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It's Back! The Horror of Horse Slaughter in DeKalb

Animal Ethics

that slaughters horses for human consumption. Since it is illegal to sell horse meat for human consumption in the U.S., you might wonder how it is that Cavel has been able to brutally slaughter horses for human consumption right here in the U.S. One can't kill horses for human consumption within the U.S.,

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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. And I know that, for instance, I simply don't have the skill set to be an undercover person who documents abuse. I know myself and I know how sensitive I am, regardless of how I might appear.

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Prima Facie vs. Ultima Facie Wrongness

Animal Ethics

He thinks that the treatment of animals in factory farms is morally unjustifiable, and yet, he continues to support those practices financially by purchasing and eating meat and animal products. Since it would not be wrong to eat the flesh of animals raised in that manner, eating meat is not morally wrong!