FarInc.org
Title
Feminists for Animal Rights
Description
Who We Are
Feminists for Animal Rights is an ecofeminst organization that is dedicated to ending all forms of abuse against women and nonhuman animals. As ecofeminists we recognize that the abuse of women and nature is intimately connected in patriarchal society. As ecofeminist animal advocates we view the exploitation of women and animals* as an expression of a common patriarchal worldview, which manifests itself in both sexism and speciesism. We recognize that violence against women and animals, whether actual or threatened, is a product of this worldview and we work in nonviolent ways to eliminate that reality.
FAR's major focus is consciousness-raising in the feminist community, the animal advocacy movement, and among the general public about the connections between the objectification, exploitation and abuse of women and animals under patriarchy. FAR also works to raise consciousness about the devastating links between cultural and racial injustice and the devaluation and destruction of nature and the earth. FAR views patriarchy as a system of hierarchical domination, a system that works for the powerful against the powerless.
FAR is a network of women striving to live cruelty-free lives. We are dedicated to the promotion of veganism because we subscribe to the feminist precept that the personal is political. We know that it is not enough to claim an abstract respect for animals; we must embody that respect in our daily lives. We advocate veganism because we think it is desirable to work towards the elimination of all products derived from or tested on animals--in our food, clothing, household and other products and supplements.
