Animal Person

APRIL 26, 2009

Free Speech may be a noble ideal, but perhaps we are better served by thinking of it not only as a right but also as a privilege. They certainly depict cruelty to animals, right? Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Language animal rights animal snuff films free speech Supreme Court Vamsee Juluri veganism.

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Animal Person

MAY 12, 2009

So there was no traffic, no noise, and each day we awoke to the drama of the creatures who lived right outside our door. I've written about the much-maligned Muscovy ducks before , and at our old house this time of year I was usually inundated with rescue situations and of course my patio often had images like this. And a dead end.

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Animal Person

AUGUST 22, 2009

Or paid for food for a year at a rescue kennel. What about the individuals right there in the laboratory? 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. But that's utilitarian thinking.

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Animal Person

AUGUST 16, 2011

Hal Herzog’s “ Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat ” (Harper 2011), though fascinating, is ultimately depressing for vegans and animal rights activists. Over at Animal Rights and AntiOppression , we’ve been discussing tactics and sharing our thoughts and experiences about what works and doesn’t work when it comes to advocacy.

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Animal Person

MAY 30, 2009

Vegans give money to organizations that they think are going to further their vegan cause but that's not what ends up happening with all 100% of those donations (let's assume some goes to vegan education or animal rescue or even open rescue). we did it yesterday so we should do it today) and because there's profit in it.

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Animal Person

DECEMBER 5, 2009

I say stop right there, as Michael Pollan, Mark Bittman and Jonathan Safron Foer could be behind the decrease. Why the rescue plan? Tags: Activism Current Affairs Economics Ethics Food and Drink Language. Translation? First let's deconstruct: The recession has caused a decrease in demand for animal products.

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Animal Person

MARCH 23, 2009

I've had the pleasure of seeing her in action with adults and children and I profoundly admire her vegan education and animal rights activism. Nosey the African elephant is with Liebling Family circus in Florida, right now they are in Mount Dora, this outfit violates animal welfare regulations on a regular basis.

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Animal Ethics

MARCH 13, 2008

First of all, I want to tell you how much I enjoy Animal Ethics. What makes the site special is that a portion of every sale is donated to animal rights and rescue organizations. I would love if you could mention AnimalWork.org on Animal Ethics to let your readers know about it. I read it all the time.

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JULY 24, 2012

Today I’m exploring a couple questions that have been bouncing in my head for a while…I’d love to hear your thoughts…I’m not calling into question animal rights, just the focus of the movement. – The Great Ornithologist Felonious Jive Animal rights. This makes perfect sense.

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Animal Person

OCTOBER 18, 2009

I've been out of every loop I used to be in because my work outside of veganism and animal rights came a-calling in a most critical way. There are new Francione-style abolitionists and new people to veganism who debate about the ethics of consuming eggs from their neighbor's chickens.

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Animal Ethics

AUGUST 6, 2007

To the Editor: “ Should Most Pet Owners Be Required to Neuter Their Animals? ,” by Verlyn Klinkenborg (Editorial Observer, July 30), is right: “The rate at which dogs are purchased and euthanized in this country is not a sign of our affection for them. It’s a sign of our indifference.” Daphna Nachminovitch Norfolk, Va.,

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Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

9) has it right. In the United States, we learned this lesson just in time to rescue our migratory waterfowl and other prized game species from oblivion at the beginning of the 20th century. Governments need to step up and do the right thing. To the Editor: “ Last Act for the Bluefin ” (editorial, Nov. Chandler Washington, Nov.

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Animal Ethics

AUGUST 25, 2010

At our farm sanctuary, we see how much chickens rescued from factory farms delight in these experiences. Like humans, animals have a right to enjoy life. They will still lack the freedom to engage in natural behaviors like foraging and nesting. Most will never know sunlight, breezes, plants or soil.

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Animal Ethics

APRIL 16, 2009

April 9, 2009 To the Editor: In making the personal decision of where to place ourselves in our ethical relationship with animals, it is important to evaluate the reality of our words. Animals rescued from so-called humane farming establishments have been found in horrific condition. That’s right, for me—but it may not be for others.

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Animal Ethics

JANUARY 9, 2009

On the traditional position, justification of vegetarianism was in terms of animal welfare, happiness, rights, and so on. In recent years another type of justification has been given: vegetarianism has been justified in terms of human suffering, rights, etc. Don’t be thrown off by the fanciful nature of Martin’s example.

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 14, 2009

Tree, 44, has been rewarded for his compassion by rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta) which gave him its Hero to Animals Award. Tags: wildlife crime natural disaster australia animal rescue wildlife PETA. The fireman who saved Sam the Koala is now an international Youtube star.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 16, 2017

Yes, it was one of those rare birds that is foraging right in front of you, in this case in a bed of small purple flowers, too close to photograph. And, Eric saying something about rescuing a bird! Here was an ethical dilemma: The bivalve or the warbler? No,” I was told, “Look down.

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