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On "Compassion," "Nonviolence" and "Justice"

Animal Person

Both animal rights groups and animal welfare groups use "compassion" frequently. I think most would agree with that one, although there is the question of psychological harm, and activists are all over the map with that. First there's "What constitutes psychological harm?" Tags: Activism Ethics Language.

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Lost Souls: Found!

4 The Love Of Animals

Not only that, but a portion of the book profits are donate to a breed specific rescue group. We also love that they donate to the great work being done by rescue groups. He was adopted out, but then quickly returned due to his poor psychological state. Tags: books. Lost Souls: Found!

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Service Members Get a Second Chance with Service Dogs

4 The Love Of Animals

The DDF will be raising $20,000 for the training and care of a service dog (including medical bills, training and food) which will be donated to one lucky war vet from the FSD group. Tags: news people helping animals. FSD rescues dogs from shelters and custom trains each dog to assist a person with a disability.

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The Secrets Inside Your Dog’s Mind

4 The Love Of Animals

The Russians began by breeding a group of foxes according to one simple rule: they would walk up to a cage and put a hand on the bars. Meanwhile, the scientists also raised a separate group of foxes under identical conditions, except for one difference: they didn’t have to pass a test to mate. They have us very well trained.

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Moral Vegetarianism, Part 11 of 13

Animal Ethics

Various lobby groups, world food organizations, and consumer and environmentalist groups putting pressure on meat producers to utilize these waste products to feed animals might be a much more effective way of conserving grain than vegetarianism. Tags: Moral Vegetarianism. KBJ: I’m speechless.