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On Fighting for "Animal Rights"

Animal Person

A couple of years ago I wrote about whether it's a good use of my time to be a purist about the term "animal rights" when most of the world doesn't have the same understanding of the term as I do. Or how a paragraph would refer to animal rights and animal welfare as if they're interchangeable.

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On "EATING ANIMALS" by Jonathan Safran Foer

Animal Person

I immensely enjoyed "EVERYTHING IS ILLUMINATED" (even on the big screen) and eagerly anticipated "EATING ANIMALS" by Jonathan Safran Foer. Finally, if you know someone who gravitates toward the philosophical issues around our use of animals, this is a good book. Ever, in fact. Not great, but good. He never says he is.

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On the Keeping of Endangered Fishes

Animal Person

An Animal Person reader wrote me with the following question: There are many species of cichlids in Lake Victoria that are on the verge of extinction, and most are hardy and small enough to be kept in an aquarium. Is keeping animals because they're endangered any different from keeping them because they are homeless? .

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Smattering Sunday

Animal Person

Also, an update on Emily's 50% vegan (Ami) diet. Anyone have any luck walking a cat with a leash and harness? Try not to think about the "meat" being "raised" and the "it." (Try not to think about the "meat" being "raised" and the "it." And the "strict ethical vegan" to come.) He also said he can achieve healing.

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On "Imposing" Our Beliefs on Our Children

Animal Person

But what I do is "imposing" or "forcing" veganism and atheism on my child. We were presented with animals to eat and wear. We were presented with animal bodies to celebrate over at holidays. Animal skin to wear on our feet. And what happens if she decides to eat meat later on?" We ate and wore them.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

To the Editor: Re “ Animal, Vegetable, Miserable ,” by Gary Steiner (Op-Ed, Nov. 22): Mr. Steiner might feel less lonely as an ethical vegan—he says he has just five vegan friends—if he recognized that he has allies in mere vegetarians (like me), ethical omnivores and even carnivores. Jean Kazez Dallas, Nov.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

25): Thank you for another thoughtful piece by Verlyn Klinkenborg, who admirably makes the point that taking an animal’s life should not be a cavalier endeavor. There is no moral difference between eating a dog or a pig, a cat or a chicken. To the Editor: Re “ Two Pigs ” (The Rural Life, Oct. Borders Jr. Louisville, Ky.,