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The Mysterious Case of Fighter the Fighting Fish

4 The Love Of Animals

I kept him in the kitchen, between the cutting board and the kitchen sink, and I began to look forward to spending time with my friend each evening as I cooked dinner. I was preparing to pound my veal for some scaloppini. That he was irreplaceable, as a fish, as friend, as a cooking partner, and as an inspiration.

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Philip E. Devine on Demi-Vegetarianism

Animal Ethics

Some might argue that while eating meat is in general acceptable, we are under an obligation to abstain from meat produced in particularly harsh ways: from veal perhaps, or from lobster or from pâté de foie gras.