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On "Compassion," "Nonviolence" and "Justice"

Animal Person

Being vegan because you want to live as nonviolently as possible and you don't want to contribute to violence and you don't want to respond to violence with violence is admirable to some, though refusing to support the defense of sentient nonhumans when you probably would if they were humans bothers me. Now there's a word I can get behind.

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Where Does Entertainment Begin and End?

Animal Person

Juluri's focus on animals used to entertain humans is intentional and speaks to the legal battle he refers to. But the ease with which we can tell our stories and post our videos must not render us incapable of moral judgment and decency. And finally, who is to decide when a video is entertaining versus informative?

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On What the Animal Ag Alliance Thinks of Us

Animal Person

The Humane Society of the United States is the big bully on this strange playground. Often confused with American Humane Association, they raise tens of millions, not to ‘save the animals’ as most people assume but to further the causes of vegetarianism and ending animal agriculture."