Animal Person

JUNE 20, 2009

But by presenting that example to the reader, the author positions herself to then present an alternative that is worlds better by comparison. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Language animal rights Bev Eggleston EcoFriendly Foods Gourmet magazine happy meat Humane slaughter Temple Grandin. It is murder. Not eating them.

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Animal Person

JUNE 8, 2009

There's a vague sense that perhaps he cares about the dogs or thinks that what he does to them might present an ethical dilemma, but the overwhelming feeling is that it's all worth it. But there is a significant contingent who is not as enamored with the Laboratory Animal Welfare Act as he is. It "guarantees humane treatment?"

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Animal Ethics

APRIL 18, 2007

Since a number of "Animal Ethics" readers reside in the northern Illinois area, I thought I would call your attention to an exciting lecture that is taking place on Northern Illinois University's campus. She specializes in Environmental Ethics, Human-Animal Ethics, and Moral Psychology. Jenni, Ph.D.

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Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

22): Mr. Steiner might feel less lonely as an ethical vegan—he says he has just five vegan friends—if he recognized that he has allies in mere vegetarians (like me), ethical omnivores and even carnivores. 22, 2009 To the Editor: I am an ethical vegan. 22, 2009 To the Editor: I will rise to the challenge Gary Steiner presents.

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Animal Ethics

JULY 7, 2009

An argument of this type is in fact implicit in Benn’s position, and I will consider it presently. KBJ: There are two types of rights: autonomy rights, which protect autonomy, and welfare rights, which protect interests. But this says nothing about whether animals have welfare rights. Only moral agents have autonomy rights.

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Animal Ethics

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

New moral vegetarianism, however, rests on moral arguments couched in terms of human welfare. It is highly unlikely, given the present policy of the United States government, that surplus grain, even if it were available, would be shipped to the most needy people. It is argued that beef cattle and hogs are protein factories in reserve.

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Animal Ethics

JANUARY 9, 2009

Some of the arguments I will present are not worked out in detail, and no detailed criticisms of any one provegetarian argument will be given. On the traditional position, justification of vegetarianism was in terms of animal welfare, happiness, rights, and so on. The contrast would be, for example, “health vegetarianism.”

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