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On Project Treadstone and Welfare, OED-Style

Animal Person

Abundance (of meat, drink). 5/1 The scandal of the ‘welfare hotels’ [in New York] where the city places homeless families has been simmering for many weeks. 350 To wasten, on welfare and on wykked kepynge, Al e worlde in a while orw owre witte. HARRISON Descr. c1380 WYCLIF Wks. a1395 HYLTON Scala Perf. 1946 205 Mr Lewis [sc.

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On the Keeping of Endangered Fishes

Animal Person

Of course that also brings up the dilemma of feeding cats and fish, who are omnivores and actually need to eat some meat in order to be healthy. Is keeping animals because they're endangered any different from keeping them because they are homeless? . The analogy to mammals we rescue is interesting; it's a good point.

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