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Roger Scruton on the Duty to Eat Meat

Animal Ethics

It is asking the burger-stuffer to come clean ; to show just why it is that his greed should be indulged in this way, and just where he fits into the scheme of things, that he can presume to kill again and again for the sake of a solitary pleasure that creates and sustains no moral ties.

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Reasons Consistently Applied

Animal Ethics

That's because those who read Animal Ethics with regularity know that there are many compelling reasons to adopt a vegetarian lifestyle. This precept is variably stated as follows: Avoid killing or harming any living being. I undertake the precept to refrain from destroying living creatures.

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Birding Shanghai in June 2022

10,000 Birds

This allows you to watch birds (well, at least those that are not too noise sensitive) while not having to suffer their sounds. This one seems to wonder about whether eating flies is the right lifestyle choice though. Fortunately, Haiwan Seaside Park in Shanghai has found a good solution. Well, Nanhui had some this month.

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