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Undercover Video Sparks Calls for Canadian Ban on Horse Meat

Critter News

Animal rights groups are calling for a ban on the sale of horse meat after disturbing video at a slaughterhouse in west Quebec was sent to the Canadian Horse Defence Coalition. For the coalition, it was added evidence there needs to be a ban on horse meat for more than just health reasons. Excerpted from CTV.CA.

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On the Banning of Eating Cats and Dogs in China

Animal Person

I've been blogging here less partly because I've been blogging at Animal Rights & AntiOppression (check out my latest post " On Corporate Personhood and Animal Rights " and the better-than-the-post comments) but also because I've been feeling like a broken record and I don't want to bore anyone. What do you think?

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Meat, Cancer, and the Cumulative Case for Ethical Vegetarianism

Animal Ethics

It is not just a few outspoken animal rights fanatics who hold this view. Animal abuse is a crime in all fifty states, and rightly so. Similarly, most people also agree that: (2) It is wrong to kill a conscious sentient animal for no good reason. Cohen, The Animal Rights Debate , p.

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From the Animal Rights Action Network re: Greyhounds

Animal Person

Brief commentary follows this e-mail I received regarding greyhounds, animal rights and Ireland. DO [link] SOMETHING, WORDS ARE NOT GOOD ENOUGH - ONLY YOUR ACTIVE PARTICIPATION WILL END ANIMAL ABUSE ARAN has designated August 24-30th 2009 as our official week of action against the Irish greyhound racing industry.

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On Responding to Jokes that Feature Animal Abuse

Animal Person

my former doctor said that all red meat is very unhealthy!" "Do Tags: Activism Current Affairs Language animal rights humor Veganism. He asked, "Do you smoke tobacco, or drink beer or wine?" "Oh Oh no," I replied. I'm not doing drugs, either!" Then he asked, "Do you eat rib-eye steaks and barbecued ribs?" I said, "Not much.

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Are We Much Better than Michael Vick?

Critter News

So why is one type of animal cruelty (dogfighting) more reprehensible than another (lobster-boiling)? If you are a non-meat-eating, non-leather-wearing, non-shampoo-using, animal-rights activist for PETA, then it is not hypocritical to judge Vick for animal abuse. I think we have it backward.