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On Fighting for "Animal Rights"

Animal Person

Of course , I say to myself, language is worth fighting for. They don't satisfy all of the requirements of Francione, but their goal is the abolition of the use of sentient nonhumans by humans. Fighting to maintain the integrity of the words humane, love, euthanasia or compassion, is also fighting for animals.

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On Letting Your Emotions Rule the Day

Animal Person

We give them human names and provide them with the same amenities we enjoy as humans. The "problem with this view" that arises is that it is entirely logical to broaden one's circle of compassion beyond "pets" and to other sentient nonhumans, and Scott doesn't like that logic because it conflicts with his profit motive and his palate.

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On Why a Bunny Might Have Two Noses

Animal Person

The rabbits were produced, of course, by a rabbit mill that supplies "pet" stores with live creatures whom humans will purchase without having any idea of the conditions they were produced under. Pounds ) A pet store in Connecticut received a shipment of products last week. Products, meaning rabbits. Sentient nonhumans for sale.

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Prima Facie vs. Ultima Facie Wrongness

Animal Ethics

He clearly thinks that it is wrong to cause animals to suffer unnecessarily, but he appears to be somewhat ambivalent about killing animals (provided the killing is carried out humanely). Of course, when hamburgers aren't at stake, most of us think that it would be morally wrong to kill an animal for no good reason.