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On Helping Individuals and Utilitarianism

Animal Person

Or paid for food for a year at a rescue kennel. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics. Or printed thousands of copies of vegan leaflets. Of course, I have an emotional attachment to that one individual, Violet Rays. I've never met Bella , the orange tabby pictured above whose people abused her and tried to declaw her with pliers.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

Lisa Peterson Director of Club Communications, American Kennel Club New York, July 31, 2007 Targeted programs that address specific segments of the companion animal population and broad public education programs have been and can continue to be effective.

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From the Mailbag

Animal Ethics

I was just contacted by a new couple who emailed me pictures of their wedding at the American Kennel Club where they tied the knot in the Best in Show ring. Where else? The bride was walked down the aisle by her standard poodle, John.

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Michael Lockwood on Replaceability

Animal Ethics

It is often inconvenient or even impossible to take the dog with them, whereas friends tend to resent the imposition, and kennels are expensive and unreliable. Moreover, there is always a problem of what to do with the animal when they go on holiday.

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