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On Wipeout and Lion Burgers

Animal Person

They're from a legal farm in Illinois, so the law isn't the reason. Here's my first problem with this: The number of lions in the wild is not affected by the farming operation in Illinois. Tags: Current Affairs Ethics Language " Care2 "Wipeout animal cruelty animal rights lion meat. Lions aren't food in our culture.

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Thrashing XXX

10,000 Birds

In the right season, with a little luck, we often find it, and sometimes it perches high and long enough that we can admire its scimitar of a bill, its stern face pattern, and even the patch of rusty red on the undertail that gives the species its English and its scientific names. Following a detour to Harvard Law School, he took the Ph.D.

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It's Back! The Horror of Horse Slaughter in DeKalb

Animal Ethics

Think of your favorite horror film: A brutal ruthless killer is on the loose, slashing hapless innocent victims to death right and left. In DeKalb, Illinois, that monster is Cavel International, the only remaining plant in the U.S. Cavel, a Belgian company, kills horses in Illinois for export to Europe. Or so we thought!

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Cow Birds

10,000 Birds

Following a detour to Harvard Law School, he took the Ph.D. He held appointments as Assistant Professor of German at the University of Illinois, Reader in Art and Archaeology at Princeton, and Associate Professor of Medieval Studies at Fordham. Wicked, right? at Princeton University in 1990. Hat-tip to Stella.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

Consumers are right to be wary; rBGH threatens to undermine the safety of nature’s most perfect food. Such hormones may increase the risk of breast, colon and gastrointestinal cancers, according to a University of Illinois study. Dr. Miller’s argument distracts from the real concerns over rBGH. Kershen Norman, Okla.,