Animal Person
JANUARY 1, 2010
I've written about my ambivalence regarding "pet" ownership/guardianship/insert-whatever-term-you're-comfortable-with, and also about my strong belief in helping individuals, but I don't recall addressing whether the having of pets is not vegan. I remember the first time I read an article by a prominent vegan--maybe it was David Cantor ?--who
Animal Person
OCTOBER 30, 2010
From Barnes and Noble : "Wirral the Squirrel is homeless. What begins as a personal quest becomes a mission as the brave little acorn-cracker realizes that animals are enslaved everywhere. For instance, the animals are enslaved. But there's no connection made--or no explanation--for how we use animals.
Animal Person
AUGUST 25, 2010
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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