The latest raid by the FBI on the home of Peter Young should serve as a wakeup call to every vegan activist worldwide. Regardless of whether you agree with what he did in the past or any of the allegiances that he may have, the execution of the warrant could potentially open the doors for similar harassment of others in the future.
The fact that a judge signed off on the warrant that included the terms ‘go vegan’ and ‘straightedge’ is of a great concern to all, as these are almost daily used words by most vegans.
In these days of governments being all touchy feely about things relating to homeland security and terryrism, things just seem to be going overboard.
The time has come for every vegan blogger, Facebook page creator and so on to start cross-posting and sharing links about everything that happens to a group or individual in the name of veganism and Animal Rights. It is irrelevant whether you agree with whatever tactics are used, the fact of the matter is that whatever happens to them will soon happen to the rest of us.
It reminds me of the poem by Pastor Martin Niemöller, which I have paraphrased below.
THEY CAME FIRST for the ALF activist, and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t an ALF activist.
THEN THEY CAME for the MDA Activist, and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t an MDA Activist.
THEN THEY CAME for the Abolitionists, and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t an Abolitionist.
THEN THEY CAME for me and by that time no one was left to speak up.
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This article was written by the founder of VeganPolice.com.au, Cameron Blewett.
Cameron is a long term vegan (30+yrs), and is passionate about veganism, and helping people to understand more about it and giving other animals equal consideration.
You can find Cameron’s other rants on his website, CameronBlewett.blog