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The Domestic Turkey and the First Thanksgiving

10,000 Birds

This is not entirely unknown among domestic animals, but many domesticates have no living wild version. They became known as “Turkie Fowl” (spelling varies) because they were coming from the general direction of Turkey. Bringing animals that would require feed and water at that early stage would have been unwise.

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Moral Vegetarianism, Part 3 of 13

Animal Ethics

Most moral vegetarians list fish and fowl as animals one should not eat. First, it may be argued that only animals who can feel pain are not to be eaten. Scientific research and expertise are needed here. Animals in the wild try to escape from hunters.) Would not eating these animals be morally permissible?

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