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On "Food Inc."

Animal Person

Film is a visual medium and through direction, dialogue, editing, music and any effects, the filmmaker presents (in this case) his agenda. They grill the chickens, and trust me when I say it's all presented as a peak spiritual experience. Then they yank the heads, slit the throats, and de-feather and gut the chickens.

Fast Food 100
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South Florida Specialties Birding

10,000 Birds

On my recent short family vacation to Miami, I was granted a single day to get out and really bird like a madman. One of the species he called out, Red-masked Parakeet , was present in numbers and nesting at the location. And could we just do a quick drive through at a fast food joint? Of course not!

Florida 115
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Prima Facie vs. Ultima Facie Wrongness

Animal Ethics

Over 95% of all animals raised for food in the U.S. Rest assured that if you are purchasing meat from your favorite fast food restaurant, your favorite sit-down chain restaurant, or your local grocery store, you are purchasing the flesh of a tortured animal. Is it necessary for us to kill animals for food?