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Humane Society University to Offer Courses in Fall 2009

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From the Humane Society's press release. Further advancing its leadership in human-animal studies, Humane Society University, an affiliate of The Humane Society of the United States, announced today that it has received a license as a higher education degree-granting institution by the District of Columbia Education Licensure Commission.

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Ingrid Taylar: Bridging the Divide Between Cat and Bird Lovers

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Iā€™d been volunteering at rescues through my young adulthood, and I was training as a cat socializer, teaching terrified felines ā€” the unlucky victims of cruel people ā€” to trust humans again. All of these afflictions are human-caused and largely preventable. Her images and words appear in various publications and educational materials.

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Scientist Advocacy Group Oppose Some Animal Testing

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Our primary concern is the advancement of investigative methodologies that lead to effective cures and treatments for human diseases.

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Emotion vs. Reason

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And it's especially the case in animal rights advocacy. Others say that emotion is the only way to move humans to care about anything other than themselves. I think the best thing to do first is educate yourself about the issues. The combination is a powerful weapon for advocacy. Tags: animal rights advocacy.

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Listen Today on WALO Radio

Animal Person

We humans, herbivores like ruminants, are fine with one stomach -- we don't eat the really tough stuff like grass. Unlike many humans, they don't burden their bodies with flesh they didn't evolve to eat or factory stuff like hydrogenated oils or tooth-eroding sugar & acid concoctions unless given them by humans.)

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On Fighting for "Animal Rights"

Animal Person

The rest of the animal advocacy community, which is the vast majority, who call themselves abolitionists, are abolitionists. They don't satisfy all of the requirements of Francione, but their goal is the abolition of the use of sentient nonhumans by humans. They are abolitionists, just not Francione-style abolitionists.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

To the Editor: Re ā€œ Humanity Even for Nonhumans ,ā€ by Nicholas D. If human beings were confined, mutilated and killed, would we call it ā€œhumaneā€ if the cages were a few inches bigger, the knife sharper, the death faster? Animals rescued from so-called humane farming establishments have been found in horrific condition.