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For Your Health, the Planet & the Animals: VBM

Animal Person

And it limits you in that you can't just go anywhere to watch a football game if you plan to eat anything. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Language. How do they know what's right? And what are they living their lives for? Also, veganism is expensive, and I'm on a budget. It's all too high maintenance.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

1, 2009 To the Editor: As an ethics instructor who aims to inspire my students to think about the connections between their values and daily practices, I found Nicolette Hahn Niman’s article disappointing. Niman’s argument amounts to lowering an ethical standard to fit the demands of our meat-centric culture and Western privilege.