Welfare reforms

Thanks for your comment.

The problem is that they do not provide significant improvements. Indeed, they often do nothing. And they are counterproductive in that they make people feel more comfortable about exploiting animals , and this increases consumption, suffering, and death.

So I disagree with your factual assertion: I do not think that the reforms do anything as a practical matter and they actually make things worse.

As a theoretical matter, we live in a world of limited time and limited resources. It is legitimate to ask what will best reduce suffering and death: the millions that we spend on welfare campaigns or the millions we could spend on creative, nonviolent vegan education to reduce demand? I think that the answer is clear: the latter.

I have many essays and several video tutorials on my blog about this. Take a look at www.abolitionistapproach.com .

Gary L. Francione
Professor, Rutgers University
www.abolitionistapproach.com