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Rip Van Winkle’s Crow Killing Contest

10,000 Birds

The “Crow Down” is a “hunting contest” where both adults and children slaughter as many crows as they possibly can in two days. On the website he reminisces fondly about his “best hunt,” where he killed 3,125 crows in 9 days, bringing to mind the days when people slaughtered seemingly endless flocks of passenger pigeons and herds of buffalo.

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Animal Welfare Act Inadequate for Farm Animals

Critter News

How many people know this about the Animal Welfare Act? No wonder there is so much "farm" animal abuse out there. Humane treatment runs counter to the entire industry when the point is to make money by processing these animals as fast as possible. Most animals in the U.S. I certainly didn't.

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On the Banning of Eating Cats and Dogs in China

Animal Person

We can care about animals and people at the same time; they're not mutually exclusive. Why choose enslavement, rape, domination and slaughter? Yes, it is hypocritical (speciesism), but who said that we either protect humans or animals? Where do people get that idea? Let's just say the ban was meaningful.

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Meat, Cancer, and the Cumulative Case for Ethical Vegetarianism

Animal Ethics

It is not just a few outspoken animal rights fanatics who hold this view. Animal abuse is a crime in all fifty states, and rightly so. Similarly, most people also agree that: (2) It is wrong to kill a conscious sentient animal for no good reason. Cohen, The Animal Rights Debate , p. Running time: 12 Minutes.

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On Responding to Jokes that Feature Animal Abuse

Animal Person

My goal is to be the best human I can be and make the world a better place and stand up for those who cannot stand up for themselves. Why is the torture and slaughter of sentient nonhumans to satisfy one's taste buds so easily made into a joke by some people? He looked at me and said, "Then, why do you even give a shit?".