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On Atheism and Veganism, Part Deux

Animal Person

Again, I was making a personal observation about the evolution of my own thought process and asking if anyone else saw things similarly. When it comes to believers, I agree with Phelps that all religious traditions have some kind of basis for mercy or compassion or relieving suffering that we can use in our advocacy.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

Each one of these animals suffered extreme cruel and inhumane conditions in the transportation and slaughter process. Brad Goldberg President Animal Welfare Advocacy Mamaroneck, N.Y., 30, 2007

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

Animals raised for food suffer miserably. After time in the Marines, I veered strongly away from eating creatures, thinking of their suffering. These farmers work long hours moving animals from pasture to pasture and often struggle with a paucity of meat-processing infrastructure suitable to the needs of small-scale producers.

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Ingrid Taylar: Bridging the Divide Between Cat and Bird Lovers

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The process of taking in a stray isn’t usually instantaneous and straightforward. Statistics come to life in the suffering of one dove or one mockingbird, the one needlessly stricken and dying for the sake of a personal choice. She was a tortoiseshell, the color of dirt, tucked in the crawl space under our apartment.

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