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Becoming Sensitized to Animals in Books

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When Paul Farmer was a medical student, he had to do a vivisection. He had to take a life to save humans. These brief descriptions are less than 1 percent of the book, but they meant something to me because I've become sensitized to them. He was disturbed by it.

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Deconstructing Slate's "Pepper" Series

Animal Person

For Engber, who dispassionately describes procedures most of the time, the "advances" in the medical care of humans are all well worth what he and other vivisectionists do to dogs and other sentient nonhumans. By the end of my time as researcher, I was performing behavioral experiments on humans. It "guarantees humane treatment?"

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When You Have to Make a Choice About Your Beliefs

Critter News

I've decided to quit my book club, which I dearly love, because of a member who works in medical research and supports animal experimentation. She has no issues with vivisection either. These are core issues to me that are an integral part to who I am as a human being. And like I said, I love the other people in it.