Critter News

AUGUST 24, 2009

I thought this was an interesting piece contrasting three different people and their relationships with animals. One is a meat-eating professor of animal welfare, another is an animal rights activist, and the third is an animal researcher. This quote from the animal rights person is spot-on for me.[Maria's]

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Medical Research Animal Animal Welfare Animal Rights 100

Animal Person

MARCH 31, 2009

Felicia Horton inquires/protests: "If they're cutting up [animals], are you going to want to come up front an eat some meat?" I wonder if she actually said "If they're cutting up meat. ". Perhaps all sandwich shops should be housed in abattoirs. PS-Note the brackets provided by the journalist.

Buffalo 100

Buffalo Lamb Goats Protest 100

Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 6, 2009

CONCLUSION There is no doubt that moral vegetarianism will continue to be a position that attracts people concerned with the plight of animals and with humanitarian goals. As I have suggested above, vegetarianism may have a protest or symbolic function. One final point. Then becoming a vegetarian would be a supererogatory act.

Morals 40

Morals Vegetarian Protest Protesting 40

Animal Ethics

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

The Argument from Human Grain Shortage All of the clearly moral arguments for vegetarianism given so far have been in terms of animal rights and suffering. The eating of non-grain-eating animals, e.g., fish and wild game, is morally permissible on this view. Nobody wants existing animals to be slaughtered.

Vegetarian 40

Vegetarian Morals Meat Cattle 40

Animal Person

JULY 20, 2009

Brief commentary follows this e-mail I received regarding greyhounds, animal rights and Ireland. Back then I was a young child and never thought any different about greyhounds or indeed any other animal. He would not return for many hours. Thinking back still touch's me to the point where I feel so guilty-but I knew no different.

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Greyhounds Animal Rights Rights Ireland 100

Animal Ethics

JUNE 4, 2009

In fact, animals used for food do suffer a great deal. Consequently, one ought not to eat meat until actual practice is changed. Now there is no doubt that the actual treatment of animals used for food is immoral, that animals are made to suffer needlessly. Consequently, one ought not to eat meat.

Vegetarian 40

Vegetarian Morals Protest Protesting 40