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Please Share "Silencing the Lambs"

Animal Person

I understand how someone who supports the Humane Society of the United States might think an event celebrating "humane" farms would be a good id, as HSUS isn't an animal rights organization. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Film animal rights Tribe of Heart.

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US Retailers Concerned Over Australia's Delay in Ending Mulesing

Critter News

I think it's just another example of short-term vs. long-term thinking, to which all humans are victim. Mulesing, in which woolgrowers surgically remove parts of merino lambs' rears to prevent potentially fatal flystrike, has sparked demonstrations and litigation by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).

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Gordon Ramsey Disappoints Me

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He's more human and sensitive on the show. When I watch Top Chef, these people can hardly make a chocolate cake without throwing some lamb in there. Tags: cooking food. I know, I know, I shouldn't be surprised. And he has such a sense and love of food. What the f^&^! What is so threatening to chefs like Ramsey and David Chang?

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On Thanking Slaughtered Sheep for Book Awards

Animal Person

She expressed her gratitude for those she kills in her book, as well: "When I first ate a meal from one of our lambs, I thought I'd be upset, since it'd been so hard to take them to the abbattoir. But instead of being sad or upset at the lamb chop on my plate, I was overcome with gratitude. Tags: Books Current Affairs Ethics.

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A fit Fido

4 The Love Of Animals

Just as with humans, flaxseed oil is essential for preventing cardiovascular issues. Unlike humans, however, one should administer only the oil form, not the pill form, to your canine sweetheart. Move it Around : Rather than feeding your dog a steady diet of beef or lamb or fish, switch the proteins every once in a while.

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On Objections to Slaughterhouses Not Sandwich Shops

Animal Person

I think I'm going to start a contest for the most absurd/ironic/bizarre sentence to come out of the mouth of a human each week. Briefly: Zoning board in Buffalo unanimously approved plans for a slaughterhouse (as in, a place where chickens, goats, lambs and calves will be killed and chopped up).

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