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On SPECIESISM, by Joan Dunayer

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Old-speciesists have a rights view of at least some humans but a utilitarian view of nonhumans (18). In some sense, of course, many (perhaps most) humans don't know right from wrong. Tags: Books Ethics Language. Despite human overpopulation and crowding, only nonhumans are said to "infest" an area (19).

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On Different Results of Direct Action

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Here's another direct action and its result, as described in an interview by Larry Mantle on KPCC Radio (it's the one called " Animal Rights vs. Animal Testing "). Dr. David Jentsch says to his colleagues "your silence will no longer protect you" and his community of vivisectionists has decided to have a pro-torture and slaughter (i.e.,

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Deconstructing Slate's "Pepper" Series

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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. This one gives us a look inside the mind of the vivisectionist, Daniel Engber. Of course, "That's not to say dogs didn't have their niche in biomedicine.