toward Revolution
Killing Them Softly: Marketing a Movement, Marketing Meat M. Ryan Leitch 191
How "Humane" Labels Harm Chickens: Why Our Focus as Advocates Should Be Egg-Free Diets, Not Cage-Free Eggs Melissa Swanson 204
The "Dreaded Comparisons" and Speciesism: Leveling the Hierarchy of Suffering Kim Socha 223
Animal Enterprise Acts and the Prosecution of the "SHAC 7": An Insider's Perspective Aaron Zellhoefer 241
Some Things Get Better, Some Get Worse: On Being Scared, Being Around, and Trying to Be Kind Sarahjane Blum 255
Afterword: Flower Power pattrice jones 263
About the Contributors 281
Index 283
