10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
One study found that there seems to be some work sharing among the breeding adults – the male had a higher visitation rate of the nest while the female was the only one that brooded. If Adam Smith had known this, he would have pointed out that his pin factory example more or less has the same rationale behind it.
Animal Ethics
MARCH 8, 2009
If, on the other hand, the legs are produced in factory conditions, there is a moral objection. Suppose there was a breed of sheep that became very ill when the sheep’s fleece was removed; they did not function normally. This sort of question can also be raised without benefit of hypothetical examples from future genetic engineering.
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