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On Helping Individuals and Utilitarianism

Animal Person

I've never met Bella , the orange tabby pictured above whose people abused her and tried to declaw her with pliers. The average person doesn't fund programs that cost $8,000 per cat. And then there's the argument against direct actions such as breaking into a lab and liberating animals.

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From the Mailbag

Animal Ethics

This month the management posted announcements stating that as of January 2007 (3 months ago, even though announcements were only posted this month) their new policy was that all cats must be declawed on their front feet, or else cat owners will face eviction. My friend is horrified by this.