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Roger Cohen Realizes Dogs=Pigs, Sort Of

Animal Person

If you eat meat you cannot logically find it morally or ethically repugnant to eat a particular meat (Iā€™m setting cannibalism aside here.). I repeat: If you eat meat (I'd say: products that come from animals) , you cannot logically find it morally or ethically repugnant to eat a particular meat (i.e., There's no way out.

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On ANIMAL EQUALITY, by Joan Dunayer

Animal Person

But I found that if my goal was for my message to be received, I had to judiciously use accurate terms because there was an intense emotional reaction to them that prevented the message from being received intact, or unadulterated by the emotional baggage. Put simply, many people just can't handle the truth--or too much of it at once.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

While this legislation would be an important step in transforming inhumane animal production, we must also call for change on the federal level, where the farm bill subsidizes this sector to the tune of billions of dollars. To the Editor: Re ā€œ A Farm Boy Reflects ā€ (column, July 31): Hats off to Nicholas D. To the Editor: Nicholas D.