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Orcas Have Some Pretty Big Brains

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Tags: captivity animal ethics marine animals Orcas.

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Ghoulish Primate Experiment in South Africa

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Jordaan allegedly submitted a research application to the University of the Free State, but its animal ethics committee rejected it. Kotze said Jordaan had apparently doing "stem cell research" to help people walk again after a friend of his had been paralysed in an accident. He was told to rewrite and resubmit it.

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Critter News Content to be Featured on AnimalRightsZone.com

Critter News

Joining us will be Animal Person , Creature Talk , and Animal Ethics. Starting tomorrow, Critter News content will be featured on AnimalRightsZone.com. Note - we'll still be here. But, some of our posts will show up on the new site as well. So, I hope you'll time to check out the site and check out some of the other bloggers.

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A Question for Animal Ethics Readers

Animal Ethics

I'd love to know whether philosophical reflection and argumentation has had an impact on your moral attitudes toward animals or on the moral attitudes towards animals of someone you know. Please read the post by Megan McArdle that Keith linked to in his post from yesterday.

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From the Mailbag

Animal Ethics

Dear Professor Burgess-Jackson, I'm a great admirer of your animal ethics blog, which I've found to be an invaluable resource. I just wanted to share a link to Gary Francione's recent philosophy bites podcast.

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Bernard E. Rollin on Animals as Ends

Animal Ethics

So if human beings are ends in themselves, why not animals, since they too have feelings and goals that they value? Rollin , "Reasonable Partiality and Animal Ethics," Ethical Theory and Moral Practice 8 [April 2005]: 105-21, at 117)

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From the Mailbag

Animal Ethics

First of all, I want to tell you how much I enjoy Animal Ethics. I would love if you could mention AnimalWork.org on Animal Ethics to let your readers know about it. I would also be happy to post a link to Animal Ethics on the AnimalWork.org blog. It is beautifully written with wonderful perspective.

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From the Mailbag

Animal Ethics

Dear Animal Ethics bloggers: We posted a story today about Matthew Hiasl Pan. I hope you’ll take a look. Thanks, and all best, Jessica Bennett Blog Editor Beacon Press

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From the Mailbag

Animal Ethics

Hi Keith— In case you want to put a link on Animal Ethics— here 's a post about traditional Eskimo whaling and the perennial question, what to eat for Thanksgiving dinner. Complete with recipe!

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From the Mailbag

Animal Ethics

Hi Keith, I've created an animal rights slide show for use in my own class and figure there might be someone out there who would want to use/watch/whatever. There's a link and description here , if you'd be willing to post at Animal Ethics. Thanks, Jean Kazez

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From the Mailbag

Animal Ethics

Hi Keith, My name is Evelyn and I'm a big fan of Animal Ethics, reading it regularly, I enjoy your posts and share your love for animals. I'm writing a blog about animal rights and have linked back to you here.

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Peter Singer on Animal Rights

Animal Ethics

Peter Singer, " The Fable of the Fox and the Unliberated Animals ," Ethics 88 [January 1978]: 119-25, at 122)

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40 Ways to Help Lab Animals

Critter News

Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing, in collaboration with a number of government agencies, has established AltWeb, the Alternatives to Animal Testing Web site. Check it out at www.jhsph.edu/~altweb.

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Statistics

Animal Ethics

If you're the author or publisher of a book on animal ethics, please send me a copy so that I can add it to the bibliography. There were 3,404 visitors during October, which is an average of 109.8 visitors per day. The previous record for monthly visitors was 2,825.

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Earth Day Lecture

Animal Ethics

Since a number of "Animal Ethics" readers reside in the northern Illinois area, I thought I would call your attention to an exciting lecture that is taking place on Northern Illinois University's campus. She specializes in Environmental Ethics, Human-Animal Ethics, and Moral Psychology. Jenni, Ph.D.

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From the Mailbag

Animal Ethics

www.nytimes.com/dotearth I'm going to add Animal Ethics to my blogroll. I've touched on relevant issues off and on, but most specifically in a 2004 piece on arguments for and against whale hunts. I've linked back to that story in my latest post on Japan v Greenpeace saga on my Dot Earth blog. A very under-appreciated arena.

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From the Mailbag

Animal Ethics

Dear Professor Burgess-Jackson, The Michigan Law Review ’s companion journal First Impressions this week published an online symposium on Agricultural Animals and Animal Law. The symposium includes contributions that discuss the moral status of nonhuman animals.

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From the Mailbag

Animal Ethics

It was the first lecture series of its kind in german speaking world organized by the members of the Interdisziplinäre Arbeitsgemeinschaft Tierethik (literally “Interdisciplinary Study Group on Animal Ethics”) – an initiative of students.

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Empty Cages

Animal Ethics

Here is a website that contains much useful information about animal ethics. It appears to be organized around Regan's book Empty Cages: Facing the Challenge of Animal Rights. I'm not sure what relation it bears to Tom Regan, the philosopher from North Carolina State University.

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Five Years and Counting

Animal Ethics

I want to express my gratitude to everyone who has linked to this blog, which is the first item listed in a Google search of "animal ethics." For example, if you're looking for posts on bullfighting, type that word into the box and you'll get a list. One more thing. He thought it would lead to intelligent discussion of our posts.

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From the Mailbag

Animal Ethics

Hi Keith and Mylan, A new think tank has been set up in Britain dealing entirely with animal ethics issues. The website is here. And a newspaper article about it is here. Neither of you seem to be affiliated with this group. Perhaps you should get into contact with them as you both seem to fit the bill.

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From the Mailbag

Animal Ethics

Hi Keith, Here are some links to some exceptionally moving and informative online audio lectures on vegetarianism & animal ethics from a Christian perspective. They are by Matt Halteman , an excellent philosopher from Calvin College. I bet all your readers—religious and secular—would learn a lot from these talks and be inspired.

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From the Mailbag

Animal Ethics

I also want to take the opportunity to say how much I enjoy reading the excellent insights/arguments/links etc that you've included on Animal Ethics over the years. Dear Keith, I'd like to request a copy of the essay "Simplifying the Case for Vegetarianism" that you praised on your webpage (12 Jan 2007).

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From the Mailbag

Animal Ethics

I must advocate on behalf of the animals in other ways. Animal Ethics helps me formalize my position so I can be a more effective advocate. Animal Ethics has helped me become a better coach. My only question was, what the heck was I thinking before this realization? Thanks again and keep up the good work.

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From the Mailbag

Animal Ethics

This is one of the best essays I have read on the subject of animal ethics. Hi Keith, I am writing to request a copy of "Simplifying the Case for Vegetarianism." Also I would like to recommend this essay by David DeGrazia to your readers.

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Reasons Consistently Applied

Animal Ethics

I suspect that many regular readers of Animal Ethics are already vegetarians. That's because those who read Animal Ethics with regularity know that there are many compelling reasons to adopt a vegetarian lifestyle.

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From the Mailbag

Animal Ethics

On the blog Animal Ethics (which I visited because of your reference to it) is the sentence "Let us temporarily assume for the sake of argument that it would be permissible to eat the flesh of an animal who was raised humanely and killed entirely painlessly."

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Growing Meat vs. Going Vegetarian

Animal Ethics

Fortunately, a growing number of blogs, like Dot Earth, Animal Ethics, and many of the other blogs linked to in our blog roll, are getting out accurate information to a wide audience, information that can help readers make informed responsible choices regarding both their and the planet's health. metric tons per year?

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Global Warming

Animal Ethics

Global warming is an animal ethics issue. As the planet warms, fragile habitats that countless animal species depend on for survival will be destroyed. We have already witnessed radical changes in the polar icecap, changes that threaten numerous arctic species.

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Introducing Myself

Animal Ethics

Currently, I am very interested in social and political philosophy and ethical issues. I felt a strong sense of connection to the ideas of Peter Singer while taking Ethics from Keith. We think it will be interesting to see how my perspective shifts as I meander through new data and material in regards to this subject.

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Nancy Regan (1938-2021)

Animal Ethics

It is with great sadness that I note the passing of Nancy Regan, co-founder of the Culture & Animals Foundation and lifelong animal advocate. I lost a dear friend, and the world lost a champion of compassion and animal rights. Nancy Regan (1938-2021)

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Meat, Cancer, and the Cumulative Case for Ethical Vegetarianism

Animal Ethics

Absent such an overriding reason, the prima facie case for ethical vegetarianism provides us with an all-things-considered ultima facie reason for the immorality of eating meat. What’s good for us is good for the animals. Ethical synergy at work.

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Tom Regan (1938-2017), R.I.P.

Animal Ethics

Yesterday, the world lost its most powerful voice for animal rights, Tom Regan.

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Anniversary

Animal Ethics

I started this blog 13 years ago today. There have been 310,008 visits, which is an average of 23,846.7 visits per year, 457.0 visits per week, and 65.2 visits per day (taking leap years into account). Here is the first post, on 28 November 2003.

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Animal Ethics - Untitled Article

Animal Ethics

Forty years ago, the suggestion that nonhuman animals have moral rights—indeed, many of the same rights as human beings—would have been met with incredulous stares, if not outright ridicule. Fast forward to the present.

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Ten Years Gone

Animal Ethics

Here are the posts from March 2008.

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Ten Years Gone

Animal Ethics

Here are the posts from February 2008.

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Ten Years Gone

Animal Ethics

Here are the posts from December 2007.

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Why Justice for Animals Is the Social Movement of Our Time

Animal Ethics

"There is no longer dispute among serious scientists that humans aren’t the only animals who have the capacity to suffer physically and mentally. Elephants, great apes, orcas, dogs, cats, and many other animals can experience depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, and compulsive disorders.

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Ten Years Gone

Animal Ethics

Here are the posts from January 2008.

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Statistics

Animal Ethics

This blog had 1,327 visits during November, which is an average of 44.2 visits per day. A year ago, the average was 53.3.

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Statistics

Animal Ethics

This blog had 1,197 visits during October, which is an average of 38.6 visits per day. A year ago, the average was 39.3.

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Anniversary

Animal Ethics

I created this blog 14 years ago today. There have been 323,991 visits, which is an average of 23,142.2 visits per year and 63.3 visits per day.

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