Episode 50: Interview with the sociologist Dr. Roger Yates on the animal rights movement, the definition of veganism, impacts of the pandemic on animals, and vegan education

This week, I am pleased to present my third interview with the sociologist, long-term vegan, and animal rights advocate Dr. Roger Yates. In this interview, Roger speaks to me about the following topics:

• the history of the Vegan Society's definition of veganism
•  how the animal advocacy movement has changed since Roger became a vegan in 1979
• the focus and scope of the vegan social movement, and what Roger means when he says that vegan advocacy is new
• the opportunities and obstacles that arise from using different forms of media to promote veganism
• the role that cultural speciesism plays in perpetuating animal exploitation in society
• the impact that the vegan education group Go Vegan World has had in Ireland (you can listen to my previous interviews with Sandra Higgins of Go Vegan World on Episode 17, Episode 20, and Episode 5)
  
• whether the COVID-19 pandemic will affect humans' relationships with nonhuman animals in the long run
• the importance of reading to educate ourselves about animal rights theory
  

It's a very interesting discussion. Thanks to Roger for being a guest on the show again!

You can find my previous interviews with Roger Yates on three past episodes of the show: Episode 29, Episode 19, and Episode 21.

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Go vegan, stay vegan, and let's remember to stand up and speak up for animal rights today and every day. Thanks for listening to the show!