Animal Person

JUNE 23, 2010

At minute #9 for me last night was a young woman going through one of the obstacle courses and getting pummeled, just like everyone else. The commentator says that part of her winnings will go to abolish animal cruelty (yes, abolish). I think you actually support animal cruelty." Contestant: "Nope. Well, sort of.

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Animal Person

AUGUST 16, 2011

Hal Herzog’s “ Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat ” (Harper 2011), though fascinating, is ultimately depressing for vegans and animal rights activists. Over at Animal Rights and AntiOppression , we’ve been discussing tactics and sharing our thoughts and experiences about what works and doesn’t work when it comes to advocacy.

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Critter News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Sarcasm there of course. But there are animal rights activists in Mexico that will hopefully take notice and try to establish some kind of long-term and humane solution. Activists said what the government was doing qualified as “animal torture,” and they called for legislative reform. The solution? From Latino Fox News.

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Animal Ethics

JUNE 4, 2009

One suspects that the SPCA and the American Humane Society have done more to stop cruelty to animals than vegetarians ever could. That these organizations have not gone far enough and that wide areas of animal cruelty still exist does not show that their methods are wrong. Such a supposition seems ludicrous to me.

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