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Is There Danger of Elitism in the Animal Rights Movement?

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This post is inspired by a thought-provoking piece on the Provoked blog (clearly a good name for a blog!) I believe that we have to be inclusive in the animal rights movement and attack the system using all kinds of methods in all sorts of fields. Economics, science, literature, film, politics, law, etc.

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Why Humans Are the Only Ones with Rights

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Someone posted a question about why humans have human rights and whether they should considering that others do not. I'm reposting what I wrote as I rarely do any original writing for this blog anymore. Therefore, we are the only ones who matter and the only ones who should have rights. I responded. We are made in God's image.

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Introducing Myself

Animal Ethics

First of all, I would like to thank Keith for inviting me to be a part of this blog. I had a strong interest in science because of its reliance on reason and skepticism, which struck me as very good tools for truth seeking (which is ultimately what I am interested in). Hi there, I'm Jonathan.

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The Nonessential Whooping Crane

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My friend Vickie Henderson , who has some serious long-range vision, looked at the science behind Tennessee’s crane hunting proposal and found it badly wanting. Fourth Whooping Crane This Winter Shot Animal Rights vs Conservation in Cyprus Tennessee Crane Hunt Tabled for 2 Years! Here’s the petition.

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