Animal Ethics

MARCH 27, 2009

John Harvey Kellogg, a well-known advocate of vegetarianism and inventor of some eighty ready-to-eat breakfast foods, used to persuade people to adopt vegetarianism in the following way: Dr. Kellogg, a superb publicist, kept a morose chimpanzee, which he used for a stunt. The doctor would toss a juicy beefsteak to the suspicious animal.

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Animal Ethics

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

I suspect that many regular readers of Animal Ethics are already vegetarians. That's because those who read Animal Ethics with regularity know that there are many compelling reasons to adopt a vegetarian lifestyle. One cannot produce eggs or dairy products on a large scale without the wholesale exploitation of animals.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2012

The topic was the concept of humans as predators, or hunters, or really, eaters of meat, and I was discussing the many ways in which people misconceived this notion. This allowed the Blumenschine crew to carry out experiments that involved every possible series of events, using animals of different sizes.

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Animal Ethics

SEPTEMBER 28, 2007

It also provides money to help farmers adopt alternative approaches to preventing illness among their herds, like cleaner housing and natural supplements. To preserve the effectiveness of our antibiotics, all meat producers need to back away from the overuse of drugs.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

The most commonly cited example is “Darwin’s Finch,” which filled the woodpecker niche by adopting the practice of acquiring a cactus thorn, and using this to access grubs hidden beneath the bark of trees. He noted the similarity and differences among animals found on the islands and mainland versions of the same.

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Animal Person

AUGUST 25, 2010

An Animal Person reader wrote me with the following question: There are many species of cichlids in Lake Victoria that are on the verge of extinction, and most are hardy and small enough to be kept in an aquarium. Is keeping animals because they're endangered any different from keeping them because they are homeless? .

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Animal Ethics

JUNE 4, 2009

In fact, animals used for food do suffer a great deal. Consequently, one ought not to eat meat until actual practice is changed. Now there is no doubt that the actual treatment of animals used for food is immoral, that animals are made to suffer needlessly. One ought to adopt the best means.

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4 The Love Of Animals

DECEMBER 23, 2010

Adopt A Pet: $43,800. BeyOnd™ brand dog and cat food recipes are made with natural ingredients like real meat, whole grains and accents of fruit and vegetables, packaged in 92 percent renewable materials. Operation Baghdad: $32,400. AAHA Helping Pets Fund: $12,800. Delta Society: $7,800.

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4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

Funny lady Ellen DeGeneres and rescue group Farm Sanctuary both want you to Adopt-A-Turkey this Thanksgiving! So, this Thanksgiving instead of eating a turkey, please join me in adopting one from Farm Sanctuary’s Adopt-A-Turkey Project and you can give a turkey something to be thankful for.”

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Animal Person

OCTOBER 7, 2011

We were presented with animals to eat and wear. We were presented with animal bodies to celebrate over at holidays. Animal skin to wear on our feet. When my husband and I first adopted Baby Sky, several friends and relatives asked, "are you going to make her be a vegan? We ate and wore them.

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