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On SPECIESISM, by Joan Dunayer

Animal Person

Whenever the media report that someone has killed "an endangered animal" or "an endangered species," they too confuse an individual with a species. Hunters kill members of endangered species. Conversely, animals who are personally safe are not endangered, even if they belong to an endangered species (14).

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How to Confront Cruelty

Critter News

Why and how do people campaign on behalf of a species that is not their own? The norm of moderate concern for animals - that animals matter albeit less than humans - permits the (ab)use of animals in vivisection, factory farming, bloodsports and other contexts where animals suffer.

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Where Does Entertainment Begin and End?

Animal Person

None of this does justice to the earth, and our unique place in it as a species which has great privileges and also appropriate responsibilities. Juluri's focus on animals used to entertain humans is intentional and speaks to the legal battle he refers to. And finally, who is to decide when a video is entertaining versus informative?