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Steve Best on The Left's Ignorance of Cognitive Ethology

Animal Person

Mockingbirds bear a grudge against particular people (guardian.co.uk). Tags: Activism Current Affairs Language animal rights Culture Ecology Ethology speciesism The Left veganism. Check out the rest and let me know what you think. Related articles by Zemanta Rooks can use tools 'just like chimps' (guardian.co.uk).

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On Jeff Corwin's 100 HEARTBEATS

Animal Person

if we believe it's our right to do what we want with the lives of other animals. . . . Tags: Activism Books Current Affairs Ethics Language 100 Heartbeats animal rights Jeff Corwin veganism. And of course that premise is only possible because the animals (and everything else on the planet) are our "resources."

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Moral Vegetarianism, Part 3 of 13

Animal Ethics

Vegan vegetarians who eat only vegetables, fruit, and nuts do not completely remove all microorganisms from their food, even with repeated cleaning. KBJ: Nobody in the animal-rights or animal-liberation movement views intelligence as a morally significant property, at least intrinsically. What Meat Should Not Be Eaten? KBJ: Ditto.

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