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NYT Opens the Door to the Humane Myth

Animal Person

Riddle me this: What's the difference between a cow and someone on death row? For one thing, the cow has not been convicted of some heinous crime. The cow will be executed simply because she is a cow. Where's the moral objection on behalf of cows?

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On Nonhuman Animals and Human Babies

Animal Person

Instead, in 24 hours (Saturday the 26th), I collected secondhand everything locally, and then friends brought clothing and other supplies from when their little girls and boys were newborns. As long as the animals aren't on a farm or otherwise being used by humans, I love the idea of animals in the lives of babies.

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