Animal Person
DECEMBER 8, 2009
Next year's Mind and Life Conference is called "Altruism and Compassion in Economic Systems: A Dialogue Between Economics, Neuroscience and Contemplative Sciences." How can we, as individuals, help form a society that is both productive and resolves actual societal and environmental problems?
Critter News
APRIL 12, 2009
On March 19, 2009 a company representative emailed Compassion Over Killing: "…I am pleased to let you know the BOCA brand will be eliminating eggs in all of its products by the end of this year. We anticipate all BOCA products will be egg free in 2010." Tags: battery hens eggs farm animal welfare.
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Animal Person
MAY 24, 2009
I received an e-mail from the well-meaning Wendy at Compassion in World Farming (which I find an odd combination of words) regarding Egypt's pig cull and asking me to send my protest to the Egyptian Government. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Language. Here's my question: What is "a humane future?"
Critter News
AUGUST 9, 2010
Travers said, “We created this competition to boost fashion careers and honor independent designers who have compassion for animals and for the ethical and green fashion movement. Compassion for animals is part of the planet’s social and environmental equation. Tags: born free fur fashion.
Animal Person
NOVEMBER 12, 2009
The main difference is that Foer doesn't eat meat (though he does, as it turns out, eat some animal products) and he challenges the cultural assumptions that tell us that some animals are for petting and some are for eating. Compassion, as most people define it, is virtuous, but it smacks of mercy, which screams subjection.
Animal Person
NOVEMBER 1, 2010
And if it's not, and sometimes I feel it isn't, at least I am able to return to productivity, and even visit Deb's tribute without completely breaking down. This is why we aren't anthropomorphizing when we speak of the compassion or love or grief that dogs show. This coevolution isn't a mere side-by-side existence.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 15, 2011
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