Animal Person

JUNE 20, 2009

Bea sent me a link to an article in Gourmet called " Humane Slaughterhouses ," by Rebecca Marx, that is absurd. They believe you can take a life that doesn't want to be taken in a humane way, and I don't agree. And perhaps that "better" will distract the reader from the undeniable fact of the unjust slaughter. It is murder.

Slaughter 100

Slaughter Slaughtered Cows Meat 100

Animal Person

MAY 9, 2009

My self-appointed job in this blog is to think critically about how our human lives intersect with those of sentient nonhumans, in action and thought. Here's my concern: Though I think the game is disgusting and cruel, it sort of pales in comparison to what comes next for the lobsters. What do you think of this campaign?

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Advocacy Game Slaughter Slaughtered 100

Animal Ethics

JUNE 17, 2008

What the utilitarian who defends human carnivorousness must say, then, is something like this: that the amount of pleasure which humans derive per pound of animal flesh exceeds the amount of discomfort and pain per pound which are inflicted on the animals in the process, all things taken into account. Is this plausible?

Vegetarian 40

Vegetarian Morals Vegetarian Cooking Slaughter 40

Animal Ethics

MARCH 3, 2008

But enlightened public opinion in human society approves of man's carnivorous behavior. An accurate quantitative comparison of the value he gains with that which the lamb loses is really impossible. The interests in nourishment and in gustatory pleasure lead man to kill and eat cattle, fish, and fowl.

Lamb 40

Lamb Fowl Morals Animal 40