Critter News

DECEMBER 23, 2009

The purpose is to protect ocean species as a whole. I'm not sure how this fits into my support of animal rights though. I think that ocean life, with the exception of mammals, are often overlooked because they are not the sentient, communicating species that we identify with, like primates, dogs, cats, etc.

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Animal Rights Advocacy Rights Marine Life 100

Animal Person

APRIL 1, 2010

I think of "old speciesism" as analogous to racism and sexism in that it is exploitation based on species. The advocacy component of old speciesism isn't the campaign to end that exploitation, however. No nonhuman alive today belongs to the same species as some ancestor of humans. Instead, it is the campaign to modify it.

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Speciesism Apes Advocacy Salamander 100

Animal Person

JUNE 16, 2010

" Creature Quotes: Advancing Toward Freedom For All Species ," compiled and edited by SBH Clay, is now available. From the Introduction : "Humans are fascinated by animals. For all our devotion, though, we sometimes seem not to recognize the needs and wants of animals. Coetzee The Lives of Animals veganism. There is pain.

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Advocacy Vegan Ethics Animal Rights 100