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10,000 Birds Launches Alley Rat Allies

10,000 Birds

Trap-neuter-release is the only humane way to do this but it is expensive and will take a huge corps of volunteers to make it effective on a large scale. You can also visit the Alley Rat Allies Facebook page , set up by some of our allies in this struggle for rats’ rights. Please consider donating your time and money.

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On a New Level of Absurdity in the Slaughter Business

Animal Person

They believe you can take a life that doesn't want to be taken in a humane way, and I don't agree. And when that happens, you know what direction you're headed: the justification of taking the lives of sentient nonhumans to please the palates of humans. And there's no way around that. But I'm getting ahead of myself.

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Moral Vegetarianism, Part 9 of 13

Animal Ethics

The Argument from Animal Rights A stronger argument is made by people who maintain that animals have rights. In particular, it has been argued that animals have a right to life. So, even if animals are killed painlessly and raised for food in humane ways, it is wrong to kill them. But this is surely dubious.

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