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On Dominance and Animal Birth Control

Animal Person

But alas, we' re too important and special to "manage," and every human pregnancy is treated as a sacred, blessed event, while we kill the kittens inside pregnant feral cats every day without batting an eyelash, and in fact we're relieved when we can catch one who's pregnant, as that's x number of cats who don't have to come into this world.

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Steve Best on The Left's Ignorance of Cognitive Ethology

Animal Person

With traits allegedly unique to humans running out, philosophers and scientists claimed that only humans have minds complex enough to allow a sense of self-consciousness or self-identity, but, alas, chimpanzees and other animals demonstrated significant degrees of self-consciousness too. Chimp 'showed malice aforethought' (guardian.co.uk).

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Creature Update

Animal Person

But alas, the supply has dwindled. So he is being re-veganized (Violet's already vegan), as long as his back and leg aren't adversely affected. Also, I check her blood glucose level at least once a day, so I always have a good idea of what's going on with her.