Animal Person

JULY 3, 2009

" Wild Justice: The Moral Lives of Animals ," By Marc Bekoff and Jessica Pierce, is the most recent (for me) book that debunks myths about the differences between human and nonhuman animals. Also, Bekoff and Pierce present a descriptive view, not a normative view of morality. There are no judgments.

Morals 100

Morals Mammals Humane Emotional 100

Animal Person

MARCH 9, 2010

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.

Animal 100

Animal Vivisection Suffering Emotional 100

Animal Person

JUNE 8, 2009

Engber writes of experimenting on cats and on the "furtive language" vivisectionists use to decrease the emotional impact of what they do. Authors who referred to their animals by given names were instructed to use a string of letters and numbers instead." But the entire industry is questionable. The entire idea isn't justifiable.

Animal Welfare 100

Animal Welfare Monkeys Animal Welfare Act Vivisection 100