Animal Person
APRIL 1, 2010
I realize that in writing about "old speciesism" I failed to define this term that Dunayer uses. I think of "old speciesism" as analogous to racism and sexism in that it is exploitation based on species. The advocacy component of old speciesism isn't the campaign to end that exploitation, however.
Animal Person
MARCH 9, 2010
And now that I've read Animal Equality and begun Speciesism , I think I know why. At a minimum, catching and releasing a fish inflicts pain, terror, and temporary disability. Many fishes are released with a gaping hole where they were stabbed and held aloft for photos" (66). . An animal's own terms are 'Don't hunt me'" (49). "At
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