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On ANIMAL EQUALITY, by Joan Dunayer

Animal Person

Minus that role, the term implies, such an animal has no place; if they aren't some human's companion, or their companionship fails to please, they can be abandoned or killed" (8). At a minimum, catching and releasing a fish inflicts pain, terror, and temporary disability. An animal's own terms are 'Don't hunt me'" (49). "At

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The Emotional Lives of Animals

4 The Love Of Animals

Sometimes a chimpanzee, usually an adult male, will dance at a waterfall with total abandon. Tika and her longtime mate, Kobuk, had raised eight litters of puppies together and were enjoying their retirement years in the home of my friend, Anne. Dog and Fish: Improbable Friends. As we all know, dogs are “man’s best friend.”

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