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"Change of Heart": New Book about Animal Activism

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For example, why is it so hard for our family members and co-workers – many of whom have companion animals that they love – to cut cruelty from their diets and go vegan? "Change Of Heart provides science-based answers to many questions that are hotly debated among animal activists.

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On "Knockout Animals"

Animal Person

My objection is: Why do such research when you don't need to? What about being torn from your family? That action is to opt out and go vegan. Why kill and maim and waste taxpayer dollars--or any dollars--on such things? What about boredom and frustration? What about being raped?

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On "EATING ANIMALS" by Jonathan Safran Foer

Animal Person

I say "if you know someone" because this isn't a book I'd recommend to vegans for their vegan education efforts. The vegans I know would probably find it a bit maddening, and here's why: We aren't sure whether Foer is a vegan. He is against it for himself and his family. Not great, but good. He never says he is.

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The One Animal Product You Should Feed Your Children

Animal Ethics

According to Dr. Spock: Most families have become more conscious about the fat content of meats, and many are choosing the lower-fat cuts. Researchers have also learned that the cancer-causing chemicals that form in beef as it cooks also tend to form in chicken. Michael Klaper, Pregnancy, Children, and the Vegan Diet , p.

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Moral Vegetarianism, Part 3 of 13

Animal Ethics

Vegan vegetarians who eat only vegetables, fruit, and nuts do not completely remove all microorganisms from their food, even with repeated cleaning. Scientific research and expertise are needed here. Suppose there is a man who wishes to end his life but regrets never having given his poor and hungry family any pleasure.

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On Nonhuman Animals and Human Babies

Animal Person

On Friday, June 25, I received a call from an attorney who said a little girl was born the evening prior, her adoption fell through and she needed a family. Because we planned to adopt I had been researching eco-friendly, vegan nursery items but had yet to purchase a thing. And on Sunday, June 27, we brought her home!

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Prima Facie vs. Ultima Facie Wrongness

Animal Ethics

So, we are given the "cull the herd for its own good" defense, or the "cull the herd to prevent automobile accidents" defense, or the "I hunt to put food on my family's table" defense. Dr. William Castelli, director of the study for the last 20 years, maintains that based on his research the most heart healthy diet is a pure vegetarian diet.