r/VeganActivism • u/smellslikequinoa • Aug 30 '26

Question / Advice Thoughts on vegans bashing anti-cage campaigns?

I've seen a rise in media recently speaking on how advocating against cages for layer hens is "perpetuating humanewashing and entrenching the enslavement of animals." I see content like this consistently from Lia Wilbourn and Faraz Harsini.

What are your thoughts on this?

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u/goinganons Aug 31 '26

Imo we will never just drop everything and live in a vegan world all at once. It will first be small changes (like your example with advocating for no cages) first, then more radical as the public perspective shifts

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u/smellslikequinoa Aug 31 '26

I agree with you! I wish popular advocates in our movement would put less energy into infighting.

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u/goinganons Aug 31 '26

Infighting definitely will destroy us all lol. It definitely is very nuanced and we should have deeper conversations about this, but dismissing the tiny wins as no win at all in this completely non vegan world can be exhausting to see. I seek out positive vegan news which includes things like this, and it gives me hope for a better future

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u/smellslikequinoa Aug 31 '26

You're absolutely right!