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On Wipeout and Lion Burgers

Animal Person

The commentator says that part of her winnings will go to abolish animal cruelty (yes, abolish). Interviewer: "Wait, so you want to abolish animal cruelty, except for chickens and fish, (pointing at the contestant) because she doesn't like them?". I think you actually support animal cruelty." Contestant: "Nope. Well, sort of.

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Mylan

Animal Ethics

I worked in ethics. Years later, after he had gone off to teach at Northern Illinois University and I had gone off to teach at the University of Texas at Arlington, we discovered that we had a shared interest in animal rights. I consider Mylan's essay " The Immorality of Eating Meat " the best thing I've read on the topic.

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It's Back! The Horror of Horse Slaughter in DeKalb

Animal Ethics

In DeKalb, Illinois, that monster is Cavel International, the only remaining plant in the U.S. Since it is illegal to sell horse meat for human consumption in the U.S., Cavel, a Belgian company, kills horses in Illinois for export to Europe. that slaughters horses for human consumption. Then, on July 5, 2007, U.S.