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On "Compassion," "Nonviolence" and "Justice"

Animal Person

Both animal rights groups and animal welfare groups use "compassion" frequently. What I do know is that I feel an urgency for the causes I care about that blogging, baking, giving money and doing TNR work simply doesn't satisfy. First there's "What constitutes psychological harm?" Why all the quotation marks?

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On Different Results of Direct Action

Animal Person

He then says he goes to "exceptional lengths" to make ensure the physical and psychological welfare of the primates he uses, "except when it's absolutely necessary" to harm them. says a commenter on the journalist's blog). Then comes the introduction to Vlasak wanting to harm individuals who harm animals.

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Earth Day Lecture

Animal Ethics

who has occasionally posted comments on this blog) will present a lecture entitled “The Best Kept Environmental Secrets: How We Can Hurt or Help the Planet Every Day.” She specializes in Environmental Ethics, Human-Animal Ethics, and Moral Psychology. This Earth Day, Sunday, April 22, at 6:00 p.m., Jenni, Ph.D.