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Make This the Year You Do Right by Animals

Animal Ethics

(h) Don’t attend circuses that contain nonhuman animal acts. (i) i) Do attend socially conscious circuses like Cirque de Soleil that exclusively feature human performers. (j) j) Donate only to Humane Charities that don't test on animals. A list of Humane Charities is available here. Do it for the animals.

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Resolve to Do Right by Animals in 2007!

Animal Ethics

(h) Don’t attend circuses that contain nonhuman animal acts. (i) i) Do attend socially conscious circuses like Cirque de Soleil that exclusively feature human performers. (j) j) Donate only to Humane Charities that don't test on animals. A list of Humane Charities is available here. There's more!

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Prima Facie vs. Ultima Facie Wrongness

Animal Ethics

He clearly thinks that it is wrong to cause animals to suffer unnecessarily, but he appears to be somewhat ambivalent about killing animals (provided the killing is carried out humanely). Of course, when hamburgers aren't at stake, most of us think that it would be morally wrong to kill an animal for no good reason.