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Animal Rights Zone Launches Today

Animal Person

I'm excited to be a blogger for Animal Rights Zone because its target market is people who don't usually subscribe to blogs. More >> Animals. Kazakhstan. You can search Animal Person's content (posted on AR Zone) using the search box on the right, under the AR Zone badge. Today is the launch of. New York Times.

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On "The Botany of Desire"

Animal Person

And though The Omnivore's Dilemma definitely promotes the eating of animals if those animals were "farmed" a certain way (and locally), there's so much helpful information in it about the food supply, in general, that it's tough to tell people not to read it. Tags: Books Economics Ethics.

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NYT Equine Thought Experiment

Animal Person

The site was where northern Kazakhstan is now, the culture was called Botai and the date was around 3500 B.C. Scientists found bit-wear marks on Botai horses’ teeth — a clear sign the animals were being ridden. Among all the animal species on this planet, humans have domesticated only a handful.