Animal Person
MARCH 9, 2010
And now that I've read Animal Equality and begun Speciesism , I think I know why. In the notes, she explains that she uses " nonhuman companion and nonhuman friend with reference to nonhumans treated with full respectl I use pet with reference to nonhumans who are sold, discarded, or otherwise disrespected" (204).
Animal Person
JUNE 8, 2009
This one addresses the decreasing number of dogs and cats being experimented on and, without mentioning it, discusses speciesism and our affection for dogs--pet dogs particularly (and especially purebreds)--which leads to our revulsion with the idea of snatching, vivisecting and killing them. Maybe on paper. The entire idea isn't justifiable.
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