Animal Person

AUGUST 5, 2009

Twice in the past 24 hours (once here and once on Stephanie's blog, in the comments )I have come across the following statement: "[insert animal here] are safe from predators, get fed regularly, and are better off on farms than if they were in 'the wild.'" I do not pass judgment on other species, whose motives I cannot comprehend.

Gazelles 100

Gazelles Slaughter Slaughtered Deer 100

Animal Person

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Not only have dogs and humans influenced each other for tens of thousands of years, they have done so in far more profound ways than any other two species on earth, and primarily in the direction of acting on the capacity for love in all its different manifestations, such as showing sympathy, feeling empathy, and expressing compassion" (xi).

Dogs 100

Dogs Pit Bulls Greyhounds Kennels 100

Animal Person

OCTOBER 26, 2009

This is not a book about animal rights, and some might say Foer gets animal rights wrong as his only reference is PETA. In other words, "EATING ANIMALS" is a remarkably palatable book for the masses. Tags: Activism Books Ethics Language. In all fairness, most people's only reference is PETA.

Factory Farm 100

Factory Farm Factory Farming Animal Vegan 100

Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 15, 2009

KBJ: Humans and pigs are not just sentient, which already distinguishes them from microorganisms; they are, in Tom Regan’s terminology, “subjects of a life.” One might first ask, “Why does higher intelligence mean that one species is more valuable than other species?” Tags: Moral Vegetarianism. But the question remains.

Morals 40

Morals Vegetarian Meat Killing 40