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NYT Equine Thought Experiment

Animal Person

The New York Times presents us, this morning, with "Equine Alternative" regarding the recent discovery that horses decided to allow themselves be domesticated by humans for our mutual benefit, earlier than we had thought (3500 BC, and we preciously thought it was more like 2500 BC). The Botai did not just herd horses for meat.

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Animal Rights Zone Launches Today

Animal Person

Kazakhstan. Also, that's how you get the cat-and-dog-and-horse (and maybe dolphin) people to cross over into a world where cuteness isn't the primary concern. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics. Responsible Policies. More >> Animals. More >> Category. More >> Players. New York Times. More >> Places.

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On "The Botany of Desire"

Animal Person

Tags: Books Economics Ethics. I read this book over a year after The Omnivore's Dilemma , despite it having been published first, and I feel strongly about recommending it because of what it teaches about culture, greed, history, and.