Animal Person

JANUARY 1, 2010

I've written about my ambivalence regarding "pet" ownership/guardianship/insert-whatever-term-you're-comfortable-with, and also about my strong belief in helping individuals, but I don't recall addressing whether the having of pets is not vegan. I remember the first time I read an article by a prominent vegan--maybe it was David Cantor ?--who

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Animal Person

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

First I have to say that my husband and I were in our courtyard last night, with wine, vegan pizza with shiitakes, portobellos and chanterelles (still working through that five-pound bag of Daiya cheese), and Diana Krall playing. I neglected to take the camera into the courtyard in the beginning, though I did bring the hounds and their beds.

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Animal Person

DECEMBER 18, 2009

Stephanie Ernst, formerly of Change.org , has started a new space called " Animal Rights and AntiOppression " and she has invited yours truly to post there! I am Mary Martin, and my first post is " On the Neglect of Animals by The Left." I'll be posting as Mary Martin, because. I welcome you to visit, look around, and chime in!

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Animal Person

AUGUST 22, 2009

Or printed thousands of copies of vegan leaflets. What about the individuals right there in the laboratory? I find that though utilitarians like Peter Singer do have a certain consistency that lulls me into thinking all is well and fair and just, the flip side of that is a startling neglect of the individual.

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