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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

I cannot begin to say how many incidents I’ve seen involving animal abusers who commit violent acts against humans, and animal neglecters who have also neglected their children or other human dependents. Treating cruelty to animals with the seriousness it deserves doesn’t only protect animals, it also makes the entire community safer.

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Jonathan Bennett on Revisable Morality

Animal Ethics

Many people exclude animals from moral consideration, even though they would never think to neglect, much less harm, a dog or a cat. Have you taken the time to investigate this? If you haven't, then you are suppressing your sympathies, thereby protecting your moral principles from revision. This is bad faith.

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