Veganism is the rejection of speciesism and human supremacy in mind, heart, and action. Using someone without their consent can nevertruthfully be labeled as humane or just, for it is an inherent violation, and reduces that person to an object – a thing. Vegans respect animals asintrinsic, sentient individuals, and therefore, do not support the use of animals (human or nonhuman) as objects for our own pleasure, amusement, or convenience, whether it be for gluttony, fashion, entertainment, or experimentation.

   While vegans acknowledge that we presently live in a speciesist, non-vegan world, we maintain that we must always do our best to avoid contributing to animal exploitation whenever possible, as well as recognize its abolition as the only key to animal liberation.