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HUMANE MYTH
GLOSSARY:
Neocarnism



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 HUMANE MYTH GLOSSARY
Abolition
Animal advocacy
Animal husbandry
Animal protection
Animal rights
Animal welfare
Animal welfare industrial complex
Animal-using industries
Co-option
Commodification
Conflict of Interest
Conscience
Conscientious objection
Critical thinking
Cruelty-free
Disillusionment
Doctrine of necessary evil
Happy Meat
Hogwashing
Humane myth
Humane slaughter
Neocarnism
Non-participation and Non-cooperation
Non-violent social change
Open Rescue
Path of Conscience
Plant-based diet
Privilege of domination
Speciesism
Suffering
Sustainable
Utilitarianism
Values-based activism
Vegan
 






Neocarnism

A belief system characteristic of former animal rights advocates who collaborate with various segments of the animal-using industry and participate in development, certification, endorsement, or promotion of alternative "humane" animal products, sometimes called "happy meat." Practitioners of neocarnism claim these activities do not create a conflict of interest for animal advocates, even for those who believe using and killing animals is morally wrong. They refuse to consume the same animal products they recommend to the public, citing personal ethical objections. Similarly, they promote animal husbandry practices and procedures that they themselves would likely refuse to carry out on animals for reasons of compassion and ethics. The thought behind neocarnism is largely derived from philosopher Peter Singer's Utilitarianism. For background on the origins of this term, see the 2007 essay The Project for the New American Carnivore: From Lyman to Niman in 10 Short Years.