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Teal Lake Shiraz (2019)

10,000 Birds

Well, the unsavory reputation of Australia’s fauna suffered another setback last week, though the conduct of the creature at issue wasn’t so much deadly as just plain rude. Though many bird species are capable of imitating human speech, Ripper made headlines for being the first duck ever known to have done so.

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Moral Vegetarianism, Part 3 of 13

Animal Ethics

Most moral vegetarians list fish and fowl as animals one should not eat. Scientific research and expertise are needed here. One might first ask, “Why does higher intelligence mean that one species is more valuable than other species?” What should our moral attitude be toward eating members of these species?

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