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"Earthlings" Available as Audio Book

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For those who can't handle the visuals, now it's available as an audio book. Earthlings is a feature-length documentary about how dependent human beings are on animals, primarily in five key areas: pets, food, clothing, entertainment and science. Tags: animal abuse animal cruelty. The Earthlings trailer can be viewed at [link].

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Hal Herzog's "Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat"

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Herzog states, “The awkward fact is that most wanton animal cruelty is not perpetrated by inherently bad kids but by normal children who will eventually grow up to be good citizens” (34). . Much of the book deals with topics vegans have likely pondered, likely frequently. Many of us have difficulty with the idea of keeping “pets.”

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Guest Post: Susan Wilson

4 The Love Of Animals

She has a new book out (which I am reading right now) called One Good Dog. A feral kitten captured and neutered by a small non-profit, somewhat militant organization, was on display at our local Massachusetts Society Prevention of Cruelty Association branch, which often took these feral cats in the hope of finding homes for them.

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Unlikely Healer Walks on Three Paws

4 The Love Of Animals

Once gregarious and outgoing, she withdrew from her family and friends, from everyone except her pet cats. He was named the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) Cat of the Year for 2010, and he has authored two critically acclaimed books. Dolly told her story in the book “What About Me?

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Chock Full of Celebration

4 The Love Of Animals

It takes some very special people to take in a dog who has spent the last six year sitting in a cage making babies for pet shops. Her business, Happy Tails Books , collects stories from people who have fostered and adopted dogs and compiles them into books that inspire others to get involved in the fight against animal cruelty.

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On ANIMAL EQUALITY, by Joan Dunayer

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In the notes, she explains that she uses " nonhuman companion and nonhuman friend with reference to nonhumans treated with full respectl I use pet with reference to nonhumans who are sold, discarded, or otherwise disrespected" (204). By pairing humane with slaughter , legislators have sanctioned horrific cruelty and mass murder.

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