Critter News

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

On February 8, a federal judge said ‘no,’ stopping a historic case filed by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals against SeaWorld for violating the 13th Amendment on slavery. Full story posted on Global Animal and from the Huffington Post. Do whales deserve constitutional protection against slavery?

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Animal Ethics

MAY 4, 2008

Animal rights ideology holds that moral worth comes with sentience or the ability to suffer. For example, Charles Patterson wrote in Eternal Treblinka —a book specifically endorsed by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals—that "the road to Auschwitz begins at the slaughterhouse."

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Animal Ethics

JULY 21, 2008

To the Editor: “ What’s Next in the Law? Animal suffering and human suffering are undeniably interconnected. Newkirk President, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Norfolk, Va., The Unalienable Rights of Chimps ,” by Adam Cohen (Editorial Observer, July 14), unfairly characterized PETA’s efforts.

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