10,000 Birds
APRIL 1, 2013
Like cats, the rat was introduced over much of the world by humans. Like cats, the rat is admired and loved by many who keep them as pets. That is just a silly argument made by the rat haters to hide their lack of knowledge as to how biology works and to justify their horrific campaigns of rat-slaughter. Rats are cute!
Animal Person
JANUARY 27, 2010
Why choose enslavement, rape, domination and slaughter? Many people support this, particularly affluent types, who have become dog and cat people and now own them as "pets." Yes, it is hypocritical (speciesism), but who said that we either protect humans or animals? Where do people get that idea?
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Animal Person
MARCH 9, 2010
Minus that role, the term implies, such an animal has no place; if they aren't some human's companion, or their companionship fails to please, they can be abandoned or killed" (8). With equal validity, we could say that a human locked inside a room has 'freedom' from muggers" (75). I could go on and on.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 13, 2014
In 2008, over nine billion chickens were slaughtered for Americans to eat. ” But I am not some crazy chicken-lover just trying to get respect for my pet rooster from birders. First of all, I don’t have a pet rooster. This post will get a bit into that for which I apologize, but it seems someone needs to do this.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 11, 2012
Thankfully the days of visiting Africa purely for slaughtering its wildlife have mostly come to a merciful end, and safari operators have adopted the Big Five term to market tours that offer sightings of the fortunate remanants of Africa’s once teeming great herds. In Asia they are even commonly kept as pets!
Animal Person
JUNE 29, 2009
if they are "farmed" or slaughtered in a certain way). As you are likely aware, very few people can actually get through the film in one sitting, plus the first third, about "pets," sends the troublesome message that puppy mills are the problem, rather than breeding in general.)
Animal Ethics
APRIL 27, 2008
April 21, 2008 To the Editor: Re “ Million-Dollar Meat ” (editorial, April 23): In vitro meat might not appeal to everyone, but I am guessing that the day PETA awards its prize money will be a happy day for the billions of land animals bound for slaughter. There is no happy ending for even the most humanely raised animal.
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