10,000 Birds

MAY 24, 2013

Ground squirrels, to those who are not used to them, are more curious beasts, caught in a taxonomic middle ground between the larger marmots and prairie dogs and their smaller chipmunk cousins. But to many humans they are just a pest, eliciting endless recommendations from the internet on how to trap, gas, shoot, and poison them.

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Chipmunks Squirrels Rodents Montana 184

Animal Person

OCTOBER 26, 2009

He always refers to himself and his wife and his child as "vegetarian." Yet he spends time describing the miserable deaths of day-old male chicks and understands what happens in dairy production, and I assume he doesn't partake of anyone's eggs or milk. But why does he say "vegetarian?"

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Factory Farm Factory Farming Animal Vegan 100

Animal Person

JULY 22, 2009

Or educate my neighbors about the alternatives to poker at the dog track (and of course, about dog racing). Or bake some vegan cookies for a vegetarian friend who's convinced that she cannot survive without eggs and butter. I'd rather trap a feral cat and have her spayed.

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Vegan Feral Cats Morals Spay 100

Animal Person

AUGUST 16, 2011

Most interesting for me was the mental lock most people have that we vegans are always looking to break or find the key to: Why do good people who understand what happens to animals for unnecessary products such as “steak” or eggs, continue to consume such things? The answer, throughout the entire 300 pages, essentially is: Because they do.

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Vegan Morals Animal Rights Advocacy 100