u/Kantian_sculpts

Hi everyone!

I’m helping launch the new We The Free Kingston chapter, and I wanted to share an opportunity for anyone interested in getting involved in local animal advocacy.

We The Free is an animal advocacy organization focused on public outreach, community-building, and helping people think more critically about our treatment of animals. You can learn more about the organization here:
https://www.activism.wtf/

In Kingston, we’re hoping to build a group interested in activities like:
- casual outreach events, including the “video challenge” format
- monthly social/community events
- low-pressure ways to meet other people interested in animal advocacy
- flexible volunteering depending on your comfort level and availability

The video challenge is a short outreach format where members of the public are invited to watch a brief video and reflect on it afterward. You can see more about it here:
https://3minutes.wtf/ideas
https://3movies.wtf/IDEAS

We also have a Kingston chapter Facebook group here:
https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1EcQmn15HZ/

We’re hoping to start with a couple of casual social events so people can meet each other before doing more structured outreach. No prior advocacy experience is needed, just an interest in helping animals and building community!

Feel free to join the Facebook group or message me if you’re interested!

I’ve been thinking about how Christian ethics applies to animals, and want to hear opinions all across the board!

Genesis gives humans dominion, but it seems like that dominion is supposed to reflect God’s character: so not domination, but stewardship shaped by care, restraint, and compassion. At the same time, many animals are clearly capable of suffering. If that’s true, it seems like causing that suffering would need some kind of justification.

What I’m struggling with is this: in a modern context where we don’t need to eat animal products to survive, what would that justification be?

It feels like higher moral status as humans might imply greater responsibility, not just greater permission. And if harm is unnecessary, I’m not sure how it aligns with virtues like mercy or love. I’m not trying to argue in bad faith, I’m genuinely curious how other Christians think about this. Do you see eating animals today as morally justified, and if so, why?

I wrote a longer piece trying to work through this carefully if anyone’s interested:

https://open.substack.com/pub/emmapedwell/p/a-christian-case-for-modern-veganism?r=86sf7c&utm\_medium=ioshow