Animal rights is not about Treatment of animals, its about animal USE. I appreciate that somewhat of a vegan message came out in your interview with Gene Baur, however Gene misrepresented a few things (don’t get me wrong, im very happy with the work that Farm Sanctuary does for the animals in its care, i just don’t care for their “activism”).
All uses of animals is morally problematic (factory farm, family farm, “humane” animal farming, “organic” animal farming, dairy/egg industries, etc)

Veganism isn’t a lifestyle, or about compassion. Its about justice owed to non-human animals. It is not charity towards other animals, its about fundamental justice issues. Its not about food, its about moral responsibility and non-violence.

@ georgina,
yes many people do their activism in their own ways, the issue is that some people do a poor job (ie send out conflicting messages, or send out the wrong message) and end up making more of a mess and moving the animal rights movement in the wrong direction. Saying to people that its about “eating more plants and eating less animals” (quote from Gene Baur) suggests that eating some animals is ok. Why didn’t he say “eating no animals”? What about wearing animals? Using animals in biomedical experiments? what about animals used in entertainment? Veganism is far from a diet.
Martha:
“what most consumers dont realize about the treatment of animals, um about the Bad treatment of animals raised for food is the factory farming, its the confinement, its the entire situation they are in…” (suggesting that their is a good way to use animals… not true)
Gene:
“we are now trying to pass laws to prevent some of the worst cruelties” (really? how are you defining levels of cruelty?)