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(From Greek klept- to rob, and Latin capere to seize)
"Kepism is a mentality defined by the parasitic dependency of humans on non-human animals—regardless of the suffering involved."
A "kep" refers to any exploitative action (such as wearing a jacket made of someone else's skin).
Kepism manifests through the continuous use of animals and necessitates their objectification, a process that inherently precludes true decency.
A kep is a wrong action humans should not do.
Kepism identifies the systematic seizure of animal life, labor, and bodies. Much like a pickpocket who does not need to cause physical pain to commit a theft, Kepism is defined by the "taking" itself, independent of whether "interest violations" or suffering occur. It covers kepping in its most brutal forms—such as the conscious dismemberment of fully awake animals—to its most "harmless" forms, like taking a feather from a bird to create a pen.
Kepism covers false beliefs like: „animals are objects that exist for humans to use“ or „the cows skin is a leather jacket.“
The mentality is maintained by a series of false necessities and linguistic masks. To end Kepism, we must also end the euphemisms: we must stop using terms like "factory farm" and call them what they are—mass-slavery-camps and slaughter-factories.
By Animal Emancipation, the author naming Kepism.
"Kepism is a mentality defined by the parasitic dependency of humans on non-human animals—regardless of the suffering involved."
A "kep" refers to any exploitative action (such as wearing a jacket made of someone else's skin).
Kepism manifests through the continuous use of animals and necessitates their objectification, a process that inherently precludes true decency.
A kep is a wrong action humans should not do.
Kepism identifies the systematic seizure of animal life, labor, and bodies. Much like a pickpocket who does not need to cause physical pain to commit a theft, Kepism is defined by the "taking" itself, independent of whether "interest violations" or suffering occur. It covers kepping in its most brutal forms—such as the conscious dismemberment of fully awake animals—to its most "harmless" forms, like taking a feather from a bird to create a pen.
Kepism covers false beliefs like: „animals are objects that exist for humans to use“ or „the cows skin is a leather jacket.“
The mentality is maintained by a series of false necessities and linguistic masks. To end Kepism, we must also end the euphemisms: we must stop using terms like "factory farm" and call them what they are—mass-slavery-camps and slaughter-factories.
By Animal Emancipation, the author naming Kepism.
"The era of kepism is over!"
by Arseni January 29, 2026
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