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Bubbles the Chimp Resurfaces

Critter News

Chimpanzees, like Travis the chimp who mauled the woman in Connecticut, are not meant to be family pets. They are wild creatures and their psychology must suffer from these abnormal arrangements. He got too aggressive to live with Jackson's kids. This is not surprising. Well, supposedly there's a film and book deal pending.

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Stupid TLC Show Called "My Monkey Baby"

Critter News

These families dress their monkeys, feed them at the dinner table and treat them like any other member of the family. They are not humans and it's not psychologically healthy for them to be treated that way. They are not humans and it's not psychologically healthy for them to be treated that way. Who suffers?

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How Pets Can Improve Your Health

4 The Love Of Animals

But, pets also become bona fide family members with which we establish genuine relationships—incomparable emotional bonds that can have extraordinarily positive physical and psychological impacts on humans. Studies have also found that: Pet owners are less likely to suffer from depression than those without pets. Source: [link].

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Moral Vegetarianism, Part 3 of 13

Animal Ethics

Suppose there is a man who wishes to end his life but regrets never having given his poor and hungry family any pleasure. The members of his family have no objections; on the contrary, they rather relish the idea. He requests that after his death his wife prepare a lavish dinner with him as the main course. KBJ: Ditto.

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