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How to ‘treat’ your cat right

4 The Love Of Animals

Just like people, pets that are not treated right can suffer from stress and other health problems, and an inadequate diet, for example, will make cats more prone to infections and illnesses. Bought toys usually include small stuffed animals and assorted plastic objects that it’s safe for cats to chew. Choosing cat treats.

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On Cannibalism

Animal Person

However I cannot see a rational argument for saying eating dogs or cats is barbaric while eating pork or beef is fine. If you eat meat you cannot logically find it morally or ethically repugnant to eat a particular meat (I’m setting cannibalism aside here.). Do they suffer any more or less in death? I think not.

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Roger Cohen Realizes Dogs=Pigs, Sort Of

Animal Person

Do they suffer any more or less in death? However I cannot see a rational argument for saying eating dogs or cats is barbaric while eating pork or beef is fine. However I cannot see a rational argument for saying eating dogs or cats is barbaric while eating pork or beef is fine. Are they any more or less sentient? I think not.

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When conservation and animal rights collide

10,000 Birds

People would often express surprise that I, someone that cared about wildlife conservation, would eat meat. If you like animals you will generally not want them to suffer and you won’t want them to go extinct. Animal rights is concerned with preventing the suffering or even use of animals by humans. ” one.

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On "Imposing" Our Beliefs on Our Children

Animal Person

That she might suffer tremendously in her life, and that the Being With Ultimate Power is actually doing her a favor by making her suffer. By choosing her to suffer in the manner in which she suffers. And what happens if she decides to eat meat later on?" I grew up respecting dogs and cats, but not other animals.

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On "EATING ANIMALS" by Jonathan Safran Foer

Animal Person

And what follows, as you might imagine, is his support of "ethical meat" (for those who insist on eating animals). You never have to wonder if the fish on your plate had to suffer. He is against it for himself and his family. There's not enough evidence for an accusation of moral relativism, but for me the message is a mixed one.

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Moral Vegetarianism, Part 11 of 13

Animal Ethics

The Argument from Human Grain Shortage All of the clearly moral arguments for vegetarianism given so far have been in terms of animal rights and suffering. Does it follow that because grain that could be used to feed hungry people is used to feed cattle, people should not eat the meat produced by feeding these cattle grain?