Gary Francione
From August 4th, 2013 – present, Go Vegan Radio offers a thought-provoking weekly feature, “Animal Rights Commentary with Professor Gary Francione”
Gary L. Francione is Board of Governors Professor of Law and Nicholas deB. Katzenbach Scholar of Law and Philosophy at Rutgers University School of Law-Newark. Professor Francione has been teaching animal rights and the law for more than 29 years, and he was the first academic to teach animal rights theory in an American law school. He has lectured on the topic throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe, including serving as a member of the Guest Faculty of the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. He is well known throughout the animal protection movement for his criticism of animal welfare law and the property status of nonhuman animals, and for his abolitionist theory of animal rights. Francione is the author of numerous books and articles on animal rights theory and animals and the law, including The Animal Rights Debate: Abolition or Regulation? (with Dr. Robert Garner) (2010), Animals as Persons: Essays on the Abolition of Animal Exploitation (2008), Introduction to Animal Rights: Your Child or the Dog? (2000), Rain Without Thunder: The Ideology of the Animal Rights Movement (1996), Animals, Property, and the Law (1995), and Vivisection and Dissection in the Classroom: A Guide to Conscientious Objection (with Anna E. Charlton) (1992). Learn more about the Abolitionist Approach by way of essays, radio show interviews and slide show presentations at: http://www.abolitionistapproach.com/ and follow Gary on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/abolitionistapproach
11 January 2015
The world-renowned medical and nutrition expert, MICHAEL KLAPER, M.D. – who will be speaking at the World Vegan Summit & Expo – discusses important new research on the very detrimental effects of “meat”, dairy. and egg consumption that every parent needs to hear + GARY FRANCIONE on the obscenity of champagne toasts to Prop 2, […]
04 January 2015
The discussion of rancher money corrupting the environmental movement into avoiding addressing animal agriculture continues as Vicious Vegan blogger LESLIE GOLDBERG recounts her experience confronting fibbin’ Bill McKibben of 350.org and Sierra Club executive director Michael Brune. What McKibben said to her is one of the most ridiculous statements you will ever hear! + RAFAELLA […]
28 December 2014
“Cowspiracy” fans will appreciate the shocking revelations this week – Sierra Club, 350.ORG, Bill McKibben EXPOSED!!! MIKE HUDAK, PhD, former chair of the Sierra Club Grazing Team, and former SF Examiner investigative reporter LESLIE GOLDBERG, Vicious Vegan blogger, lifelong Sierra Club member, who confronted both Bill McKibben and Michael Brune, SC Exec Director – on […]
21 December 2014
KAREN HAMZA, Angel Hanz for the Homeless, talks about her project for vegan meals for the homeless and collection of vegan dog food for their companions + Xmas music bringing out the atheist in you? KIM SOCHA, Ph.D., discusses her new book “Animal Liberation and Atheism” + most wines are not vegan, nor organic – […]
14 December 2014
Overcoming the food excuses with guest KRISTY TURNER, formerly in the cow cheese business, now vegan blogger and author of “But I Could Never Go Vegan” + commentary from GARY FRANCIONE + the other invisible torture + vegan school teacher fired for caring about cows in a Facebook post.
30 November 2014
Guest BILL SABO, the Flavor Guy from Nature’s Flavors and Seelect Tea & Coffee on the subject of food flavoring – Seelect tea and coffee will be served at the World Vegan Summit & Expo + BOB talks about shopping for alternatives to leather, fur, wool, silk, and feathers, and talks to TROY FARMER of […]
23 November 2014
Guest MICHAEL DORF, Cornell University law professor and speaker at the upcoming World Vegan Summit & Expo, discusses lessons the vegan movement can learn from other justice movements, and with Professor GARY FRANCIONE, why legislation for animals doesn’t work, and what law students can do to help animals + BOB’s observations on this week’s blood […]
