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Deconstructing Slate's "Pepper" Series

Animal Person

He's right with his implication that stopping the seizing of pets and strays simply created a more efficient, effective means of commodifying and torturing dogs and cats. He writes as if what he used to do--and what he defends--is morally justifiable on its face, and it's just the details that might be questionable.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

It’s appalling that anyone would think that a diet based on a dubious morality would build a human infant. May 21, 2007 To the Editor: “Death by Veganism,” by Nina Planck, strays far from the truth about vegan diets. Children need protein. George Mazzei St. Petersburg, Fla., I’ve raised a vegan child since conception.