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#CeciltheLion is a dangerous direction for conservation

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Of course, I was young and stupid (and I have a phenomenal memory for absolutely awful, nauseating jokes, seriously, once I hear them I never forget them). Just a few weeks ago I saw an image of animal cruelty in my Twitter feed that still causes my chest to tighten when I think about it. Who among you has never told a dirty joke?

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Patriots and Steelers Eye "Sick Vick" for Signing

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Of course, I've disliked the Patriots ever since their coach was caught with filming other teams. What do you all think about his upcoming work for the Humane Society? Tags: animal cruelty blood sport humane society Michael Vick sick. Well, I know two teams I may not be rooting for next season. (Of And the Steelers?

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Hal Herzog's "Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat"

Animal Person

Herzog states, “The awkward fact is that most wanton animal cruelty is not perpetrated by inherently bad kids but by normal children who will eventually grow up to be good citizens” (34). . The bottom line is that there are many reasons why human-animal interactions are so often inconsistent and paradoxical.

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John Passmore (1914-2004) on the History of Animal Cruelty

Animal Ethics

The degree of restriction placed on human behavior, furthermore, is relatively slight. Whereas it once used to be argued, as by Newman , that the least human good compensates for any possible amount of animal suffering, the current doctrine is that it requires a considerable good to compensate for such suffering.

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Animal Rights is Pernicious Nonsense?

Animal Person

Latimer refers to his previous two posts where he has "documented the ethical and moral shallowness of the 'animal rights' credo itself, which is based more on an anti-human self hatred, taking the form of a 'moral' squeamishness concerned more with stamping out human 'cruelty,' no matter what the social or economic costs might be.

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Mexican Border Town Offers Tax Exemption for Euthanizing Dogs

Critter News

Sarcasm there of course. But there are animal rights activists in Mexico that will hopefully take notice and try to establish some kind of long-term and humane solution. If you bring in the dog for euthanization, you get a tax exemption.hooray! Clearly, there's no spay/neuter program in this place. From Latino Fox News.

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On Coping Mechanisms

Animal Person

Abby, I too get very upset by stories and images of what occurs every second of every day to nonhumans and humans alike. In other words, I don't immerse myself in animal cruelty. So I do what I can do, beginning of course with being vegan. Can you please share your spiritual beliefs or coping mechanisms? Thanks so much.

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