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So I'm from the New Appalachia?

Critter News

This is not totally animal-related, but I'll share anyway. Today I came across this strange article from NPR about the area. But this article seemed a little over the top to me. It's farm country and you have a lot of farmers and ag types who treat companion animals as little better than livestock.

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From Today's Wall Street Journal

Animal Ethics

A decision not to eat dogs has nothing to do with our inherent hypocrisy, but with our relationship to different animals. Dogs were bred to be companion animals; pigs and cows are raised as food. However, I agree with Mr. Foer that factory farming has to go. We carnivores have to become more benevolent.