Animal Person

MARCH 17, 2009

On March 11th, RPA sent the governors of all 50 states a letter and two factsheets urging them to help get their land-grant universities (LGUs) out of the meat industry. Take a moment to tell your governor you agree we must get our LGUs out of the meat industry. Many say you can’t eat meat and be an environmentalist.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 14, 2022

In fact, the family name Lanius derives from a Latin word for “butcher”, though the “butcherbird” was a butcher long before humans even developed the language to describe these activities. Who knows – perhaps early humans got the idea of cutting and hanging meat by watching these shrikes at work in their arboreal abbatoirs?

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Reddit Animals

JANUARY 29, 2024

Content warning- this is a gross meaty blob - picture of the thing (ignore the glass in the bag, I was cleaning and this was going in the trash anyway so I added the mystery meat to the same bag) In terms of size, my partner estimated that it was 'about a 6 ounce filet' which has put me off steaks for a while.

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Critter News

APRIL 1, 2009

He asked whether cows, chickens, sheep and some of the other animals that we eat are usually treated and killed in a humane manner. The meat industry will say yes, of course, all animals are treated and killed humanely. In my opinion, the crux of the question touches on what is “humane.” Here is my opinion.

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Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 14, 2009

It will be said that animal husbandry is one of the most inefficient and destructive industries on the planet, and that the planet cannot survive unless humans change their diets. I believe that as time passes, humans will, for various reasons, change their diets. Some will reduce their consumption of meat for the sake of the animals.

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Critter News

DECEMBER 6, 2011

for human consumption after Congress quietly lifted a 5-year-old ban on funding horse meat inspections, and activists say slaughterhouses could be up and running in as little as a month. that butcher horses for human consumption now, but if one were to open, it would conduct inspections to make sure federal laws were being followed.

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Animal Ethics

JUNE 17, 2011

And I suspect that people become vegetarians for precisely that reason: that by doing so they overcome the residue of guilt that attaches to every form of hubris, and in particular to the hubris of human freedom. If meat-eating should ever become confined to those who do not care about animal suffering then compassionate farming would cease.

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Animal Ethics

APRIL 17, 2008

Should we legalize dog meat for human consumption? For a discussion of the issue, see William Saletan’s recent post at the Human Nature Blog. Saletan discusses some reader reactions to his first post on legalizing dog meat here. Should we be eating dog meat? What's next? Soylent green? What do you think?

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 25, 2022

One of my most vivid memories of watching The Sopranos – still the best TV series ever, in my opinion – is Tony outside barbecuing, occasionally turning the different pieces of meat. Contrary to alleged preferences among humans, the golden-headed cisticola has a shorter tail during the breeding season ( source ).

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Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

The film Partitions (running time: 14 min) by Audrey Kali gives an intimate glimpse of the ethical struggles that five small-scale meat farmers face when their animals are slaughtered. This is as humane as "humane farming" gets. This film provides an accurate portrayal of small-scale, non-intensive animal farming.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 23, 2014

Raptors feed their young meat. In summary: unless you’re a cow or a human, cow’s milk is always a bad idea. Not so with birds, who are taken care of by either the mother or both parents until they are old enough to fly. Care does not include milk. Songbirds feed their young mostly insects, sometimes seeds and berries.

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Critter News

JANUARY 24, 2012

A state law mandating "humane treatment" of downed livestock headed for the slaughterhouse was unanimously overturned Monday by the Supreme Court. Read the full story at CNN. Several justices had earlier noted the good intentions behind the state action, but all now agreed that it went too far into the traditional federal arena.

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Critter News

MARCH 2, 2011

It's particularly poignant considering the earlier article we posted about how their meat is showing up in Britain. Humans eating chimpanzees is akin to cannibalism, as far as I'm concerned. Apparently, they laugh to encourage social bonding.

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Animal Ethics

APRIL 11, 2008

In today's Dot Earth post " Can People Have Meat and a Planet, Too? ," Andrew Revkin explores the brave new world of growing meat cultures in vitro as a more humane and possibly more environmentally friendly way of producing meat. Every day, some people switch from meat-based diets to vegetarian diets.

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Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 30, 2009

Here’s another self-interested reason to not eat meat: Drug-resistant bacteria are routinely found in beef, chicken, and pork sold in supermarkets. To find out more of what the meat industry and pharmaceutical companies don't want you to know, read this Associated Press column by Margie Mason and Martha Mendoza.

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Animal Person

JUNE 20, 2009

Bea sent me a link to an article in Gourmet called " Humane Slaughterhouses ," by Rebecca Marx, that is absurd. They believe you can take a life that doesn't want to be taken in a humane way, and I don't agree. It’s how we treat humans, too. The chef's perspective is represented by Dan Barber, who serves Eggleston's meat.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 27, 2015

As Macdonald herself amply proves, this is classic projection, another case of the human seeing in the nonhuman only what we want to see. Instead, the name comes from the fact that in falconry, the Goshawk could be used for large prey – geese, yes, and also pheasants, hares, and cranes.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

I saw it in a park in Delhi, and indeed the HBW remarks that it “has adapted well to human habitation, and is common and widespread in the parks and gardens of cities such as Delhi” (I once had a visitor from India here in Shanghai, and he asked me if/why there are no birds in Shanghai. Probably jazz. Pernice Brothers).

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Critter News

MAY 18, 2009

Not only is there reason to believe that livestock contribute to greenhouse gases, but meat is resource-intensive to produce. A lot of land and money goes into producing meat in a world with diminishing space. Is meat really the best way to feed our growing population?

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Critter News

JANUARY 18, 2011

Tyson Larson introduced LB 305 on Wednesday, which would create a state meat inspection program, which would in turn allow horse meat to be transported across state lines. He also introduced LB 306, otherwise known as the Livestock Animal Welfare Act.

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Critter News

DECEMBER 15, 2008

I'd rather not any meat at all, thank you, but for those meat addicts like my husband, this could help. Earlier this year, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals announced that it will offer a $1 million X Prize for the creation of affordable, humane, and "commercially viable" test-tube meat by 2012.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 31, 2015

In German, if you are a rodent and you are smaller than – say – a human hand, you’re a mouse. But of course the mammalian meat eaters will be happy too and reproducing like there’s no tomorrow. You’re not a vole or a gerbil. If however you are a larger “mouse”-like rodent you are a rat.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 29, 2015

In some ways the the flowering of the antelopes as an evolutionary group mirrors our own story, as they benefited and spread widely as the world’s forests gave way to savannah and plains, just like humans. The crest on the back becomes erect during breeding displays.

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4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 5, 2011

Similar to humans, dogs that eat sugary foods can develop obesity, tooth decay, and diabetes. Meat and Bones. Raw meat, fish, and eggs pose the same danger to dogs as they do to humans. Still, your dog should avoid certain kinds of meat, cooked or not. Sugary Foods and Beverages. Salty Foods. People Medicine.

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Critter News

APRIL 24, 2012

The reemergence of mad cow disease, discovered in a California dairy cow, could have major implications for the state’s meat industry, even though officials have said that the human food supply is unaffected. Read the full story here at the LA Times. Bovine spongiform encephalopathy hasn’t been found in U.S.

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Critter News

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

From plastics made from feather protein to diesel fuel made from fat to organic fertilizer made from poultry litter, the USA's top meat producers are developing new uses and markets for the animal parts that humans won't eat, says Tom Cook, president of the National Renderers Association in Alexandria, Va.

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Critter News

AUGUST 16, 2008

War and chaos is bad for everyone, human and non-human. Tags: bush meat poaching zimbabwe wildlife. In Zimbabwe, activists claim impoverished Zimbabweans are killing elephants and eating them. Out-of-control poaching is apparently wiping out all sort of wildlife, including hippos.

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Critter News

JULY 24, 2009

To me, eating apes of any kind is akin to human cannibalism. Tags: africa bush meat congo gorillas endangered species cameroon. At least there are activists in African countries themselves that are working to stop this practice.

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Animal Person

FEBRUARY 6, 2010

If you eat meat you cannot logically find it morally or ethically repugnant to eat a particular meat (I’m setting cannibalism aside here.). It's a bit difficult to take on the soul question for human or nonhuman animals, particularly for an atheist. I'm intrigued by his mention of cannibalism, even if to set it aside.

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Animal Person

MARCH 30, 2009

Today, March 30th, at 3:00 East Coast time, Susan Soltero of Puerto Rico will interview me live on the air at WALO Radio about Responsible Policies for Animals' 10,000 Years Is Enough campaign to get our universities out of the meat industry! Let me know if you hear the show!

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Animal Person

FEBRUARY 5, 2010

If you eat meat you cannot logically find it morally or ethically repugnant to eat a particular meat (I’m setting cannibalism aside here.). I repeat: If you eat meat (I'd say: products that come from animals) , you cannot logically find it morally or ethically repugnant to eat a particular meat (i.e., The theory is sound.

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Animal Ethics

JANUARY 20, 2008

For example, Carl Cohen, who has argued at length that animals don’t have rights, admits: If animals feel pain (and certainly mammals do,), we humans surely ought cause no pain to them that cannot be justified. 754-5) Perhaps, eating meat, while not strictly necessary for our survival, is necessary for us to thrive and be optimally healthy.

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Animal Person

MAY 6, 2009

Here' s a review by vegetarian Mark Hand, who still eschewed "meat" even after reading the book. Here are some tidbits: Keith believes humans need to embrace the consumption of animal products, including beef, or else face severe and chronic health problems. All the friends of my youth were radical, righteous, intense.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 12, 2014

Real meat, poultry, or fish is the number 1 ingredient. They even sent us something special, a recipe to be made for the humans! We were excited about this new product because it is full of natural ingredients. The food is free from corn, wheat, and soy, with no artificial colors, flavors, or preservatives. And no by product meal!

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 29, 2017

In an astonishing 33 of 50 contests, an organization named for a meat (not cheese) packer, chieftain, cowpoke, steel worker, indigenous American, gold miner, U.S. Considering how humanity treats birds around the world, this is clearly a case of sports imitating life. nationalist, holy person, or some species of pirate has won it all.

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Critter News

MARCH 7, 2012

horses destined to die and be butchered in one of Canada’s equine slaughterhouses for human consumption abroad.” The story, by author and animal rights activist Ernest Dempsey calls Stanwood, Washington “Death Row for horses” because of the location not far away of a “major buying station, collection point and feedlot for U.S.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 28, 2014

They would realize that wild owls fly silently through the night and grab unwary rodents, not unsuspecting packages of processed cow meat. And like humans, if a wild animal is injured he needs to be treated by a licensed medical person, not a well-intentioned accountant, plumber, or six year old child.

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