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On the Keeping of Endangered Fishes

Animal Person

Assuming that the fish are kept in a large aquarium that mimics their natural habitat, and that the keeper treats the fish as family (as they would a rescued dog, cat, rabbit, etc.), I adopted the cats before I became a vegan, and although I don't like the fact that they eat other animals, it is my responsibility to keep them healthy. (I

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On Why a Bunny Might Have Two Noses

Animal Person

Products, meaning rabbits. The rabbits were produced, of course, by a rabbit mill that supplies "pet" stores with live creatures whom humans will purchase without having any idea of the conditions they were produced under. Tags: Current Affairs Ethics. Sentient nonhumans for sale. Or what happened to their mother.

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For Your Health, the Planet & the Animals: VBM

Animal Person

Now, I don't want to do anything extreme, like go vegan. Veganism is too fringe for me, and I'm pretty sure you have to be a Communist, or at least a Socialist, to be a vegan. And I don't think vegans believe in God, and I don't trust anyone who doesn't believe in God. Also, veganism is expensive, and I'm on a budget.

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What Friends are For

Animal Person

How ridiculous is it that " On the Psychological Continuum ," to say nothing of an article against rabbit fur, is on the same page as Gabriella's Fur Den? Is this like eating at a non-vegan restaurant, where by doing so you support animal use and abuse? Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Gray Matters.

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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 obscures the well-evidenced connection between veganism and environmentalism. Lois Bloom Easton, Conn., Contrary to Ms.