Animal Ethics

AUGUST 11, 2010

These videos, the subject of House legislation and of a bill that we plan to introduce, are beyond “disgusting”—and go beyond conventional conceptions of animal cruelty. We believe our new legislation will pass constitutional muster. Jon Kyl Jeff Merkley Richard Burr Washington, Aug.

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Animal Ethics

JANUARY 30, 2012

Half of the sixteen German states already have some sort of animal rights provisions in their constitutions. In the United States, most believe that gaining personhood is much more probable through legislative enactment than through a constitutional change. Why the common law over legislation? What is the common law?

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Animal Ethics

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

New York’s protection of laborers should be a first step toward recognition of the other systemic abuses that occur on farms that, like the long-ignored rights of farm workers, have been constantly disregarded by legislators. Deborah Dubow Press Washington, Sept.

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Animal Ethics

APRIL 23, 2008

The Central Conference of American Rabbis “advocates the strengthening of humane legislation,” and the list goes on. Christine Gutleben Washington, April 21, 2008 The writer is the director of animals and religion at the Humane Society of the United States.

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Animal Ethics

MARCH 10, 2007

Last September, the House voted 263 to 146 to pass this legislation. John Spratt Washington, March 6, 2007 Congress ran out of time before the Senate could act. We urge our colleagues in the House and the Senate to take up the matter again and put an end to this barbaric practice. Senator) Mary Landrieu (Rep.) Jan Schakowsky (Rep.)

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Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 29, 2006

As this Newsweek article and this Washington Post article report, when Gillette boarded a flight from Burlington, Vermont to New York on Oct. The legislators in these 12 states ought to be ashamed. 13 after a 2-3 hour delay, she began to nurse her daughter discreetly in her window seat before takeoff. Breast-feeding does just that.

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Animal Ethics

MARCH 10, 2008

Global warming is an animal ethics issue. As the planet warms, fragile habitats that countless animal species depend on for survival will be destroyed. This Washington Post column highlights the gravity of the situation [Also available here.]. Most scientists agree that a 3.6°F F by the year 2100.

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