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Manfred Kuehn on Kant's Cosmopolitanism

Animal Ethics

They are dismissed by some as a "Eurocentric illusion," and praised by others as the answer to the problem of humanity's survival. I'm a citizen of the United States (as well as some of its subdivisions, such as Texas and Fort Worth). Note 2 from KBJ: Kant denied moral status to nonhuman animals. One does not answer problems.

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Animal Advocates' Successes Have Factory Farmers Running Scared

Animal Ethics

September 7, 2006, a bill banning the slaughter of horses for human consumption( H.R. Since morally decent individuals oppose treating animals inhumanely for no good reason, factory farming is becoming an increasingly hard sell. Consider Charlie Stenholm, a former Texas Congressman turned agricultural lobbyist.

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ACTION ALERT! Tomorrow, MARCH 15, 2011, is the deadline for public.

10,000 Birds

March 14, 2011 Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Jon Gassett, Commissioner One Sportsman’s Lane Frankfort, Kentucky 40601 Dear Mr. Gassett, I am a writer, naturalist and artist with a special interest in human/bird interactions. Texas and North Dakota together account for 88% of the total yearly kill of sandhill cranes.

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Prima Facie vs. Ultima Facie Wrongness

Animal Ethics

Jonathan Hubbell, a philosophy major at the University of Texas at Arlington, is the newest member of the Animal Ethics blog, and once again, I would like to welcome him aboard. It goes something like this: Yes, I agree that factory farming is morally unjustifiable and ought to be abolished.