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San Francisco Zoo Struggles After Tiger Attack

Critter News

Things have been tough at the San Francisco Zoo after Tatiana the Siberian tiger attacked those three people in 2007. From the San Francisco Chronicle. Animal experts descended for investigations of their own, and employee morale sank to an all- time low. Tags: zoos california san francisco tigers.

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Where Does Entertainment Begin and End?

Animal Person

Vamsee Juluri, Professor of Media Studies at the University of San Francisco, takes me back to graduate school when he writes of the importance of the stories we tell ourselves in " Use Free Speech to Celebrate Animal Life, Not to Enjoy Their Suffering."

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From Today's Wall Street Journal

Animal Ethics

Steve Heilig San Francisco Mr. Foer misses the point of the debate completely. In the name of moral consistency I became a vegetarian four years ago. So here is an even more modest proposal than roasting Fido: Try eating only what animals you are willing to kill with your own hands.