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Tom Regan on the Animal-Rights Movement

Animal Ethics

But prejudices die hard, all the more so when, as in the present case, they are insulated by widespread secular customs and religious beliefs, sustained by large and powerful economic interests, and protected by the common law. Might does not make right; might does make law. The animal rights movement is not for the faint of heart.

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Tom Regan on Rights

Animal Ethics

Whether individuals have legal rights depends on the laws and other legal background (e.g., The legal rights individuals have arise as the result of the creative activity of human beings. the constitution) of the society in which they live. In some countries (e.g., Libya) citizens do not have these rights.

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We Interrupt Regularly Scheduled.

Animal Person

broke the news that Chiquita was represented by a powerful Washington law firm, Covington & Burling LLP, and its consultant, McLarty Associates (2). The Los Angeles Times went to the heart of this matter when it concluded: What happened in Honduras is a classic Latin American coup in another sense: Gen. 1) DemocracyNow!

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