vegetarianism Archives - Samita Sarkar

The Lazy Distinction Between Animal Rights and Animal Welfare

by Samita Sarkar | May 27, 2015 | Vegetarianism

There are two schools of thought: animal welfare and animal rights. Whereas animal rightists seek to dismantle the institution of animal agriculture altogether, those in favour of animal welfare advocate a situation where farmed animals are treated well in life on...

Maharashtra Bans Beef

by Samita Sarkar | Apr 7, 2015 | Vegetarianism

India has always been progressive when it comes to animal rights. The country of over a billion people has around 500 million vegetarians, more than the rest of the world combined. Even those who are flesh-eaters find red meat hard to come by, particularly beef....