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Where Does Entertainment Begin and End?

Animal Person

Juluri is referring to something specific: the Supreme Court's examination of First Amendment protection of acts of cruelty to animals. But the ease with which we can tell our stories and post our videos must not render us incapable of moral judgment and decency. And the article is worth reading just for that. What do you think?

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Deconstructing Slate's "Pepper" Series

Animal Person

He writes, "The dog remained a vital tool in biomedical research for more than 300 years and was the vehicle for a remarkable run of medical breakthroughs.". To this day, 95 percent of the animals used in research labs receive no federal protection whatsoever under the Animal Welfare Act." It does not make them more or less a "tool."