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On "That's Why We Don't Eat Animals"

Animal Person

And it gently tells the story of why we shouldn't eat factory farmed animals. The significant problem with this book is that the solution to the problems posed (which begin with "On factory farms. ") could easily be some Farm Forward-endorsed small operation where many of the horrors of factory farming don't exist.

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On Teaching Children

Animal Person

Are the kids cooking monkey, cat, dog, alligator or turtle? The kids made tortillas from scratch and then went to a factory to see how professionals do it. Any other factories on the agenda? The site says food production factories are included , but I doubt that means those involving the slaughter of animals.).

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Birding Shanghai in February 2022

10,000 Birds

” “You only need to change your direction,” said the cat, and ate it up. (If Fortunately, Tianmashan is probably too hilly to ever be turned into a Tesla factory or a technology park. If you think it is rather pretentious to start a birding blog post with a Kafka story, I fully agree with you.

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From Today's Wall Street Journal

Animal Ethics

Jonathan Safran Foer's pup-in-cheek essay " Let Them Eat Dog " (Weekend Journal, Oct. 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. Foer that factory farming has to go.

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On "EATING ANIMALS" by Jonathan Safran Foer

Animal Person

The good news is that if you know someone who needs to be schooled on all of the sordid details of factory farming, and appreciates good writing, this is a great book. Factory farming considers nature an obstacle to overcome" (34). Ever, in fact. In other words, "EATING ANIMALS" is a remarkably palatable book for the masses.

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Moral Vegetarianism, Part 11 of 13

Animal Ethics

It is argued that beef cattle and hogs are protein factories in reserve. Or new markets could be found among the countries of the world where meat consumption is slight; more need for meat could be produced among nonvegetarians and dogs and cats. The next assumption is no less dubious.

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Jonathan Bennett on Revisable Morality

Animal Ethics

Many people exclude animals from moral consideration, even though they would never think to neglect, much less harm, a dog or a cat. Have you visited a factory farm or a slaughterhouse? It is natural to feel sympathy for animals who are suffering. Have you taken the time to investigate this?

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