Problems with promoting Animal welfare reform to abolish animal use

During the 1980s and 1990s, those who promoted welfare reform campaigns claimed to really be "animal rights" advocates. But the entire point of the animal rights movement was to promote a new way of thinking about animal ethics that rejected welfare campaigns as unacceptable.

At the present time, welfarists are trying to appropriate "abolition." claiming that they really want to see abolition in the long term.

Again, the point of the abolitionist approach was to refocus the animal movement on animal rights and away from welfare reform.

Think of it this way: the peace movement that rejects war. Imagine those who favor war claiming that they are part of the peace movement because they really want peace in the long-term but see war as a means to peace.

The means cannot be inconsistent with the end. War is inconsistent as a means to peace. That is the point of the peace movement. Promoting (supposedly) humane animal use is inconsistent with no use. Welfare reform is inconsistent with the abolitionist approach to animal rights.

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Attending social events where animal foods are served?

Some people say it is wrong to attend social events where animal foods are served.
The reasoning goes like this: 
"There was also a pertinent point about our sitting around "happily eating where animals lie mutilated and dead all around us" - which I'm sure we all do from time to time at social events (although, in my case, not at all "happily" - but, I do sometimes do it). Whereas we wouldn't happily associate with a known rapist at such social events. Should we continue to participate in these events (although it is very hard not to, with dead animals being all around us in society)?"

My position:
I think we may attend those events to educate others about Abolitionist veganism and human rights. To educate people in a way so that they understand that what they are doing is wrong - that they are participating in causing unnecessary harm to sentient beings.
I think that it is sad when people attend these events without educating others - just sitting silent when others are participating in animal exploitation. I have also failed here. Everyone has alot to learn.

People are commiting injustices everywhere. We should stand up to stop it. One way to do this is to attend events, and through conversations educating others about what they do is harming and killing animals unnecessarily.

We live in a world where people also express lots of racism and sexism; and people fighting for human rights still attend events where participants are racists and sexists. So in that respect I don't think their point is valid.
The Abolitionists against human slavery attended events were many people attended that were slave owners, etc...

More reading: 

• Abolitionist veganism - articles, arguments and refutations of objections